I received this book from Netgalley/the publisher in exchange of an honest review.

In this one a girl goes into the world of wrestling for her journalist job and then stays with it. I really loved her idea for the article and I loved how, instead of just staying on the sidelines and write an article that way, she just went deep inside the world. Became a part of it. Participated in some fights. Wore some questionable outfits (even she wasn’t always so amused). We see that the world of wrestling isn’t always pretty. There is the manager who could easily be sued for sexual harassment. There are some real fights between the guys. There is one girl who is shunned by others because she slept with everyone. And other things. It was an interesting look in the world. I loved how Georgie stayed a part of the world, first as undercover, then to help out her boyfriend, and then also thought of some great ideas herself which made me so excited and happy. I loved how she tried to grow. Given her past and also how Steve is, she could just have given up, but she stuck to it. Learned new things. Tried out ideas. Love it!

But yeah, she was a bit dodgy on the whole man front. Those two guys on the cover? The left is her boyfriend and the right is the guy who I definitely thought was the better choice. Then there is also another wrestler that Georgie dated/had sex with before (and around) the time she met and got closer to Steve (which yes felt a bit iffy).

I loved seeing her make friends, not just with girls, but also with guys. I loved seeing them all just hang out and do fun things.

She also has an eating disorder and sees her body totally different from what others see, which hit me quite badly. I am not sure if I would say I have an eating disorder… well maybe others would say the way I look at food isn’t healthy. But I definitely understood how what she saw in the mirror was different from what others see. I am the same. My hubby and others will say I look good, but what I see, almost always, is a fat chubby girl. I often will describe myself as a whale. Because that is my reality. That is what I see when I look in the mirror. That is what I feel when I touch my stomach or hips. So yeah, I had to hold at times because it was like, OH. OH. Oh no.

We also get bits featuring abuse (our MC was beat by her mom and well Steve wasn’t the best though he only hit her once, but there were enough verbal and emotional abuse on that one). Our MC hasn’t had the easiest life and that also explained some of her more questionable choices she at times made.

But I didn’t like the ending. Our MC finds out things about her bestie and her boyfriend and then stuff happens with the show and the book is over. It felt so incomplete and I was definitely wondering if I missed something. It was just so anticlimactic. I had expected just a bit more. Just a bit more ties to the loose ends.

The art was pretty fun, it reminded me at times of Giant Days, and I love that!

All in all, despite the open ending and some other things just feeling a bit all over the place, I am happy to have read this graphic novel. It was an interesting read!