Bookishrealm's Reviews > Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey

This was super cute! I have to admit I was super unaware of most of the hockey terminology, but I think that Ukazu did a wonderful job explaining it so that those of us who aren't familiar with the terms could still enjoy the story. Two of the best things about this book are definitely character development and artwork. Bitty was the CUTEST character that I think I've encountered in a long time. He was so positive and hardworking. I felt this calming sense of energy from him in every single panel and I LOVED that he was so supportive of EVERY SINGLE ONE of his teammates. He motivated them, supported them, gave them endless amounts of pastries (LOL). That's not to say that there wasn't conflict or that no one got into disagreements, but Ukazu definitely wrote this graphic novel in a way that makes the reader feel euphoric. I've been reading some pretty heavy stuff so it's been great actually having the opportunity to read a book that's a little on the lighter side. In addition to the character development, I think that the artwork was amazing. I loved the detail that was exhibited in each frame. I also loved that Ukazu was able to beautifully illustrate parts of the graphic novel and include no words and the reader was still able to tell exactly what was happening. It was ingenious. Honestly, I have very few complaints about this book. I took off half a star because some frames were over saturated with text and it made it difficult to follow the story in some instances. Other than that it was beautifully done and I can't wait to pick up the next book or I may just read it as a webcomic so I can know what happens next. That ending was EVERYTHING.