Bunt! Striking Out On Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu & Mad Rupert

Source: Netgalley – Thank you to the publisher!
TL;DR: A fun ride trying to fix financial aid gone bad. As both an art kid and one who depended on Financial Aid this hit and was hilarious.

Plot: I really enjoyed this. I still have dreams about college and realizing I’m missing classes or aid so this was fun for me!
Characters: A lot of hilarious characters, none of them were super deep but the banter and variety was fantastic.
Setting: The cute little Georgia town this was set in was meant to be a huge piece of it but that part was the only area that felt truly lacking.
Art: I really enjoy this style. It’s very cartoony and the expressions and characters have so much life.

Thoughts:

Does anyone else have those college dreams? You either forgot you are enrolled in a class and half way through the semester you remember? Or you go to school only to find out you don’t have any of the supplies? Or you enroll and your financial aid falls through? So this is the last one, but make how do you fix it. This really tickled me because of how relatable it was (I have one of those dreams at least once a month, college is still stressing me out over ten years later).

Molly won a full ride to the art college of her dreams but because the system is very faulty, her money falls through and she needs to find a way to pay for her education. She finds a loophole, and the best way to get that loophole? Softball. This graphic novel follows her as she builds a ragtag softball team and finds a way to get her scholarship.

I really enjoyed this. I’ll say the first little bit was a bit hard to get through, but after that it truly picked up. Meeting the team, the dynamics and personalities, they were all so fun. If you know any art kids – these are those kids (from someone who majored in Art). The banter is great, the characters cracked me up, and the art style was so expressive and really enhanced the story being told.

This was so fun, and if you enjoy graphic novels I highly recommend this one.

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