You Can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want ARC Review!


You Can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want by Marzena Sowa and Sandrine Revel; this is the second graphic novel ARC I have read published by Europe Comics and they are making some fantastic publishing choices!


You Can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want begins with a boy and a girl with their class watching a film about Stalin, one to promote love for him, the boy then attempts to kiss the girl who screams out loud and the film is stopped. Nice little everyday story about kids trying to kiss and the girl finding it gross, etc...etc, right? Nope. From this point onward we are then taken through the obsession and paranoia of those who the boy and girl are around everyday, teachers, parents, etc. During this Socialist Republic, where families have to travel for water and carry it home, where any free thought of or touching anti-Stalin is punishable, you are thrown into this realistic black hole of profoundness and I can safely say this novel will stick with me for a while. 

The artistry of this novel has a simplicity to it, which is necessary, I think if they had been overly intricate, it would of dulled the punch. There's a nostalgia with this art work and the dim browns and blues, giving this uniform quietness that matches the words really well.


In terms of characters, we have an overly patriotic principal, a poet father who urns for change and a teacher who must keep her sexuality a secret. The questions they ask one another and the fear tactic of trying to catch a 'traitor' out is uncomfortable and sad, to say the least. There is even a scene of implied rape. 

There's not much more I can say about You Can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want except that it is a slowly absorbing, eye opening story, that's small in size and length but large in message and story. It is definitely worth the read!


You Can't Just Kiss Anyone You Want

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The rating system is out of 5 dizzy faces! 😵
Mouth-less faces mean 1/2! 😶



This ARC was sent to me from Europe Comics via NetGalley so thank you to them!



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