SuitabookSisterhood and jealousy
Tessa’s crush turns towards Lulu, and the sisters’ relationship becomes strained as Lulu gains social attention.
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Cecil Castellucci - Author
This is a melancholy coming-of-age story about sisterhood under pressure, told in two forms. Its myth-inspired comics strand offers another way into the story, though the strands may take time to make sense together.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a melancholy coming-of-age story about sisterhood under pressure, told in two forms. Its myth-inspired comics strand offers another way into the story, though the strands may take time to make sense together.
Tessa’s crush turns towards Lulu, and the sisters’ relationship becomes strained as Lulu gains social attention.
Comic chapters reimagine Medusa and include mythic figures such as the Minotaur, alongside Tessa’s prose narrative.
The story includes a swimming accident with fatal consequences, grief and guilt, kissing and making out, and a reference to a couple being half-naked. A character also self-injures near the end.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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