'Love Languages' by James Albon [BOOK REVIEW]

Thank you to the author James Albon, the publisher IDW Publishing and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A comtemporary slow-burn love story between two foreigners that meet in Paris and slowly develop a friendship that would change into love. Sarah is from England and Ping is from Hong Kong. Sarah speaks English and is still learning French, and stopped her Cantonese lessons. Ping speaks Cantonese and English, which still is trying to learn more about, as well as French. They are each other's anchor and support. 

What I found more lovely and beautifully woven is the relationship and the romantic attraction that blooms between them and how the invisible strings work in their favour to unite them once again against all odds. Laced with emotional, romantic and humour doses, this story shaped in the form of a vibrant, detailed graphic novel is quick-paced and is perfect for reading it in one-sitting.

This graphic novel uses the colours to send a message about our main character's emotions and feelings. The warm ones depicting her happy moments - with Ping, mostly, and the cold ones illustrating a dull, empty work life in her job with awful, homophobes and mysoginistic coworkers - even workers she's the boss of. 

I enjoyed this story, overall. I would have loved more depth in Sarah's backstory at the home she left in England. Also, I would love a sequel in which this is explored and more development and moments of Sarah and Ping's love story. I felt as if it happened too towards the end, like we didn't get to enjoy seeing their relationship as a couple. Apart from this, I loved this story. 

This book comes out on the 6th May, so stay tuned!

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