David Pinckney

Needle and Thread is a great story about a young man's dream to create costumes and a young woman's dream to follow her own heart.

This story took a bit for me to get into, but once I finally got captured it was all or nothing. I seriously loved the story line of following these high schoolers and seeing them develop. They all have difficult journeys they have to make, but all of them geek out together, learn, grow and make epic cosplay costumes! The illustrations were a little weird to me at first, but they grow on you too. This is just an excellent story of art, friendship and personal growth.

This is a real winner for me!

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Diamond Book Distributors for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (plus d'informations)

Noah enjoys sewing and knitting; his dream is to study costume design at art college. Azarie is the daughter of the mayor who is running for election and demands that the family project a certain image for his constituents. Noah's parents want him to attend UCLA because there's no future in sewing; Azarie hides her love for comics and cosplay from her crew of popular friends. Noah and Azarie end up forming an unlikely friendship based on cosplay but the friendship is fraught as Azarie bends to pressure from her father and friends. Both teens feel the weight of expectations and long for the freedom of pursuing their passions. It's reassuring for readers that Noah and Azarie find their kindred spirits but I found the parents of both a tad over-severe and unyielding in their expectations.… (plus d'informations)