Little Moments of Love

by Catana Chetwynd

Soppy meets Sarah’s Scribbles in this sweet collection of comics about the simple, precious, silly, everyday moments that make up a relationship.
 
What began as stray doodles on scraps of paper became an internet sensation when Catana Chetwynd’s boyfriend shared her drawings online. Now, Catana Comics touches millions of readers with its sweet, relatable humor. Little Moments of Love collects just that – the little moments that are the best parts of being with the person you love.

• ISBN10: 1449492975
• ISBN13: 9781449492977
• Publish Date: 28 June 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 160
• Language: English

Reviews

[Joséphine]

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

Initial thoughts: These vignettes are just too cute, and many are also laughably relatable. Flipping through these pages, I couldn't stop smiling and think of how much my partner means to me. Turned out to be great anniversary gift too as I annotated the book with post-it notes.

In terms of originality, Catana had already posted more than a handful cartoons on Instagram, so I had seen them before. Since I only started following her about a year ago though, a good part of Little Moments of Love was still new too me, which I think elevated my enjoyment as well.

[llamareads]

I picked this up because I’d seen and enjoyed some of the comics on Twitter before, and this collection seemed very much in the same vein as the Sarah Scribbles collections, which I love. That turns out to be partway true.



Ms. Chetwynd’s very first comic was about her relationship with her boyfriend, so it’s no surprise that that’s the same material almost all of the comics are about. It’s cute, sure, but I think it’s also the reason so many of them fell flat for me, since many of the relationship topics aren’t universal but more specific to them. The multiple comics about their height differences, for example, didn’t resonate for me since my husband and I are pretty much the same height.



It’s also tooth-achingly sweet and a bit too cutesy for me. I think college-me would’ve eaten this up, but I’m an old grump (with kids!) now, so it was just too much of the same thing. She likes cuddling her boyfriend, spending time with him, she even misses him when he’s asleep – and that’s about it. It’s pretty one-note, and if you’re not into “aww-ing” over how cute the couple is together, you’re going to be bored. There’s one comic about the differences when they argue, but that’s pretty much the only indication that their relationship is anything other than sugary sweet. And, I mean, I get it – with something so very autobiographical, you don’t necessarily want to hang everything out there for the world to see, but it seemed unbalanced to me to show all the fluffy happy bits and nothing else.



The art is simple and absolutely adorable. Ms. Chetwynd has an easily identifiable style that fits the content perfectly.

Overall, I got a few giggles out of this, but I think I’m too much of a crusty cynical old fogey to enjoy this properly. I think this would be a great gift for a couple in the ooey gooey relationship stage, though!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

[Quirky Cat]

I received a copy of Little Moments of Love from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Any fan of Catana’s Comics will understandable be a fan of this book. What is that, you ask? It’s a webcomic series by Catana Chetwynd, and more often than not it focuses on a young woman (herself) and her adorable relationship with her boyfriend.
I’m sure the title of this graphic novel gives it away, but Little Moments of Love is a collection of the sweetest and cutest moments of our happy little digital couple. There will be humor thrown in of course (Catana is constantly teasing herself for the obsessive way she loves her boyfriend), but there will also be some sappy moments (in a good way, I promise).
I follow Catana’s comics pretty consistently, so most of these comics I’ve seen before. But there were a few new ones (for me), which is always a fun find. I love reading her comic compilations; I feel like by reading them I’m insuring that I haven’t missed a single one of her delightful comics.
I think everybody could read this book and point out a favorite comic of theirs in it. My personal favorite is the one titled ‘Signs your girlfriend is actually a cat’ – though I’m going to maintain that this in no way shape or form fits my temperament what-so-ever (not that anyone will believe me).
Even if you follow Catana’s comics online, I’d strongly urge you to pick up a copy of this when it comes out. It’d be a great addition to your collection (or a really cute gift), and as a bonus you’d be supporting an artist you like. What could possibly be better than that?

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