Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey

This one was really fun! I didn't love the first half, as the book felt like it was “trying too hard” in a number of ways. That said, this was originally a webcomic and you can really tell that it came into its own after awhile - the second half of this book (aka, Eric Bittle's “Sophomore Year”) was great! Character relationships are more fleshed out, the characters themselves become more interesting, and we get more insight into Bitty's college experience.

I really enjoyed the connections to not only college, but the emphasis on “brotherhood” throughout, as it reminded me a lot of my own fraternity experience in college. Check, Please! has a much more “bro” take on fraternities, but it's still very endearing. Love the art, too, and the bonus content at the end of the book.

Can't wait to read Book #2!