thank you to penguin teen for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

i'm always down to pick up a graphic novel when it's the last few days of the month and i want something that's quick to get through, when a written novel will take me too long. punk rock karaoke was no exception!

i definitely breezed through this story, even though i found it a bit difficult to get into at first. while i love the colors and vibrancy of the art style, i also found it personally a bit difficult to actually read, being dyslexic. so a bit of a fair warning to my fellow readers who have trouble when the art is busy! you might struggle a tad to follow through the panes.

but, once i got a handle of the layout, i did find the story mostly interesting. it's a slice of life story about these young adults, in the summer before they are hoping to start college. they're figuring out friendships, relationships, and trying to be in a band together. i think some of the topics definitely maybe could've been discussed in more detail. but i would totally love to see a follow up story of them a few years down the line.