The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

I kept seeing Deya Muniz's graphic novel "The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich" on BookTock. I finally caved and bought it (no regrets).

["Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is. But the law of the land is that women cannot inherit. So when her father passes away, she does the only thing she can: She disguises herself as a man and moves to the capital city of the Kingdom of Fromage to start over as Count Camembert. 
But it’s hard to keep a low profile when the beautiful Princess Brie, with her fierce activism and great sense of fashion, catches her attention. Camembert can’t resist getting to know the princess, but as the two grow closer, will she able to keep her secret?
A romantic comedy about mistaken identity, true love, and lots of grilled cheese."]

This story was SO. CUTE! It was set in the oh-no-ankles?!-scandalous era but they also had heart boxers and Nintendo Switches. A glorious mix. 

It also touched on same sex relationships, gender identities, gender fluidity, gender in general, inheritance laws, rules women are "allowed" to have in society, and more. All the while being a funny, cute, and heartwarming graphic novel. With grilled cheese as the inside joke. They were nerds, passionate about fashion, and advocates for different societal issues (like fur in the fashion industry). And all of the same characters had different outfits for each new day, but each same character was designated a specific color; so simple and yet so revolutionary.    

AND the characters, as well as the grilled cheese (and the wedding outfits), were inspired by the author and her wife. I mean, *heart eyes*. 

It was glorious. 100% recommend. 

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