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slavic_bookworm's review against another edition
The story was good, but the artwork did it for me! The best art I have seen in any graphic novel by far!
jacobina's review against another edition
4.0
The drawing style was amazing and the story was beautiful. A quick read that I truly enjoyed.
kaitsbookshelves's review against another edition
3.0
i think this is a cool concept but it felt very immature and young to me. i don't think i could even begin to tell you what is going on in this book because i am so confused. i think this might be good for a younger audience and i definitely do not fit into that category, so maybe this just is not for me.
talon1010's review against another edition
2.0
I, like you, picked this up from my library because of its GORGEOUS cover art. The art, while not as phenomenal as that on the cover(s), stays pretty good throughout, though less is true of the story.
My only note against the art is the figures. It sounds somewhat minor (and I really hate to suggest it and make any readers of this here comment see it in every panel), but with a few dramatic exceptions, almost all of the figures look like poorly-posed Barbie dolls. Not only their costumes and bodies, though that's also true, but in their posing. Whatever rendering or drafting software was used, revealed itself, because there's no way this is what a human hand thinks humans stand like; it's a little eerie, on the low lip of the uncanny valley. Still, I can't dip below 3 stars because of how gorgeous some rare moments of the art are.
Aside of that, of course, there's the writing. As a beautifully-covered Image comic, I anticipated some killer storytelling like Saga or The Wicked + the Divine, but found far less intrigue. The start is compelling, but the story soon reveals unsensible, unbelievable characters laid out in a dollhouse decked in hypebeast decorum. It's interesting enough, some stuff about modern witches, but the story feels handed over. I sympathize with the struggle to show, not tell, but I've always imagined that would be a lot easier to handle when the medium is visual. Still, every twist, magical detail, and element of worldbuilding, as well as even much of the dialogue feels obvious and unsubtle.
My only note against the art is the figures. It sounds somewhat minor (and I really hate to suggest it and make any readers of this here comment see it in every panel), but with a few dramatic exceptions, almost all of the figures look like poorly-posed Barbie dolls. Not only their costumes and bodies, though that's also true, but in their posing. Whatever rendering or drafting software was used, revealed itself, because there's no way this is what a human hand thinks humans stand like; it's a little eerie, on the low lip of the uncanny valley. Still, I can't dip below 3 stars because of how gorgeous some rare moments of the art are.
Aside of that, of course, there's the writing. As a beautifully-covered Image comic, I anticipated some killer storytelling like Saga or The Wicked + the Divine, but found far less intrigue. The start is compelling, but the story soon reveals unsensible, unbelievable characters laid out in a dollhouse decked in hypebeast decorum. It's interesting enough, some stuff about modern witches, but the story feels handed over. I sympathize with the struggle to show, not tell, but I've always imagined that would be a lot easier to handle when the medium is visual. Still, every twist, magical detail, and element of worldbuilding, as well as even much of the dialogue feels obvious and unsubtle.
hannaww's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. A bit confusing but a really intriguing story and I love the main character.
icedcoffeeandbookss's review
4.0
story was just okay but still interesting enough for me to buy the second book but omg the art is amazing
shouldireadthis's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars. Had to rate this one as it’s mostly set up but the artwork is STUNNING. I’m such a massive fan of Jen Bartel, I love her art style and I own a couple of her pieces so the main draw for me was the art.
The story was okay, hoping the next issue will be stronger as it won’t need to set the scene and the ending of this was pretty intriguing.
The story follows Nina, who predicts ah earthquake and then comes to believe in magic. It follows her life afterward. Nina has been through a lot of trauma and as a result she has an addiction/substance misuse issues. Her story is tough to read and she’s not the most likeable of characters but I don’t feel that’s needed for the story right now so that didn’t bother me. There’s a lot of potential for her to grow in this series so I’m guessing that will be the main focus. Will most likely pick up the next one at some point.
The story was okay, hoping the next issue will be stronger as it won’t need to set the scene and the ending of this was pretty intriguing.
The story follows Nina, who predicts ah earthquake and then comes to believe in magic. It follows her life afterward. Nina has been through a lot of trauma and as a result she has an addiction/substance misuse issues. Her story is tough to read and she’s not the most likeable of characters but I don’t feel that’s needed for the story right now so that didn’t bother me. There’s a lot of potential for her to grow in this series so I’m guessing that will be the main focus. Will most likely pick up the next one at some point.