Reviews

Valor: Wands by Isabelle Melançon, Megan Lavey-Heaton

hallow3d's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

alexis_sara's review

4.0

Disclosure - I backed this book on Kickstarter -

An amazing group of talented creators come together for an anthology with amazing art styles to tell fairy tales. The opening sets of stories just didn't feel like they were for me it wasn't until The Laughing Queen that I started to really get into the anthology. The pros inside the book were something I just passed over although I have intent to get to them I have other reading oblations so I just wanted to be done. I found the second half of the anthology had the majority of my favorite stories inside the book. Swan Lake, Dragon Slayers Not Permitted, Song Without End, and Dragon Princess in particular really stood out to me (as well as The Giant Who Dreamed Of Elves from the earlier half).

There is a solid enough amount of queer content although I don't think every kind of person will feel represented I think that there was a solid amount of the cute lady loving lady stories that I will want to revisit. This is going to be a great book for children of all kinds and it will also be great for a lot of adults who love great art styles and fun spins on classic tales.

dizzymissruby's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

wayfaring_witch's review

5.0

Another fantastic anthology!

oldmanrupee's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

kelldel's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of the first mostly-comic anthologies I've read where I liked the prose parts as much as the comics. Normally I find they throw off the flow of the anthology but each was so good that it didn't bother me at all. "The Magnificent Daji" and "The Doctor and the Curse" were probably two of my favorite pieces in the entire book. A strong mix of comics as well comic. 

wandering_not_lost's review

4.0

Really neat anthology. The art is consistently excellent, and in many different styles. The stories themselves can be a bit hit or miss, and some wrap up a bit too quickly (and with the same sort of "twist" at the end), but overall it's a cute collection.

wrenxavier's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

thefox22's review

4.0

I don't think I enjoyed this *quite* as much as the first, but omg I can't wait for the 3rd one. The prose stories don't interest me as much, but I loved SO MANY of the comic stories. And the artwork is faaaabulous.