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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
reflective
E.M. Carroll takes up space in my brain like no other. Their comics are to be considered, mulled over - they don't give their secrets away easily. Oozing with metaphor and symbolism, I Arrived at the Castle is poetic gothic horror to be puzzled over like a nightmare half remembered.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
i absolutely adore carroll’s style of art, storytelling, use of color. it’s all so beautiful and perfect
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
When I arrived at the castle is a dark, gothic body horror, leaning into the sapphic erotica ever so slightly (although the cover is rather misleading).
The art is absolutely stunning and the use of red and black as our primary use of colour was exquisite.
I haven't read many works from this author because I do find that Carroll's stories almost always leave me a little underwhelmed and confused and this was of that similar ilk, but I pick them up because they are gritty, macabre and the illustrations are absolutely to die for, even if the story itself isn't super powerful to me.
Loved the seductive vibes, attention to detail and the interpretation of the vampire character and I did find the concept quite fascinating (Bluebeard inspo?), just not as satisfying in execution.
dark
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved it, barely understood it but loved the pacing and intrigue behind it. Also worked super well as a graphic novel, the illustrations are ah-may-zing. Weird gothic fairytale vibes that I adored.