Reviews

Rose by Jeff Smith

coltmiranda's review

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

scpmrt's review

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

maniikoi's review against another edition

5.0

My very first thought was, wow. The artstyle is so different and the detail is amazing. The artwork is beautiful, and the story in this prequel is suspenseful, face paced, and engaging!

IMPORTANT: This book takes place inbetween book 6 and 7 and gives more background into the events that take place in the past (like a flashback) and would give some big spoilers so I would recommend reading this after book 6!

narflet's review

4.0

I spotted an issue of Rose in the comic store when it was first published. I thought it looked interesting at the time, and the chap who worked in the store explained that it was part of a larger story called 'Bone', so I didn't end up buying at the time. It did put 'Bone' on my radar as something to read in the future. So, here I am, 11 years later and finally reading 'Bone'.

It's partly because of the above that I chose to read 'Rose' first, and partly because when looking up what order to read 'Bone' in that I saw Rose is billed as a prequel. So, started with Rose I did. And I liked it. It written so that it can stand by itself and be understood and it'll be interesting to see as I read Bone what I know having read this first.

It's also very, very, pretty; but what else would you expect from Charles Vess?!

darthsquidious's review against another edition

3.0

So this is the prequel to the Bone series I think? I haven't read any of the series but I saw this on the shelf at the library and thought it looked interesting. It was interesting but not to the point where I really feel like reading the rest of the series. The story seemed a little predictable but the main reason is that I wasn't a huge fan of the art style. When I read a graphic novel I need to like the art of it takes away from the experience for me. I also wasn't terribly fond of the characters.

delz's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

burntfries's review

adventurous dark hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

kylielynelle's review against another edition

5.0

This is my favorite in the Bone series. Rose is fast paced and suspenseful- perfect for young fantasy/action lovers. In this Prequel, Jeff Smith replaces all of the humor in the Bone series with pure action suspense, and it works! Furthermore, the reader finally learns more about the history between dragons and humans, as well as how the war began.

cartoonistcyr's review

adventurous fast-paced

3.75

elspethw's review against another edition

3.0

This was a bit disappointing. It's a prequel to the Bone series that I just think was unnecessary. I might have liked it better as it's own thing but I felt some elements didn't make sense within the context of the rest of Bone. Also the art was not great. The original series was drawn by the writer, Jeff Smith, and I don't know why they got a different artist for this one. The characters' faces were inconsistent from panel to panel which was really distracting. Still an interesting story though.