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geekwayne's review
3.0
'The Castoffs Vol. 3: Rise of the Machines' by MK Reed and Brian Smitty Smith with art by Wyeth Yates continues the graphic novel series about young mages with different powers.
The story picks right up with the mages in the midst of a destroyed village. While they help rebuild, Ursa tries to build a relationship with the father she's never met before. Meanwhile the vast robot army is closing in on the city and the mages will need to try to stop them.
This is an unusual take on a fantasy series in a world with discarded tech. I like the characters. This volume felt like a middle volume and feels like it's getting things set up for the next act. I do also like the art in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The story picks right up with the mages in the midst of a destroyed village. While they help rebuild, Ursa tries to build a relationship with the father she's never met before. Meanwhile the vast robot army is closing in on the city and the mages will need to try to stop them.
This is an unusual take on a fantasy series in a world with discarded tech. I like the characters. This volume felt like a middle volume and feels like it's getting things set up for the next act. I do also like the art in this series.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
katereads2much's review
4.0
Trinh, Charris, and Ursa have been up to their eyeballs in danger and adventure. Now that they've saved the town they're due for a little rest and relaxation. Unfortunately, a lot of the residents blame the team for the destruction of their homes and shops, even though they helped save it. But on the plus side, there are a few residents excited to meet the girls and Ursa gets to meet the father she didn't know she had.
There's a lot of excellent character development for Ursa and Charris in this volume, a lot of secrets are starting to come to light, and Trinh meets someone special. Overall, this is a solid story that I enjoyed. It was slow in parts with big bursts of excitement and action. I felt like the pacing was a little strange sometimes, but new information, character development, and action were well-balanced. I found a few things confusing, probably because it had been a couple of months since I read the other volumes.
The best part of the volume, though, was the end. The end was excellent and has me anxious to read more of the issues!
Overall, I enjoyed "Rise of the Machines" even though I did find a few pragmatic points.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
There's a lot of excellent character development for Ursa and Charris in this volume, a lot of secrets are starting to come to light, and Trinh meets someone special. Overall, this is a solid story that I enjoyed. It was slow in parts with big bursts of excitement and action. I felt like the pacing was a little strange sometimes, but new information, character development, and action were well-balanced. I found a few things confusing, probably because it had been a couple of months since I read the other volumes.
The best part of the volume, though, was the end. The end was excellent and has me anxious to read more of the issues!
Overall, I enjoyed "Rise of the Machines" even though I did find a few pragmatic points.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
theybedax's review
4.0
I appreciate that this series can be rather dark and high action, but they always take these sweet moments to slow down and humanize the characters. To give you a respite of friendship, camaraderie, found family, chosen family, and so many other gentle moments.
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