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wildcherryblossoms's review
yay, there's "balm in Goredd" for a fledgling Seraphina addict! I can't wait to look for this book.
I wonder if Amy and Bran Ducanahan are precursors of the meta-fictional Amaline Ducanahan?
I wonder if Amy and Bran Ducanahan are precursors of the meta-fictional Amaline Ducanahan?
caitie95's review
4.0
I read this book because I loved Seraphina and when looking at reviews on goodreads for this book, they were all very positive.
I really enjoyed it. Some parts (OK, most) were really funny, it was easy to distinguish (even for me) the different characters from each other. The only thing that really disappoints me is that I know there is as much material from the serial that hasn't been published in book form and I can't get!
I really enjoyed it. Some parts (OK, most) were really funny, it was easy to distinguish (even for me) the different characters from each other. The only thing that really disappoints me is that I know there is as much material from the serial that hasn't been published in book form and I can't get!
rubel's review
5.0
This is one of my favorite comics ever. It's about a young girl growing up, but it's neither kidsy nor overly "adult". It's got silly games and serious dilemmas and country recipes and folktales and mystery and scholarship and feminism and butterchurn accidents. I love this book and go back to it over and over.
beforeviolets's review
1.0
1.5. The storytelling was pretty rough, the plot lines were... existent at best, and the art was frankly disappointing. Most of the characters growth was minimal or non-existent and much of the systemic issues of this world were used as an excuse for characters’ complaints or sneaky loopholes, rather than an obstacle for the characters to overcome or a lesson about equality for the reader. Amy served as a decent window into this world, but the author’s claim that she is essentially Jo March but “better suited for our post modern times” was certainly a stretch.
(It also feels important to mention that there are only 2 people of color in this story, and that out of the maybe 3 scenes that they’re in, one of them calls the other one “monkey”.)
Maybe I was so put off by this book because it was spoken of so highly to me and it’s amateur material was jarringly contrary to my expectations, but my experience reading this was lackluster.
(It also feels important to mention that there are only 2 people of color in this story, and that out of the maybe 3 scenes that they’re in, one of them calls the other one “monkey”.)
Maybe I was so put off by this book because it was spoken of so highly to me and it’s amateur material was jarringly contrary to my expectations, but my experience reading this was lackluster.
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