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4.44 AVERAGE
4.44 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've been enjoying the Something is Killing the Children graphic novel horror series by James Tynion IV. Something is Killing the Children, Vol. 4 was just as interesting. This volume provides the back story about how Erica Slaughter became a member of the Order of St. George, the secret order set up to destroy dragons and monsters.
Erica is saved from being destroyed by a monster that had already killed her best friend and her best friends by Jessica, a member of the Order. In fact, Jessica arrives just after Erica has killed the demon herself. Jessica provides an interesting means of disposal of the demon, once again explaining I wondered about in the first Volumes.
Normally, the Order destroys the demon and also destroys any evidence of the demon.... even survivors. But Jessica instead plans to bring Erica back to Chicago and enlist her in the Order. The remainder of the Volume explains the process, the friction between Erica and other members of the order and also, interestingly, the hierarchy within the Order and the meaning of the various colored kerchiefs that they wear.
I especially enjoyed this Volume. I liked the back story, the explanation of Erica's original trauma, how she got to where she is in the previous volumes and also being introduced to more members of the Order of St. George. The story was excellent, the drawing and artwork was also excellent. Every volume, I get more and more drawn into the story and its characters. Looking forward to Volume 5 now. (4.0 stars)
Erica is saved from being destroyed by a monster that had already killed her best friend and her best friends by Jessica, a member of the Order. In fact, Jessica arrives just after Erica has killed the demon herself. Jessica provides an interesting means of disposal of the demon, once again explaining I wondered about in the first Volumes.
Normally, the Order destroys the demon and also destroys any evidence of the demon.... even survivors. But Jessica instead plans to bring Erica back to Chicago and enlist her in the Order. The remainder of the Volume explains the process, the friction between Erica and other members of the order and also, interestingly, the hierarchy within the Order and the meaning of the various colored kerchiefs that they wear.
I especially enjoyed this Volume. I liked the back story, the explanation of Erica's original trauma, how she got to where she is in the previous volumes and also being introduced to more members of the Order of St. George. The story was excellent, the drawing and artwork was also excellent. Every volume, I get more and more drawn into the story and its characters. Looking forward to Volume 5 now. (4.0 stars)
dark
tense
fast-paced
Mi favorito hasta el momento. La backstory de como Erika entró a la casa de slaughter, lleno de emoción y nuevos personajes y expansión de los que ya conocíamos. Esto ha conseguido que me de aún más pena la muerte tan rápida de Aaron.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So entertaining that I read it in one sitting, but that’s about it.
i didn’t particularly enjoy this addition to the series as much as the other volumes. i was really looking forward to an erica origin story but it just kind of fell flat for me.
a pattern i have noticed a lot of in this series is cringey dialogue. sometimes i’ll read something and then literally say it out loud to try and see if it feels normal (it almost never does) but it really takes me out of the story! like at the very beginning the lady who takes Erica is the training school for hunters (i don’t remember her name because she was kind of irrelevant) was like “kids are gonna be bullies to you because you don’t know how to do things and that’s going to make you feel bad and then you’re going to feel angry and you can’t show your emotions” and all i kept thinking was WHO TF TALKS LIKE THIS??? i feel like in the other volumes, it was easier to look over the dialogue because i was interested in the story but this volume was just so boring i couldn’t.
i did love seeing little Erica growing into the badass hunter we know her as, and i really enjoyed getting a look into her backstory. in the previous volumes she was simply Not Like Other Girls and mysterious and feisty and i liked being able to see how she became who she is. i also really liked being introduced to new characters and learning about the lore. i just wish the story itself was a little more fleshed out because i had very little care of the actual plot itself.
a pattern i have noticed a lot of in this series is cringey dialogue. sometimes i’ll read something and then literally say it out loud to try and see if it feels normal (it almost never does) but it really takes me out of the story! like at the very beginning the lady who takes Erica is the training school for hunters (i don’t remember her name because she was kind of irrelevant) was like “kids are gonna be bullies to you because you don’t know how to do things and that’s going to make you feel bad and then you’re going to feel angry and you can’t show your emotions” and all i kept thinking was WHO TF TALKS LIKE THIS??? i feel like in the other volumes, it was easier to look over the dialogue because i was interested in the story but this volume was just so boring i couldn’t.
i did love seeing little Erica growing into the badass hunter we know her as, and i really enjoyed getting a look into her backstory. in the previous volumes she was simply Not Like Other Girls and mysterious and feisty and i liked being able to see how she became who she is. i also really liked being introduced to new characters and learning about the lore. i just wish the story itself was a little more fleshed out because i had very little care of the actual plot itself.