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apoppyinthewind's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Great premise but the execution could have been better.. I loved the idea of a timeless battle between witches and witch hunters where the desperate hunters try a brainwash Stepford wives plot. Unfortunately the majority of characters fall flat, feeling more like stereotypes. Would check it out again if it gets revived and more fleshed out.
captwinghead's review against another edition
2.0
The premise of this book is so interesting. The execution however... was not.
This reminded me a bit of Chelsea Cain's Maneater book in that the message appears to be that men fear powerful women and will do whatever they have to do to contain them. Including creating a weird surveillance town and keeping them reigned in with a ring of fire. I get the purpose, but there was something about the execution here that didn't do much of anything for me.
I like Isadora's introduction. She starts out as that badass, queer, powerful witch that will be ruthless if necessary to protect herself and her coven. That's such a great intro and a great premise.
I understand the setting we get for the majority of this story, but it just didn't get back to that same level of intrigue as the start of the book. Look, you can do "the 50s housewife discovers she's something more" trope well and make it interesting. Look at Lady Killer and the CBS series Women Who Kill. It can be done. This book just never went far enough into making any of these women into characters. I thought I had a handle on who Isadora was, but the only real moments that show you who she is occur at the start of the book and at the end. I think there was just way too much of the filler showing us the women's lives when they're being gaslit.
And the fact is, Isadora is the only character you learn anything about. Nadiya is her lover, but we don't know anything about her. Rebecca doesn't have any real backstory or character development and her lines read like the stereotypical lines you'd expect to get from your token black character. Made worse by the fact that she's fat shamed and uses lingo that just came out so cheesy. The other witches were so forgettable that I only remembered Damina's name out of them and only because she liked cats.
So, the art is great, it had such an interesting premise but the execution just left me wanting. Not a recommend from me.
This reminded me a bit of Chelsea Cain's Maneater book in that the message appears to be that men fear powerful women and will do whatever they have to do to contain them. Including creating a weird surveillance town and keeping them reigned in with a ring of fire. I get the purpose, but there was something about the execution here that didn't do much of anything for me.
I like Isadora's introduction. She starts out as that badass, queer, powerful witch that will be ruthless if necessary to protect herself and her coven. That's such a great intro and a great premise.
I understand the setting we get for the majority of this story, but it just didn't get back to that same level of intrigue as the start of the book. Look, you can do "the 50s housewife discovers she's something more" trope well and make it interesting. Look at Lady Killer and the CBS series Women Who Kill. It can be done. This book just never went far enough into making any of these women into characters. I thought I had a handle on who Isadora was, but the only real moments that show you who she is occur at the start of the book and at the end. I think there was just way too much of the filler showing us the women's lives when they're being gaslit.
And the fact is, Isadora is the only character you learn anything about. Nadiya is her lover, but we don't know anything about her. Rebecca doesn't have any real backstory or character development and her lines read like the stereotypical lines you'd expect to get from your token black character. Made worse by the fact that she's fat shamed and uses lingo that just came out so cheesy. The other witches were so forgettable that I only remembered Damina's name out of them and only because she liked cats.
So, the art is great, it had such an interesting premise but the execution just left me wanting. Not a recommend from me.
cortjstr's review against another edition
4.0
The author said he would have rather stretched out the Stepford portion of this for more issues but had to deliver a 6-issue story. I can see how giving that part more time to breathe would have helped. As it was characters had to go from "that's insane, I don't believe you" to "oh yes, of course" in a couple panels. But with the Vertigo lines being canceled we got what we got. I'm curious what arc 2 would have brought.
maddog934's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
inkbunnie's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was dope it essentially made feminist staring willed women into a coven of witches and a group of men called the architects “also known as whiny dicks” and gave a whole new narrative for the women’s rights movement super saddened this was cancelled but it’s a great introduction.
carleeiigh's review against another edition
3.0
This is a better version of Don't Worry Darling with witches, and that actually makes sense. Unfortunately the women discovering that they're being controlled is a little sloppy, the characters are just okay and the dialogue is near atrocious in the last issue. But the art is super rad and I love the whole aesthetic a lot
mcooper's review
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
ktxx22's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this!! Very much looking forward to more about these women, this universe’s lore, and who exactly the architects are! Really loved the artwork here. I wish there was another collection that I could dig into ASAP though.
wedontneednostickinnames's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting premise, but the pacing was terrible. And story really wasn't that great.