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ka_schulze's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
4.25
Minor: Death and Child death
kwichris's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I found this by chance at the library and thought the premise seemed interesting. While the artwork is undeniably beautiful, the story is wildly uneven. The pacing is all over the place, the plot gets muddled at times, and some things are never really explained enough to the reader even with visuals to try and back things up. The place the story should have ended isn't where it ends; some last minute tacked on side quest is where it ends. Overall, this was cute and lovely in terms of representation and being unique, but the overall story could've used so revisions.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Blood
karapillar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
readandfindout's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3.5 stars
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, and Car accident
readingpicnic's review against another edition
2.75
The art is very beautiful, but the story was not very good and felt very rushed. It felt like there were no actual stakes in the story and that there wasn't enough time given to developing the relationship between Blue and Hamal for me to have an emotional investment in them. There was a weird little time skip between the Reaper telling Hamal that he had to make up for making an imbalance of life and then suddenly he was at Blue's grave putting a plant heart in his chest with no explanation?? I was sooo confused how we got to that point or how that was the solution, and then it didn't even matter because Blue was alive again by the next page. It was like Cemetery Boys if random chapters and passages were cut out, leaving behind fractions of the story (I liked Cemetery Boys). The excuse that the Reaper brought Blue back to life because she thought they were a cute couple felt too easy and cliche, especially since the main conflict of the story was Hamal using his powers to help flowers grow, apparently causing a huge imbalance, but bringing a whole human back to life is fine? Okay. Then it felt like it was dragging quite a bit at the end just to show a scene of them being together as a human couple. I still liked the author's mission of creating the representation that they didn't get to see as a child, and I loved the art style dearly. The full page spread where Blue was filled with plant life was my favorite.
Moderate: Child death and Death
ashtonebemis's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Minor: Death
d00rframe's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death
Minor: Body horror
ourladyofcats's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Death
purplesaturday's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Minor: Death and Child death
parasihir's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
A love story between human and ghost! Short and enjoyable. I love them enough. I'd recommend this if you are looking for a light read just to get by the day!
Graphic: Death