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dtaylorbooks's review against another edition
3.0
This isn't a book review since I don't have the whole book. It's just a bound preview edition that's the first 99 pages of the book itself. I figured why not put in some cents on it, right? It's not going to get a rating or anything since I don't think it's fair to rate something based on a portion of it. But I can give an impression of it.
I know with this series I'm not coming in in the right place and in all honesty, I don't know if I'm the best person to be judging graphic novels. I just don't read enough of them to get a good grasp on them so I'm not sure what's normal, what isn't, what's good, what isn't. But I can say a few things.
I'm almost positive I'd like the book better. It's not that I don't like comics but to me it's lacking a lot from an actual book. I can paint a better picture in my head with the words from a book than I can with the pictures already in front of me. Weird, I know, but there you go.
Plot-wise, it's really jumpy. The timeline is more stream-of-consciousness than chronological (although it's chronological within the stream-of-consciousness which lowers the confusion slightly) and I found it hard trying to keep all of the events together coherently. With everything jumping all over the place, it was hard for me to remember what came when and where.
And a major writing issue for me was the "let's recap even though you guys should know what's going on in the story" moment. It's in there for the benefit of the reader, not the characters, so it comes off as an infodump. Granted it's a crucial infodump for the book itself but I think there are other, better, ways to go about it.
The drawings are pretty cool but like I said, I paint more vivid imagery with words than I do with pictures. But the story itself I actually really liked. It's very fast-paced, has the right amount of drama and tension, it's got some action. There really isn't anything not to like about the story as it is. In fact, it makes me want to go out and buy the books to get a feel of just what I'm jumping into here because I do feel a little lost. But I'm sure that's due solely to the fact that I've never read the series.
So I'm not too sure how I feel about the comic but I definitely like the story.
I know with this series I'm not coming in in the right place and in all honesty, I don't know if I'm the best person to be judging graphic novels. I just don't read enough of them to get a good grasp on them so I'm not sure what's normal, what isn't, what's good, what isn't. But I can say a few things.
I'm almost positive I'd like the book better. It's not that I don't like comics but to me it's lacking a lot from an actual book. I can paint a better picture in my head with the words from a book than I can with the pictures already in front of me. Weird, I know, but there you go.
Plot-wise, it's really jumpy. The timeline is more stream-of-consciousness than chronological (although it's chronological within the stream-of-consciousness which lowers the confusion slightly) and I found it hard trying to keep all of the events together coherently. With everything jumping all over the place, it was hard for me to remember what came when and where.
And a major writing issue for me was the "let's recap even though you guys should know what's going on in the story" moment. It's in there for the benefit of the reader, not the characters, so it comes off as an infodump. Granted it's a crucial infodump for the book itself but I think there are other, better, ways to go about it.
The drawings are pretty cool but like I said, I paint more vivid imagery with words than I do with pictures. But the story itself I actually really liked. It's very fast-paced, has the right amount of drama and tension, it's got some action. There really isn't anything not to like about the story as it is. In fact, it makes me want to go out and buy the books to get a feel of just what I'm jumping into here because I do feel a little lost. But I'm sure that's due solely to the fact that I've never read the series.
So I'm not too sure how I feel about the comic but I definitely like the story.
kassy25's review against another edition
3.0
I'm very disappointed in this book and what really upset me was that it was a graphic novel! It should have been a book!
quinnster's review against another edition
3.0
Too much recap for me, but I guess if people didn't read the books just wanted to pick up the graphic novel this would be for their benefit. For me, it was lacking, but it was good to see an end to the story.
ariereads's review against another edition
2.0
The thing about this book is that it's definitely nice to know how the main characters end up, but I found that the book lacked substance, and it frustrated me that most of the short story was taken up with re-caps from the previous books. I just feel it is an unnecessary addition to a very good series.
sailinginthetea's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't think the information about what happens after the fourth book was essential. I also would have prefer it not to have deviated from the format of a traditional novel. That being stated, it was nice and rather easy to read.
destdest's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Not bad. Spooky
pandemoniumpizza's review
I've read the first two books in the Blue is for Nightmares series and they kind of helped me to understand Black is for Beginnings. I wasn't really sure where this book stood in the scheme of things to do with the novels. I think that if you want to read the books but don't want spoilers then you should wait until you've read the books. Basically, Black is for Beginnings tells you the story of what happens in the four novels. I wasn't bothered by this because I already knew what happened in the other books.
The illustrations were really good. I liked how the people were drawn. It was quite unique. Another thing I liked about the illustrations was that some of them were really really funny. They bring the text to life.
I'm not sure if this is a series or if this was just a one off but I'm hoping there'll be a sequel because there were a couple of unanswered questions hanging in the air.
There's not much more that I can say about Black is for Beginnings other than it is a nice light read that would be good to read while sitting down for a few minutes and just relaxing.
The illustrations were really good. I liked how the people were drawn. It was quite unique. Another thing I liked about the illustrations was that some of them were really really funny. They bring the text to life.
I'm not sure if this is a series or if this was just a one off but I'm hoping there'll be a sequel because there were a couple of unanswered questions hanging in the air.
There's not much more that I can say about Black is for Beginnings other than it is a nice light read that would be good to read while sitting down for a few minutes and just relaxing.
rocioreads's review
4.0
Ive been waiting to read this for 4 years now and i love it soo much
Again i didnt really liked drea in this graphic novel
But i still enjoyed pj and amber
I hated kira i mean she didnt understand how jacob works and she didnt believe him when he trusted her with his secret
I really liked the scene of her and mauras parents i think that stacey really needed it
Again i didnt really liked drea in this graphic novel
But i still enjoyed pj and amber
I hated kira i mean she didnt understand how jacob works and she didnt believe him when he trusted her with his secret
I really liked the scene of her and mauras parents i think that stacey really needed it
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