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Hotblood!: A Centaur in the Old West by Toril Orlesky

himborpheus's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

sandphin's review

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2.0

I think I'm not the target audience of this book. I did enjoy the colors and the drawings of Western landscapes. (Note: i read the collected issues in book form. this is a webcomic that was kick started.)

My problem is that I did not like the characters. Both Asa, the human, and Rook, the centaur, seem to be amoral people. Asa is the manager of an iron mine, and is responsible for 2 deaths in the mine. He admits this to Rook and he justifies it to himself. Rook doesn't seem to care either. Later they try (and fail) to rob a train and I wasn't even sure why. The train crashes spectacularly and Rook shoots some one in the shoulder. People who don't mind or even like reading about bad people, will like this book more than I did.

Rook and Asa fall in love, and we see them kissing and cuddling, but the mechanics of centaur/human gay sex are completely elided, so don't look here if you are trying to figure that one out.

ishmael's review

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3.0

I heard "gay centaur western" and had to check it out.
Enjoyable and has clean, lovely art that renders the scenery beautifully.
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