Reviews

Cottons: The Secret of the Wind by Jim Pascoe

mehsi's review against another edition

5.0

Wow, I am confused, but also impressed and I just really enjoyed this ride. I am not sure how to describe it other than magic, evil foxes, rabbits and a factory full of Cha/carrot/source of power, and a past full of deadly flames. We follow several rabbits, but our main rabbit is Bridgebelle (such a lovely name btw) and we see hints and glimpses of each of their lives. But we also get to see the villains, the foxes, and their plans. At times a bit confusing, at times a bit much, but I did enjoy the story and I am definitely curious about what is coming next now THAT has been found and certain things happened.
The art really fitted the darker nature of the graphic novel.
All in all, another hit from the book haul I had yesterday for King's Day!

littletreefox's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

belathora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

whitneymouse's review against another edition

4.0

like an updated and more magic-focused Watership Down. It was really cute!

christajls's review against another edition

4.0

This is a fairly dark middle-grade comic but I loved it. As someone who grew up loving Watership Down and Redwall, this was right up my alley.

lizaroo71's review against another edition

3.0

Thanks to Calista for bringing this series to my attention. The first in the series lays the groundwork for our main characters and the conflict. Bridgebelle has lost her family in the great fire and is haunted by the memories. It seems the cottons are hard-working and create cha from carrots (this creates a substance used for energy). Foxes use cha as a hallucinogenic and thus begins the conflict.

I like the illustrations as the cottons really are given their own personalities to help distinguish one from another. There are lots of notes in the back to help give the background of each character and the history of the rabbit world. I am looking forward to the next in the series.

sam_and_king's review against another edition

3.0

This book feels meant for older kids not middle school. It’s honestly hard to follow, I had to keep going back and making sure I hadn’t missed a page or two. It seems to be all build up and little story/ character development in this one, might be further expanded in the sequels. I will say one thing, the art is beautiful, and actually the main reason I pick this up

karinargh's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

2.0

The cover, and the Jeff Smith blurb, gave me high hopes for this - too high, I guess, it never reaches the kind of charm Bone has in spades.

honeywhiskey's review against another edition

1.0

Disappointed to say that I couldn’t finish. While beautifully illustrated, couldn’t the story didn’t make sense and never properly introduced its characters, making it unreadable.

marmoset737's review against another edition

2.0

I'm genuinely confused why this has been marketed to middle grade audiences - because it's bunnies and teens won't read about anthropomorphic bunnies? But it was confusing to follow and I can't imagine it sustaining the interest of most 10 year olds. The illustrations are indeed gorgeous and I wanted to like this more being a huge lifelong fan of Watership Down - but it just felt like too much obscure world building and not enough storytelling.