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Critical Role: The Mighty Nein — The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux
4 reviews
nisha13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness
Moderate: Violence and Death
wispy_reviews's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I want to say off the bat that Roux is an incredible writer. Her prose is so much fun to read, and she writes these characters so lovingly.
This is my first foray into this kind of book; the extended canon style of fiction that requires prior knowledge of the source material. I’m a fan of the podcast and show Critical Role, but even though I am the target audience this style of novel just might not be for me.
I like when things are self contained, when they can stand alone on their own merit, and this book isn’t made to be like that, which is perfectly fine.
I LOVE Roux’s approach to the cosmic horror elements and her note that she took inspiration from the King in Yellow definitely gave it brownie points for me.
The pacing towards the end of the book falls apart in my opinion, once we get to the story covered in the podcast. The voice and character Lucien presents with Critical Role’s protagonists don’t quite line up with how he is in the novel up to that point.
This is my first foray into this kind of book; the extended canon style of fiction that requires prior knowledge of the source material. I’m a fan of the podcast and show Critical Role, but even though I am the target audience this style of novel just might not be for me.
I like when things are self contained, when they can stand alone on their own merit, and this book isn’t made to be like that, which is perfectly fine.
I LOVE Roux’s approach to the cosmic horror elements and her note that she took inspiration from the King in Yellow definitely gave it brownie points for me.
The pacing towards the end of the book falls apart in my opinion, once we get to the story covered in the podcast. The voice and character Lucien presents with Critical Role’s protagonists don’t quite line up with how he is in the novel up to that point.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gore
capitola's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
If you found this unsatisfying, you might enjoy grayintogreen's this church takes no conversions on ao3 instead.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, and Body horror
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
tragickore's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
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