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Critical Role: The Mighty Nein — The Nine Eyes of Lucien by Madeleine Roux
19 reviews
aphelionconnection's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.75
Not only an amazing and expansive glimpse into the life of Lucian before Molly, but also an incredible retelling of key moments from Campaign 2 from a different perspective.
There is a fairly major shift in tone at a certain point in the book, and my rating of 4.75 reflects that the parts before that shift are at a 4.5, and the parts after are hands down 5.0.
Consequently however, due to both MAJOR spoilers, and the context therein, having completed Critical Role: Campaign 2 is mandatory to make the most out of this wonderful book.
Long may be reign.
There is a fairly major shift in tone at a certain point in the book, and my rating of 4.75 reflects that the parts before that shift are at a 4.5, and the parts after are hands down 5.0.
Consequently however, due to both MAJOR spoilers, and the context therein, having completed Critical Role: Campaign 2 is mandatory to make the most out of this wonderful book.
Long may be reign.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
ashley_ren_'s review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? Yes
5.0
I read this book with no context from Critical Role (which isn’t necessary but I immediately read synopses from CR to understand the story better).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Violence
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
alyxbeau's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I did not particularly enjoy this book - I really love critical role, and the cast of campaign two, but reading this and knowing how the story would end I was aware of the body horror that would show up and to be honest, that sort of stuff makes me really sick to my stomach. Its incredibly hard for me to read or listen to and I struggled with it through the campaign as well. I enjoyed the start of the book way more than I did the rest. I could have just learned about Luciens past and been much happier with this than I was with how it is now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
kirchnerkd's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Body horror
queenofthefae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Body horror
Moderate: Blood, Self harm, and Gore
Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Self harm, Child abuse, and Cursing
marslotus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-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? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Death
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
perleerose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? Yes
4.75
This book is definitely not designed for anyone who isn’t already familiar with the story of the mighty nein. There’s so much context that is missing for a person outside of the CR fandom to understand this book.
However, with context this book is fucking beautiful. The final fight is what really made the whole book for me. Seeing the common traits and wit shared by Lucien and Molly is super cool too. It’s great to learn so much about a character that we barely get to know in the campaign.
However, with context this book is fucking beautiful. The final fight is what really made the whole book for me. Seeing the common traits and wit shared by Lucien and Molly is super cool too. It’s great to learn so much about a character that we barely get to know in the campaign.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Gore
lanid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence