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lesbianbarista's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
DISCLAIMER: I thought this was a stand alone, so I'm sure there's things I'm missing in this review!
Don't let the description fool you, there is no dead husband! It's not spoiler but it's necessary to know because I kept expecting the other shoe to drop and the stress gave me a headache. I know typically the people that write the descriptions for books and graphic novels sometimes don't read the content but... c'mon whoever did this. You showed your ass.
I love mysteries and I LOVE when it's a small hero with powers both solving the mystery and kicking ass with her powers. The noir-esque style was absolutely stellar with the great storytelling. If you haven't read Abbot (which I didn't! Oops) being thrown into the middle of this story isn't an issue. It actually made it pretty interesting to read and now I'm excited to go back and read what I can piece together is the actual start of the story.
Saladin Ahmed made great characters, and it's a sign of a great writer when you introduce them for two pages and I am immediately attached to them. I don't want anything bad to happen to any of these characters and it makes me so nervous to know they have more story to tell.
Please let Elena and Amelia have their happily ever after... somehow!
There was one continuity error that bugged me, which is small, but like... the dog? At the start it was brown and white and at the end it's just solidly white and I don't know if it's a part of the larger story or if it is just a missed color but whatever. Not enough to take any love away from the book, but just something to kind of ?? at.
A really solid read that's entertaining and engaging!
Don't let the description fool you, there is no dead husband! It's not spoiler but it's necessary to know because I kept expecting the other shoe to drop and the stress gave me a headache. I know typically the people that write the descriptions for books and graphic novels sometimes don't read the content but... c'mon whoever did this. You showed your ass.
I love mysteries and I LOVE when it's a small hero with powers both solving the mystery and kicking ass with her powers. The noir-esque style was absolutely stellar with the great storytelling. If you haven't read Abbot (which I didn't! Oops) being thrown into the middle of this story isn't an issue. It actually made it pretty interesting to read and now I'm excited to go back and read what I can piece together is the actual start of the story.
Saladin Ahmed made great characters, and it's a sign of a great writer when you introduce them for two pages and I am immediately attached to them. I don't want anything bad to happen to any of these characters and it makes me so nervous to know they have more story to tell.
Please let Elena and Amelia have their happily ever after... somehow!
There was one continuity error that bugged me, which is small, but like... the dog? At the start it was brown and white and at the end it's just solidly white and I don't know if it's a part of the larger story or if it is just a missed color but whatever. Not enough to take any love away from the book, but just something to kind of ?? at.
A really solid read that's entertaining and engaging!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
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