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magyklyxdelish's review
3.5
Was all over the place but at least it was a quick read. Ending was good tho.
redrobot's review
2.0
Meh. A VERY promising title, cover and premise failed to deliver an engaging story. But that's just, like, my opinion, man.
historytable's review
2.0
The back material from author and artist was really interesting but the rest of the book was just kind of ok.
rgag86's review
2.0
I had such high hopes...Henderson's artwork was great, but I felt the story was very lacking.
rakoerose's review against another edition
3.0
For something picked up purely on a whim, not bad at all!
”Blood keeps you young & beautiful, darling.
Drink.”
I loved the use of color and typography in this. Each scene felt surreal in its form which is great when it’s a story detailing vampires. It heightens the Weirdness.
I really wish this had been longer. Something about the pacing made me wish for more “down time” instead of the quick hops from one main point to the next. It all rises and falls so quickly that I was left like “well, that’s over now,” by the end. We don’t learn much about our news paparazzo main character, Quincy! Why is he in post-mortem photography as his specialty? How did he develop his relationship with the cops? All these questions and more, never answered.
The trio of vamp ex-wives were badass tho.
”Blood keeps you young & beautiful, darling.
Drink.”
I loved the use of color and typography in this. Each scene felt surreal in its form which is great when it’s a story detailing vampires. It heightens the Weirdness.
I really wish this had been longer. Something about the pacing made me wish for more “down time” instead of the quick hops from one main point to the next. It all rises and falls so quickly that I was left like “well, that’s over now,” by the end. We don’t learn much about our news paparazzo main character, Quincy! Why is he in post-mortem photography as his specialty? How did he develop his relationship with the cops? All these questions and more, never answered.
The trio of vamp ex-wives were badass tho.
simplyselicia's review
2.0
I'm all for the experimentation, wild colors, and playing around with layout. That said, the character studies at the end is the only substance or plot to me. I was completely interested in their creative process and reasoning behind this, BUT the final product lacks in storytelling. If they put this out as more of a "finding a Dracula narrative within these parameters" with more evidence of their process, I would have given it higher ratings.
itcamefromthepage's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This is the epitome of style AND substance.
A short but sweet feminist retelling of Dracula where the Brides take charge.
Set in the 70s this has a wonderful pulpy feel to it.
A short but sweet feminist retelling of Dracula where the Brides take charge.
Set in the 70s this has a wonderful pulpy feel to it.
pages_n_puzzles's review
2.0
I wanted more from this. the art is pretty great, and the conceit is interesting, but the story wasn't there.