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antimony's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
loved the art (the shapes!! the character designs!! the thick lineart!!) and the jersey devil stuff was cool as well! but i feel like the plots were kinda confusing. it seemed at first like the main plot would be finding out what happened to beth, but that was quickly eclipsed by the pipeline and im left wondering why that simply wasn't advertised as the main plot. and I'm kinda confused by what happened to beth, anyway. so lucas killed her? i think? but idk why. did i miss that part? and then she got turned into a bird i think ........??? and I'm not really sure what the magic (?) that Dee got was about either. or how it worked at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
strawberrycasualreader's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Grief
Minor: Death and Fire/Fire injury
elishasbookreview's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Murder
megj23's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief and Death
betweentheshelves's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Once again, I'm going to say the best thing about this was probably the art. Throughout, there are just some absolutely gorgeous panels, and they really fit the whole theme/tone of the book overall. And while it is an environmental thriller, I wanted the two main storylines to connect a bit more. I thought Beth's disappearance was going to have more of an impact on what actually happened with the pipeline.
The characterization overall was also fine, nothing about it really stood out to me. There is a lot of great visual diversity, but none of this is really acknowledged in the story itself. We get some of Dee's family story, but I think maybe that could have been expanded on as well.
All in all, even though the art style is fantastic, the story itself was a little all over the place to me.
The characterization overall was also fine, nothing about it really stood out to me. There is a lot of great visual diversity, but none of this is really acknowledged in the story itself. We get some of Dee's family story, but I think maybe that could have been expanded on as well.
All in all, even though the art style is fantastic, the story itself was a little all over the place to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Minor: Violence and Pregnancy
danicaleblanc's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death
Minor: Violence and Pregnancy
melaniereadsbooks's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for an arc of this graphic novel!
When Dee moves back to her hometown to help search for her missing twin sister and be there for her mom, she hopes that her knowledge of her sister will help her to find something the police haven't--and she's right. She uncovers a plot by a businessman in the town, as well as the origins behind the mysterious 'Jersey Devil'.
The art in this book is gorgeous! I love Dee's character design and can't wait to see this in full color! I liked the story and thought it had an interesting message. It was captivating and I read it all in one sitting! Can't wait to see the finished form of this one!
Pub Date: Nov 16, 2021
When Dee moves back to her hometown to help search for her missing twin sister and be there for her mom, she hopes that her knowledge of her sister will help her to find something the police haven't--and she's right. She uncovers a plot by a businessman in the town, as well as the origins behind the mysterious 'Jersey Devil'.
The art in this book is gorgeous! I love Dee's character design and can't wait to see this in full color! I liked the story and thought it had an interesting message. It was captivating and I read it all in one sitting! Can't wait to see the finished form of this one!
Pub Date: Nov 16, 2021
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
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