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anbar's review against another edition
3.0
The time-jump between this volume and the second one threw me - it starts 7 years after the end of the first book, in a completely different town, so it feels like we're dealing with an entirely different cast and story until the threads start coming together halfway through - so it took me some time to get back into the story. I didn't like that jump, but once the story got going, I did get back to enjoying it and looking forward to how this would resolve...and there were some important developments, but then it cliffhangered me again! Aagh!
I do definitely want to read vol 3, but I hope the author doesn't do another disorienting time-jump.
I do definitely want to read vol 3, but I hope the author doesn't do another disorienting time-jump.
ella_elle_la's review against another edition
4.0
Second part of the Norroway Saga:
We find out certain things as to what happened to Norroway and it's people. We learn more about the nature of the curse from the "Old One", and we meet new characters.
We enter the book after a time jump of seven years, which left me with a whole lot of questions.
It's obvious by now that this series is going to be lead by the women, even though, at the start, you did get the feeling it was about the Black Bull and Sybilla, It's obvious now that there is so much more to it. It also feels like even though there have been seven years that came and went, it feels like Sybilla didn't get any growth.
I find that the Troll Princess is very naïve.
Brom is just a side character.
There is a lot of manipulation going on and nobody is giving straight answers.
And if Mop hadn't been such a tattletale, they wouldn't have been in as much trouble and then maybe Lota had had a chance to actually listen to Sybilla.
But to be fair. If they all had been honest with each other from the start. A lot of trouble could have been spared.
Enjoyed it nonetheless
And waiting for the next volume. If there ever comes one.
We find out certain things as to what happened to Norroway and it's people. We learn more about the nature of the curse from the "Old One", and we meet new characters.
We enter the book after a time jump of seven years, which left me with a whole lot of questions.
It's obvious by now that this series is going to be lead by the women, even though, at the start, you did get the feeling it was about the Black Bull and Sybilla, It's obvious now that there is so much more to it. It also feels like even though there have been seven years that came and went, it feels like Sybilla didn't get any growth.
I find that the Troll Princess is very naïve.
Brom is just a side character.
There is a lot of manipulation going on and nobody is giving straight answers.
And if Mop hadn't been such a tattletale, they wouldn't have been in as much trouble and then maybe Lota had had a chance to actually listen to Sybilla.
But to be fair. If they all had been honest with each other from the start. A lot of trouble could have been spared.
Enjoyed it nonetheless
And waiting for the next volume. If there ever comes one.
madagan11's review against another edition
4.0
This sequel gave me so much more appreciation for the first book. It helped me understand why Cat Seaton introduced her world building the way she did. The Art is amazing and I love all the things we learn about Sibylla. I also love exploring the ideas of destiny, expectations, wants, and unexpected turns in life. I also really like Lota and getting to know the Troll kingdom. It is a duality that I can appreciate about both kingdom's want for power and revenge. I can't wait to see where the journey takes the crew!
geer81's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
Wonderful story. I look forward to more work from this author
phoenixs's review against another edition
4.0
A very solid second volume! Kit and Cat Seaton have a really good balance of writing characters whose bratty or stubborn behaviour with each other doesn’t detract from your enjoyment of the plot. I think that's the beauty of when you really know most of a cast of characters from the inside out - even when they might annoy the hell out of you, you know that everyone is (hopefully at least) growing and learning from their mistakes over time. These characters are dynamic as hell.
And funny enough, it's because of these dynamic protagonists that certain new additions to the cast didn't do it for me (yet). Gilly I assume is set up to come back in a future volume, but to be honest it felt like she had too limited of an introduction. I know the broad strokes of Gilly and her dynamic with Sibylla, but it felt like that was all I got. I guess I have some small issues with the transition from volume 1 to 2; if Gilly was going to be an important development to Sibylla's connection to the Norroway curse, I feel like she should've had more page time to establish how they met. The two make a cute couple, but because I barely saw them together I didn't really have it sink in fully that they were each other's "true love". My impression of them after the first quarter of the book was that they were definitely lovers, but not necessarily soulmates. Despite all that, I'm happy for the LGBTQIA+ representation, just wish that I had a stronger sense of how they grew close beyond the obvious broad strokes. Also, I think it went completely over my head that Sibylla was lesbian or bisexual in the first volume, except the fact that she kept mentioning that she was not the one to break Brom's curse and not wanting to marry the Goose Boy. But I just assumed that had more to do with the reluctant hero trope, as there hadn't really been other moments that clearly signified that she might be lesbian or bi in the first volume. Not that there had to be, but I guess I'm just reiterating that I would have liked Sibylla and Gilly to have more page time for the establishment of their relationship.
Overall, I'm happy there will be a third and maybe final volume of Norroway. I kind of felt like this could've been a duology, but I love these characters enough that I'm looking forward to one more adventure with them.
And funny enough, it's because of these dynamic protagonists that certain new additions to the cast didn't do it for me (yet). Gilly I assume is set up to come back in a future volume, but to be honest it felt like she had too limited of an introduction. I know the broad strokes of Gilly and her dynamic with Sibylla, but it felt like that was all I got. I guess I have some small issues with the transition from volume 1 to 2; if Gilly was going to be an important development to Sibylla's connection to the Norroway curse, I feel like she should've had more page time to establish how they met. The two make a cute couple, but because I barely saw them together I didn't really have it sink in fully that they were each other's "true love". My impression of them after the first quarter of the book was that they were definitely lovers, but not necessarily soulmates. Despite all that, I'm happy for the LGBTQIA+ representation, just wish that I had a stronger sense of how they grew close beyond the obvious broad strokes. Also, I think it went completely over my head that Sibylla was lesbian or bisexual in the first volume, except the fact that she kept mentioning that she was not the one to break Brom's curse and not wanting to marry the Goose Boy. But I just assumed that had more to do with the reluctant hero trope, as there hadn't really been other moments that clearly signified that she might be lesbian or bi in the first volume. Not that there had to be, but I guess I'm just reiterating that I would have liked Sibylla and Gilly to have more page time for the establishment of their relationship.
Overall, I'm happy there will be a third and maybe final volume of Norroway. I kind of felt like this could've been a duology, but I love these characters enough that I'm looking forward to one more adventure with them.
sarafairy33's review against another edition
4.0
Loved it! A great follow up to the first one. Now I neeeed the next one to come out stat! There sometimes felt like there were too many threads that didn’t get followed but maybe it’ll make more sense when I read the rest. Diverse and beautiful!
charlotteccassidy's review against another edition
4.0
Super awesome graphic novel. LGTBQIA+ themes and what it's like to be in the fey
fracadactyl's review against another edition
5.0
Continuing off on the last book, I like how this series commits to a subtle theme. There is magic found in words and narratives and people want to take control of the narrative. For the returning protagonist Sibylla, it's the conflict of wanting to leave it all behind and a task she feels she has to do. As for the royals involved, they believed they were doing what was best but they seem to fall for the half-truths they tricked others to believe in.
For characters in fairy tales, the magic of the narrative compels them to see everything until the end. Everyone involved, no matter how much they blame someone else are cursed to follow it.
This series delves more into how it affects the characters psychologically, often manifesting in the form of traumas.
For characters in fairy tales, the magic of the narrative compels them to see everything until the end. Everyone involved, no matter how much they blame someone else are cursed to follow it.
This series delves more into how it affects the characters psychologically, often manifesting in the form of traumas.