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dynila's review against another edition
2.0
The story was super simple, a couple pages of a short story if it hadn't been illustrated. Not bad, but not awesome.
The art, though?! It just did not fit the characters and their world at all. Too cartoon-ish, too round-edged and inconsistent - just not the right flavor at all.
Also, I know the hunger shadows were the author's idea, but for me they really distracted from the story. I had to read the artist's notes at the back to know what they were.
I love the world of the Hollows, but I'm not sure I love it enough to put up with mediocre art.
The art, though?! It just did not fit the characters and their world at all. Too cartoon-ish, too round-edged and inconsistent - just not the right flavor at all.
Also, I know the hunger shadows were the author's idea, but for me they really distracted from the story. I had to read the artist's notes at the back to know what they were.
I love the world of the Hollows, but I'm not sure I love it enough to put up with mediocre art.
hoosgracie's review against another edition
3.0
This is a prequel to the Dark Hallows series - it features Ivy and Rachel when they still work for the IS. It is told from Ivy's perspective, which was interesting. I wasn't a huge fan of the art work, but it was a decent story.
impybelle's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to like Blood Crime more than I did. As it was, the story wasn't bad and I think if it had been in a short story collection I'd have liked it more. It just seemed kind of a waste to use this story in a graphic novel form, you know? There wasn't anything in it that worked better with visuals and in fact the artwork works against the story here more often than not.
acoldwintersread's review against another edition
4.0
My only qualm with the graphic novels is the fact that Kim works with the artists to help them portray the characters properly, and they still make Rachel super busty -.-
sharongrigg's review against another edition
3.0
Finally got a copy! My collection is complete. A great further delve into Ivy's POV from early in the relationship. Did feel like a bit of an abrupt ending to this compared to the other graphic novel.
snhuff's review against another edition
3.0
While I still enjoyed seeing a visual representation of the Hollows and hearing Ivy's viewpoint, I didn't like this one as much as Blood Work. Too much of the focus was on vampire politics. While that's an important part of this world and Ivy's life, the vampires are one of my least favorite species in this world.
kazgriki's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not a fan of vampires and witches but I love graphic novels. I found this novel in a search of book shops at Hay on Wye during this year's Hay Festival. The story is not my cup of tea at all, but the drawings are fabulous. The book is worth buying and savouring for those alone. Gemma Magno - I'm a fan!
ashleynichole's review against another edition
3.0
I think I would have enjoyed this more had there not been such a huge gap inbetween my reading this and the previous book. Or even if there had been a quick refresher on what had happened and who was who in book one. While Rachel, Ivy, Kisten and the like don't need backstories if you're a Hollows fan some of the other characters like Art (?) I had no memory of who they were and why they were importany. Not bad on the whole, art was acceptable (I'm really picky about art involving characters that weren't birthed in the comic universe) and its a good addition to the shelf of Hollows fans - I just didn't set myself up to enjoy it at a premium.
terrafyd's review
3.0
I love it when my favorite authors create graphic novels from my favorite series. I also love it when there is a in between story from the series. I didn't care for the art but I enjoyed the story.