Reviews

Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir

emrodav's review

3.0

3.5 ⭐️

This book had a super interesting premise (especially for me because I’ve worked in libraries and archives) but the pacing was way too slow for the first half and the art was not my favorite.

hollyxbear's review

5.0

This was a really fun graphic novel. I would love to see another in this series too! Even though it’s technically not a series I would love to see if they work at another museum or library. It’s a very interesting concept.

toosuto's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

edebo_reads's review

lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.0

pellegrinic's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

alexandergrantwriter's review

3.0

~ Easy Read ~

I don’t overly have strong feelings on this one. The art style was really good and fun to look through, I just didn’t really connect with the story.
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The main character was kind of just there and I didn’t think the mystery or reveal was all that special? It was just a little underwhelming, but I’d still be open to trying something else the author wrote.
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Just maybe not the story for me!
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geekwayne's review

3.0

'Archival Quality' by Ivy Noelle Weir with art by Steenz is a graphic novel about a woman who gets a job in a creepy library.

When Cel Walden loses her job, it affects her shaky mental health. She finds a replacement job as an archivist at a mainly deserted medical library on the grounds of an old sanitarium. Her new boss is standoffish and weird, and there is definitely something going on, as Cel's on site apartment is tossed and she keeps finding strange messages leading her to the mystery of a young woman who died years ago.

The story was engaging enough. I liked the characters well enough. The art wasn't totally my style, but it works ok. I'm glad I got to read this.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

breakfastgrey's review

2.0

I really love the premise of this book, but the actual execution kind of let me down. It wasn't that it was bad, just rather that pacing was off and the art, while charming, didn't fully seem to take advantage of the format. It did the job, but never seemed to elevate the book the way it should. As just one example, I'm not even sure the camera angle ever once changed over the course of 200-300 pages. I was just hoping for a little more because I really, really liked the idea behind this one.

jackthelad's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lazlostrange's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0