Reviews with content warning for Murder - Nimona

This webcomic turned graphic novel was fun and at times dark, but overall engaging and quick to get through. The main character Nimona has a strong personality and doesn't like being told what to do, and I liked the slow plot reveal of her trauma surrounding her powers and her trust issues as a result of it. Ballister was a compelling character too because he ultimately wanted to do good for the kingdom and the people being mislead by the Institution, but because everyone labeled him a villain he decided to live up to that name and act as a villain would. Ambrosius was the weakest of the main cast. There were a few funny moments and lighthearted scenes throughout but ultimately the story ended with a serious and bittersweet resolution, which I honestly didn't expect and admire more than a true happy ending for the author's decision to be more realistic and have lasting effects from the climatic fight.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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phoebemurtagh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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nisha_nee's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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bblanka's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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bookworm247's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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happylilfaerie's review against another edition

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2.5

Nimona is selfish and cruel, she needs to go to therapy and stop using her trauma as an excuse to traumatize others! She literally MURDERS innocent people, she's not badass she's a coldhearted narcissistic killer who only cares about herself, she literally commits

MASS FUCKING GENOCIDE

she's awful to people who care about her and constantly complains about how she's all alone when she's the one who constantly lies, pushes everyone away and treats them like crap, like what did she expect to happen?

and Blackheart is an idiot,

why did he let himself get captured? did it not occur to him that Nimona would try and save him (therefore also getting captured)? and did he seriously think telling people about her only weakness is not going to come across as betrayal??

really don't understand the hype about this book.

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