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Nimona by ND Stevenson

91 reviews

emily_mh's review against another edition

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

4.5

This was such a great story! It had a fantastic plot premise and execution, and I loved the combination of medieval and futuristic elements it used for world building. It reminded me of the Astronights Island on Poptropica. The action sequence at the climax was simply incredible and completely engaging. I also loved the father-daughter relationship between Nimona and Ballister - Nimona herself made me laugh due to her bolshy personality. While it took some time for me to click with the art style, once I did I really enjoyed it. Finally, there was good character development for Ballister and Ambrosius, but I would have liked a slightly different ending to give Nimona more of an arc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Death of parent

serracha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Nimona is a funny, but also heartbreaking story about a young person who never fit in because of her abilities. Also she is chaotic af and hilarious and I laughed so much. I also got some romantic tension between Ambrosius and Ballister lol. It's a heartfelt story and I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Torture, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism

ehutton322's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, and Abandonment

allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I see the name Noelle Stevenson, and I'm like, "yes, please." This graphic novel has a murderous sidekick, an upstanding villain, and SCIENCE. It's the crossover between Megamind (hello, hilarious archnemeses) and She-Ra (I mean... it's Noelle Stevenson and it's cute and funny and perfect, as one would expect) that anyone could guess I'd be obsessed with. It's an effervescent adventure with the art and the story to make something great. The anachronistic combination of medieval armor and dragons thrown in with high rises and scary movie/board game/pizza nights only added to the weightless fun.

I don't mean to paint the story as mindless, however. There's real heart here. There are difficult moments alongside the lols. The relationships are poignant, earning my buy-in with a few well-placed vignettes. It's a masterful concoction of ingredients that I would recommend to anyone. Go grab a copy when you need a moment of pure, restorative joy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse

bookishlybecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

notabookseller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

i would give it a five but the ending made me a lil sad you should still read it tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Police brutality, Medical content, and Medical trauma

spookybecks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

My favorite webcomic in 2014 and one of my favorite stories to this day! Read if you like complex monster girls, fantasy settings with guns, and the friends to enemies to lovers trope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Medical trauma

readerette's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

4.5

The only downside was that it was a little light in explanation for Nimona's abilities for my taste. But overall an endearing, empowering, fun story, where not everyone is as they seem.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

oddduck's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism