Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

63 reviews

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this. I knew I’d like it, but I didn’t know I’d love it as much as I did. Stevenson has created something that’s darkly insightful while also being a quirky, self-aware, and sometimes cute adventure. The artwork is excellent and is a wonderful example of how personality is the single most important thing a comic’s visuals can have. Character designs are flawless—satirically aware of their tropes, yet zany enough to feel distinct—and the visual gags, character expressions, and general texture of the book are a constant delight. There could’ve been 1,000 pages here, and I still think I’d want more at the end. 

That said, I confess to being slightly let down by the ending, specifically its suddenness and the way it sidesteps some of the repercussions the climax undoubtedly leaves in its wake. I love ambiguity, but for a story that’s so smart with its subversions and commentary, leaving so much of the ending untold felt a touch out-of-character for the book. But that’s ultimately a minor bump in what was otherwise a gleeful adventure with a huge heart and far sharper, toothier thematic work than I expected—in the plot, anyway, as I did find myself wanting a little more from Ambrosius. 

It’s still a total winner, though, and I can see myself revisiting it often whenever I need a properly zany, funny, and strikingly poignant fantasy romp. If there were any justice in the world, they would teach this in schools.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child abuse, and Confinement

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.0

My only note is that Stevenson should not have included skin-walkers, since Native folks have been pretty adamant that they don't want non-Natives using that lore.

Otherwise, I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, Medical trauma, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gore, and Police brutality

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Confinement, Vomit, and Cursing

Minor: War, Cultural appropriation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

angelsfw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

Minor: Abandonment

nat_kiverse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

maddiereadswords's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

(Finally!) read this in full for the first time in preparation for the movie, and I loved every second of it! Super fast-paced and funny, but also sweet and emotional with characters I really loved, and overall it was just a fun, heartfelt read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Confinement

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

Somehow, I hadn't read this yet, but the movie is coming out soon, so I figured it was about time! It's right up my alley, so I don't know why it never made it into my pile. Not surprisingly, I loved it! Great characters, a fun art style, magic, sci-fi, there's a little something for everyone in this story.

What I appreciated most were the disucssions about heroism, about monsters, and about who we think of as villains. Seriously, the characters are probably what will make you come back to this story because they are just so well done. And now, I hope the movie does them justice!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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

4.0

"good" vs "evil" but the lines are blurred. Medieval plus futuristic, with magic! 
Text was a bit small to read. Ending felt a bit abrupt, although I did like the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Abandonment

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Blood

amysteriousglowingblob's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

My reading comprehension isn't good enough to understand that ending. Everything before it was a wild ride though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Grief, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail