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kkarinh's review
4.0
I really like the world this story takes place in. We've only been given a glimpse of the different pieces and portions in play but I can't wait to see more to come.
This first volume started off a bit slow with more questions than answers but by the end I was definitely hooked. I'll be reading the next one to find out more about this Eternal Empress as well as the origins of Tair and Rion.
This first volume started off a bit slow with more questions than answers but by the end I was definitely hooked. I'll be reading the next one to find out more about this Eternal Empress as well as the origins of Tair and Rion.
dytiscusfriend's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I like the story for the most part but I found it frustrating that colorism and anti-Blackness were part of the narrative in a disturbing way. The protagonists have lighter skin and it's relevant to the story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Racism and Animal death
ruthsic's review
2.0
Warnings: bestiality, violence, murder
The story in Eternal Empire begins with the establishment of a line of queens, who are part-dragon and part-human, and fully evil. The current ruler is a tyrant and two workers, Tair and Rion, who have been subject to conditions that can best be described as slavery, have visions and find their way to each other to discover they have powers. However, the army of the Eternal Empress is waging war everywhere and the only safe place left will take them through a warzone.
Now, firstly I have to get this off my chest -that artwork just made me cringe. Like, it is full-color and everything which usually makes me joyous, but the lineart itself is so boring, no amount of fantastic coloring could save it. There is no flow between scenes, and the art feels, in a simple word, dead. The storyline isn't much impressive either. We start with casual bestiality, then we have an underdeveloped villain who is evil for sake of god knows what, and two random characters who somehow get through miles of journey on barely any provisions. Yeah, super believable even in fantasy. This is a series I will NOT be continuing, that's for sure.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Diamond Books, via Edelweiss.
The story in Eternal Empire begins with the establishment of a line of queens, who are part-dragon and part-human, and fully evil. The current ruler is a tyrant and two workers, Tair and Rion, who have been subject to conditions that can best be described as slavery, have visions and find their way to each other to discover they have powers. However, the army of the Eternal Empress is waging war everywhere and the only safe place left will take them through a warzone.
Now, firstly I have to get this off my chest -that artwork just made me cringe. Like, it is full-color and everything which usually makes me joyous, but the lineart itself is so boring, no amount of fantastic coloring could save it. There is no flow between scenes, and the art feels, in a simple word, dead. The storyline isn't much impressive either. We start with casual bestiality, then we have an underdeveloped villain who is evil for sake of god knows what, and two random characters who somehow get through miles of journey on barely any provisions. Yeah, super believable even in fantasy. This is a series I will NOT be continuing, that's for sure.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Diamond Books, via Edelweiss.
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