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kasisabella's review
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Beautiful art, fascinating world/ environment. Narrative hook and plot are intriguing. Curious to see how the characters develop, but they seem fairly one-dimensional at this point. It suffers too much from the male-gaze depictions of women to be enjoyable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Torture
abbythebookreviewer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Low was an impulse buy at Barnes & Noble after I couldn't find what I was actually looking for, and I'm happy with the buy (for the most part). Let's start with what I liked, the art, the plot, the world. Those three things carried this story. The reason I bought it in the first place was that it gave me Bioshock vibes which is arguably my favorite video game of all time. Needless to say, I bought it without a second thought and it delivered those vibes. However, I docked a star because of the clothing, or lack thereof, of every female character in the story. Like seriously, we have this mother who is fighting for her children's lives and she's in nothing but some measly cloth with her boobs hanging out. The level of sexualization took away from the story, and at times made it blatantly clear that two men came up with the comic. I get it, boobs are awesome, but there is a time and place for the boobs to be on display, one of those times not being when a mother is literally fighting for her long-lost child's life. Overall I will continue with the series, but I have a feeling many boobs are in my future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Blood
lanid's review
adventurous
dark
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Gore, Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt
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