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christajls's review
3.0
Reviewed Issue #5 as part of the April BOOM Pubwatch for Women Write About Comics
sarag1701's review
3.0
The story was interesting but it became tired and repetitive after a while. The art didn't catch me either.
jkenna1990's review
5.0
Thank you to NetGalley for a free review copy of this book!
This book has been my favorite book that I've read from NetGalley so far. I wish there was a way for me to properly convey how much I loved this book but I feel like words will fail me.
This book is about Artemisia who is the illegitimate daughter of a Naval captain and a mother she never met. She is living with a step mother that she hates and her step sister whom she loves. While looking a mirror one fine day she gets kidnapped into another world and the Faerie Queen takes her place in our world. She meets a strange creature named Crispin, who becomes her guide through the Faerie world. Along the way she is forced to do things that she is not comfortable and she gradually changes into something unrecognizable. Can she make her way back home or will she be stuck in Faerie land forever?
This book combines Jane Austin, Alice in Wonderland, and a badass MC. I love Art because she doesn't always make the best decisions or ask the right questions. She is a fantastically wrong a few times throughout the book but I love the fact that she can be murdering Unseelie left and right but then still feel guilt when she finds out they weren't that bad. She's a complex character and I love her.
Also I loved the artwork in this book! The color palette was really nice and it really helped the story along.
Overall, I absolutely loved this book. I cannot recommend it enough. Especially if you are fans of Alice in Wonderland or Tithe by Holly Black.
This book has been my favorite book that I've read from NetGalley so far. I wish there was a way for me to properly convey how much I loved this book but I feel like words will fail me.
This book is about Artemisia who is the illegitimate daughter of a Naval captain and a mother she never met. She is living with a step mother that she hates and her step sister whom she loves. While looking a mirror one fine day she gets kidnapped into another world and the Faerie Queen takes her place in our world. She meets a strange creature named Crispin, who becomes her guide through the Faerie world. Along the way she is forced to do things that she is not comfortable and she gradually changes into something unrecognizable. Can she make her way back home or will she be stuck in Faerie land forever?
This book combines Jane Austin, Alice in Wonderland, and a badass MC. I love Art because she doesn't always make the best decisions or ask the right questions. She is a fantastically wrong a few times throughout the book but I love the fact that she can be murdering Unseelie left and right but then still feel guilt when she finds out they weren't that bad. She's a complex character and I love her.
Also I loved the artwork in this book! The color palette was really nice and it really helped the story along.
Overall, I absolutely loved this book. I cannot recommend it enough. Especially if you are fans of Alice in Wonderland or Tithe by Holly Black.
alandd's review
5.0
Great artwork and a story filled with amazing twists. I like how the creators developed a story with so many references to faery folklore and myths!
sternenstaub's review
4.0
When I opened this and saw how different the inner artwork was from the cover, I didn't think I'd like it very much. While the artwork grew on me a bit after a few issues, it's still not my favorite. There was less detail than I would have preferred, and the fight scenes were often hard to follow (kind of important when you describe your story as "teen Victorian fairy fight club").
BUT. I'm still a sucker for any story inspired by Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass. And the darker and more gruesome the retelling, the better.
Artemisia is unceremoniously yanked through a mirror into Faerie by the Unseelie Queen. She spends the majority of the volume journeying through the unfamiliar world fighting fey and leveling up so she can return to earth and keep the twisted queen from taking over. On the way she manages to her bond herself to an untrustworthy wolpertinger (a Bavarian cryptid similar to a Jackalope), who guides her through grey areas that become increasingly dark as she nears the end of her journey.
In the end, she isn't the same girl who started out and the evolution exacts a high price. This volume doesn't have a "happy" ending. And I think that makes it better.
The title Sparrowhawk gets a passing origin story in issue #5: A huge glass and iron structure (dubbed the Crystal Palace) was built in London's Hyde Park in 1851. Sparrows loved the place and started nesting there to the annoyance of Queen Victoria. The solution was to introduce sparrowhawks - predators that would definitively get rid of the smaller, non-threatening birds. And that sentiment really sets the tone for the whole story.
I received an advanced copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
BUT. I'm still a sucker for any story inspired by Alice in Wonderland or Through the Looking Glass. And the darker and more gruesome the retelling, the better.
Artemisia is unceremoniously yanked through a mirror into Faerie by the Unseelie Queen. She spends the majority of the volume journeying through the unfamiliar world fighting fey and leveling up so she can return to earth and keep the twisted queen from taking over. On the way she manages to her bond herself to an untrustworthy wolpertinger (a Bavarian cryptid similar to a Jackalope), who guides her through grey areas that become increasingly dark as she nears the end of her journey.
In the end, she isn't the same girl who started out and the evolution exacts a high price. This volume doesn't have a "happy" ending. And I think that makes it better.
The title Sparrowhawk gets a passing origin story in issue #5: A huge glass and iron structure (dubbed the Crystal Palace) was built in London's Hyde Park in 1851. Sparrows loved the place and started nesting there to the annoyance of Queen Victoria. The solution was to introduce sparrowhawks - predators that would definitively get rid of the smaller, non-threatening birds. And that sentiment really sets the tone for the whole story.
I received an advanced copy of this title from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
izumisano's review
3.0
I really liked the story. I do wish the artwork was a little more defined. There are some panels that are really blocky.
mushberry's review
5.0
WHAT no no no no please no that can’t be the ending ...
ANYWAY this was so good! the ending was kinda disappointing, but ehh I get it.
This is about a girl trapped in faerie trying to get back to the human world, and in order to get home she has to kill, but the more she kills, the more dark and monstrous she becomes.
what i loved:
-sad fae prince
-how dark and pretty it was
-the monsters!!!
ANYWAY this was so good! the ending was kinda disappointing, but ehh I get it.
This is about a girl trapped in faerie trying to get back to the human world, and in order to get home she has to kill, but the more she kills, the more dark and monstrous she becomes.
what i loved:
-sad fae prince
-how dark and pretty it was
-the monsters!!!
vypper's review
4.0
I really loved this story. While it maybe isn't the "deepest" plot, the premise and world building are interesting enough that I would love to see more from this story. Unfortunately, I'm unsure if the series is continuing past the first arc. ):
The main character is diverse, complex and justifiably angry. In fact, I loved her righteous indignation, it made it easy to connect with her along her journey. I wished there was more development between the main and side characters, it would have made the ending a lot more intense.
The main character is diverse, complex and justifiably angry. In fact, I loved her righteous indignation, it made it easy to connect with her along her journey. I wished there was more development between the main and side characters, it would have made the ending a lot more intense.
kikiwi's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0