Reviews - The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Deluxe Edition I

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The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Deluxe Edition I

Orilium Magical Readathon 2023 • fight a giant • over 500 pages

What a delightful manga series! I don't remember how I found out about this, but I am so bloody glad that I did (and that I was able to get the first deluxe volume for cheap) because hot damn. Love love LOVE the art style and the premise and the character design and worldbuilding (pretty much everything, the only thing I don't like is that I cannot immediately continue reading it).

So heartwarming/breaking and whimsical and just the right amount of spooky. Very much giving Over the Garden Wall in the best possible way. Teacher is simply incredible, I love an absolute disaster of a character who wears fancy mens wear and is monstrous and just so out of their depth.

catsforlenny's review

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lesbianbarista's review

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

This was absolutely stunning, the art style, the gentle story telling, whatever is going on in the world, it all comes together into one, comforting little read.

Most of the time when I read books, the character's voices in my head are at full volume but this story is so soft, so kind, so gorgeous that I heard them all as the soft voices, just above a whisper. It really added to it.

It was a little slow, not too much plot happening but that's understandable since this is only the first three volumes. It all requires a lot of setup, I'm sure, so that the story can be eaten like a three course meal afterwards.

I adore the "monster" designs and the monsters themselves. I can definitely say I am completely intrigued by this entire story, the lore, the intriguing religion involved. Teacher is such a sweet character and Shiva has me so curious!

Definitely need the next one ASAP