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3.15 AVERAGE
3.15 AVERAGE
Me encanta el dibujo de esta autora, aunque me falta mucha información sobre las protagonistas y el internado. No entiendo para nada el fin del internado, ni por qué ni para qué van allí las chicas.
I picked this graphic novel up not really knowing much about it other than the title. I did enjoy it but I wish there would have been more to it. I felt like there was a disconnect because there wasn’t a lot of description given or backstory to the characters. I will continue to read the series but I just hope that some of these issues are fixed in the future installments.
Rating: 2.5
Its not that I didn’t enjoy this graphic novel. It went by quickly and the art was lovely. It was the story that fell short. Nothing really made sense, there wasn’t much explanation, and I really didn’t see the point. The whole story is about a mysterious school and a secret society. But we never really learn much more than that other than there is a “Key Student” and a student “leaves” the school after each exam. I feel like we were meant to read between the lines but I just felt like there was nothing there. We also have some Greek mythology mixed in that I feel like was meant to have some significance.
The main reason I picked this up is for the LGBTQ+ themes, and that at least, did not disappoint.
Overall a forgettable graphic novel, but I did enjoy the art. This just wasn’t for me.
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me an e-copy of this graphic novel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Its not that I didn’t enjoy this graphic novel. It went by quickly and the art was lovely. It was the story that fell short. Nothing really made sense, there wasn’t much explanation, and I really didn’t see the point. The whole story is about a mysterious school and a secret society. But we never really learn much more than that other than there is a “Key Student” and a student “leaves” the school after each exam. I feel like we were meant to read between the lines but I just felt like there was nothing there. We also have some Greek mythology mixed in that I feel like was meant to have some significance.
The main reason I picked this up is for the LGBTQ+ themes, and that at least, did not disappoint.
Overall a forgettable graphic novel, but I did enjoy the art. This just wasn’t for me.
Thank you to Diamond Book Distributors for providing me an e-copy of this graphic novel. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
**Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free e-ARC in exchange for an honest review**
2 ⭐
I was pretty excited to read this book after reading the synopsis and seeing the title as I love the myth of Eros and Psyche, but I ended up being disapointed.
First of all for the positive points; the drawings were beautiful and I loved the color palette chosen for this book, it made everything mysterious and charming. The relationship between Sara and Silje was cute though the end made me reconsider my stance on it. I also liked the sisterhood between the girls of the Rose.
Now for the negative points; I felt this book was very hard to understand unfortunately. There was a lack of information and a lot of things happened without any explanation. This made my experience of the book not that great and I would've loved more details to understand the book better because there was so much potential!
2 ⭐
I was pretty excited to read this book after reading the synopsis and seeing the title as I love the myth of Eros and Psyche, but I ended up being disapointed.
First of all for the positive points; the drawings were beautiful and I loved the color palette chosen for this book, it made everything mysterious and charming. The relationship between Sara and Silje was cute though the end made me reconsider my stance on it. I also liked the sisterhood between the girls of the Rose.
Now for the negative points; I felt this book was very hard to understand unfortunately. There was a lack of information and a lot of things happened without any explanation. This made my experience of the book not that great and I would've loved more details to understand the book better because there was so much potential!
The art is gorgeous. The story a little rocky. Particularly, the Sara and Silje romance should've happened earlier for a bigger impact.
Une BD très étrange dans laquelle le lecteur est plongé sans explications et j'avoue que même si je n'ai pas tout compris à l'histoire (c'est peut-être fait exprès ?), j'ai tout de même beaucoup aimé l'histoire et les dessins très parlants. Oh et cette fin, bordel.
[Je ne comprends pas pourquoi la BD a une note aussi basse sur Goodreads.]
[Je ne comprends pas pourquoi la BD a une note aussi basse sur Goodreads.]
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Very minimalist story with beautiful artwork and colors. The Craft meets Alice in Wonderland meets maybe Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of this book for my honest review!
I absolutely loved every minute of this, the art style was just stunning and it pulled me right in. The story starts being told in past tense like someone is reminiscing about something past, and the way the story is slowly unfolded was so very intriguing. We get thrown into this magical school and its very simple rules (or it seems) and we get this slow melancholic progression of events as the two main characters go through a school year of their lives.
I was so worried it wouldn't acknowledge the title at all (Because the myth of Eros and Psyche is one of my favourites and it would have been a shame not to acknowledge it).
But Eros directly translates to "romantic love" and psyche to "soul", and their myth fits what we see happen very well. Not in the literal sense that it is being relayed, but the grief and the love, how the events unfold, it feels fitting this myth was chosen as a title for this book.
The story from the start eludes to some big mystery that is to change the course of the book, and it gets revealed right at the end with crushing weight. Because we slowly see these two girls develop a romantic love between them, and share more and more of their days, so the tragic end feels bittersweet.
I absolutely loved every minute of this, the art style was just stunning and it pulled me right in. The story starts being told in past tense like someone is reminiscing about something past, and the way the story is slowly unfolded was so very intriguing. We get thrown into this magical school and its very simple rules (or it seems) and we get this slow melancholic progression of events as the two main characters go through a school year of their lives.
I was so worried it wouldn't acknowledge the title at all (Because the myth of Eros and Psyche is one of my favourites and it would have been a shame not to acknowledge it).
But Eros directly translates to "romantic love" and psyche to "soul", and their myth fits what we see happen very well. Not in the literal sense that it is being relayed, but the grief and the love, how the events unfold, it feels fitting this myth was chosen as a title for this book.
The story from the start eludes to some big mystery that is to change the course of the book, and it gets revealed right at the end with crushing weight. Because we slowly see these two girls develop a romantic love between them, and share more and more of their days, so the tragic end feels bittersweet.
This story wasn’t what I expected yet it grabbed me from page one. The story starts wih Sara reminiscing about her school days in the past and we see the entire story being told from her narrative. Sara does not focus too much on a story but rather her feelings and the people who were important to her in school. The eerie athmosphere comes from the fact that the school seems to be some kind of elite school that teaches girls magic and secret languages. Since this isn’t Sara’s focus we are left in the dark about the purpose of the school for a long time. She talks about her feelings for Silje, the so called Key Student at the Rose. Their relationship just like most of the story is mostly told in athmospheric montages focusing more on the feelings rather words, The illustrations and the pacing does most of the storytelling. Despite this the romance feels natural and well-built before the girls address their feelings. There is a lot of symbolism in the story as well, just like the blooming rose portraying their feelings for each other. I like that the story of Eros and Psyche was mentioned and explained in the story, since I wasn’t familiar with it. The ending feels bittersweet and a bit confusing - even though some of our questions are answered I have so much more. I would love another volume where we can dive deeper into the mystery and the purpose of the school and see how the girls’ story continues.