A review by clockworkstars
Castle Swimmer, Volume 1 by Wendy Martin

3.75

Castle swimmer volume 1 - Wendy Martin 

 

“You are a beacon, a light that shines for others. There are many prophecies in this world. You will have a key role to play in each one. The world is waiting for you. Go to the prophecies and fulfil your destiny!” 

3.75☆|5 

 

This was a really quick read, the pages were flipping between my fingers — figuratively, I read this on a screen —and I couldn't let it down. In fact, I read it in one sitting. Because if there is one thing that I will always recognize to this comic, it's that it is addictive. There's something so beautiful in the art style that made us unable to leave Siren and Kappa. 

 

This first volume is very obviously a setup; we learn about the universe and how we ended up in this situation, and we learn a bit about the characters — even though it stays a bit superficial, I hope that we will learn more deep things about them later! And yet, enough things happen, the premise is intriguing, and it seems like it is going to be well done. So we stick to it and want to know what is going to happen. In fact, I am not even sure that I will be able to wait for the second volume, and I might really well go read the next chapters directly on Webtoon. 

 

One of the major highlights of this story is its characters. I just love Siren and Kappa, they are opposed yet very similar. And even though I feel like the light romance developing between them is quick, it is cute to read about those two mermen having small crushes when they actually need to kill or be killed by the other. This comic is truly adorable, and I love the art. 

 

I will make sure to read what happens after this volume, and I definitely recommend it if you want a quick, adorable read with nice art and prophecies. Thank you to Netgalley and Ten Speed Graphic for sending me an eARC of this book, it will be out on October 22.