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A review by claudiap
Heart in a Box by Kelly Thompson
2.0
"Heart in a Box" presents interesting concepts - to be careful with what we wish for and the need to experience negative emotions in the grieving process. However, despite having enjoyed the base concepts, the execution was only average-poor.
There are so many things in the plot that aren’t explained. The narrative, that tries to be deep, becomes inconsistent. The heart division process is not explained, as it is not focused how the heart fragments are distributed across multiple characters. Above all, the main character, in her quest to gather her heart, only uses every character she meets. All the journey seems random and the introduced characters didn’t bring anything to the plot.
I liked the drawing and colouring, but honestly can’t get past the flaws pointed out. When I finished reading the graphic novel I gave it 3 stars, pointing more to 2.5. However, the more I think about the story, more I consider that the actual ratting is 1.5-star....
There are so many things in the plot that aren’t explained. The narrative, that tries to be deep, becomes inconsistent. The heart division process is not explained, as it is not focused how the heart fragments are distributed across multiple characters. Above all, the main character, in her quest to gather her heart, only uses every character she meets. All the journey seems random and the introduced characters didn’t bring anything to the plot.
I liked the drawing and colouring, but honestly can’t get past the flaws pointed out. When I finished reading the graphic novel I gave it 3 stars, pointing more to 2.5. However, the more I think about the story, more I consider that the actual ratting is 1.5-star....