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A review by mollylazer
Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom by Joe Hill
4.0
This was another enjoyable volume of Locke & Key, and one that unfolds at a MUCH faster pace than any of the previous volumes. The pace of this one made me wish there was a bit more breathing room so that we could see some of the keys at work in more detail and get a better understanding of what they do. I almost wish there were fewer keys so that the ones that do get used can have more page time. That said, the twist at the end of this volume was awesome, and I did not see it coming. It propelled me right into the next volume.
I took off a star because of the pacing of this volume but also because of the issue when the skin key is used. While there were some valid points about race that were raised during this issue, the use and existence of this key felt like it was there solely to raise these issues as opposed to really further the story along. While I get that the characters interpreted Erin's saying "white" in the wrong way, and that led to the use of the key, the idea of just changing races with a key was uncomfortable to me and didn't feel like it did service to the people who actually live in unchangeable bodies every day.
I took off a star because of the pacing of this volume but also because of the issue when the skin key is used. While there were some valid points about race that were raised during this issue, the use and existence of this key felt like it was there solely to raise these issues as opposed to really further the story along. While I get that the characters interpreted Erin's saying "white" in the wrong way, and that led to the use of the key, the idea of just changing races with a key was uncomfortable to me and didn't feel like it did service to the people who actually live in unchangeable bodies every day.