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A review by haia_929
The Return of the Maharaja by Sean E. Williams
3.0
This is a trimmed down version of my review, to view the full review visit The Book Ramble.
Volume 3 of Fairest is set in the Fable world of Indu, which houses the Indian Fables, perhaps most well known being the stories of The Jungle Book. The story follows Nalayani and the Maharaja (Prince Charming) as they seek to defeat the Dhole who have been attacking villages across Indu. The story takes some unexpected turns reuniting Charming with some old friends and enemies.
I enjoyed this volume of Fairest. I thought it was fun and had some great, and unexpected, storylines. I especially enjoyed that Prince Charming made a comeback after his somewhat noble death a while back in the Fables storylines. I, of course, loved the art as I always do. This probably wasn't my favourite story, Fairest isn't really my favourite, especially though because this one was so heavy on the Charming and less on the female Fable.
I liked that Nalayani is the strength of her village, it was great to see her fighting. I think she's a very strong character and really carried the story well. I was pleased to see Prince Charming, and especially to see some level of change in him. This really fits into the overall theme of redemption as the Fables-verse prepares for the end. I think the story did rely on Charming a little too heavily, especially as these are meant to be stories about the women of Fables.
I liked the storyline, though it kind of seemed pointless? Like they didn't really accomplish much? I don't know. They're trying to stop the Dhole from bothering people, but that turns out to be easily fixed. Then, they fight the old Maharaja, which just seemed a little weird and random? I think the plot was a little weak.
I loved the art in this. I think the style worked well with the Fables. I love the cover of this volume, there's something really eye catching and interesting about the colours.
I think Fairest is a series worth checking out. This is certainly not the strongest volume, but the series as a whole, and the Fables-verse as a whole, are worth looking into and experiencing.
Volume 3 of Fairest is set in the Fable world of Indu, which houses the Indian Fables, perhaps most well known being the stories of The Jungle Book. The story follows Nalayani and the Maharaja (Prince Charming) as they seek to defeat the Dhole who have been attacking villages across Indu. The story takes some unexpected turns reuniting Charming with some old friends and enemies.
I enjoyed this volume of Fairest. I thought it was fun and had some great, and unexpected, storylines. I especially enjoyed that Prince Charming made a comeback after his somewhat noble death a while back in the Fables storylines. I, of course, loved the art as I always do. This probably wasn't my favourite story, Fairest isn't really my favourite, especially though because this one was so heavy on the Charming and less on the female Fable.
I liked that Nalayani is the strength of her village, it was great to see her fighting. I think she's a very strong character and really carried the story well. I was pleased to see Prince Charming, and especially to see some level of change in him. This really fits into the overall theme of redemption as the Fables-verse prepares for the end. I think the story did rely on Charming a little too heavily, especially as these are meant to be stories about the women of Fables.
I liked the storyline, though it kind of seemed pointless? Like they didn't really accomplish much? I don't know. They're trying to stop the Dhole from bothering people, but that turns out to be easily fixed. Then, they fight the old Maharaja, which just seemed a little weird and random? I think the plot was a little weak.
I loved the art in this. I think the style worked well with the Fables. I love the cover of this volume, there's something really eye catching and interesting about the colours.
I think Fairest is a series worth checking out. This is certainly not the strongest volume, but the series as a whole, and the Fables-verse as a whole, are worth looking into and experiencing.