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A review by jkenna1990
Nicnevin and the Bloody Queen by Helen Mullane
4.0
This book is about a teenage girl named Nicnevin who goes by Nissy. She is sent to spend the summer in a cottage house in the middle of nowhere with her mom and little brother. She meets and falls in love with a mysterious man who seems ok on the surface but you find out pretty quickly is not a good guy. As Nissy explores the town and surrounding woods, she keeps having weird visions. They intensify after her brother finds a body while playing soccer with his friends. This go quickly downhill from there as we find out that the mystery man has been killing local woman to try and summon the fae queen and her minions. No spoilers on the ending but I really enjoyed it.
This book's art style really reminded me of reading Hellboy a few years ago. I very much enjoyed that aspect of it. The story was pretty good as well. I only wish it had been a bit longer. Parts of the story felt rushed and we never found out why Nissy was banished to the cottage in the first place. Not knowing her motivation for being so angry at her mom made a certain aspect of the book sad because we know there will never be any reconciliation there. Overall, I enjoyed this book. The colors and art style are fantastic and the story was great too. I would recommend this if you are a fan of comics such as Hellboy or any of the Constantine comics.
This book's art style really reminded me of reading Hellboy a few years ago. I very much enjoyed that aspect of it. The story was pretty good as well. I only wish it had been a bit longer. Parts of the story felt rushed and we never found out why Nissy was banished to the cottage in the first place. Not knowing her motivation for being so angry at her mom made a certain aspect of the book sad because we know there will never be any reconciliation there. Overall, I enjoyed this book. The colors and art style are fantastic and the story was great too. I would recommend this if you are a fan of comics such as Hellboy or any of the Constantine comics.