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A review by shaipanda
Season of the Bruja, Vol. 1 by Aaron Duran
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Thank you so much to NetGalley for the eARC!
The art of this book is absolutely beautiful and I thought what I could gather of the plot was really interesting and had great potential. However, I unfortunately had a few issues with the book. The main two for me were lack of clarity and lack of personal connection with the characters. While there was some character development as the book progressed, it was still the kind of book where despite being a short graphic novel that I would normally finish in one sitting, this took me at least 3 sittings to finish. I just didn't feel that connection to the characters especially in the first half or so of it, and despite the fast pace, it just didn't pull me in. Additionally, in terms of the lack of clarity, I just felt that there were a lot of plot lines that weren't fully pieced together for me and because of that it wasn't as impactful.
However, overall I did enjoy this book and it was a beautiful read. I also really liked getting to see story lines about witches from other cultures as obviously witchcraft has been a part of many many different cultures in various forms but often it is only shown in a very specific European way.
The art of this book is absolutely beautiful and I thought what I could gather of the plot was really interesting and had great potential. However, I unfortunately had a few issues with the book. The main two for me were lack of clarity and lack of personal connection with the characters. While there was some character development as the book progressed, it was still the kind of book where despite being a short graphic novel that I would normally finish in one sitting, this took me at least 3 sittings to finish. I just didn't feel that connection to the characters especially in the first half or so of it, and despite the fast pace, it just didn't pull me in. Additionally, in terms of the lack of clarity, I just felt that there were a lot of plot lines that weren't fully pieced together for me and because of that it wasn't as impactful.
However, overall I did enjoy this book and it was a beautiful read. I also really liked getting to see story lines about witches from other cultures as obviously witchcraft has been a part of many many different cultures in various forms but often it is only shown in a very specific European way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Xenophobia and Colonisation