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A review by ellelainey
Covenant, Vol. 1 by LySandra Vuong, explodikid
5.0
** I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR MY READING PLEASURE **
Copy received through Netgalley
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Covenant, Volume 1
by LySandra Vuong
★★★★★
240 Pages
Content Warning: heavy religious content, mentions of vague child abuse, grief, mild violence
Covenant is a new-to-me story that collects 18 episodes of the Webtoon comic. I'm glad to say that, the common problem with Webtoon/Lezhin adaptations – being that they feel like vignettes rather than a cohesive story – was completely avoided here. This was a complete, well rounded story that flowed from each page and through each chapter.
The artwork was gorgeous! There were a lot of dark, night concepts but they were all fully visible and understandable, done in incredible detail. Every character had their own personality and quirks. Everyone was easily distinguishable, with no confusion about who was who.
I loved the major LGBT reps – both FF and MM – and that there was a lot of inclusion and diversity in other ways without it being some major factor of the story. These were just regular college kids going about their business, who just so happened to work for God as Exorcists.
The plot itself took a whole new slant on exorcism, on the church, and the work they did to fight demons and evil. I liked how well that part was explained, the depth and variety that was shown throughout, and how information was fed slowly.
While I feel like it covered a lot of ground, it didn't feel rushed or forced. The pacing was great and I loved the hints of back story for all the important characters.
If I had any complaints, it would be that it ended on a cliffhanger and that it felt too short, because I was fully invested in the story by the time it finished. I'll definitely be coming back to read Volume 2. In fact, this is one that I'd probably buy in paperback.
Copy received through Netgalley
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Covenant, Volume 1
by LySandra Vuong
★★★★★
240 Pages
Content Warning: heavy religious content, mentions of vague child abuse, grief, mild violence
Covenant is a new-to-me story that collects 18 episodes of the Webtoon comic. I'm glad to say that, the common problem with Webtoon/Lezhin adaptations – being that they feel like vignettes rather than a cohesive story – was completely avoided here. This was a complete, well rounded story that flowed from each page and through each chapter.
The artwork was gorgeous! There were a lot of dark, night concepts but they were all fully visible and understandable, done in incredible detail. Every character had their own personality and quirks. Everyone was easily distinguishable, with no confusion about who was who.
I loved the major LGBT reps – both FF and MM – and that there was a lot of inclusion and diversity in other ways without it being some major factor of the story. These were just regular college kids going about their business, who just so happened to work for God as Exorcists.
The plot itself took a whole new slant on exorcism, on the church, and the work they did to fight demons and evil. I liked how well that part was explained, the depth and variety that was shown throughout, and how information was fed slowly.
While I feel like it covered a lot of ground, it didn't feel rushed or forced. The pacing was great and I loved the hints of back story for all the important characters.
If I had any complaints, it would be that it ended on a cliffhanger and that it felt too short, because I was fully invested in the story by the time it finished. I'll definitely be coming back to read Volume 2. In fact, this is one that I'd probably buy in paperback.