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A review by crookedtreehouse
Folklords by Matt Kindt
3.0
Conceptually, this book had my attention. A fantasy story where a character in a typical magical kingdom habitat dreams of finding the world we, the readers, live in. It's cute. And the first issue, where the main character describes the quest he wants to undertake when he's eighteen, and then gets started on said quest is a blast.
From there, it slowly starts to crumble for me.
I do enjoy the modern takes on fairy tales, and the corruption of the fourth wall. But as the quest evolved, I became less and less interested. I don't care about the villains, I'm more invested in what would happen if the protagonist does get to our world.
There's also a last page reveal that made my eyes roll so hard that I feared they might fall out.
From there, it slowly starts to crumble for me.
I do enjoy the modern takes on fairy tales, and the corruption of the fourth wall. But as the quest evolved, I became less and less interested. I don't care about the villains, I'm more invested in what would happen if the protagonist does get to our world.
There's also a last page reveal that made my eyes roll so hard that I feared they might fall out.