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A review by nightshade_novels
Sanctuary by Xian Nu Studio, Melissa Marr
3.0
This is the first of three manga in the Desert Tales series which are an offshoot of Marr’s Wicked Lovely series. Having just read Ink Exchange I was interested to learn a bit more about this universe and the faeries and could not resist a manga version.
The drawings in this manga are slightly simplistic, but this adds to the style rather than detracts from it. I love the way that they are drawn, even if it can get a tad confusing at times as to who is who and what’s happening. This is just a general point about the plot as well. I don’t think that these manga could be easily read as standalone books as there is no world building within them, meaning it would be very confusing for someone coming to Marr’s universe for the first time.
I like Rika’s character and the way that she lives alone in the desert, refusing to belong to any of the faerie courts. I like the fact that she was one of Keenan’s girls who tried to become his queen and failed. Jayce also seems like an interesting person, but their romance happens way too fast and I do not like the way that Sionnach is meddling.
Overall this manga was a fun little read (it only took me about 30 mins to finish).
The drawings in this manga are slightly simplistic, but this adds to the style rather than detracts from it. I love the way that they are drawn, even if it can get a tad confusing at times as to who is who and what’s happening. This is just a general point about the plot as well. I don’t think that these manga could be easily read as standalone books as there is no world building within them, meaning it would be very confusing for someone coming to Marr’s universe for the first time.
I like Rika’s character and the way that she lives alone in the desert, refusing to belong to any of the faerie courts. I like the fact that she was one of Keenan’s girls who tried to become his queen and failed. Jayce also seems like an interesting person, but their romance happens way too fast and I do not like the way that Sionnach is meddling.
Overall this manga was a fun little read (it only took me about 30 mins to finish).