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Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen
4.0
I read this book as a child and I absolutely completely adored it. Going back as an adult I noticed a few things that made me bring down the rating. And trust me if we included book two of the series it'd be even lower. The only reason this is at 4 stars is because I really really liked the experience of reading this particular book, and this book does not reflect my opinion of the entire series.
Jakkin is very arrogant for a slave (bondsman? the specifics of his 'place' were a little iffy, as though Yolen didn't want to outright have slavery in her book). Also, though I love his dragon, how cliché is 'I choose the runt!'
Jakkin is very arrogant for a slave (bondsman? the specifics of his 'place' were a little iffy, as though Yolen didn't want to outright have slavery in her book). Also, though I love his dragon, how cliché is 'I choose the runt!'
Godchild, Vol. 1 by Kaori Yuki
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5
I am weak to questionably moral characters, heavy-inked art, pretty boys with sad pasts, Victorian style clothing, creepy children's rhymes, and murder- so I can't help but fall in love with this.
I read this story as a small tween and couldn't get enough of it. As an adult I went back to check out just what it was that drew me towards it and fell in love all over again.
This is a dark setting, and one that brings up various phobias, triggers and jabs at society in general. It does bring to mind Black Butler which I have seen in various reviews, but jumping from that to this may be a shock. The dark inking and thick lines make the whole page look darker and the art is phenomenal in bringing out the emotions present in the scenes.
Keep in mind for those just jumping into Kaori Yuki's work that this is the same person who wrote such titles as Angel Sanctuary and Boys Next Door so the themes are going to be very dark.
I read this story as a small tween and couldn't get enough of it. As an adult I went back to check out just what it was that drew me towards it and fell in love all over again.
This is a dark setting, and one that brings up various phobias, triggers and jabs at society in general. It does bring to mind Black Butler which I have seen in various reviews, but jumping from that to this may be a shock. The dark inking and thick lines make the whole page look darker and the art is phenomenal in bringing out the emotions present in the scenes.
Keep in mind for those just jumping into Kaori Yuki's work that this is the same person who wrote such titles as Angel Sanctuary and Boys Next Door so the themes are going to be very dark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, and Mental illness
I'm sure I missed some obvious tags, which says a lot about the tone of this story. Please be prepared for any and all of these tags before starting this series.