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My review copy was SO bad I had to loan it out of a library I thankfully had access to through my sister. I’ll show you some pictures (which I luckily had because I sent them to a friend as I removed the arc from my Kindle). It was so bad. I would’ve actually preferred a pdf I had to read through ADE or something than have to go through this pain.

My name is Sorceline… is supposed to be IN THE WHITE BOX. Every single panel’s dialogue all had the text underneath. Same with the other page. I tried to read it and I just couldn’t do any of it.

I was so looking forward to read this and then was let down. They focused more on the plot than characters and that resulted in an imbalance that made me not interested in the characters. It also felt like there were multiple plots in this one SMALL book. It’s not even 150 pages and multiple plots (subplots included of course) are not worth it. I would mix up the names with the faces and didn’t care. Which should tell you a lot. There were lines that were said and then they wouldn’t be followed up on even though the line… should’ve been followed up. The main character, Sorceline, was written out to be this super cool and important character (didn’t feel like it to me) and it was hard to be interested in her (or anything, really).

It wasn’t the art -the art was great and I loved all the panels. I could definitely feel the emotions on the characters faces and I could see that the illustrator enjoyed drawing it. So for that (the art) it gets 2 stars (and everything else, literally nothing lol). I loved looking at all the fantasy creatures as they were beautifully illustrated. I liked that the colours weren’t bright and the graphic novel felt like a cute animated movie. I know I would’ve loved this graphic novel – had it just been written differently. I love the idea of a cryptozoologist and we’re in the classes, learning about the creatures – that I enjoyed. Maybe even more emphasis on the classes instead of the characters.

theoceanrose's review

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

krivas91's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Absolutely gorgeous artwork and colors. It has the kind of cover that you’d want as a high quality poster just to look at all the time. But, as other reviewers mention, so-so on the story. The dialogue and plot are a touch jumpy/harder to follow at times. However, definitely have to get the next one since it ends on a cliffhanger!

professoremdash's review

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3.0

3.5 - I loved the art style and the general setting and world, but the actual story itself fell a little flat. I found myself getting confused by the amount of dialogue and the expository narration. It felt disjointed and I was confused by the characters’ choices, and I didn’t really understand what was going on in the end.

alexxa2798's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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