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sarag1701's review
4.0
I’m excited to see where this story takes us. I think it’s off to a fantastic start and while the art style isn’t my favorite, the use of colors and character style works well for the story.
It actually surprised me and had some genuinely laugh-out-loud funny parts. It was well done.
It actually surprised me and had some genuinely laugh-out-loud funny parts. It was well done.
diaadiary's review
3.0
Honestly, I don't have much to say about this because it didn't really hit that hard for me. I believe it's a little too early to make a judgement about this GN. I hope there are more novels because the art was fantastic! I loved the facial expressions and humor in this too lolol
saidtheraina's review
5.0
Holy crap please please please finish this story, [a: Nilah Magruder|8349969|Nilah Magruder|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1448441766p2/8349969.jpg].
I loved the themes and concept and want to know more about this world.
Thank you for addressing systemic oppression and broken systems and changing the world.
I loved the protagonist/cast, particularly that a hearing aid features in the plot.
The production on the book is fantastic - fully 8.5x11 pages, beautiful full color, hardcover.
The illustration style does shift periodically, I suspect because it was a webcomic (see pages 60/61) - there are some extremely cinematic, airbrushed-feeling pages, and some clearly manga-inspired pages where the pencil marks feel very close to the surface of the page.
More. More. More. More. MORE.
I loved the themes and concept and want to know more about this world.
Thank you for addressing systemic oppression and broken systems and changing the world.
I loved the protagonist/cast, particularly that a hearing aid features in the plot.
The production on the book is fantastic - fully 8.5x11 pages, beautiful full color, hardcover.
The illustration style does shift periodically, I suspect because it was a webcomic (see pages 60/61) - there are some extremely cinematic, airbrushed-feeling pages, and some clearly manga-inspired pages where the pencil marks feel very close to the surface of the page.
More. More. More. More. MORE.
ellelainey's review
3.0
Book – MFK (MFK #1)
Author – Nilah Magruder
Star rating - ★★★☆☆
No. of Pages – 129
Cover – Gorgeous
Genre – Comic, Graphic Novel, Children's, Death
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
Okay, so this was a strange one for me. The cover and blurb tells us that this is Abbie's story, but it's really not. It's the story of Jaime, the kid who discovers Abbie already on her trek to scatter her mother's ashes, injured and with a dying pet/travel animal. Now, considering the cover shows Abbie travelling with this animal, I find it a bit misleading, because the animal dies on the first page they enter the story and there is no “journey” that matches the image on the cover, within the actual story. Abbie is discovered kneeling beside her dead animal on page one of her part of the story.
The story begins with Jaime helping his grandfather gather sand, which is a thing, apparently. Then it journeys through finding Abbie and her dead pet, taking her back home to be treated, and how she changes everything in their small hick town, in the middle of nowhere, just by being there.
The entire story is told in Jaime's POV, through what he sees and feels, with only a few deviations into Abbie's thoughts about her mother. It explores her magical powers in a fight, which would have been more impressive if we haven't been set up for the big reveal both thanks to the blurb and Jaime's aunt spilling the beans too early.
Overall, this is just a chapter in a bigger story, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. It took too long to get to the point, gave away things that shouldn't have been revealed yet, and failed to keep my attention. The art work was excellent and the plot itself could have been great, but there were a few too many problems for my liking.
Author – Nilah Magruder
Star rating - ★★★☆☆
No. of Pages – 129
Cover – Gorgeous
Genre – Comic, Graphic Novel, Children's, Death
** COPY RECEIVED THROUGH NETGALLEY **
Okay, so this was a strange one for me. The cover and blurb tells us that this is Abbie's story, but it's really not. It's the story of Jaime, the kid who discovers Abbie already on her trek to scatter her mother's ashes, injured and with a dying pet/travel animal. Now, considering the cover shows Abbie travelling with this animal, I find it a bit misleading, because the animal dies on the first page they enter the story and there is no “journey” that matches the image on the cover, within the actual story. Abbie is discovered kneeling beside her dead animal on page one of her part of the story.
The story begins with Jaime helping his grandfather gather sand, which is a thing, apparently. Then it journeys through finding Abbie and her dead pet, taking her back home to be treated, and how she changes everything in their small hick town, in the middle of nowhere, just by being there.
The entire story is told in Jaime's POV, through what he sees and feels, with only a few deviations into Abbie's thoughts about her mother. It explores her magical powers in a fight, which would have been more impressive if we haven't been set up for the big reveal both thanks to the blurb and Jaime's aunt spilling the beans too early.
Overall, this is just a chapter in a bigger story, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. It took too long to get to the point, gave away things that shouldn't have been revealed yet, and failed to keep my attention. The art work was excellent and the plot itself could have been great, but there were a few too many problems for my liking.
emmirosereads's review
4.0
Okay this was my first ever graphic novel reading experience and oh my gosh, I loved it and this book! I like desperately want more now. 😭 I absolutely loved the art style, the characters, the story, just everything!
noelles's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
droar's review
3.0
This work feels like a web comic (which it apparently is) in that the story arc feels unfinished and unintentionally elusive. In a longer form work like a webcomic that feels normal, but I guess I expect more cohesion from bound materials. That said this world is super promising and the art is gorgeous! I'll be keeping an eye on the webcomic for sure!
readerpants's review
4.0
I'm so delighted that M. F. K. has made its way from web to print so I can reread and add it here! Plus the edition is gorgeously made: rich colors, heavy paper, a nice big trim size. I love the lush art of this comic, and I'm so glad that the print edition does it justice.
Librarians, heads-up - we've got a cliffhanger at the end of book one. Chapter Four (which picks up where this leaves off) is still online at http://www.mfkcomic.com/, but the story as a whole is on hiatus for a little while. It'll be back eventually, though!
Librarians, heads-up - we've got a cliffhanger at the end of book one. Chapter Four (which picks up where this leaves off) is still online at http://www.mfkcomic.com/, but the story as a whole is on hiatus for a little while. It'll be back eventually, though!