mfrisk's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

2.5

Love the illustration style but I didn’t love the story and didn’t feel very connected to the characters overall. 

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slswarner's review against another edition

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

4.5

Although the narrative is presented as the densely doodled diary of the main character, the art itself feels like its own character. Absolutely stunning and full of classic monster movie style and tropes, the whole vibe of the book is moody and dark. The story explores flawed people who manage to survive despite having only bad options to choose from. 

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bravelass85's review against another edition

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

2.0

I really struggled to like this book. I wanted to but I found it hard to focus on it given the dense way it was constructed and the lack of redeemable characters. It was hard to read. Maybe something redeeming in pushing myself to read it, but I’m not sure. Jury is out.

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faeriegodmutha's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Wow! Emil Ferris is so talented. The artwork and the storytelling had a mesmerizing effect. A fully immersive tale of murder, mayhem, monsters, and art history--when it ended I immediately felt like I can't wait to grab the sequel and get back to Karen's world. 
 

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danimacuk's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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buer's review against another edition

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The art style is cool but way more sex than I thought I was signing up for when I read that the book was narrated by a ten year old.

I was ready for a murder mystery and a girl who loves monsters - I was not ready for all the nudity and sex scenes. Maybe if I’d had different expectations I could have made it all the way through, but it’s due back at the library anyways so I figure I’ll just quit while I’m ahead.

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orlagal's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-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? Yes

5.0


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readingpicnic's review against another edition

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5.0

The book equivalent of eating a really nice meal. It’s so full of so many concepts, characters, and interlocking stories, but the author brings everything together so well. The formatting is also so unique with it being in a lined notebook, and the artwork was truly incredible. The queer main character drawing herself as a wearwolf was also an excellent nod to how wearwolves are often a metaphor for queerness. Some parts were pretty heavy, and I cried A LOT, but it’s worth it. 

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mccleark's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0


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thildemach's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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