tashtasher's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Gore
alishaabrahamsreads's review
dark
tense
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, and Grief
gremlyn_w_a_hat's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief, and Gore
fadilanassir's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A very visually pleasing story about family troubles, greed, and betrayals. This book was based off an ancient Breton folktale. The author's ability took a mind different versions of the story to make a more modern retelling of it is very impressive. An aspect that I enjoyed very much was all of the main characters some of them we didn't even have to spend much time with to understand who they truly were. For example, the father was only in three major scenes with him having limited dialogue, yet the author still showed his true personality. I very much enjoyed this book!
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood
snowsnakes's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A graphic novel retelling of an ancient Breton folktale.
Definitely a favourite sub-genre of mine: it combines two of my favourite things (1) art and (2) folktales lol how can I not love it?
Why just three stars, then? I wanted more detail! My heart felt for the characters and the story ended before I could come to terms with what had transpired. I often feel this way after reading graphic novels... I just wanted to know more. See more. But I do appreciate the open(ish) ending.
Be warned, it was definitely a darker YA; the story tends to focus on the flaws of the main characters, and how they lose themselves (and each other) to these flaws. Personally, I feel like better communication, and regular therapy to work through emotions, would have benefited everyone and likely prevented the book's worst-case-scenarios. But then we wouldn't have a story, I guess. And, really, folktales are meant to make the readers/listeners reflect. So, in the end, it did its job well.
TW: abuse, murder, death, gore.
Definitely a favourite sub-genre of mine: it combines two of my favourite things (1) art and (2) folktales lol how can I not love it?
Why just three stars, then? I wanted more detail! My heart felt for the characters and the story ended before I could come to terms with what had transpired. I often feel this way after reading graphic novels... I just wanted to know more. See more. But I do appreciate the open(ish) ending.
Be warned, it was definitely a darker YA; the story tends to focus on the flaws of the main characters, and how they lose themselves (and each other) to these flaws. Personally, I feel like better communication, and regular therapy to work through emotions, would have benefited everyone and likely prevented the book's worst-case-scenarios. But then we wouldn't have a story, I guess. And, really, folktales are meant to make the readers/listeners reflect. So, in the end, it did its job well.
TW: abuse, murder, death, gore.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief
Minor: Toxic relationship
pastel_princess's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Murder
Minor: Blood
bitterseason's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, and Infidelity
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty
krys_kilz's review
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The artwork is 5 stars, but the story doesn't quite hold up it's end of the bargain. The transitions were abrupt, the characters weren't fully fleshed out, and the world building was lacking. If the story was given more time to build and unfold - an additional 100 pages or so - it could have been much stronger.
With all that said, I still really enjoyed the retelling of the myth and am now curious to read some of the original versions if I can find them in English. The story was dark, but I felt that was necessary since it's moral, in this adaptation at least, was about the violence necessary to maintain empire and how the pursuit of power over others will destroy you and those you love in the end.
With all that said, I still really enjoyed the retelling of the myth and am now curious to read some of the original versions if I can find them in English. The story was dark, but I felt that was necessary since it's moral, in this adaptation at least, was about the violence necessary to maintain empire and how the pursuit of power over others will destroy you and those you love in the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Blood
aardwyrm's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Beautiful art. Not much story. Dahut is a fascinating monster, but her father is a bland king Lear type and Rozenn is a drip. But it is a folktale, after all, so just let the pretty horrors flow over you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Dementia, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, and Death
wella's review
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, and Death of parent