robin_dh's review
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
frasersimons's review
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
3.75
This was a good and spooky and weird story that wraps up pretty nicely, but also differently than expected, yet not with a lot of punch. Some gorgeous and dynamic paneling and steady progress, coupled with an interesting gimmick to deliver narration keep it going, and above the chaff.
abeorning's review
4.0
HmmmMMM interesting. Fun and enjoyable (and slightly dense visual-wise) to read. When the “answer” to the mystery was revealed, so too did I wish that the setup would’ve been longer and delved more into the goings on of the town. Could’ve easily been 2 to 3 issues more for some really powerful payoff. But a nice ending that got me thonkin what I would do in the protag’s situation.
bluehairedlibrarian's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5
I was with this book until the final chapter, where it suddenly became a giant info dump that resulted in a very unsatisfying ending. In a small town, a girl goes missing and the only person who seems to care is her best friend. When everyone else stops the search, she continues, leading her down paths where powerful people do not want her to go. When she finally discovers what happened to her friend, the story just kind of ends with no real resolution. The artwork makes it feel like a odd dusty Western noir mixed with a David Lynch film, which was fun. I just wish it made better use of it's final chapter.
graypeape's review
5.0
I enjoyed this one, the art is cool, and the story is a kinda creepy slow burn quirkfest that admittedly wants to be Twin Peaks-ish. We have a missing girl, her best friend investigating the disappearance, and a town filled with strange happenings going on. The deeper Best Friend digs, the weirder things get, building up to an ending that really surprised me and was deeply satisfying. On a side note, there's a big peppermint factory in the town, and all I can think is how nice it must be living there, smelling peppermint all the time...
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