stiricide's review against another edition
4.0
Wic+Div lost its way more than once over its run. I can't imagine trying to read this as a monthly - reading it in trade was headache enough. Some threads never get wrapped up, and I don't know if this finale is as "meaty" as some of the fans wanted, but I think Laura's quiet acceptance and need for healing does a lot for a story that has been so draped in hedonism and violence. The art, as always, remains stunning. I'd love to see this as a really tight Netflix series, but putting that wish out in to the universe almost certainly guarantees that even if it does ever get developed, it'll get axed before it can finish, and I'll at least say this much - WD does end, which gives it a gravitas that some ongoings just never get.
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
4.0
Hugo 2020 Nominations (Best Graphic);
Stars: 3.5
(but I feel like it's cheating it to round down on this one)
Another 'so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye' homage. I wasn't expecting two of these, or to end up reading the two Hugo ending-of-a-story pieces back to back. There's definitely a different kind of feeling to the arc that wraps up an epic, and beyond that, the issues which wraps up the ending, the whole story, and the future.
I don't feel like this was the best ending, and I still have a lot more questions about this universe and the ish it spins around than I do truly having answers. I felt the Minerva wrap up went incredibly too fast, and that the result of that storyline wrapped up too neatly the sins of both of 'the fallen' who passed directly out of the story with the fall.
I still love the idea of this universe so much, even if I feel like the age and drag of the length taken to tel the story shows in the work needed to pull this volume together, and in how it still feels unfinished. There was too much in this about the series needing to save itself from it's earlier failures, but I still appreciate the glorious show it put on the stage trying.
Stars: 3.5
(but I feel like it's cheating it to round down on this one)
Another 'so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye' homage. I wasn't expecting two of these, or to end up reading the two Hugo ending-of-a-story pieces back to back. There's definitely a different kind of feeling to the arc that wraps up an epic, and beyond that, the issues which wraps up the ending, the whole story, and the future.
I don't feel like this was the best ending, and I still have a lot more questions about this universe and the ish it spins around than I do truly having answers. I felt the Minerva wrap up went incredibly too fast, and that the result of that storyline wrapped up too neatly the sins of both of 'the fallen' who passed directly out of the story with the fall.
I still love the idea of this universe so much, even if I feel like the age and drag of the length taken to tel the story shows in the work needed to pull this volume together, and in how it still feels unfinished. There was too much in this about the series needing to save itself from it's earlier failures, but I still appreciate the glorious show it put on the stage trying.
lit_editions's review against another edition
3.0
Its over...
But is it?
This is, by far, one of the strangest collections I have ever read.
While the last book wrapped some things up...there are still so many freaking questions and my main question is...What the FUCK are they? Still a little confused here...but you know what, I'm just happy its over.
Is this a recommendation...I don't know. Maybe you will read it and find yourself smarter than me and putting things together more easily...that isn't my case.
Like, I said...its over...
But is it?
This is, by far, one of the strangest collections I have ever read.
While the last book wrapped some things up...there are still so many freaking questions and my main question is...What the FUCK are they? Still a little confused here...but you know what, I'm just happy its over.
Is this a recommendation...I don't know. Maybe you will read it and find yourself smarter than me and putting things together more easily...that isn't my case.
Like, I said...its over...
sangloup's review against another edition
5.0
The Final Chapter in the Wicked and Divine.
Here they bring it together and wrap it all up.
It was an interesting ending I will say that... and unexpected.
I very much enjoyed the whole series, but this one I think was my favorite.
Here they bring it together and wrap it all up.
It was an interesting ending I will say that... and unexpected.
I very much enjoyed the whole series, but this one I think was my favorite.
justabookholic's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5 stars
It was a decent conclusion to the story. The finale was not as impactful or satisfying as I hoped for, but perhaps my expectations were too high. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great; if anything, it was a little anticlimactic when it came to certain reveals.
It was a decent conclusion to the story. The finale was not as impactful or satisfying as I hoped for, but perhaps my expectations were too high. It wasn't bad but it wasn't great; if anything, it was a little anticlimactic when it came to certain reveals.
renata_paiva's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
elemomi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
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? Yes
5.0
delaneybull's review against another edition
5.0
Such an interesting ending. I really liked that this didn't end in a huge battle, it was more introspective. And the epilogue was great.