linguana's review
4.0
The story itself was strangely told, with many bits missing or at least appearing to be missing. There is no beginning, for starters, there are comparatively long scenes of Sarah wandering the corridors of the house, whereas the fighting scenes were cut out. It felt that scenes didn't flow into each other but were put together without trying to tell a coherent story.
So, story-wise the pacing was completely off and the thrill was taken out by the way-too-quick an unoriginal resolution.
But Abigail Larson's art is soooo stunning, I would have bought this even without a story. Her drawings of the things that go bump in the night are beautiful, her rendition of the well-dressed man just perfect. And I loved Thomas to bits.
So I'd give the story 2 stars (barely) and the art a clear 5 stars. I may leaf through this again on Halloween, if only to stare at the lovely pictures.
So, story-wise the pacing was completely off and the thrill was taken out by the way-too-quick an unoriginal resolution.
But Abigail Larson's art is soooo stunning, I would have bought this even without a story. Her drawings of the things that go bump in the night are beautiful, her rendition of the well-dressed man just perfect. And I loved Thomas to bits.
So I'd give the story 2 stars (barely) and the art a clear 5 stars. I may leaf through this again on Halloween, if only to stare at the lovely pictures.
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