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Birthright, Vol. 7: Blood Brothers by Joshua Williamson

elturko64's review

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3.0

Eh, I feel like this series is losing it's edge. Everything is still pretty good across the board when it comes to writing, drawings, settings, and dialogue. It's just the pacing that feels slow. Hopefully this series will conclude soon because I don't know what else can be put in this series.

subhamroxx's review

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3.0

This volume is about how Kallista sort of corrupts Brennan and is trying to teach him magic by chanelling his pain and this sort of magic system is interesting and then we have the big fight between brothers and we see how alone he was when his brother went missing and how it has sort of corrupted him. In the past we learn of how Mikey learned magic and the fate of Zoshanna and that was intriguing, fleshing out the past and then finally the main battle which was really well done.

This volume explores the past and connects it to present and hits on the themes of brotherhood and its successful in doing that and now that we are in the part where believe in fantasy all bills have come due and the ultimate war is here and the family is together. The art was great again and the writing flowed well and the finale is set really well.

lukeisthename34's review

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4.0

Well paced, well drawn, and an overall good feel for what amounts to a bit of a filler volume.

shannonleighd's review

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2.0

Individual issue reviews: #31 | #32 | #33 | #34 | #35

Total review score: 2.5

anjini's review

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.75

blynecessity's review

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adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

zacharysell's review

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5.0

This volume was focused on the relationship between Brennan and Mickey and damn did it deliver!

jessica_dw's review

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4.0

These volumes are starting to feel really short and I feel like I've just started and then it's over. Still a good series I just want a little bit more...

mattquann's review

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4.0

Continuing on with Birthright is a collection that focuses on Brennan's burgeoning career as a magician while he and Mikey resolve their conflicts like any good sibling duo: with a bit of fisticuffs. As always, the series packs great epic and urban fantasy imagery into a story that is interesting even when the character beats fall on genre tropes. Nonetheless, there's lots of good family drama that seems like it's about to reach its apex. I've not read ahead to see how long is left in the series. I'd assume we're in the back-half by now!

Looking forward to checking in with the Rhodes family in a few months.

tashachowdory's review

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5.0

FINALLY. It is really about time that we see more about Brennan since the whole story has been about Mikey. We finally get to see the toll everything has taken on Brennan and why (I think) he turns to magic to have some semblance of power. This is a series that keeps getting better as we delve into the nuances. I like that Mikey seriously considers giving up fighting in the war because of everything that it's taken from him - and why shouldn't he? Very good reading.
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