grid's review against another edition
4.0
A kingdom full of witches, where the length of your hair correlates to the strength of your magic. No mention of hair growing…
Anyway, this was good. As in, I enjoyed it and will read the sequel. I’m sort of sick of books that are clearly written for children with really awful backstories and terrible things that happen to them. I just want everything to turn out alright. And this does not end happily, IMO.
Anyway, this was good. As in, I enjoyed it and will read the sequel. I’m sort of sick of books that are clearly written for children with really awful backstories and terrible things that happen to them. I just want everything to turn out alright. And this does not end happily, IMO.
untitledlullaby's review against another edition
5.0
I was worried at first that it would be too short (till I realized it was volume one) and also that it would be too similar to little witch academia. But I loved this! I loved the story and the magic. I agree with the magic based on hair length being stupid tho.
hannachapters's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
booksandwhimsy's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the illustrations in this graphic but I felt like world building wasn’t strong enough, and it was a little hard to follow. I feel like more scenes could have been fleshed out more.
kaitlinthern's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
libraryofld's review
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Spoiler
I firstly want to say that the art style is STUNNING, I was in awe when I turned each page. The way the characters are drawn, how the magic is shown, the colouring, beautiful.The story was interesting to read, not going to lie, I was lost most of the time, so I don't 100% get what's happening, but I think I understand the general idea. It's interesting that hair is tied to how powerful your magic is. One thing I don't understand though, is that it says 'those with hair judged too long are pronounced enemies of he kingdom, and annihilated', which is what happened to Jaga, Nyneve's father. But, if you look at the illustration, his hair is long, but it isn't that long, but then Prill's hair seems to be just as long, if not longer, same for Nyneve, and neither of them were killed. Then you've got Viceroy Jinheung Nyoto Jung's hair which is the longest of them all, and he's Captain Regent. So like I guess I just don't understand that?
I'm interested to read the second book to see what happens next, find out what happened in the past with Nyneve's family, or just hopefully figure out what was actually going on.
ayah_reads's review
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
This was good but it was missing something for me to invest in and really enjoy and care enough to continue, still a good read though and the artwork is pretty!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Transphobia
missoliviareadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!
3.5 stars.
A very enjoyable read and a plot that has really got my attention. I'm very interested to see where this story goes and will be looking out for future follow ups.
3.5 stars.
A very enjoyable read and a plot that has really got my attention. I'm very interested to see where this story goes and will be looking out for future follow ups.