queenkoko's review
4.0
Got this for $3 during my vacation in Philly. Read this is one day because I love a shit show of a series and this was a fun shit show. I loved the twists and turns in this supernatural thriller. Loved Risa, she was probably my favorite character. I probably won't read the second volume though, it'll be hard to find at a store.
acidraineburns's review
2.0
I found this book at a little whole-in-the-wall comic store in San Diego a few years ago. However, during one of our moves, it ended up being misplaced, and my husband found it while cleaning our back bedroom. To this day, the cover still draws my attention!
The story line seemed rather interesting, and I was willing to give it a shot. Since vampires are immortal, it made sense that a vampire cartel could run the crime syndicate of Miami. However, I felt the graphic novel just fell flat. There was more time spent narrating than actually getting any story from the characters. There were little hints dropped about the relationship between the characters, but not enough. I found myself groaning every time I flipped a page to find another huge chunk of narration and no dialogue.
Some of the character development was good. The audience learns a lot of Rise due to her underhanded dealings in her business and in the family. However, the hints that are dropped about her relationship with Leto and her father really disturbed me.
For me, the only thing that this graphic novel had going for it was the art style. For me, a big turn-off is poor art. But with this graphic novel, I think the sacrificed story for awesome graphics. At that point, I'm not sure if it's worth it.
On the whole, this graphic novel was pretty forgettable. I think there are other volumes out there; however, I am not curious enough to pick them up.
The story line seemed rather interesting, and I was willing to give it a shot. Since vampires are immortal, it made sense that a vampire cartel could run the crime syndicate of Miami. However, I felt the graphic novel just fell flat. There was more time spent narrating than actually getting any story from the characters. There were little hints dropped about the relationship between the characters, but not enough. I found myself groaning every time I flipped a page to find another huge chunk of narration and no dialogue.
Some of the character development was good. The audience learns a lot of Rise due to her underhanded dealings in her business and in the family. However, the hints that are dropped about her relationship with Leto and her father really disturbed me.
For me, the only thing that this graphic novel had going for it was the art style. For me, a big turn-off is poor art. But with this graphic novel, I think the sacrificed story for awesome graphics. At that point, I'm not sure if it's worth it.
On the whole, this graphic novel was pretty forgettable. I think there are other volumes out there; however, I am not curious enough to pick them up.
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