magnetgrrl's review
2.0
Someone else summed this up as "lots of graphic sex and violence" and that's pretty much all I remember about this second book in the Artesia series, too. The world and premise have a lot of potential but it seems in this second volume that the author doesn't know what to do with it, and it might just be wasted on some fantasy wank. The art is still gorgeous though. Reminiscent of Barry Windsor Smith, I think.
greymalkin's review
4.0
I finally started getting into the story around the end of this edition. There are just so many names and characters that it takes me twice as long to read these because I keep flipping back and forth to remind myself who people are. I also felt that the "Artesia can do anything" superheroine aspect that put me off in the first book was handled much better in this one. I don't mind larger than life characters, but I feel like dramatic tension is lost if there's nothing that can stop them. This book introduced some elements that felt like a good challenge for her character.
Look forward to seeing what happens in the third book.
Look forward to seeing what happens in the third book.
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