The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
hflh's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
On Blood Stain as a whole:
Blood Stain follows recent chemistry grad Elly as she struggles under the pressures of her family to find and keep a job in today's dismal market. Her last option is an assistant position for a creepy scientist - Vlad - that no one will work for.
Volume 1 is a slow start, but it's worth it to stick around I'm not sure how I feel about where volume 4 is going, but of the completed volumes, Blood Stain is a truly delightful and wholesome comedy of errors about oddballs and overcoming bad first impressions. It's a fun, modern mix of Northanger Abbey (but with a little less romance) and Beauty and the Beast (but with a lot less Stockholm syndrome). Elly is a daydreaming gamer and nerd (but she's not given a stereotypical gamer girl character design) while Vlad is an awkward academic who struggles with the social stuff. The art has distinct personality and life without being overly stylistic, the characters are endearing, and Sejic is great at sprinkling in goofy humour without sacrificing too much realism.
TW: One minor specific trigger thatElly's sister puts a lot of pressure on Elly to get a job to help pay their mother's hospital bills, despite Elly trying her best. The sister doesn't believe Elly and belittles her in their interactions.</spoiler?
On Volume 1:
Much of my comments for Vol. 1 can fall under my whole-series thoughts. Vol. 1 is definitely a slow start, but it is a strong introduction for Elly and her current situation, as well as forÂVlad's chef Serge . Elly is a great character and the the events of the volume are entertaining.
Blood Stain follows recent chemistry grad Elly as she struggles under the pressures of her family to find and keep a job in today's dismal market. Her last option is an assistant position for a creepy scientist - Vlad - that no one will work for.
Volume 1 is a slow start, but it's worth it to stick around I'm not sure how I feel about where volume 4 is going, but of the completed volumes, Blood Stain is a truly delightful and wholesome comedy of errors about oddballs and overcoming bad first impressions. It's a fun, modern mix of Northanger Abbey (but with a little less romance) and Beauty and the Beast (but with a lot less Stockholm syndrome). Elly is a daydreaming gamer and nerd (but she's not given a stereotypical gamer girl character design) while Vlad is an awkward academic who struggles with the social stuff. The art has distinct personality and life without being overly stylistic, the characters are endearing, and Sejic is great at sprinkling in goofy humour without sacrificing too much realism.
TW: One minor specific trigger that
On Volume 1:
Much of my comments for Vol. 1 can fall under my whole-series thoughts. Vol. 1 is definitely a slow start, but it is a strong introduction for Elly and her current situation, as well as forÂ
Content Warnings
Minor: Chronic illness
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