A review by luanam
Fairlady, Vol. 1 by Brian Schirmer, Claudia Balboni, Marissa Louise, Shari Chankhamma
3.0
3.5
The art is appealing and the plot lines held my attention. I especially appreciated the way the format consisted of a series of self contained stories that linked into an overall arc but could also be read separately as it allows the graphic novel to be read in tidy bursts within time constraints.
Unfortunately, I did not connect to the main protagonist and her partner quite as strongly as I have to other characters of other series. This may be because the focus in the book was more on their investigatory process while the main character is pretty swiftly introduced to us and then quite drily and pragmatically gets on with things. She and her Oanu partner (not calling him a feline!) do often have this bit of a sardonic wit, which is fun, but I kind of wish there was more detail in this area, more story.
The art is appealing and the plot lines held my attention. I especially appreciated the way the format consisted of a series of self contained stories that linked into an overall arc but could also be read separately as it allows the graphic novel to be read in tidy bursts within time constraints.
Unfortunately, I did not connect to the main protagonist and her partner quite as strongly as I have to other characters of other series. This may be because the focus in the book was more on their investigatory process while the main character is pretty swiftly introduced to us and then quite drily and pragmatically gets on with things. She and her Oanu partner (not calling him a feline!) do often have this bit of a sardonic wit, which is fun, but I kind of wish there was more detail in this area, more story.