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A review by awritingsparrow
The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Vol. 1 by Usata Nonohara
4.0
Okay, so I really like this book. I like the plot and I enjoy the characters. The artwork is really nice. The world building is really good and it makes me want to know more about it.
But...
I really, really don't like it when slavery is used as a plot device to bring to characters together. It leaves a power-balance that I am generally not comfortable with. Especially when it looks like one of the characters has any inkling of romantic feelings for the other. The whole concept of 'treating a human being like a human being' is something I don't normally jive with.
I already like this series. I want to love this series. I hope as it goes on the dynamic between Mariela and Siegmund changes to something where it doesn't feel like Seig worships the ground Mariela walks on because she is a 'nice master.'
But...
I really, really don't like it when slavery is used as a plot device to bring to characters together. It leaves a power-balance that I am generally not comfortable with. Especially when it looks like one of the characters has any inkling of romantic feelings for the other. The whole concept of 'treating a human being like a human being' is something I don't normally jive with.
I already like this series. I want to love this series. I hope as it goes on the dynamic between Mariela and Siegmund changes to something where it doesn't feel like Seig worships the ground Mariela walks on because she is a 'nice master.'