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A review by erikachung182
Gotham Academy, Volume 2: Calamity by Becky Cloonan
4.0
A new mystery and adventure for our heroes to uncover!
We're introduced to more of the mysteries and supernatural beings that inhabit Gotham Academy in volume 2, and with that the stakes and dangers increase. The beginnings of two subplots are introduced, and while those were interesting, I found them to be a bit lack lustre in the overall volume because they're left hanging. Slightly disappointed by that, but I still had fun reading this.
Character growth is also taking root in this volume. Olive wants to find the truth about her mother and her mother's death, and becomes consumed by that pursuit. And it is Olive's pursuit for her family's and mother's history that readers are taken along to see a different side of Olive - a side of herself that she's only beginning to learn too. Maps also grows in this volume, but more importantly, she is that character readers are mean to identify with because of her excitement for the adventure ahead (aka how the mystery of the plot will unravel).
I'm very much tempted to buy the third volume just so I can keep reading because I think this is progressing very well. While the subplots are only introduced and will probably be a continuous aspect through the series, they have ultimately further peaked my interests to keep reading.
We're introduced to more of the mysteries and supernatural beings that inhabit Gotham Academy in volume 2, and with that the stakes and dangers increase. The beginnings of two subplots are introduced, and while those were interesting, I found them to be a bit lack lustre in the overall volume because they're left hanging. Slightly disappointed by that, but I still had fun reading this.
Character growth is also taking root in this volume. Olive wants to find the truth about her mother and her mother's death, and becomes consumed by that pursuit. And it is Olive's pursuit for her family's and mother's history that readers are taken along to see a different side of Olive - a side of herself that she's only beginning to learn too. Maps also grows in this volume, but more importantly, she is that character readers are mean to identify with because of her excitement for the adventure ahead (aka how the mystery of the plot will unravel).
I'm very much tempted to buy the third volume just so I can keep reading because I think this is progressing very well. While the subplots are only introduced and will probably be a continuous aspect through the series, they have ultimately further peaked my interests to keep reading.