A review by kassielovestoread
Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel by Leigh Bardugo
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I originally read this short story after Ruin and Rising, back then (and even now) Demon in the Wood gagged me so bad. This short but powerful story tells a clear narrative: survive. At all costs.
This story gives you a more intimate understanding of the Darkling and his mother. It's not that the Darkling was born evil- he became what he did from a mixture of circumstance and...questionable parenting. Baghra was not an easy mother to have, but I have to respect her willingness to do whatever it took to survive with her child. The Netflix show touches on their tumultuous relationship a little more in season two, but I would have liked to see this story incorporated more!
The illustrations in this graphic novel really amp up the story's dark themes. It was hauntingly beautiful! Fingers crossed that the rest of the books in the Grishaverse end up getting a graphic novel illustrated by Dani Pendergast. Any chance to revisit the Grishaverse is a chance I'll always take :)
This story gives you a more intimate understanding of the Darkling and his mother. It's not that the Darkling was born evil- he became what he did from a mixture of circumstance and...questionable parenting. Baghra was not an easy mother to have, but I have to respect her willingness to do whatever it took to survive with her child. The Netflix show touches on their tumultuous relationship a little more in season two, but I would have liked to see this story incorporated more!
The illustrations in this graphic novel really amp up the story's dark themes. It was hauntingly beautiful! Fingers crossed that the rest of the books in the Grishaverse end up getting a graphic novel illustrated by Dani Pendergast. Any chance to revisit the Grishaverse is a chance I'll always take :)