When I mentioned in my review of volume 1 how it was being slagged online for being too long and drawn out and I disagreed. I said that the pacing wasWhen I mentioned in my review of volume 1 how it was being slagged online for being too long and drawn out and I disagreed. I said that the pacing was perfect for building this false world and developing these characters and revealing their interrelationships.
Well, this second volume is the one that is really too long and drawn out. Still good overall. The story is moving forward just at a more sluggish pace. I didn’t tear through this one nearly as quickly as volume 1.
There are a lot of reviews here slagging the pacing of this first volume. I think it’s perfect and wouldn’t change a thing! You need the slow burn to There are a lot of reviews here slagging the pacing of this first volume. I think it’s perfect and wouldn’t change a thing! You need the slow burn to build up the tension amongst the protagonists and the situation in which they find themselves. I love it. Can’t wait to start volume 2! ...more
I had a really cool review written and was about to save it and then Goodreads crashed and lost it all. Maybe I’ll rewrite it. Dunno. Haven’t felt likI had a really cool review written and was about to save it and then Goodreads crashed and lost it all. Maybe I’ll rewrite it. Dunno. Haven’t felt like writing reviews much these days. ...more
I am so freaking torn on this book. It’s frustrating in so many ways… the constant present tense first person presentation of snippets of a month in tI am so freaking torn on this book. It’s frustrating in so many ways… the constant present tense first person presentation of snippets of a month in the life of this kid Clay as he comes home for winter break from college to Los Angeles, the despicable personalities with whom he surrounds himself that you can neither relate to (I hope) nor forgive for their actions, and the unforgivable things he witnesses. But it’s something I just can’t bring myself to stop looking in on. I could only take this book in small chunks at a time. A handful of pages here and there. It’s a short book at 200 pages that I should’ve been able to finish in a day, but the detestability of it all made me stretch it out for nearly two weeks. I can’t explain why I kept going with it, but I did and I don’t regret it. ...more
Please don’t let the length of time it took me to finish this 206 page book make you think it was a struggle. In no sense of the word was it a strugglPlease don’t let the length of time it took me to finish this 206 page book make you think it was a struggle. In no sense of the word was it a struggle. This book was a joy and I didn’t want it to end. ...more
Astrid is a newly 17 yo teenager in the suburbs of London. Her life involves school, her family, and hanging out with her friends and sneaking into clAstrid is a newly 17 yo teenager in the suburbs of London. Her life involves school, her family, and hanging out with her friends and sneaking into clubs. Pretty normal. To her it’s pretty boring. But then something happens. She received word that she is not king for this earth. She is actually a princess of a planet called Faerie who has been placed here to be allowed to age through adolescence in relative safety before being brought back home to claim what’s rightfully hers. But, like any good fairy tale, there are those who don’t want to see this happen.
I absolutely love this story. I mean it’s not entirely unique but it has great characters and Jamie McKelvie’s totally original voice and art style. I also love that, like his previous work on Phonogram with Kieron Gillen, it has that late 90s/early 00s Brit vibe that I just wish would be made into something for the big screen or streaming. But they’d probably botch it all up....more
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