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Clever but clunky; the ambition of this sci-fi monster slam-fest is impressive and many of the concepts and themes are compelling, but the characters don’t win pitted against the bumps in the storytelling.
Fans of Five Nights at Freddy’s or Goosebumps will enjoy the worldbuilding and satire. There’s plenty of excellent craft, but perhaps not enough to ignore the goofy twists.
Ambitious, and executed with its heart in the right place, this first volume promises massive, world-changing stakes from the simple gifts of the heroine, but likely won’t charm readers as much as its protagonist charms everyone she meets.
While an author’s note acknowledges that a true bibliography would be limited, this could still be an excellent authority in distilling the complexities of Norse mythology and making it accessible to younger readers interested in folklore.
A well-crafted story that somewhat balances humor and risk, character and caricature, but which may leave readers unsympathetic after the deluge of circumstances stretches on, losing the power to sustain either threat or investment.
Xie’s sparse fabrication of real events never successfully achieves the admittedly difficult task of visually depicting how music can touch the spirit. Small human moments abound, but the story’s attempts to portray more sweeping emotions fall short.
As an original superhero satire, this might have had some appeal, but for fans of these well-known characters, it lacks sufficient charisma, conceptual cohesion, or fresh commentary on the source material.
An effective primer on the physics and variety of bridges, but too frenetic and lacking in a sufficient humanist or aesthetic hook to grab many readers unless other volumes in the series are already checked out.