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crhogan's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
betharanova's review against another edition
5.0
I am amazed by how far these characters have come. This volume took all my pride and belief in Chise and repaid it tenfold. Too, every time her relationship with Elias changes, it takes my breath away, and this was no exception. I can't wait to keep reading and see how they grow.
coffee_and_wool's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
heyjudy's review against another edition
3.0
~3.5 Stars
(Contains very light spoilers.)
We finally get to see what happened to Chise in this volume.
As she's with Josef, there's a struggle between them. And then Chise is forced to go back and watch her past. We see when she was younger, when things were good... and then when things turned bad. The contrast feels like it should be unbelievable, because you don't want to believe that a person can change so much, can turn in such a way. But it happens. The way that it's handled, and the way that Chise overcomes it and how she is forced to accept and decide regarding it, was really well done. I appreciated her stance on what happened.
And then we see Josef's past.
It's all very sad and messy, and it results in an equally messy end. Though I think that Chise comes out of it all right, even for the better in some ways.
After all of that, it looks like a new plot line is starting. They're off to a new journey, and I'm intrigued by where it will go next.
(Contains very light spoilers.)
We finally get to see what happened to Chise in this volume.
As she's with Josef, there's a struggle between them. And then Chise is forced to go back and watch her past. We see when she was younger, when things were good... and then when things turned bad. The contrast feels like it should be unbelievable, because you don't want to believe that a person can change so much, can turn in such a way. But it happens. The way that it's handled, and the way that Chise overcomes it and how she is forced to accept and decide regarding it, was really well done. I appreciated her stance on what happened.
And then we see Josef's past.
It's all very sad and messy, and it results in an equally messy end. Though I think that Chise comes out of it all right, even for the better in some ways.
After all of that, it looks like a new plot line is starting. They're off to a new journey, and I'm intrigued by where it will go next.
pogue's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lknano's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
vernip's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
At some point, the whole bad guy trope "we're not that different, you and I" argument really does not hold water.
Even if on paper the hero and the villain's suffering can be on equal par, what makes them different is, of course, the actions they make despite or because of that suffering.
But thanks to our bad guy being CENTURIES of jaded and removed from humanity & emotions, he really REALLY can't comprehend why our main character doesn't sympathize with her plight. What's jarring is that especially after they both peak into each others' tragic backstories, one accepts the negativity that defined her, and the other almost literally festers in his juices of resentment to the point where he's less of a pickle and more like a rotten fruit hiding under the cupboard.
So with that particular chapter of the narrative in the ongoing relationship between unknown supernatural horror and an unlucky Japanese girl brimming with magic, what's next?
Time to stop being a duo, and becoming part of a community.
IT'S HOGWARTS TIME!
Even if on paper the hero and the villain's suffering can be on equal par, what makes them different is, of course, the actions they make despite or because of that suffering.
But thanks to our bad guy being CENTURIES of jaded and removed from humanity & emotions, he really REALLY can't comprehend why our main character doesn't sympathize with her plight. What's jarring is that especially after they both peak into each others' tragic backstories, one accepts the negativity that defined her, and the other almost literally festers in his juices of resentment to the point where he's less of a pickle and more like a rotten fruit hiding under the cupboard.
So with that particular chapter of the narrative in the ongoing relationship between unknown supernatural horror and an unlucky Japanese girl brimming with magic, what's next?
Time to stop being a duo, and becoming part of a community.
IT'S HOGWARTS TIME!