Reviews

The Complete ElfQuest, Volume Five by Wendy Pini, Richard Pini

silverwolf77's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

pollyno9's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

bookishly_laura9813's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

suzanneke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kamillahaf's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful relaxing tense medium-paced

4.0

a_h_haga's review against another edition

3.0

The ARCs collected in this book were never my favorite. Which I always found strange, for Ember was always my favorite character - followed by Nightfall, and later Tyleet. I do know that the change in artist was jarring, and it didn't help that the artist seemed to switch between light backgrounds and darker backgrounds from chapter to chapter. (at least it didn't help for my overly sensitive eyes)

Another problem I had, was how the story meandered. There were some good scenes in there, of course, but there is a lot of fluff. Especially in the second part. I enjoy the story of Howling Rock and the Quest to find it, as well as Teir and how Ember grows into her own. The second part, however, the Wild Hunt, never really worked for me. A lot of it felt like filler and fluff, and not really giving anything back to the story. I have to admit that I skimmed a fair bit of it this time around. There's a lot of back and forth, and human troubles and intrigue, that doesn't really lead anywhere. The story grabbed me again with the last couple of issues and the Silent One, but it felt very far lost by then.

mlindner's review against another edition

3.0

DPL hoopla. The switch to computer-drawn images occurs a decent ways into this volume and it isn't good for the art.

rion_gale's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad tense fast-paced

5.0

evakristin's review against another edition

3.0

Elfquest has been with me since childhood and giving this book a mere three (very weak!) stars feels like a betrayal of old friends, but I couldn't with a good conscience rate it any higher. The drawings in Hidden Years are mostly good, some of them even very good, but the style used in the Wild Hunt story is not Elfquest at all, and the magic for me was completely lost. And it's such a shame, because there are happenings there that I'm sure would have moved me to tears if they were told in Wendy Pini's beautiful art work.

Of course I'm eager to see what happens next to my dear elves, but if Wendy Pini (or someone who masters her style completely) doesn't feel like drawing it yet, I'd rather wait. Because this I didn't enjoy much at all.