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zarasara's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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
4.5
lsparrow's review against another edition
3.0
although not my preferred style of illustration or story I found myself sucked in by the story.
maggs852's review against another edition
5.0
The art is magnificent and the storyline is brutally beautiful. Overall, it's such an interesting graphic novel and it's great to see how much historically accurate information about 1930s Parisian prostitution there is within the pages. An excellent mystery!
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
It's Nancy Drew, except Nancy is a dominatrix.
Ok, so not exactly. There's a serial killer on the loose in 20s Paris, and the sister of one of his victims has to go undercover as the virgin dom at a high-society brothel to exact her revenge.
Candy for me. Though I'm not sure what that says about me.
This is a great example of a GN where I don't find the art very attractive, but got completely sucked in by the story. I love that about good GN writing.
It's very graphic, both sexually and violence-wise - and it's sad in many ways. The characters are complex and layered. The young protagonist is not just a vessel for the proceedings - she's an active agent with strong feelings about many things. And she's not always likeable. Josephine Baker is a supporting player, although certain facts about her life seem to be tweaked. Not that I'm an expert. Maybe it's even intended to be an aboveboard copycat.
I'm not deconstructing what this book says about gender and sexuality, and I'm sure if I thought more about it, I'd have strong feelings about the gender politics here, but on a surface level, I enjoyed the focus on a place where women had power (of a sort) in a historical setting.
Anyway, this feels like a mash-up of a young-starlet's mystery (a la Miss Drew or maybe [b:Cat Burglar Black|6362841|Cat Burglar Black|Richard Sala|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390014489s/6362841.jpg|6549981]) with Rent Girl or Whip Smart. It feels old, and edgy - I'm surprised it came out just five years ago.
Ok, so not exactly. There's a serial killer on the loose in 20s Paris, and the sister of one of his victims has to go undercover as the virgin dom at a high-society brothel to exact her revenge.
Candy for me. Though I'm not sure what that says about me.
This is a great example of a GN where I don't find the art very attractive, but got completely sucked in by the story. I love that about good GN writing.
It's very graphic, both sexually and violence-wise - and it's sad in many ways. The characters are complex and layered. The young protagonist is not just a vessel for the proceedings - she's an active agent with strong feelings about many things. And she's not always likeable. Josephine Baker is a supporting player, although certain facts about her life seem to be tweaked. Not that I'm an expert. Maybe it's even intended to be an aboveboard copycat.
I'm not deconstructing what this book says about gender and sexuality, and I'm sure if I thought more about it, I'd have strong feelings about the gender politics here, but on a surface level, I enjoyed the focus on a place where women had power (of a sort) in a historical setting.
Anyway, this feels like a mash-up of a young-starlet's mystery (a la Miss Drew or maybe [b:Cat Burglar Black|6362841|Cat Burglar Black|Richard Sala|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390014489s/6362841.jpg|6549981]) with Rent Girl or Whip Smart. It feels old, and edgy - I'm surprised it came out just five years ago.
beth79's review
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
droar's review against another edition
4.0
Murder, mystery, & a Dominatrix. The art is, of course, amazing but the story gets bumpy in places. Josephine is really the one who gets things done and is generally fabulous. Artistically a 5, story wise a 3.
culown's review
3.0
As many others said, the first part is pretty good whilst the second chapter falls flat.
alex_deeree's review against another edition
3.0
Il primo capitolo è meraviglioso, il secondo così e così (non ho nemmeno apprezzato né compreso il finale).