Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour by Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Carey Pietsch

12 reviews

amyreh's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Abandonment and Violence

dannothedino's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Murder

fronk10's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0

A stunning adaptation of my favourite arc from the podcast. The art style is vibrant and all the characters leap off the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

theoldestbennetsister's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

typedtruths's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Death

Moderate: Grief

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

This fifth instalment was super well-structured and wonderfully paced. It was a fantastic execution of a fab premise - time loops AND a mystery? And the story ends up discussing the ethical ramifications of a time loop, how your morality can decay if there are no consequences for your actions. I just loved reading this! 

One of the stand-out qualities of the book was the character development of the three MCs. We get proper looks at each of their backstories, and then we get to see them develop in relation to these. I especially loved the backstories as they gave such clear insight into why Merle, Taako, and Magnus are the way that they are. In relation to this, I liked how climax was less about a battle scene/high adrenaline scenario, and more about the MCs confronting themselves. Thus is was focussed on an emotional, character-driven threat than a physical one, which was refreshing and suited the story well. 

I also adored the found family element of this book. The little chatty, bantery moments were aplenty between the MCs which brought this trope to life. 

Something I’ve struggled with in previous instalments is the art style - it can be highly detailed which I ironically find harder to read. But I didn’t have any issue here! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Confinement, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Excrement, Blood, War, Murder, Animal cruelty, Gore, Death of parent, Ableism, Drug use, and Grief

Major: explosions Moderate: earthquake, loss of a loved one Minor: imprisonment, theft

bi_n_large's review

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Murder

karcitis's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Animal cruelty, Gore, Confinement, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Murder and Death of parent

happysami's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.75

This is my favourite arc of the podcast, just ahead of The Crystal Kingdom, and the graphic novel version didn't disappoint. 

There are quite a few changes from the podcast, mostly streamlining the story, which I really liked. I think this book integrated the between-arc content and the overarching story stuff really well too. 

As with the previous books in the series, I think this stands really well on its own (not just as an adaptation), and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is interested but hasn't listened to the podcast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

puttingwingsonwords's review

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: War and Confinement