The Lost Boy by Greg Ruth
Beautiful artwork makes up for a derivative story, but some “homage” should be acknowledged
Middle grade readers who like The Amulet will probably enjoy Greg Ruth’s graphic novel adventure, The Lost Boy, published by Scholastic. This is a conventional tale, enlivened with beautiful black and white artwork that looks like it’s done in pencil. I have to admit that the cover immediately sucked me in.
Nate Castle has just moved to a new house in a new town,
January 2nd, 2015. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3 | Greg Ruth | Comics | SFF Reviews | no comments |
There’s not a lot to say about the plot of Pierce Brown’s Golden Son, the sequel to the fantastic Red Rising, because outside of the density and complexity of the story, which would necessitate a lot of summary space, Brown fills the novel with so many twists, turns, backstabs and back-back stabs that it would be difficult to offer up a synopsis that both gives a true sense of what happens and does not at the same time give spoiler after spoiler.
January 2nd, 2015. Bill Capossere´s rating: 4.5 | Pierce Brown | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Across The Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
The tagline stamped across the cover of Lian Hearn’s Across the Nightingale Floor is ‘One boy. One journey. One hidden destiny.’ Not only is this toe-curlingly clichéd, but it’s also pretty deceptive. It’s too reductive, too suggestive of the bog standard hero’s journey every fantasy fan has seen a million times. The book’s plot is complicated and surprising; its backdrop of a political feudal system riveting; the delicate Japanese-style landscape and customs are intricate. Across the Nightingale Floor,
January 2nd, 2015. Ray McKenzie, Bill Capossere, Tim Scheidler, Rebecca Fisher and Kat Hooper | Lian Hearn | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
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