This is a great comic! The story is interesting and the art is fantastic. It's a fantastic addition to any horror collection.

Over all this wasn't a bad read. I am a little disappointed with how rushed the story was. I thought this would be a series and maybe it is. I felt this story was lacking during the middle. It had a decent beginning introducing the characters, then slugs around following the main character as she listens to music (YAWN). The end picks back up then finishes just as abruptly as it started. I don't see this being a series because of how it ended which brings down the over all rating for the book. This could have been an epic series.
Thank you to GoodReads, Netgalley, and H1 for my copy of this Graphic Novel in exchange for my honest review.

The tone of this graphic novel is a mix of teen drama, crime and folk horror. It's incredibly dark and gorgeous imagery really sells the story. The art style really reminds me of Hellboy and it's probably why I was so absorbed in this graphic novel. I will admit it felt rushed at times and I wish it had been a bit longer and more flushed out so that there weren't any questions remaining unanswered. I really hope there is another volume in the works.

This book is about a teenage girl named Nicnevin who goes by Nissy. She is sent to spend the summer in a cottage house in the middle of nowhere with her mom and little brother. She meets and falls in love with a mysterious man who seems ok on the surface but you find out pretty quickly is not a good guy. As Nissy explores the town and surrounding woods, she keeps having weird visions. They intensify after her brother finds a body while playing soccer with his friends. This go quickly downhill from there as we find out that the mystery man has been killing local woman to try and summon the fae queen and her minions. No spoilers on the ending but I really enjoyed it.

This book's art style really reminded me of reading Hellboy a few years ago. I very much enjoyed that aspect of it. The story was pretty good as well. I only wish it had been a bit longer. Parts of the story felt rushed and we never found out why Nissy was banished to the cottage in the first place. Not knowing her motivation for being so angry at her mom made a certain aspect of the book sad because we know there will never be any reconciliation there. Overall, I enjoyed this book. The colors and art style are fantastic and the story was great too. I would recommend this if you are a fan of comics such as Hellboy or any of the Constantine comics.

A story with many holes. Lacks details in plot and illustrations. A easy pass on this.

A story with many holes. Lacks details in plot and illustrations. A easy pass on this.

This lost points for me because I found the main character, Nicnevin to be an absolutely insufferable asshole, which made it very hard for me to root for her. If I, at 15, had ever spoken to my mother the way she speaks to her I would have been in DEEP poop. Also, it is gross that she is actively trying to bed a 35-something man and the imagined sex scene was just icky. I just find it hard to root for a character that is almost as crappy a human being as the people that are supposed to be the bad guys. I supposed I just don't care for antihero stories is all.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 Stars

Folk horror through the eyes of a modern teen in this atmospheric tale of obsession, tension and black magic 🧙🏿‍♀️.

I read this fantastic graphic novel in one sitting, then turned back to the first page and read it again.

This original murder mystery is packed with foreshadowing that makes this novel even more interesting on a reread. The plot is easy to digest and any scenes of violence are tastefully drawn with nothing being gratuitous or graphic.

A modern-day druid commits a series of ghastly murders in an attempt to unleash the awesome power of the ancient gods of Great Britain. But all hell really breaks loose when his latest would-be victim, Nicnevin “NISSY” Oswald, turns out to be more than she seems.

Nissy carries this book. She is the epitome of teenage angst. Her relationships with her parents are realistic and in character for this rebellious young woman. This makes her dynamic with the murderer all the more chilling. She is an outcast, an easy target.

I would have liked there to be a better dynamic with Nissy and her brother but I don’t think this lack of depth detracted from the quality of the novel as a whole. However, I think the ending was rushed and I wish it left the reader with more time to feel the effects of the death.

I would love a sequel that details Nissy's life back in London after the events of this volume. Her perspective on urban life after exposure to the mysticism she encountered in the countryside would be so interesting combined with her new family dynamic and the consequences of her summer.

Preorder this book now for £14.99 to receive it when it's released on March 10th 2020. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nicnevin-Bloody-Queen-Helen-Mullane/dp/1643377132)

Trigger Warning ⚠: Major Character Death, Violence Against Women, Murder.

I received an advance review copy for free via NetGalley in alliance with Humanoids. I am leaving this review voluntarily 📚.

I really enjoyed this book. The story was a bit darker then I had originally expected but I did enjoy it. I thought the art was really well done and that some of the earlier scenes used colours to foreshadow events that took place later on! Overall a good read and I'll look forward to more from this author!
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for providing me an arc for an honest review. :)