3.5

I received a copy of this for review purposes through NetGalley. This has in no way influenced my opinion.

If you love art styles, and that is your primary reason for loving graphic novels, buy this and don't bother reading the rest of the review. The art in this is absolutely without a doubt stunning and it is consistently so. You will not be disappointed. I was routinely pulled out of the story to drool over the stunning visuals before my eyes.

However, this book was lacking in plot and character. It had a very interesting premise.No has been able to have children or grow crops because the little soul spirits that are basically life are being gathered by these machines for the Cyan who want to harness their energy and live eternal life and this makes the gods very, very angry. It had so much potential, especially in the beginning. The start and build-up was good and then something switched pretty early on and the book started to pick up the pace way to quickly. Suddenly there were things happening left and right and the characters we had just met were everywhere at every time with little build-up. This made all of the characters feel pretty bland as the story progressed and none of them stood out by the end of the book. It would slow down here and there to establish something (though not really as I was still left with a lot of questions) and then went back to fast and then and then and then pace. While I was able to get immersed in the story and enjoy the stunning visuals, I was often confused and had a lot of questions. However, when this was not the case, I found myself enjoying the story as I had a genuine interest in the concept and the world, I only wish that it had better development and pacing as well as better characters with a proper arc.