Listen, the artwork is marvelous, but the characters just aren’t here. I like Valia the most from this story, but her tone’s too biting. I like snarky characters, but it needs to feel warranted. Milo’s so trusting that he’s a bit of a dumb-dumb, but he’s a kid so you know. I feel like every line of dialogue is an argument. 

I think this is more plot-driven than character-driven, so that’s fine. I’m going to attribute a lot of the problems from the translation from French to English. Maybe that’s why I didn’t care for the characters or their dialogue? 

There’s a good plot twist toward the end! Worth reading if you like fantasy and gorgeous artwork.