ad, gifted by publisher - this is a highly experimental collection of punk poetry sang to the theme of the apocalypse, discussing desire, exploitation, and family relationships, both present and historical. the poems were jarring and unnerving, which made for a conflicting reading experience due to the heavy themes and apocalyptic undertones, it was a hard and upsetting book to read; i could tell that this was intentional as it was very well executed - it’s very hard to make a poetry collection both incredible and so unsettling without one effecting the other, but Price manages this amazingly. very interested to read more of their work in the future.

• great concept, but i found the execution mediocre in literary terms
• needed more clues and hints; didn’t know it was a mystery until half way through

• the ‘big reveal’ was spelled out for us on the cover in actual words, not very mysterious

• repetitive writing style (“like” was used way too often, not even colloquially, it was used in bland cliche similes)
• simple, buts that all it was made for; not all books are built to be complicated, some are just made to exist

thanks to the publisher & netgalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! this is the first comic book in a planned series, following a group of children trying to find the stolen time crystal shard to allow their village to return to its timeless state. 

genres: historical fantasy, comic book, middle-grade

the world-building and magic system in this book was generally very well-crafted, but i did notice some inconsistencies which broke the story’s immersion

(eg. how did they immediately work out what exactly their powers were straight after gaining them? if one of the children can restore things to the way they originally were, why can’t he use the power on the time crystal , to restore it to it’s not shattered, while state?)

i may just be nit-picking but i thought it was worth a mention. i loved the incorporation of greek mythological references and elements into the story. on top of that, i adored the art style - very reminiscent of Roy Lichtenstein’s work.  

canny, funny and overall an intriguing read - this was a great start to a series i can see blowing up one day :)

thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. as a child, i adored "chose your own adventure" books for the same reason i loved (and still love) video games: you were ultimately in control. i also adore comics and graphic novels, so seeing the two combined would have been a dream to child dorothy. i was That mythology child, so throw in a journey for the tale of Atlantis? i'm sold! 

reading this book felt like a major nostalgia trip. flipping through pages to get to the next step of a journey? check. the frustration of the book ending prematurely due to your stupid choice? check. amazing artwork? check. lots different endings? check. 

if i could go back in time, i would give a copy of this book to 7 year old me, as I would have loved this! if you have a comic book kid in your life, i'd definitely consider getting them a copy of this. and who knows! it might introduce them to the book in which this was adapted from (R.A. Montgomery's book of the same name)

i adoreddddd this book! so sweet and left me unable to put it down - such a good read, would definitely re-read in the future