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L'empreinte Du Mal, Tome 2 (2009)

by Aya Kanno(Favorite Author)

3.76 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

2756015466 (ISBN13: 9782756015460)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Delcourt

series

Blank Slate

review 1: This book really should have slowed down. The pace was horrifically fast and there was no suspense at all. We basically got all the main questions answered and very few questions left. I'll be surprised if they somehow stretch this out even more, I doubt they'll be many more books in this series. The story was wonderful, I love it. But the author could have stretched it out and had way more books. Btw I just checked... AND HOW CAN THIS BE THE LAST BOOK IN THE SERIES?ASDFGHJKLZXCVBNMPOIUYTREWQQAZWSXEDCRFVTGBYHNUJMIKOLPPLMOKNIJBUHVYGCTFXRDZESWAQ
review 2: Kanno's artwork is beautiful, very much shojo - full of bishonen and cool clothes. However, there's a bit more violence than your average shojo, not to say there aren't a number of violent shojo series. She's ... morealso an excellent plotter. Things that you might think are unimportant details in an episodic series just might be what ties the chapters together.Zen's a good lead character - witty, attractive, and as dangerous as people say he is. He lacks motivation aside from discovering his past and he mostly lacks empathy. I think the second chapter does work better as an introduction because what connection to people who does have is revealed in his interaction with Rian. He'd kill her if he needed to, but sees no reason to be cruel. Rian's a good foil to him because she is emotional and girly, but discovering a strength she was never allowed to need. It's a strange relationship but feels true.The only part of the manga that really bothers me is the ending. It requires all of one character's actions to be an act. It's a bit abrupt and didn't seem to fit with the rest of the story even if it does allow all the pieces to fall into place. Other than that misstep, BLANK SLATE is a well-told, if familiar, story of an assassin and military intrigue. less

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