Ava's Demon: Book One

I stumbled on the kickstarter for this some time ago and then quickly binge read through the entire webcomic. The style is very unique, and Czajkowski plays with light and focus that separate her art from a million look-alike comics on the internet. Sadly, the page by page, multimedia approach doesn't translate as well to book form, mostly because the book is about 10 times the size of Ava's actual pact. My cat hates this book because it took up so much room on my lap that he was unable to read it with me. Sill, it's beautifully put together and includes tons of extras for fans of the comics. Just understand you should stretch before trying to take it off the shelf.

The story is a science fiction, but has a fantasy feel. For as large as the book is, it barely scratches the surface of the story, and there's so much more I want to know. I highly recommend checking out the webcomic http://avasdemon.com/ if you like a complex story with a twist on the possession trope.

The art is amazing!

The characters are mostly interesting and strike a decent balance between ‘enough mystery' and ‘exposition overload'. However, I feel like there was a point where I maybe missed a chunk (or it felt like it) and wondered: ‘how did we get here?'

Nothing could ever make me hate this series. The art is beyond beautiful and I’m always looking forward to the next chapter and learning about the characters.

Re-reading as an adult I can greater appreciate how the plot is slowly laid out and the characterization of the cast. So obsessed.