Grimoire Noir

This was a great reading but the ending was not the best. Love the art!

Really beautiful and interesting storyline. I would have loved to see more character development but I know thats more difficult in a graphic novel.

The art was so amazing I was practically drooling while reading. I'm always a sucker for a witchy title like “Grimoire Noir” and knew I'd love this when I spotted it.

I wanted to love this one. I truly did. See, from page one I fell in love with the art. I'd read the the pages, then usually spend a good minute or so just staring at the artwork. It is wonderfully done. There were pages I wish I could just stick on my wall so I could look at them again and again.

Unfortunately, I didn't think the story held up. It is a decent plot with his sister missing, witches stuck in town or they will die, and Bucky trying to find his sister and save her from witches who might be trying to use her for ill-gain. I was in, I was devoted to his cause, but Bucky is so quick to judge people and doesn't learn any better. He loses a friend off of his actions. The other characters weren't really fleshed out which was a bummer. 

The ending though is what ruined the book for me, or I should say the way the mystery works out. There is this huge potential backstory thing which wasn't worked out or talked about in the end and what happened to his sister felt so... anticlimatic? Also, super based on luck. There is so, so much potential here and again the artwork is gorgeous, which makes this lower rating so heartbreaking. But, I'll totally be reading more by this author and illustrator in the future. 

I ended up loving this! A++ on the world building!!! I wasn't fond of Bucky but he grew on me.
Is it wrong that I want more? This should be an animated series.

First of all, the art is incredible. Perfectly eerie! I really liked the whole concept of the town with the magical women, although I think the story could have used some more development.