Sleepless, Vol. 1

2.5 stars

Good storyline but imagery left much to be desired.
I probably will not follow this series.

Palace intrigues, sleepless vows and the right amount of magic and mystery. A quick read and very cute. Awaiting the next one.

This was fun albeit slightly flat graphic novel read. Sarah Vaughn has written a story about the kingdom of Harbeny, and Lady “Poppy” Pyppenia and her sleepless knight. Sleepless knight as a play on words. He is a knight who protects Poppy and does not sleep, ergo, sleepless knight. This is a “who done it” style story. Assasins threaten Poppy's life and it is her knights responsibilty to keep her safe. Much intrigue happens over the course of the story and ends rather abruptly.

There are quite a few positives about this book:

Lovely art work. I enjoy Del Luca's style. The artwork is stylized without becoming unreadable.
Sweet and believable budding romance between the main characters.
Well done high fantasy
A diverse cast of characters
I did have some difficulties with the pacing. though. It feels too choppy and in that choppiness I lost the plot a few times and wasn't able to connect with the characters like I would like to. I found myself asking, “Why should I care about this?” Because of that I will probably not continue the series.

Finished this a while back during my vacation–loved it! Love the art and the characters. Full of drama and interesting politics.