The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún, Vol. 1
Ratings64
Average rating4.2
A small girl being cared for by a cursed monster is just as adorable and heartbreaking as you can convey by the cover. I really love the art style completely, the plot and character building is steady throughout this 1st book. They establish the world, relationship between the two characters, and rules very nicely. I have plenty of questions about the mystery but not about how everything works and motivations of the characters.
One of the rules is that the monster can not touch her, because then she would get cursed. This can cause a real sense of danger for this girl. [ There is a scene that was pretty emotional when the girl is chased down and she hurts her leg badly. He can not touch and help carry her back home, so she has to walk on it. And again she has to bandage herself up with only his guidance. (hide spoiler)]
The ending was a bit strange. They introduced a character at the beginning and kinda felt like they threw him in last minute. I kinda wish he was in the background sometime just watching them, then it would make sense that he would show up at his opportune moment.
Really excited for the next one! ~Ashley
Literally couldn't stop reading it and just finished it at the local bookstore- strong start to a magical (and I bet heartbreaking) story
This book is just beautiful. The art is gorgeous and the story is intriguing. I am planning on reading the rest of the series because I want to know what happens.
3.5 stars
Creepy and dark with lots of horror undertones. This story has more questions than answers at the moment, but I'm interested. The art isn't truly to my taste, but it does help keep the book creepy.
This is done at a slower pace and what the progression of the plot will be isn't truly divulged yet, but the questions are what make me want to come back.
Vol. 1 is a sweet (but dark), atmospheric beginning to a story that I'm eager to keep reading. Right now everything is so shrouded in mystery that it's hard to really judge this book on its own, but I like the way it sets things up.
This was such a quiet, atmospheric little book. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous and the story moves along like water in a gentle stream with moments of excitement and tension thrown in like stones. I have the next two books on my desk so can't wait to get through those.
Illustrations are amazing. The story is sweet, fairy tale is. A monster is raising a human child in the outskirts of a forest. A “curse” changes humans into monsters if they touch. Shiva's teacher is both protector and a father to her. Other humans are cruel and afraid.
Fairytale-like atmosphere, beautiful artwork and a story that reeled me in and didn't let me go even on the last page. There are a lot of questions raised and not a lot of answers, but I assume that will come in future volumes. It was surprisingly heartwarming with two characters that I instantly loved and cared for, despite really knowing very little about them. Their relationship is really quite sweet - although there seem to be dark underpinnings to the story, so I am interested to see where it goes from here. Highly recommended!
