The Black Bull of Norroway (Norroway, #1)

Posted on 09 April 2018 by Cat Seaton

Sibylla always wanted adventure, but she didn t know it would come in the form of a giant, magical bull Is he a man or a monster And who knew a prophecy could be so literal Based on the classic Scottish fairy tale, this is the first title in a new series co created by sibling writer artist team CAT SEATON and KIT SEATON, begins the adventure of a lifetime. Download The Black Bull of Norroway (Norroway, #1) – kino-fada.fr I fell in love with this graphic novel I look forward to however many books there are going to be MelI stumbled upon this gorgeous graphic novel at the BookCon in NYC earlier this year and how glad I am that I did As it mingled mid way down in my soon to read section of my tbr with other treasures the entire rest of the year, it sort of was lost out of sight out of mind until I unearthed it again during the holidays This is a different kind of review for me as I usually don t begin them with a personal note and then a brief overview of the novel, but the other way around But as I was gett I stumbled upon this gorgeous graphic novel at the BookCon in NYC earlier this year and how glad I am that I did As it mingled mid way down in my soon to read section of my tbr with other treasures the e... I received an ARC copy of this book from EdelweissThis was a really fun start to a new series It is apparently based on a Scottish folk story although I m not familiar with it at all so I can t say how well they adapted it If I had to compare it to apopular fairy tale I would probably say it has a bit of Beauty and the Beast to it, but with the added bonus of not being all gross and Stockholm Syndromy and me actually liking it Also I just wanted to point out that while there are queer I received an ARC copy of this book from EdelweissThis was a really fun start to a new series It is apparently based on a Scottish folk story although I m not familiar with it at all so I can t say how well they adapted it If I had to compare it to apopular fairy tale I would probably say it has a bit of Beauty and the Beast to it, but with the added bonus of not being all gross and Stockholm Syndromy and me actually liking it Also I just wanted to point out that while there are queer characters...Was not a fan, the writing was a little all over the place for me and sometimes did not match up to the illustrations I was very confused about the story line though I understand the character was confused as well but it was to ...Absolutely gorgeous art, and an intriguing story filled with classic fairytale charm and a dash of snark My only real complaints are that the transitions were occasionally choppy to the point of being confusing, and it skews a little young for my tastes Overall I really enjoyed i...I want to give it 5 stars so badly, but the transitions between conversations and scenes was not well developed I flipped through multiple times because I felt like I had missed a page or a couple panels at least However,...PANELS BOOK CLUB PICK FOR JANUARY 2019The Black Bull of Norroway is a retelling of the Scottish tale of the same name and follows a young woman, Sibylla, who when she was younger was given a prophecy from a witch as being the bride of the Black Bull of Norroway which she takes in stride but never expected it to be quite so literal That ...I received an ARC of this YA graphic novel at BEA 2018 and I need volume 2 now What a cliffhanger ending As young girl a witch tells Sibylla that she will marry the black bull of Norroway, a cursed man in bull form As a teen, the bull comes for her and the prophecy to free him of this monstrous form is set in motion Sibylla is they key, but why Strong independant characters, a curse that needs lifting, magic abound, and a mysterious history...This was a fun start to a new YA graphic novel series I m excited to see where the story goes in book two.actual rating is 3.5 stars

The Black Bull of Norroway (Norroway, #1)

English
09 April 2018

Cat Seaton