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The Shadower
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Expected 24 Mar 26192 pages, Paperback
Expected publication March 24, 2026
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Maria Hoey
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This is the first time I've ever read a graphic novel with a "show don't tell" problem and I'm honestly a little unsure what to make of it. The story of The Shadower was interesting, definitely pretty unique overall, but 99% of it is written in summary of everything that's happening on the page which leaves absolutely no room for the reader to interpret from dialogue or the literal artwork what's happening in the story. Nope, we're literally just told every single piece of what's happening so much so that it basically makes all of the illustrations pointless.
Like, seriously. Why is this a graphic novel if you're going to summarize every single panel? Why is there so much opportunity for dialogue that's just missing because you couldn't trust your readers to understand what's going on in your story? I feel like they basically just slapped the "artist direction" over the illustrations and were like, yeah, that's good enough because they didn't even want to try putting together something that actually showed character.
Readers are smarter than what this graphic novel gives them credit for.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Like, seriously. Why is this a graphic novel if you're going to summarize every single panel? Why is there so much opportunity for dialogue that's just missing because you couldn't trust your readers to understand what's going on in your story? I feel like they basically just slapped the "artist direction" over the illustrations and were like, yeah, that's good enough because they didn't even want to try putting together something that actually showed character.
Readers are smarter than what this graphic novel gives them credit for.
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
“The Shadower” is a unique graphic novel. It’s unique in story (an actress taking the place of someone to trick the enemy) and in art.
I loved the artwork and the page layouts. They were so unique, and they added to the graphic novel. The story is good and all parts of it just work. Quite an enjoyable read.
I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.
I loved the artwork and the page layouts. They were so unique, and they added to the graphic novel. The story is good and all parts of it just work. Quite an enjoyable read.
I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Great read!! The storyline was interesting! Became a spy and eventually lost her own identity. I enjoy reading the book so much!
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Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for giving me a chance to read this book in advanced~
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Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for giving me a chance to read this book in advanced~
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