I have read this short story of the young Darkling once before when I was reading the trilogy. I gave both editions of the story 4 stars. I actually enjoyed the graphic novel a little more because I could beter visualize OBVIOUSLY! Seeing young Aleksander so vulnerable when they got to the cave and Baghra had to leave and use the only lantern to scout the village that they were going to next. He was a little afraid of the dark which is ironic.
The only con that I had with this is that most of the pages had panels with no dialogue. it just showed the setting or characters. It would be like that for a page or two, then panels with dialogue and then 3-4 more pages with only illustrated panels. It was definitely a missed opportunity to give more information on why Aleksander and Baghra were on the run and why people were so fearful and mistrusting of Grisha.
Seeing Annika's betrayal in pictures made me that much more angry because she is the primary reason that the Darkling is so mean and evil to other humans. But that need to be around others like him and find a common ground is what forms the Little Palace and brings all of the Grisha together. Like calls to like.
Seems people buy these books for both the drawings/illustrations and the story. Have a good week.
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