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The desert is far away from the schemes of the Faerie Courts--and that's how Rika... read full description
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Apr 21, 2011
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Dec 20, 2011
Sonia
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Non sono una gran lettrice di fumetti, manga o graphic novels, o meglio non lo sono più.
Un tempo impazzivo per le storie disegnate, parlanti attraverso nuvolette, ma che erano in grado di raccontare un mondo attraverso le immagini, semplicemente attraverso espressioni facciali.
Ritrovarmi di fronte ad una narrazione del genere mi ha un po' spaesata, un po' confusa.
Ero pronta a tornare a quel tipo di racconto, a vivere la storia in maniera diversa... ma l'incanto non è scattato.
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Un tempo impazzivo per le storie disegnate, parlanti attraverso nuvolette, ma che erano in grado di raccontare un mondo attraverso le immagini, semplicemente attraverso espressioni facciali.
Ritrovarmi di fronte ad una narrazione del genere mi ha un po' spaesata, un po' confusa.
Ero pronta a tornare a quel tipo di racconto, a vivere la storia in maniera diversa... ma l'incanto non è scattato.
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Oct 08, 2011
Cyna
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Thank God for Melissa Marr, seriously. In an ocean full of been there-done that - or, as our friend Gwen would say, "Same Shit, Different Author" - Marr's stories have formed an oasis of sorts for us. They're beautiful, tragic, unique, and captivating - Wicked Lovely is one of the best contemporary series out there, not to mention one of our favorites. Which is why we were so very EXCITE to find out that Marr had done a Wicked Lovely manga.
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Well, that and because manga is AWES More...
Oct 31, 2010
Larissa
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It has been a long time since Rika has been human, mortal, but now as a faery Rika has chosen a life away from the cities, and not just because the iron and steel makes her sick. Rika has found a home for herself out in the desert, a sanctuary quite literally in the middle of nowhere. Rika has wanted to escape the politics of the Faerie Courts, but even out here as a solitary faery she can not escape her past.
Jayce lives out in the desert, spending his days unknowingly in Rika's compan More...
Jayce lives out in the desert, spending his days unknowingly in Rika's compan More...
Feb 11, 2010
Allyson
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i would actualy give this book 3 1/2 stars cause (a)traditionaly mangas start from right to left, so thats considered readding backwards for us, and thats how i read mangas!! thats how they are supposed to be read!!!but beacause its a western influenced book the story is flipped and it really annoys me. the second reason (b) is mostly it was way to short mangas usually have another 30-40 more pages, the lack of keeping japanese culture alive in western influenced books makes me sad =(. anothe re
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May 15, 2010
Angelia Fransisca
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I really loved Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series, especially after the Dark court thingy. Then I read Stopping Time and hey! I enjoy it a lot better than Ink Exchange, which is by far my favourite book! And of course, I expect this manga to be good.
I've read some Tokyopops of course, like Avalon High. And it did okay. But I dislike this one. The storyline is kinda ridiculous and it's not for those who haven't read Wicked Lovely. There are so many unexplained things if you haven't rea More...
I've read some Tokyopops of course, like Avalon High. And it did okay. But I dislike this one. The storyline is kinda ridiculous and it's not for those who haven't read Wicked Lovely. There are so many unexplained things if you haven't rea More...
Jul 17, 2009
Danielle
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I'm a big fan of Melissa Marr's and I really loved her first two books set in the Wicked Lovely world. I followed the development of the manga and all the hype surrounding it on Marr's blog with anticipation and excitement. However, I found Desert Tales: Sanctuary, which is the first of her stories to be made into a manga and also supposedly able to be read as a stand-alone, to be unusually full of fluff and weirdly confusing. The panels didn't always seem to match up seamlessly with the story-t
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Jul 19, 2011
Krystl
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This was a short, quick read that left me feeling basically still confused and like I had just seen a preview for the real story. The art was pretty, but conventional and without a lot of feeling or anything unique. It's based off of a young adult novel series I believe, and those might be better. I feel like when manga or comics are made from a book or movie, they're usually just cheap in comparison to the original and unnecessary. However, I am guilty of having fun with the Artemis Fowl and En
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Sep 08, 2011
Yuko86
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Ho appena finito di leggere questo volumetto e devo ammettere di non esserne completamente soddisfatta. Il tratto è molto bello e i personaggi sono molto ben disegnati, su questo nulla da eccepire, ma è la storia a non avermi convinto.
Rika è una ragazza d’inverno che ora si ritrova a vivere nel deserto, lontana da tutto, in pace. Un ragazzo che passa spesso da quelle parti ha colpito la sua attenzione ma lei è un essere fatato e invisibile, non ha alcuna speranza, e poi non vuole far More...
Rika è una ragazza d’inverno che ora si ritrova a vivere nel deserto, lontana da tutto, in pace. Un ragazzo che passa spesso da quelle parti ha colpito la sua attenzione ma lei è un essere fatato e invisibile, non ha alcuna speranza, e poi non vuole far More...
May 26, 2011
Emma
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I'm not much of a Manga person. Perhaps I would have enjoyed this one a little bit more if I was.
The story, as comics tend to go, is short. Doesn't take more than fifteen minutes to read. I enjoyed seeing Keenan in comic-form, although the character I was reading this book for, in hopes of finding him (read my reviews of the series; you can guess) never actually made an appearance. How disappointing, because Irial he would have been really pretty in Manga, especially this one.
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The story, as comics tend to go, is short. Doesn't take more than fifteen minutes to read. I enjoyed seeing Keenan in comic-form, although the character I was reading this book for, in hopes of finding him (read my reviews of the series; you can guess) never actually made an appearance. How disappointing, because
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Oct 30, 2009
I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked the concept but at the same time I'm not sure that there was really much to the book.
I liked the drawings although I found it difficult to tell who was a guy and who was a girl. I only found out when they referred to the person in question.
Also there weren't many words even for a manga type book. So I found it hard to tell what was going on.
One redeeming factor was that it was about fairies and it also had a character I knew from the More...
I liked the drawings although I found it difficult to tell who was a guy and who was a girl. I only found out when they referred to the person in question.
Also there weren't many words even for a manga type book. So I found it hard to tell what was going on.
One redeeming factor was that it was about fairies and it also had a character I knew from the More...
Nov 27, 2009
Mary (BookHounds)
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I have just discover manga and find it is very addictive. Whenever I get stuck in a reading slump, I pick one up and find that the pictures stimulate me enough to get over it. This story didn't disappoint me. If you are familiar with Wicked Lovely, you know how faeries can sometimes be dark and this is no exception. The drawings are just fantastic and can convey so many more details that written descriptions. They even help tell the story with showing the emotions of the characters rather t
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Nov 10, 2011
May
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So I finally managed to find the third one and read the whole trilogy, so I will now post up my review of them.
I liked this. A lot. It wasn't as captivating as the books, but I liked how it wasn't a graphic novel adaption of the books, but rather a parallel story. It made it more interesting, and it's always fun to learn more about side characters.
It's brief, but the characters are Melissa Marr's kick-butt style, and it's not as captivating and intense as the books can be, bu More...
I liked this. A lot. It wasn't as captivating as the books, but I liked how it wasn't a graphic novel adaption of the books, but rather a parallel story. It made it more interesting, and it's always fun to learn more about side characters.
It's brief, but the characters are Melissa Marr's kick-butt style, and it's not as captivating and intense as the books can be, bu More...
Apr 25, 2009
Dancechica
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This was okay, though not much happened.
Rika is a former Winter Girl who now lives in the desert as one of the solitary fey. She falls in love with an artistic mortal whom she regularly observes, unbeknownst to him. When a group of faeries threaten his life, Rika is forced to stop hiding behind her invisibility to save him.
Even though the plot never really goes far, and it ends on a cliffhanger, I did like the faery world, and the characters interested me enough that I w More...
Rika is a former Winter Girl who now lives in the desert as one of the solitary fey. She falls in love with an artistic mortal whom she regularly observes, unbeknownst to him. When a group of faeries threaten his life, Rika is forced to stop hiding behind her invisibility to save him.
Even though the plot never really goes far, and it ends on a cliffhanger, I did like the faery world, and the characters interested me enough that I w More...
Apr 16, 2011
Kat
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This is a manga of the series and the art is well done in my opinion. It starts off with the main character, Rika, and she is a solitary fae that Keenan wants in his court. However, she doens’t want that because she used to be a Ice Princess, one of the girls that had the winter’s chill in her thanks to picking up the staff. The story is set in the desert.
Rika falls in love with a human and she tries to protect him. Its a short story that has two more volumes in the series, Challenge a More...
Rika falls in love with a human and she tries to protect him. Its a short story that has two more volumes in the series, Challenge a More...
Aug 06, 2011
Suzie
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I am a HUGE fan of Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely books and usually devour any little scrap I can get my hands on. I had put off reading these graphic novel due to bad reviews but now with the series completed I had been going through withdrawl! Unfortunately I can see why people were disappointed with the spin off. I thought it was a great idea and I'm all about exploring the WL world in every aspect but these graphic novels seem rushed. Maybe they were pushing to get them out too fast because th
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May 24, 2011
Krys
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It's the great Melissa Marr reread that won't die! Don't worry folks, I only have two more books to read after this, I swear! (Well, three if you count the third manga to this series coming out in 2011). I just finished the first of the manga spin off series - Wicked Lovely Desert Tales: Sanctuary. Volume 1. There, I think I got the whole cursed title.
Rika was once a consort of Keenan, the infamous Summer Court King. When she picked up the staff of Beira she became of the Winter Cour More...
Rika was once a consort of Keenan, the infamous Summer Court King. When she picked up the staff of Beira she became of the Winter Cour More...
Dec 18, 2010
Cathy
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Marr books always make me feel old, just because the kids in the stories feel more like real kids than most books. Add manga and I'm a bit lost. I like the story so far. The main characters are sympathetic. Rika is a former winter girl, if I remember the mythology correctly, which lends her a lot of sympathy for readers of the Wicked Lovely series. Those girls really have been through a lot. Jayce is an adorable human boy (although the manga often makes him look like a girl with odd ropey hair).
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May 05, 2009
Karin
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It was such a treat to get this graphic novel and realize it was a completely different story within the WICKED LOVELY world. Keenan makes a brief appearance, but other than that the reader is introduced to totally new characters.
Rika lives in the isolation of the desert. She maintains invisibility around humans in order to observe them. She misses her humanity and feels some animosity toward Keenan for turning her into a faery when she attempted to become his Summer Queen. Rika More...
Rika lives in the isolation of the desert. She maintains invisibility around humans in order to observe them. She misses her humanity and feels some animosity toward Keenan for turning her into a faery when she attempted to become his Summer Queen. Rika More...
Mar 16, 2011
S.
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This is an offshoot of the Wicked Lovely series. It tells the tale of one of Keenan's former winter queens, Rika. Rika is a fairy that lives a solitary life in the desert. She enjoys the life away from the politics and intrigues of fairy court. However, Rika has fallen in love with a human and now, she can't protect him well enough from the other fey.
The book tells the story in a disjointed manner, but should be perfect for teens who are fans of manga and/or fans of paranormal romanc
The book tells the story in a disjointed manner, but should be perfect for teens who are fans of manga and/or fans of paranormal romanc
Mar 01, 2010
Shannon
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Rika, a faerie who used to be human, likes life in solitude away from the faerie world. She finds herself attracted to a human named Jayce. But as Jayce gets pulled into Rika's life, the faerie world comes knocking.
This is the manga version of Wicked Lovely. I wasn't thrilled with this version. I felt like I was dropped in the middle of the story, and sometimes the art work confused me. I wasn't clear who was who and what sex they were. I had to reread the first couple of pages a c More...
This is the manga version of Wicked Lovely. I wasn't thrilled with this version. I felt like I was dropped in the middle of the story, and sometimes the art work confused me. I wasn't clear who was who and what sex they were. I had to reread the first couple of pages a c More...
Jan 24, 2010
Rachel
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Oh wow. Where to start, the laughably bad dialog, often times lazy art-style or the vast amount of cliches? What's more - it's unrealistic. I mean - who goes from - hey I just met you to - damn - you live in a cave - that's cool let's make out? Not any sane human or otherwise living being that I know of. I would give this 'manga' one star however, the bit at the beginning had potential - even though that got flushed down the toilet - so I'm going with the two star rating.
Jul 06, 2010
June
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It took me a while to get into this. It is not my usual fare. I like my fantasy more wizards & dragons than fairy. It took me a while to care about Aislinn, she seemed a bit passive for me or maybe the future books are coloring my remembrance. However, the story picked up enough that I am now on the third in this series & I am enjoying the later books more than I remember liking this.
May 27, 2009
Dana
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I liked the original YA book, Wicked Lovely. It was fresh and well-written and I liked the characters. This spin-off has a pleasing art tyle, by Xian Nu Studio. That's the best I can say for it. The storyline is bland, the frames do not flow well. I will read any novel sequels to Wicked Lovely, but I won't be picking up another graphic novel adaptation from this series.
Mar 23, 2011
Keri
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As a newcomer to the manga/graphic novel land, I have mostly been pleasantly surprised. This book, however, left much to be desired. Without A definite climax, it felt as if it was written to sell a second book. And I'm cool with second books, but I wasn't invested enough in these characters to follow the story to the next book. Boo. I really wanted to like it!
Jul 10, 2011
Noelle
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I had a horrible time keeping track of which character was which because of the drawings but in turn I liked the progression we can learn the torture she's gone though because of the cold and loss but quickly move forward with the story. This touched on the solitary and desert fairy life but doesn't dwell on it with unneeded detail.
Jun 26, 2011
Jessica (BookRockGodess)
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I liked this graphic novel alot! If you are fan of Melissa Marrs Wicked Lovely series than I think you should try these grahic novels by her. Keenan the summer King in it at the begining talking to Rika who used to be the winter girl long before Donia. I am a huge fan and these book are fun to read now that the series has come to an end.
Jul 18, 2010
fennie
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i'm going to say 3.5 stars - i keep fluctuating...
my main gripe is that this manga was WAY too short. and that could just be a function of me as a reader wanting more, but you do have to put into account the fact that i breezed through in less than an hour... that said, i really enjoyed it. it's been a while since i've read graphic novels and the only reason i picked this up is because it is part of the 'wicked lovely' world. it was really nice seeing a graphic novel take on characte More...
my main gripe is that this manga was WAY too short. and that could just be a function of me as a reader wanting more, but you do have to put into account the fact that i breezed through in less than an hour... that said, i really enjoyed it. it's been a while since i've read graphic novels and the only reason i picked this up is because it is part of the 'wicked lovely' world. it was really nice seeing a graphic novel take on characte More...
Jul 30, 2011
Heather
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A nice addition to the Wicked Lovely series, but also not as good as the books. Still, considering it's not about any of the main characters, it was a surprisingly nice read. The only thing I was bothered by was when the characters had no eyes...... (I don't really read Manga lol)
Jul 18, 2011
Shaunesay
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Nice artwork, I think you need to have read at least the first Wicked Lovely book, just so that you are familiar with the storyline, who Keenan is, and who Rika is. It is touched on in the story, but I think you get more appreciation if you already know about the Winter Girls.
