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Unfortunately I was not a fan of Nimona. I'm surprised it has such a high rating considering it comes across as quite amateurish. The artwork was okay but not to the level I've come to expect from graphic novels. The characters were poorly developed and nothing new. Nimona herself was extremely annoying and immature and I was done with her within a few chapters. The plot needed quite a bit of work and left me quite dissatisfied. Overall, the book felt like a really early draft that needed major
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Feb 07, 2016
Ellie
rated it
it was amazing
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we-need-diverse-books
Nimona is so much fun but also pretty moving in places. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a supervillain and Nimona is a young sidekick looking for a position with a supervillain. Perfect! Except that Blackheart isn’t really looking for a sidekick, especially not a trigger-happy, shapeshifting teenager. Nimona wants chaos and destruction and the death of their enemies, but that isn’t really the done thing. Blackheart would rather not kill anyone, definitely not his nemesis Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, w
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In a search to find a book that would meet Item #4 on the 2018 Read Harder Challenge List (A comic written and illustrated by the same person), I stumbled across Nimona and I'm so very happy I did.
When I saw the dedication page (To all the monster girls), I knew that I was probably going to like this novel. And, man, I was right!
It's funny and sweet. Despite that fact that Lord Blackheart and Nimona are the "bad guys", you really end up rooting for them. I loved Nimona and just about everything ...more
When I saw the dedication page (To all the monster girls), I knew that I was probably going to like this novel. And, man, I was right!
It's funny and sweet. Despite that fact that Lord Blackheart and Nimona are the "bad guys", you really end up rooting for them. I loved Nimona and just about everything ...more
This was an okay read. Art style and characters were cute. Story started light but eventually deepened. It was a mixture of fun, adventure and a bit if heart.
A cute, quick graphic novel.
Nov 23, 2015
Stephanie
marked it as to-read
Mar 14, 2021
Harini
rated it
really liked it
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