Malice: Book 1 Review

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Malice: Book 1 ReviewI bought Malice at a school book fair earlier this month for my 12 year old son because he loves comics and horror and the cover art was delicious. However, I got to the book before him and just finished it after a late-night marathon read!
The world of Malice is beautiful, exciting, dark and deadly. Its reminiscent of David Bowie's Labyrinth and The Return to Oz, but it definitely has its own feel. While the world-building is certainly the strongest aspect of the book, the characters feel well developed and, while they occasionally don't sound like real teens (no profanity out of the mouth of a juvenile delinquent!?!), I felt emotionally invested in them all by the novel's close.
My greatest complaint is that the author proclaims he wanted to do a comic/novel combination without making the comic aspect "gimmicky" but unfortunately, I think he failed here. There simply isn't enough of the comic to make it necessary to propel the story along--and the panels, just aren't that well rendered and they are sloppy with too many sound effects and not enough of a glimpse into the fascinating world of Malice or its malevolent creatures. Also, the style just wasn't what I'd expect the malformed, sinister artist, Grendel, would create. To see a book that seamlessly combines image with narration, check out Hugo Cabret.
All in all, I closed the book and immediately powered up my computer to see when the sequel, Havoc, would hit the shelves. I loved this book, despite my critiques, and highly recommend it, to horror fans, scifi/fantasy nuts, reluctant readers and comic fanboys and girls. And I'd love to see a film adaptation soon. It would be visually stunning.
Malice: Book 1 OverviewEveryone's heard of it...but nobody's read it. Luke, Seth, and Kady have heard all the stories about Malice--a secret comic about a strange, awful world full of tricks and traps, and overseen by a sinister master of ceremonies, Tall Jake. But if the rumours are to be believed, the children in this comic are real...Luke is the first to fall into this trap--and Seth and Kady are the next to follow. They have left our world and entered the sinister comic book. The question is--can they make it out alive?From acclaimed author, Chris Wooding, a novel that's half fact, half comic--and all thrills.

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