Rating: 5/5
Sweet Tooth is a fantastic series by Jeff Lemire. I am a huge fan of pretty much everything I've read by him. This book really expands on the first one in some great ways. The reader gets to learn a bit more about the characters. Jeppard gets a nice treatment that explains quite a bit about what happened at the end of the first book and gives some insight into his relationship with Gus.
The series gains some direction in this book. The first book created the problem, while this one gives the characters the first pieces of understanding and resolving it. And the book begins to explore Gus's connection to everything that has happened with the hybrids and the disease that is killing humanity. There are some detours along the way. I like how these fit into the story and expand upon various elements. It gives some of the characters to develop more naturally.
I have enjoyed Lemire's art. It might not be everyone's taste (I admit it took me some time to get used to it), but at this point it feels right at home with this series. It provides a down to earth quality that meshes well with the mentality of the characters.
This is the middle book of the series. If you've made it this far, you'll want to see it through to the end.
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