Rating: 2/5
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
I rather enjoyed the first three volumes of this series, but volume four leaves a lot to be desired. This takes place sometime after volume three, with the Queens returning to Palisade to get up to general shenanigans.
The highlights for me are Braga and Violet's brother. Braga gets to officially join the Queens, which makes a lot of sense. She has been built up as a very interesting character (see the Braga special for more!) and her former adventuring group is pretty much gone. Even though she knows the Queens, including her in the group also gives the reader to learn more about the characters without the information feeling forced.
Violet's brother is back to stoke their sibling rivalry in a big way. He brings in his own adventuring group that sort of mirrors the Queens. I wanted to see more of them because they didn't feel strongly presented. Sure, they are side characters attached to another non-title character, but they could have been built up a little more to give their group some substance.
One of the reasons that I've enjoyed the Rat Queens series is that they are just generally fun to read. Volume four felt like more of a drag though. The humor didn't quite work for me this time around. I did like the art though. The character drawings are great and there are a couple of visual gags that I enjoyed. This volume seems to have lost some of the heart that made the first three so much fun to read. Given the chance, I would still pick up the next volume because there is potential for a lot of silly and unique stories.
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