Review: Animosity, Vol. 1: The Wake

Animosity, Vol. 1: The Wake by Marguerite Bennett
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

All the animals in the world suddenly becoming sentient sounds like a cool idea for a story, right? Well, this take on the concept did not speak to me. There are some good moments, particularly involving Jesse and Sandor. Plus the art as a whole is pretty good. I didn't care for the way the story plays out though. It felt like as soon as this event, known as The Wake, occurs, every creature on Earth decides they have to kill each other.

Not that there isn't justification for the hatred that all the animals show toward humans, and some reasons for it are shown. I think it rushed into things. I would have liked to have seen a couple more moments from before The Wake to give some more impact to what is shown afterward. Because it went into the conflict so quickly, I got turned off of the book early on and found it hard to enjoy some of the character moments that come out later on. I will not be continuing this series.

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