Sofía Syntaxx

**spoiler alert** Y'all. What. the. actual. heck. I was really enjoying this book. The pacing was good and overall made for a pleasurable read. Then I reached the 88% mark AND YONA'S DEATH and now I just don't even know. I didn't like the ending of the book; it felt contrite. Not even gonna lie, I was totally holding out hope until the bitter end that Yona was alive and hiding out in the mangrove forest. No such luck.

I like having a mix of shorts from established BOOM! series, as well as the original stand-alone comics. I did like that everything was pretty short, and it was REALLY cool to see a 'Giant Days' short as illustrated by John Allison! That was my favorite part of this book. A lot of these stories are pretty juvenile, and the humor doesn't quite hit the same for me as in other BOOM! Box titles. It was a quick read, but nothing I'm likely to pick up again.

This is a story about ignorant, unlikable thugs who like to fight for no real reason other than they're bored. Thanks, I hate it. The art work isn't enjoyable to look at and they story isn't engaging. I don't care about any of these characters or even understand the basic crux of their conflict with each other. Like, why? Why the grass kingdom? Whatever, I'm over it.

I did not enjoy this graphic novel. The story line was lacking and felt self-indulgent at best, masturbatory at worst. Glad I read this for free on Kindle Unlimited. I can't believe the author was able to get this funded on Kickstarter; it lacks substance and storytelling. I do like the artwork but it wasn't enough to carry the book. This is basically a poorly assembled retelling of a trip that other people paid for. There’s no actual plot or story line. I was not at all invested in the characters, who are flat and unsympathetic, which is extra strange when you consider the fact that they are actual people. To quote another reviewer, "I can find a better story line on Twitter."