Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: June 2018
Volumes: 9+
Spoilers?: Hints.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The children of the Grace Field House orphanage must escape a macabre fate before it’s too late.
Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…
With Norman scheduled to be shipped out, the children try their best to save him. Emma and Ray come up with a new plan, but then Norman makes a surprising decision.
Life at Grace Field House is good for Emma and her fellow orphans. While the daily studying and exams they have to take are tough, their loving caretaker provides them with delicious food and plenty of playtime. But perhaps not everything is as it seems…
With Norman scheduled to be shipped out, the children try their best to save him. Emma and Ray come up with a new plan, but then Norman makes a surprising decision.
Review:
This series is brutal.
After that last cliffhanger, things don't get better. Emma and Ray
are determined to do what they can, but... Norman thinks it's all too
risky. He wants everyone else to be safe more than himself. It's
honestly crushing.
I acknowledge that the last shot we have of Norman could mean
something different than what the scenes before and after indicate,
particularly seeing Mother walk back to the house with his hat. I
admit to a tiny sliver of hope for that. But I have doubts, because I
don't want to get my hopes up. Because the reality otherwise is just
so awful.
Afterward, we know that Emma and Ray's time is coming to a close very
quickly. Their birthdays are approaching, and Ray's is first. The
whole thing with Norman puts them in a depression, and Mother takes
advantage of that.
I will admit that, with the twist at the end, I didn't see it working
out like that. There were quite a few twists thrown in, in a very
short time. I'm both excited to see what happens next, and dreading
parts of it. This series is honestly awful, it's cruel and
disturbing, and I am utterly impressed and entranced with it.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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