Heartless Prince Paperback – November 30, 2021

The artwork is gorgeous and really helps tell the story. I usually don't go for graphic novels but couldn't pass this one by!

HEARTLESS PRINCE is an intriguing graphic novel that takes place in a world with witches, who use hearts for their magic. When they take a heart, they leave behind a shell that turns into their familiars. Evony was the princess of Destirith, a country who was destroyed by a power-hungry witch when she was only a baby. She was raised in a neighboring kingdom protected by a magical wall by the royal family and has a particularly helpful gift - she can sense familiars to sound out the warning.She is secretly in love with the prince, Ammon, but they are too devoted to saving their country to consider anything more, even though his little sister wishes it so. When they begin to hunt the familiars together, things seem to be going well- until they aren't. Ammon's heart is stolen, and he begins his transformation into a familiar. Desperate to stop it, Evony heads into the Witchlands to accomplish the impossible.This was a really engaging story, told largely through the gorgeous panel illustrations throughout. This graphic novel really relies on the images to tell the story with sparse text, mostly dialogue. I would have appreciated a bit more text, as it can be tough to get your bearings in places and fully understand what is happening, particularly at the beginning of the story. I ended up rereading it a couple times to fully grasp what was happening. That being said, it's still a really clever and interesting story, and I loved the premise with the witches, hearts, and this warrior princess. I always love a strong heroine, and Evony delivers here with the skills to save the day.The illustrations are really lovely, and I appreciated the use of color that evolves during the story, as well as the imaginative creatures and settings throughout. The images really carry the book, and they are stunning! This is definitely a graphic novel that focuses on the graphics.Overall, HEARTLESS PRINCE is a fascinating and imaginative YA graphic novel that I really enjoyed. I am definitely interested in following this trilogy with the future stories. Highly recommend for fans of BRING ME THEIR HEARTS, THE PRINCESS WILL SAVE YOU, and AIR AWAKENS.Please note that I received a review copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Fantastic world-building with unexpected twists all the way through. Everything about this book was enjoyable; some would say it was fast-paced, but it was perfect. I am so excited for book two and can't wait til they announce the release.

Ince this is book 1 of the series i Can't wait to read the other ones. Hope don't have to wait too long.

Not bad, but it really should be a series. The ending was so ridiculously rushed and the ending was pretty open.

Disclaimer: I received this finished copy and e-arc from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.Book: Heartless PrinceAuthor: Angela De Vito (story & illustrator) and Leigh Dragoon (written by)Book Series: Standalone for nowRating: 4/5Diversity: Blind side characterRecommended For...: graphic novel, young adult readers, fantasyPublication Date: November 2, 2021Genre: YA Graphic Novel FantasyRecommended Age: 13+ (Violence, Gore, Parental death, Death, Kidnapping)Explanation of CWs: Violence and gore are shown and fairly frequent. There is a kidnapping scene. There is parental death implied. There is death shown.Publisher: Disney-HyperionPages: 160Synopsis: Evony is an orphaned princess from a kingdom destroyed by a power-hungry witch. Prince Ammon has recently been drawn to her, or at least he’s drawn to her uncanny ability to sense when familiars—servants to the witches—are approaching his kingdom’s borders. And Evony, well Evony has always longed for something more with Ammon. Wanting to prove himself to his kingdom and parents, Ammon takes Evony outside the borders to fight the familiars head-to-head. All is well until they’re captured by witch Aradia, who steals Ammon’s heart and leaves his body to turn into one of her familiars. What’s worse, his sister Nissa has been taken hostage by Aradia’s daughter. Evony makes it her miss onto retrieve Ammon’s heart and save Nissa, taking her into the mysterious Witchlands. There, she will discover a secret about her past that will change everything.Review: For the most part I really liked it! The illustrations were amazing and so beautiful. The plot was strong. The character development was good and the world building was great. The book was very short, but it did well to have a well done arc and climax in the story. I’m excited to see a book 2 to this story.The only issues I had with the book are that not a lot of the players were well developed and the time skip kept out a ton of useful details. The book is also really vague in what’s happening unless you read the synopsis.Verdict: It was good!

It was an okay story but not the best plot. Kind of boring but the art is beautiful.

Good art but terrible writing. A child could come up with this.

The book was not bad but it felt very rushed and I did not get attached to any characters. It felt like a speed run of other comics, webtoons or graphic novels etc.