Review: I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After

I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After by Skottie Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This made me laugh out loud at some points as Gert adventures around Fairyland to find the key to the door back home. Each part of this volume covers stories 1-5 and each is narrated by a different source, that always seems to meet their grizzly end. The fact that Gert arrived aged 6 and is now 33 on the inside, visually she is still a child. Her attitude is that of pure anger and frustration of the cheerful world she resides in.

The Queen of Fairyland has now had enough however, and so has start sending hits out to remove the destruction Gert leaves in her wake.

Do not expect by the vibrant colour palette that this is suitable for younger children as there are quite a few graphic scenes with bloody imagery.

Scottie Younge's colour palette and artwork are amazing and I am now at the point of deciding whether to buy the other volumes individually that have been released or hold off until 7th December when Volume 2 is released........decisions decisions

I downloaded Volume 1 onto my Kindle Fire to try out the quality of Comixology (affiliated with Amazon) and I have to say on my Kindle Fire, the beauty of the colours and the artwork stood out amazingly.

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