I can't believe how this graphic novel assembles on the Covid 19 situation 😳

'A tragic event forever bathes the world in darkness. Follow a woman and a man's powerful journey through this new landscape as they discover love, family and the true light in a world seemingly robbed of any. As they challenge the world's notions of identity, guilt and survival, they find that no matter the darkness, there remain sources of hope that can pierce the veil.' 

This graphic novel was a quick and amazing read altogether. From adventure, to pandemic situation, romance and lots of death, grief, guilt and survival  encounters, there was nothing I didn't like about this book
I am a lover of graphic novels and especially when the art is this nicely done. I would definitely recommend it to everyone 🤍👏

Thank you netgalley for the advance readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

Very entertaining read. Dark graphic novel - both literally and figuratively. I can see this hitting people in different ways, but I was really struck by the class-consciousness, class struggle elements and the role blame plays in prolonging anguish and preventing suppressed populations from fighting the oppressive system. 

**I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

I really loved the concept of this book! It kept me captivated the entire time. My first scifi comic and so happy to have received a copy!

This is a beautiful graphic novels that takes Roxanne Gay’s short story to another level. Highly recommend.

The art was just okayish but what I did have issues with were the huge holes in the story. For instance, why would a miner coveting life under the sun blow up the star itself? Why did they call in his family to answer for his crimes and then do nothing but jeer at them? Or, how did his son have the expertise to build another spaceship let alone that he was able to build one -- being a miner and all? And how was the world even surviving without sunlight? And so on. 

Suffice it to say, I can suspend my disbelief to some extent if I consider this to be a romance. However, it doesn't work as scifi at all. On the positive side, I got to try some of Roxane Gay's work.

*Received via NetGalley for review*

A miner, angry at his government's exploitation of their labor, flies a ship into the sun and extinguishes it. Now the world is in permanent darkness, and while lamps are lit at the beginning of every "day," people suffer and turn their hatred and anger to the man's wife and child that he left behind. The town demands a blood sacrifice in the hopes that it will return the sun.

While there are some interesting themes in this story (hatred, exploitation, forgiveness, light vs dark, etc.), it' read pretty dull :/ I was never really invested what happened to the characters or the world.

Catching up with reviews that have caught up with me.
I wasn't much of a fan of the art style and font. Which made it a struggle to read, however the plot was enjoyable and strong. 
Thank you to Netgalley for sending me a free copy to review.

I really enjoyed this story. One thing to keep in mind reading this is not everything is necessarily possible; can someone fly a spaceship into a sun and destroy that sun, as Hiram Hightower does? Not that I'm aware of, but it's a metaphor, people, just roll with it. 
The story follows two timelines: that of Hiram, a miner, and Mara Blessings, the daughter of a rich family, in the past, and that of the couple's son Joshua, and his childhood friend Claire in the present. After Hiram destroys the planet's sun, his wife and son are ostracized, moving to the outskirts of the mining town they've lived in. When Joshua starts school, he endures bullying by his classmates and teachers, until Claire, with the encouragement of her mother, befriends Joshua, and they become inseparable. So we have two love stories, one ending in tragedy; how will the other story end?
We have themes here of light and darkness, tragedy and hope, being othered and compassion. I think readers will pick up different things from this story depending on their own stories, so I'm not going to speculate on the meaning of this story. Like I said before, it's an allegory, take what you will from it. 
Now, the artwork- oh my heart! Rebecca Kirby works magic here, showing us beauty in a dark world, portraying emotions so real you feel them along with the characters, yearning, hoping, despairing with them. The colors are so vivid, you can taste them It's all just so gorgeous. 
Overall, this is a great story with fabulous art, and y'all should read it.

#TheSacrificeofDarkness #NetGalley

A dark, yet far too realistic future, The Sacrifice of Darkness is a gripping graphic novel co-authored by beloved writer Roxane Gay. With haunting, atmospheric illustrations this is a book you will not be able to put down.

The love story in this was so cute! However, the plot didn't seem very thought out. Although it didn't really bother me (because I'm not that knowledgeable about science-y stuff) apparently some parts of the book were scientifically impossible.

The Sacrifice of Darkness is more than a Graphic Novel. It is a thought provoking piece of work covering a multitude of societal constructs that many in this day and age would prefer to gloss over. Roxanne Gay delves into class relations, expectations and consequences, bullying, single parent (mother) households, mental illness, death, grief, and the ultimate resurrection of life and hope. 

The artwork is beautiful and the storyline written to perfection. There was nothing I did not like. I would highly recommend reading this Graphic Novel. The writing combined with the artwork make The Sacrifice of Darkness a powerhouse.

Thanks to NetGalley, Archaia, and Roxanne Gay for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I was expecting to like this graphic novel. Maybe expectations are where I went wrong. Although I read the whole thing, I was left unsatisfied an the end. The art is beautiful, but I just couldn't turn my brain off enough to enjoy the story which had major issues.

A romance set in a nonsensical science fiction world.  A miner flies a spacecraft into the sun extinguishing its light (for absolutely no reason).  But all the town needs to do is build some gas lamps and everything is fine.  It's a strange dichotomy of world building.  The setting seems to be a depression era coal mining town except they have the occasional spaceship that is available to snuff out the sun.  Then there is talk in the town of sacrificing the miner's family as the darkness lasts for years.  Oh yeah, there's still a moon even though there's not a sun for its light to reflect off of said moon.  Gardens also grow in the darkness.  

As a sci-fi story, this is crap.  As a romance, it's serviceable.  Much of the story flips back and forth between the miner falling in love and then his son doing the same years later.  The art is decent.  I really enjoyed the coloring though.

I received a copy of this book to review from Netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity. 
A great story with well thought out story. Good writing and images.

I enjoyed this but I’m still confused on why the father did what he did.  Something about class struggle that flew over my little blonde head?
I liked the two timelines and I loved how it ended.  The strength of the mother was wonderful but the father character felt weak.  His son was much stronger.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and BOOM! Studios for an eARC of this title.

I didn’t know what to expect when I first started reading this graphic novel and it did surprise me. The story is much sadder than I expected, but also hopeful. We are following the family of a man who everyone hates and the ramifications of this one man’s actions. This story really highlights how small towns can hold a grudge against an entire family for something one person did. It looks at the anger and resentment, as well as the irrational fear that everyone related to someone who commits an act will be the same.

This is absolutely a wonderful graphic novel, though it is heartbreaking in some places. It is not the fun and upbeat graphic novels I tend to gravitate toward, but I do recommend it for those interested in sci-fi and family stories.

Rating: 2.5/5 Stars

While I enjoyed reading this, I was disappointed when it ended. I wish it was longer. I know it originated from a short story, but I would've loved to see it split out into multiple issues to flesh out the storyline. I wanted more time with the characters and their stories. I didn't feel like I had enough change to get to know them or see the characters develop. However, the artwork and coloring was absolutely gorgeous and made this worth the read!

I love this graphic novel. I love the characters. I love the story. I love the colours. I love love love this book and want to crawl inside it.

I really can't find much to say about this, other than I don't really see the point of it. I'm guessing the original short story does more to explore the themes in greater depth than is presented here, but given that I generally don't enjoy short stories either, I probably should have known this likely wouldn't work out for me.

This was a really simple and touching story about two people trying to survive when the sun goes out. Told in two timelines, we follow Hiram Hightower, a miner who flies a plane into the sun which makes the light vanish, and subsequently, we follow his son, Joshua as he tries to make his way in the world under the shadow of his father's deeds. I thought the relationships at play here were very finely crafted with nuance and authenticity that I really enjoyed. I particularly liked the relationship between Joshua and Claire - her unwavering friendship and support for him in the face of unpleasant circumstances was incredibly sweet. I thought that the artwork was beautiful, using muted pastel colours sparingly, but with visual cues to differentiate between the two timelines, which was a really nice touch. My only complaint really, is that I thought that things drew to a close a bit abruptly - I could quite easily have continued in this world and with these characters for a lot longer! Overall, this was a really enjoyable graphic novel that I would highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.