Synopsis:
He’s tall, dark and infernal. She’s ready to be corrupted . . .
A deliciously dark tale of Faustian bargains and seduction, Clara & the Devil is a graphic novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Masters of Death, Olivie Blake and fan-favourite artist Little Chmura.
Clara thought she had the rest of her life figured out. But when an unusual tourist – tall, dark, and satanic – comes to town, Clara’s careful plans start to unravel fast. She thought she’d graduate college with the support of her best friend, Jonah. Then she’d marry her adoring boyfriend, work at her local library and settle down in her small seaside hometown. But now things seem far from simple.
And even while the stranger, who openly calls himself the devil, strikes up a situationship with Jonah, he continues to tempt Clara with reckless talk of power, ambition, and lust. Over the course of one sultry summer, tensions between Clara, Jonah and the devil mount to an intolerable degree. Clara is forced to confront the desires she’s kept secret her whole life, even from herself.
This mesmerizing, darkly romantic graphic novel kicks off a sultry series that explores artistry and power through the temptation of the seven deadly sins.
Review:
I used to say that I would make a deal to get this collaboration. It was with a publisher, but still.
Clara has her life planned out. It might be quaint and boring, but it’s all she knows in her seaside town.
When a dark and delicious stranger asks her for a library card, she starts to realise maybe she’s constrained herself.
Maybe she wants, craves, needs, deserves more.
A tale filled with sensuality and anticipation made even more apparent with the STUNNING art that gets close and intimate with the character’s, particularly their faces which portrays so much in just one frame.
JONAH’S SMILE AND THE DEVIL’S SMILE BOTH MAKE YOU WONDER WHAT SECRETS THEY’RE KEEPING.
THEY MAKE YOU THINK ABOUT THE DOORS THEY CAN UNLOCK.
This was hot – both in terms of sexuality and tension.
The plot is paper thin – what’s on the blurb is what you get in Volume one, but it truly is an experience.
Olivie Blake and Little Chmura are made for each other. Their collaboration is perfectly matched with evocative prose and reflective, beautiful art.
I wish we got more from the writing as I felt it was very to the point and blunt. Perhaps expected for a graphic novel, but I did want more.
Similarly, it didn’t feel like a totally completed story and I did want more from the ending. I wish I could binge the series to know where the plot goes.
Physical arc gifted by Tor in exchange for a review (not my soul).
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