The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life #1

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• 6.0

  The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell

  Mar 14, 2020

  I was imagining a story where she would have to fend off the crazy hordes of people who want her potions, but she's only had three customers the whole book, and she's accommodated all of them.  Not exactly her fighting against the supply and demand chain.  Nor is she lamenting how good business is for her while pining for a quiet life.  Instead, she's running around, gathering ingredients, casting magic all over the place.  The alchemical sequences are super detailed and slightly confusing.  At times, there is a huge amount of exposition where text bubbles take over the entire page. Then the mirror monsters are thrown in at the end of this novel to add yet another element she must combat.  As far as I can figure out, there are monsters in a mirror dimension so when you hold up a mirror behind you and a mirror in front of you, you can risk their escape.  Mariela makes a jar of offerings to put in front of her mirror to ward off the monsters, but by morning it's empty.  Did she let out a Read Full Review