Beautiful Darkness

The need to Reiterate the recommended audience is because I have seen a Mirriad of complaints alike " This isn't kid appropriate how did it end in my kids hands" "I dunno I'm not their parent" It's not a issue of getting carried away by the cute fairy like art ,In their defense there is no a single indication of ' Recomended for teens/ Mature audience ' in the cover. Albeit to know this is not a children's book you only need to see 8 pages Into.The main allure of Beautiful Darkness is the cute and simple character drawings Infront of detailed Forest Backgrounds. The Forest goes through all the Seasons and we later Switch to a Cottage during Winter.The Story is the happenings of a Community of little people( Who's)Let's see if they let the photo of the pages Stay

A wonderful book in the utmost meaning of the word: wonder-filled - the darkness of the subject matter is offset with cutesy characters and a colourful world. Fairy-children are buried alive, poisoned, eaten, wounded by beaks, and mysteriously disappear in the most horrifically casual ways; yet the world retains a sense of optimistic wonder.The cruelty of nature is reflected in its just-is way. It's not malicious: it just is.The printing is a charming halftone with a decent wedge of ninety-something pages which feels neither exhausting nor brief. A superb set of interwoven narrative threads as it takes us through a journey of survival.

Got here quickly in great quality.Looks beautiful.Can't wait to read it

oh my goodness this was a rather dark book but I did enjoy the read, warning this book is definitely not for children as you may expect from the front and back covers.The ending was a much deserved twist and if your into cute things and macabre things joining hands you may enjoy this graphic novel!

This was a perfect mix of cuteness juxtaposed with horror! I found it wonderful and rather unsettling! The artwork is lovely, the little people simply drawn and the humans and woodland scenes more detailed. I’m glad Aurora gets revenge and I loved the ending, I wish there was a second book to find out what happens to her. I do wish that the human girl’s death had been explained but maybe that was deliberate as the little people didn’t care at all so why should we?

Love this book. The cover is almost David Lynchian - a familiar looking kid-safe fairy tale image with the jarring element of a corpse's hand. Even more disturbing when you dig into the book and find out who owns that hand, and how the characters you encounter (including the main character, Aurora, pictured on the cover) aren't the sweet little darlings you'd imagine they would be.This is probably one of the darkest graphic novels I've read in a long time, no mean feat for something that at first glance looks like it should belong on your children's bookshelf rather than yours (and I'd urge parents to stash this one away from their kids, unless they want to deal with the nightmares for weeks afterwards).No spoilers but the ending will have you shouting "YAY!" and "Oh my gawddddd that's vicious" at the same time. Do not miss this, it's fantastic! Full review on daddyafterdark.blogspot.com

This graphic novel presents itself as a child's fairytale book, lavishly illustrated. It is a mix of The Borrowers, Gulliver's Travels, Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz and darkly, Lord of the Flies.Aurora is a princess and in love with her prince Hector. They and others reside around the body of a dead girl in the woods. As the body decomposes, as does the forest idyll and the relationships of all the little ones who live with Aurora. There is a decomposing poison in society and human failings decompose happy societies.The illustrations and the dark story are very much at odds with each other and this creates an unsettling experience for the reader. It is beautiful indeed and dark.

This is a fantastical, disturbing comic story which reminded me a lot of Raymond Brigg's "When The Wind Blows", simply for the emotional punch it delivers.This book will really stay in your head for a good long time after reading it. A classic graphic novel as soon as it was published.