![]() It’s similar to what you would find in a children’s fairytale book, and only sets to make the violence more unsettling. The artwork is soft, almost a watercolour effect which is a lot clearer in the detail of the backgrounds. I loved seeing her transform from a princess trying her best to someone stone cold as she loses sight of everything because of the horrors inflicted upon her. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s loyal to her people and intent on doing what is right for them, but is completely roadblocked because of their flighty moods. In spite of this, I did feel myself caring more for Aurora than any other character. They are loyal to noone but their own changing moods, and it’s fascinating to read a story where not a single character is reliable. With how this starts, you wouldn’t think it could get darker. But it doe s. In a similar fashion to the fairies in Peter Pan, the creatures lack compassion or, they do have compassion, but it is quickly replaced: one moment friends, the next letting their friend’s die and moving on to another person out of convenience. ![]() When she emerges, we realise she wasn’t in a building: instead, she was inside the body of a dead girl. It begins with princess Aurora having tea with the boy she has a crush on, only for things to turn sour when their surroundings suddenly start collapsing. Beautiful Darkness is, at its core, an anti-fairytale. ![]()
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