Petit (The Ogre Gods, #1)

author: Hubert Boulard
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2020/04/18
date added: 2020/04/18
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Petit: The Ogre Gods Book One' by Hubert Boulard with illustrations by Bertrand Gatignol is a story about grotesque giants who have court intrigue and feast on humans.

Petit is the son of the (current) Ogre King. He is quite small for his species, towering over humans and seemingly not fitting in to either world. He is protected by his aunt who is larger than other giants in his crumbling castle. To stay alive, he is told he must mate with a human to produce a royal offspring, even though this is certain death for the impregnated.

Threaded throughout the story are prose pieces which help flesh out the world and ancestors of Petit. This really helped make the story more interesting, and these pieces are pretty well written.

The art, like the giants behavior, is grotesque in nature. Told with black and white drawings, I was more fascinated by this story than I initially thought I would be. Maybe i was in the mood for a weird story like this.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lion Forge, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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