Ru XuEndGames: A Graphic Novel (NewsPrints #2) (2)

The students in my class love this series! They have read both the first and second books.

I order Amazon for a public school district. This must be okay to recommend b/c I didn't hear any complaints (and believe me I would have.)

I loved it! It is a tad bit confusing in the beginning but you should be able to figure that out pretty soon.

This was a birthday gift since the author is an excellent story writer.

Fast shipment, great product

I just received it from the package and I gotta say, it’s pretty darn good. The art looks amazing just like in NewsPrints and the book was in great condition. 12/10

Blue is working to find freedom for her friend Crow. But he's very much a part of the ongoing war between Goswing and Grimmaea. And it is hard for Blue to get anyone to listen to her because she is obviously half Grimmaean. Her friend, Hector, the journalist is trying to help her, but no one wants to listen to the truth in the stories he writes. Furthermore, the age of the draft was just lowered so now Hector is feeling pressured to enlist, even though he's just 17. Can Blue and Hector get anyone to listen to reason when the whole world seems to have gone mad?If you haven't read NewsPrints then just put this book down and go do that. You probably won't understand half of what's going on without reading the first book. This does nicely wrap up the hanging loose ends from book one, though it is a rough road getting there. There's a pointed look at the way pride and greed at the highest levels can fuel conflicts in this book, and how many innocent people get caught in the fallout from that pride and greed. I liked the way the book handled this. The book also has some stuff to say on racial profiling and gender roles too, and why governments suppress the press during times of conflict. (In this one, they especially emphasize how it would be horrible to put a human, sympathetic face on the enemy.) It started to feel like the book almost had too many things it wanted to comment on. Maybe it would have been better to just stick with the war issues. I wish that the blind queen was a better person. It is so rare to see blind characters in books. Overall, it was ok but it did feel a little preachy. Those who enjoyed the first book and steampunk fans will probably be eager to get their hands on this.Notes on content: No language issues. One character talks about choosing a gender. War violence (though it is mostly machines blowing up, human wounds are hidden or implied but not shown). Racial prejudice.

This is the second book in the NewsPrints graphic novel series. I enjoyed NewsPrints and was surprised when I saw the follow up had finally been released. This is a good continuation of the first book and does and awesome job of wrapping up the story.Blue is a fun character and we meet some new and interesting characters in this story as well. I love the world here and illustration is really well done too. The story (writing and drawing) are both easy to follow.I am not huge on reading about war and politics, so I didn’t enjoy this book as much as the first one. NewsPrints dealt a lot with Blue and the inventor Jack, this book deals more with politics between the two countries that are at war and the war machines being built on each side of the war.Overall this is a good ending to the NewsPrints series. This was a well done graphic novel with good characters, an interesting world, and beautiful easy-to-follow illustrations. My 12 year old son and I both enjoyed this series.

I absolutely love this book!! Read it in one sitting as soon as it arrived!!I love how there a beautiful representation of characters woven together that doesn’t make their disability or gender, etc, everything about their character. And that every character is complex and has legit reasons for their actions. There are characters who oppose each other, but no Villains, and characters are capable of changing throughout the story.I’m really hoping for a third, cause how can there not?? I can’t wait to give these books to my nieces and nephews when they get older!!