This was the first graphic novel I have ever read because of this I didn’t know what to expect, but I was blown away by the experience. The imagery and words fit together perfectly, it is beautifully written and beautifully illustrated. The pictures add depth and colour to the story helping fuel the readers imagination.
The story flowed from page to page, with sufficient backstory allowing the reader to get a sense of previous events leading to the current day. The characters were very well developed, their personalities are traits were clear making them characters you can relate to, emphasise with or even favour.
Once I started reading this I couldn’t put it down, it took me about half an hour to read start to finish, and I didn’t want it to end. Although it was short it felt like a good length and the content fitted well, providing sufficient information to make readers want to come back for more.
Overall this was an excellent novel, I recommend it to those of you who enjoy teen/YA graphic novels. I will definitely be reading other works by this author and I can’t wait to read other novels in this series.

This graphic novel does not pull any punches. From the first page we're drawn into the story, a story that goes back thousands of years, and in the beginning there are two fueding brkthers. One filled with bloodlust and the other decidedly more reasonable.

Fastforward to 2017 and we are introduced to a new character with no memory of her past and her unexpected caretaker: Nita. Slowly Harmony regains her memory and her strength (cough, cough X-men abilities!) while learning who she can trust.

I did not want it to end. Beautiful artwork, intriguing story, I need to know what happens in the next installment!

Ok so I picked this up not really thinking I would enjoy it.... oh how wrong I was! I went into this wanting a quick read to see if I enjoyed the graphic novel format. What I got instead was a main character who you couldn’t help but sympathise for, and a supporting role in Nita that you couldn’t help but love in a supportive way.

I dint know if this is the only volume out right now, or whether this is even a full volume, but I need to know what happens next?! What happens to Anita and Harmony? Who is after them? When is the next one available? All very important questions that I need answers to ASAP.

The art is brilliant, but the story is nothing new. The amnesiac attractive blonde with superpowers who appears to have escaped from a science facility where she was groomed to do cool shit with her brain?...stop me if you've heard this one before.

The way the panels are set out and the art style is where Memento really shines. It's flawlessly executed with the panels really serving to highlight moments of tension. With a mix of dark, light, pretty and violent, I would love to see Reynès art used to illustrate a more original and engrossing story. It was the saving grace of this otherwise run of the mill graphic novel.

The dialogue is fine and the characters look like they could have some interesting development in future instalments. The first issue's short page count didn't really do a lot to get me immersed in their story yet though.

Overall, there's nothing new here. Check it out for the art, but if you want the story, just watch Stranger Things. Harmony is basically Eleven.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn't quite sure what I was getting myself into when I first saw this book. The cover and synopsis appeared and sounded interesting, so I thought I'd give it a read.

I can't say that it was a disappointment, but it wasn't a quite page turner either. I liked the concept. However, I think it could've been executed differently without stereotypical characters. The artwork was good, I wasn't overly impressed by it. But I am very picky when I pick up a graphic novel. I decided to give this one a change because the synopsis sounded promising. I will say, there are scenes when the story did not disappoint. However, with the bland character, I could not devour the story as fast as I would've liked.

Harmony by Mathieu Reynès was really entertaining and the illustrations were so beautiful. I really enjoyed this first tome.

Nice art, a decent beginning to a storyline but really not enough there (would probably prefer to read when there's more). Amnesiac girl awakens to strange powers and men in black after her. Some weird ancient intro beforehand.

*Digital review copy provided by NetGalley and the publisher.

'Harmony #1: Memento' with story and art by Mathieu Reynes starts out weird, and then gets weirder. It also gets more comprehensible, which is a good thing.

After a prologue in ancient history, we meet up with a family having dinner. The father is interrupted by a phone call. The story that follows makes a bit more sense.

Harmony wakes up in a basement, and she doesn't know how she got there. She seems to be the prisoner of a strange man who lives in a remote house in the woods. Her mistrust includes pretending to take the pills he is giving her and only pretending to be asleep. As she starts to remember things, and odd things start to happen, she has to decide if she should trust this man to help her.

I went back after I read this and started over and the first 9 pages made a lot more sense. I'm glad I stuck it out because the story about Harmony was pretty good. I also really liked the art.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

The first thing that struck me was the art.

The artwork is right up my alley: realistic to a certain degree with graceful lines that express motion quite well. The attention to detail was amazing: it made me linger over the panels, admiring the lines, the background, and the characters.

On Goodreads, Memento (Harmony #1) by Mathieu Reynes has an overall rating of 3.88 with 69 ratings (as of 23/12/17). My impression of Memento: now this is real art - and it’s 58 pages long, too!

4 STARS.

I was struck throughout by how put together the panels are. Sometimes, in comics, especially where there are limited pages or limited space, the panels don't flow, but become random scenes of the story, giving off this really jagged feel. With Memento, though, the story flowed smoothly for the most part (very few places felt rushed, like the transition between Mahopmaa's ritual and Harmony seeing Nita after the ritual, but these don't stand out too badly).

The font choices matched, for the most part. I did feel that the bubbles were too generic: it’d have been nice if the shape of the bubble matched the font type - shouting would go in jagged, spiky bubbles, for example.

The plot itself was good. I would have preferred more answers to my questions, but I don't feel put out by that. Instead, I get the feeling that Memento was planned pretty well, with a beginning-middle-end that draws the reader in. There were quite a few different points to follow - four? five? - but not too bad. They would tie in eventually, I hope.

In other words, if I saw the sequels in bookstores where I live, I'd probably get them - if just for that amazing, eye-candy art.

DISCLAIMER: NetGalley provided me with a free copy of this book in return for my honest review.

The art style was amazing and the story was really cool. It seemed really similar to Xmen and Marvel but it was still really cool.

There is some nice art in here (great cover!) but I can't help but feel I've read this story so many times. Speshul unique snowflake has amnesia, is clearly powerful, and everyone just wants to help her or falls all over in love with her. Seems like this is in every YA novel these days and now I get it in my graphic novels. So while I can't say that Harmony is a terrible book, it also didn't interest me as much as I had hoped. It is incredibly brief, never really tells us anything about the characters or the 'mystery', and ends far too quickly on a cliffhanger.

Harmony wakes up locked in a basement. She doesn't remember who she is and only knows that she is weak and being fed/cared for by a middle aged man. Eventually she is allowed a room upstairs but still locked in, supposedly for 'her own safety.' Harmony quickly discovers she is in a remote cabin in a dense forest. She also finds out she has powers. As she starts to piece together her memory, her situation in the remote cabin turns dangerous.

This first volume is about Harmony recovering from some unknown illness or battle. Unfortunately, by the end, we learn nothing about her even though she regains her memories. This first volume abruptly ends and nothing really happened. We do learn whether her jailer has her best interests at heart or not and that's about it.

As for the characters themselves, they really didn't stand up solidly or coherently. I didn't believe in any of them or their reactions to things. Harmony spends half the book suspicious then suddenly completely trusts in her captor. Her captor tells her nothing even though he supposedly is trying to help her remember and he may have a connection to her past. There wasn't really a reason given why he doesn't tell her everything other than that, 'it's too early.' It doesn't make any sense other than to create tension and mystery. Harmony is pretty much an unreliable narrator - not a plot device I ever like since it's just there to trick the reader into continuing the story.

The art is serviceable. Harmony looks like she's constantly wearing heavy makeup, which doesn't make sense under the circumstances. And you'd think she'd be clamoring for a shower or something after being bedridden for a period of time - but she always looks fresh in the art. Another reason I just didn't buy much of it. The coloring is solid, though, and it all looks good.

In all, it was ok for me. The great cover never really materialized into great artwork or a coherent and strong story. The brevity further prevented a reader from really getting into the story. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

This is a version of the trope you are all familiar with. Young woman with power has amnesia, so doesn't know what her power is, or who she is, or what evil she is facing.

In this case she is rescued by someone she doesn't know, but it is hinted that he is someone important to her, by the end of the first volume of this book.

It is a slow burn to find out what her powers are, and who the enemy is, but by the end of the first volume we have seen and met both.

Not bad, quick read. Nice illustrations, and no gratuitous nudity, which is nice for a French graphic novel. It will be interesting to see where this goes.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.