Seven Secrets #14 Review

Written by: Tom Taylor
Illustrated by: Daniele Di Niculo
Lettered by: Ed Dukeshire
Colored by: Walter Baimonte
Publisher: Boom! Studios
Price: $3.99
Release Date: February 9, 2022
Reviewer: JR Huitt

THE HOOK:

Seven Secrets #14 releases this week from Boom! Studios. Tom Taylor and Daniele Di Nicuolo’s fantastical story continues to twist and turn as it builds steam in the second part of the third arc. Seven Secrets #14 is here and we’d be doing ourselves an injustice if we didn’t open the book and see if it can continue the highs of the earlier issues.

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THE STORY:

Seven Secrets has a lot of moving parts. While Tom Taylor does seem to enjoy following the ‘kitchen sink’ method of storytelling sometimes, with Seven Secrets #14 he steps back and narrows the focus on Caspar’s group and Amon’s group. While there was one problem that I had (and have had for a while now) with the issue, I was able to look past it and enjoy the book. The issue that I’ve got is simple, with an active betrayal currently taking place, Eva should have reached out to the others and warned them to be wary of potential betrayals.

THE ART:

Seven Secrets #14 opens and closes with Daniele Di Nicuolo beating down preconceptions. For an artist that I would definitely consider to be more of a cartoonist, Di Nicuolo’s work always finds a way to reach out and touch something each time I hold a book. Seeing the expression of on Caspar’s face while he’s racing through the dreamscape, I was able to feel the fear and

FINAL THOUGHTS:

Seven Secrets #14 reminded me of why Tom Taylor’s books are always at the top of my pull list. Each story that he tells is amazing and at the same time, each one is unique in itself. Seven Secrets is another great series from Boom! Studios and each new issue seem to use the previous ones to leap to an even greater sense of enjoyment on my part. I can honestly say that this is my favorite ongoing book, and one of the only competitors it has is another book that is also from Taylor.