Reviews tagging 'Death'

Monstress, Vol. 1. Risveglio by Rus Wooton, Marjorie Liu, Jennifer M. Smith

66 reviews

buffyloverlori's review against another edition

<Spoiler >To violent for me and to many things that was triggering me. </Spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and War

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This is just the kind of graphic that I love to stumble upon and find out it's actually pretty fucking amazing! 

I love the art and characters, yes, even the bad ones! Very supernaturally and I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I absolutely loved this graphic novel (my 1st time reading a digital format). 

There was so much amazing detail, completely entrancing, I probably skipped over the narrative bubbles lol. 

Our MC is a complete BADASS and has a mysterious darkness to her that wants to basically kill anyone lol. 

Little fox and the kitty were my favorite characters, they're so stinking cute!!! 

The detailed architect just swept me away and I spent extra time just admiring the works of art. 

Even with its gory scenes, I was able to look past it, though it did turn my stomach. 

I'm excited to continue with the next volumes 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, War, and Grief

vigil's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, War, Xenophobia, Blood, Violence, Confinement, Death, Murder, Racism, and Religious bigotry

jadie_berg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Body horror, War, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Child abuse, Child death, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

kanra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This is a dark fantasy graphic novel about a girl with power she can't control. The artwork is absolutely stunning and the story sucks you in as you learn more about the world and what's happening. At first it switches between present and past so you can learn more about why the MC is making the choices she is but then it levels out into the present. There are also some cute lore pages between chapters to give you a little more insight into the world. I'll definitely be picking up the next volumes. If you dislike reading about death, abuse, gore, and slavery then this isn't for you. If you don't mind those topics and are looking for a good fantasy world then this might be for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Blood and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

alcoholic_frog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, Body horror, Slavery, Blood, Cannibalism, Death, Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Murder

tinymatriarch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

pastel_princess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

To start, the artwork in this book is amazing. Sana Takeda (Artist) did a wonderful job detailing the many characters you meet in this book. The story line is very clear and well written. Watching Maika learn about her past and reveal her story is sad and hard, but it is also besetting. I can't wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

ithladin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Gorgeous art, good worldbuilding, interesting history... but all the triggers!! 

I would love to read something more happy/hopeful with the same art/worldbuilding though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Rape, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Child death