Reviews tagging 'Death'

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

67 reviews

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

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

definitely mature readers only! graphic violence and gore, some nudity, heavy topics, and horror (definitely check content warnings)
- complex and interesting world building 
- morally grey protagonist 
- very dark and gory
- character design and setting design were really amazing 
- it dragged a bit in some parts

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Sexual harassment, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, War, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

isabelborges's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, and War

melsmagicalreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? N/A

4.75

Kicking off 2022 with a graphic novel and I couldn't have chosen a better way to start my year! The world is on the brink of war, with humans and witches of the Cumaea against the Arcanics, half-human half-Ancient hybrids. Monstress follows a 17 year old girl, Maika, who travels deep into enemy territory. While doing this, she is fighting to keep a literal monster at bay who is residing inside her. With the unlikely traveling companions of a sentient cat and a cute little half-fox, she seeks answers to her unknown past while dodging all the different people who want her and her monster dead. 

I was so impressed by the depth of world-building in this graphic novel! It is so complex with multiple sentient species, warring factions, complex systems of power, and of course, monsters. The art is absolutely outstanding, unlike any other graphic novels I've read. It's definitely got a dark and gory steampunk vibe.

The story had the potential to be too dark for me, but the addition of sentient cats and a cute little half-fox sidekick for our monstress added much-needed comic relief. I imagine I will be flying through the next few volumes this week!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

book_of_the_north's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Slavery, Body horror, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, and Animal cruelty

doodeedoda's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Slavery, Torture, War, Child death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Ableism, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

breezer's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Cool steampunk art, powerful female characters, a little confusing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, and Slavery

raccoonsinatrenchcoat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Absolutely beautiful art and really intriguing story. I love the women-focused narrative (most drawn characters present as women) and I am really interested in the magic/lore systems. Well presented, thought out, and written. Can't wait to pick up the other compendiums. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Murder, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Blood

bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, and Murder