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Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
27 reviews
doodeedoda's review against another edition
- 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
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
ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition
- 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
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
sophiesmovingcastle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I came for the art, and stayed for the dark and gripping story which addresses the horrors of conflict and those stuck in between in a eerily fascinating fantasy world.
Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Child death, and Slavery
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Death of parent
house_of_hannah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So the art is 100% 5/5. It is absolutely gorgeous, and I can stare at some of the pages forever. On the flip side of that there are some terrifying scenes. The artist can make someone look beautiful in one panel, and then grotesque when they show their true colors. It's really fantastic. Some character designs and outfits really give off a Final Fantasy feel as well.
The story is quite interesting, and I am invested in the characters. I for sure want to continue this series, but it kinda falls into the trap of Fantasy books where you don't really understand what the characters are talking about in the beginning, because we don't know the words for the places and people yet. At the end of a lot of the chapters there is an info dump page as well that goes more in depth on the history of the world and why this conflict exists. It just shows how complicated the universe this story is based in is.
Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence
hanarama's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.0
I don't know how much I can say on the story yet. The first volume (issues 1-6) set up a lot of the groundwork for what I suspect will be explored later. This early on, the story consisted mostly of world building and character establishment.
The world building is very good and is what carried me through most of the book. So early on the characters haven't undergone a lot of character development so it's really the world building that gets you interested in learning more. There seem to be many secrets hinted at, just waiting to be uncovered later on.
This volume ends on a major twist/reveal, that I think is going to drive a lot of character moments in the next volume.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Confinement, Torture, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Genocide, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual content, and Violence
inferiorwit's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual violence
f18's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Gore, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Suicide, and War
Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Genocide
minor (non-explicit) nudity of minors, hanging/lynching, child slavery