Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu

7 reviews

theuerma's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Murder, Slavery, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, and Violence

vr_alyssa's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Grief, Child abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Death of parent, Death, Slavery, Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Body horror, and War

kylieqrada's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

So excited to be back in this world!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Child abuse

Minor: Slavery, Genocide, and Drug use

pastel_princess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: War, Genocide, and Slavery

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

Once again the art is just perfection. I would own this even if I didn't like the story just based on the art. This volume does take a little ramping up, as I found the first chapter to just be ok, but each one after was just better and better.

I really enjoy the character designs, and how detailed they are. There is quite an extensive list of characters, but it doesn't feel overwhelming. Maika's companions have some of the best dialogue and interactions. There are also some cute/heartwarming scenes to balance out the horror/wartime ones.

We learn more about Maika's past, which is incredibly helpful in understanding the overarching storyline. This volume also gives off Pirates of the Caribbean vibes with the adventure that the main cast faces. Overall, I enjoyed this even more than volume 1, and I can't wait to jump into volume 3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

ceilidhwilliams's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, and War

Minor: Torture, Drug use, Cannibalism, and Slavery

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• 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

The art of this series is stunning. I love looking at the intricate detailwork on every page. Sometimes the beautiful, dark style doesn't seem to match with humorous things being said or done. I also frequently feel like the main character is built up to be this callous, cold woman with no empathy, but then she shows random empathy moments like not wanting a bunch of ghosts to stay trapped in limbo and it throws me off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Torture, and Toxic relationship