Reviews

Monstress, Vol. 5: Kriegskind by Marjorie Liu

sailor_marmar's review against another edition

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

4.5

cat_queen005's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

kristine2221's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

hidingincorners's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful. Horrifying. Hopeful.

jennaclarek's review against another edition

4.0

i think i liked vol 4 more than vol 5 just because 4 has a lot more internal processing and this vol is way more about WAR and FIGHTING but it's also really fascinating to see all these different groups of people coming together. i'm very curious to see this war play out and i REALLY want to see a tuya maika reunion soon bc i can just TELL it's going to be dramatic. i'm so mad i have to wait for another volume now UGH.

this series continues to grow on me every time i reread it and more volumes come out because it's such a complex world and magic system. but i love the characters, i love the themes and the heart of this story, and i absolutely adore the art. this is the perfect series for people who want to read princess mononoke - but also it's better? definitely a wider scope. maybe i'm just a sucker for gods and monsters.

murphy___'s review

challenging dark 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

3.25

Es ist herzzerreißend zu sehen wie der Krieg niemanden verschont. 

ruxandra_grr's review against another edition

3.0

I'm not sure about this series anymore. Or at least the first 2-3 issues really grated on me because it became this endless cycle of just misery and violence and people dying and the cynicism about it is not my thing anymore. Of course, I can understand that that's the way of war and cruelty, but still, it's hard for me to respond to it with a different mood than exhaustion. Then the second part of it became a bit better.

I loved Corvin in this and I do like him more and more. I don't know what I think about Maika anymore, to be quite honest. Bettani, Corvin's sister, is one of the few characters that actually make sense to me emotionally, and I rather loved her.

At least this volume was a bit more focused than the last one and the sides and the factions felt a bit more clear. Though there were still some characters where I went 'huh, how do they fit in?'

Kippa is a precious lemondrop who still needs to be protected at all costs. Her wholesomeness and big heart are maybe the one thing that is keeping me from abandoning this series by now.

Spoiler

I'm just super sad that Kippa's kindness led to a lot of death and destruction. I hate that so much

The art is still great and I was super into the final panel. That brings me hope for what comes next.

resident_corvid's review against another edition

5.0

if you have parental trauma and/or parents this series is for you

dashaxxxx's review against another edition

5.0

Grim as fuck! I love it

pachypedia's review against another edition

4.0

Me encanta el arte de este cómic, nunca me cansaré de decirlo, es lo mejor que tiene sin duda. Y este tomo también me ha gustado bastante, porque por fin tengo la sensación de entender lo que está pasando.