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keipotato's review against another edition
1.0
The art is SPLENDIDLY AWESOME but i truely couldn't get myself to enjoy it or even read fully without skipping.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
Merged review:
The art is SPLENDIDLY AWESOME but i truely couldn't get myself to enjoy it or even read fully without skipping.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
Merged review:
The art is SPLENDIDLY AWESOME but i truely couldn't get myself to enjoy it or even read fully without skipping.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
Merged review:
The art is SPLENDIDLY AWESOME but i truely couldn't get myself to enjoy it or even read fully without skipping.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
Merged review:
The art is SPLENDIDLY AWESOME but i truely couldn't get myself to enjoy it or even read fully without skipping.
I liked the main idea but the flow and the storyline feels like it's a second or up but not the first. It could be just me with comics and too many details though the font is another problema. Oh and the shine of the pages drives me crazy sometimes.
I don't care much about cuss words but the language isn't my taste, especially when the word is unnecessarily used, it makes it feel like they just wanna fill the bubbles with certain amount.
I think the most uncomfortable thing was that I had to censor no clothes scenes or too much of skin, personal preference.
nancyboy's review against another edition
4.0
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Merged review:
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Merged review:
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
nancyboy56's review against another edition
4.0
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Merged review:
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
Merged review:
Montress is amazing, it’s the graphic novel that I’ve been looking for! It’s an steampunk/epic fantasy graphic novel about a girl who is possessed by a demon trying to find out who/what she is.
Firstly, I want to say that the art is amazing, and I mean BREATHTAKING! I applaud Sana Takeda (the artist) for the amount of effort and time she put into this graphic novel. Every single panel is so detailed and the composition always captures the world so beautifully. As someone who is an artist (in the sense that I draw/paint a lot), I can only imagine the hours of work that when into making every scene and it really paid off. You get this extra layer of world building that you would never have gotten if it was just a written novel. You understand the architecture of buildings, the design of the clothing, and other smaller details that you don’t have time to explain in a written novel. You really feel immersed in this fantasy world just by the visuals alone. Takeda really excels in drawing landscapes, as well as people. I feel that a lot of the time the landscape are really lacking in graphic novels, as artist put so much time getting the characters to look distinct that they forget to make the world look distinct and sometimes the backgrounds look really rushed and uninteresting. But Takeda blew me away so many times! Honestly, I could go on about the art for hours it was just so good.
The world building goes hand in hand with the art, so I loved it. The world truely did feel alive as I explained earlier. The magic system was also pretty cool, I loved how the protagonist is possessed by a demon, that she can’t exactly control, but it’s what gives her all her power. I thought it was an interesting concept for a magic system and I’m excited to see how it develops.
Now the plot, overall I did like it, but at times I thought it was a bit rushed. The novel should have had another 50 to 100 pages to really flesh out the characters and their motives and actions. Though I did love a lot of the scenes, sometimes the overarching plot was a bit cliche and predictable at times because it didn’t have enough time to develop.
Overall, I highly recommend it, if you’re a fan of fantasy you should definitely give it a try! And I’ll obviously be continuing on with this series.
ruhi_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
2357aya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cesarcg's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful illustrations -very art deco- and great world building. I will definitely read the next volume once it's out.
Merged review:
Beautiful illustrations -very art deco- and great world building. I will definitely read the next volume once it's out.
Merged review:
Beautiful illustrations -very art deco- and great world building. I will definitely read the next volume once it's out.
edg's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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
4.5
sapphicshark's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
kadomi's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.0
Gorgeous art, and a complicated story in a sort of steampunk fantasy world that is dominated by women. It follows the teenager Maika, who has a monster living inside of her. I already struggle to describe the plot, it's so mysterious that I feel I haven't got a full grasp on it. But it's intriguing, as I said the art is gorgeous, but it is incredibly violent, with a high amount of gore practically dripping from its pages. But I want read more of this, for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gore, Torture, Slavery, Blood, and Body horror
crystalstarrlight's review against another edition
4.0
Bullet Review:
2021 UPDATE:
Why wasn't I more impressed with this back in 2017? Was it the fact life was great in 2017 and this is basically the first library graphic novel I've had a chance to read in year, during the Great Pandemic of 2020? Or have I really changed that much in 4 years?
I suppose this is why everyone should take any "old reviews" they stumble upon with a grain of salt - the reviewer may end up rereading and completely change her mind!
I started reading this while waiting for my sibling in the car and basically soaked it up in two sittings. I absolutely loved the characters this time and eagerly absorbed the world and surroundings, so complex and fascinating. I am really invested in finding out what happens next and am glad that I had the hindsight to request volumes 2 - 5 at my library.
Shout out to my comics buddy at work, whom I have not seen in over a year, but was kind enough to fill me in on all the comics he's read in this terrible time.
Original:
This story is pretty damned unique. And while the protagonist is a teen, this is definitely not your stupid "young adult book that is actually a romance in disguise".
But...
For whatever reason, I found myself mostly meh about the story and characters. Well, minus the cats that is!
Merged review:
Bullet Review:
2021 UPDATE:
Why wasn't I more impressed with this back in 2017? Was it the fact life was great in 2017 and this is basically the first library graphic novel I've had a chance to read in year, during the Great Pandemic of 2020? Or have I really changed that much in 4 years?
I suppose this is why everyone should take any "old reviews" they stumble upon with a grain of salt - the reviewer may end up rereading and completely change her mind!
I started reading this while waiting for my sibling in the car and basically soaked it up in two sittings. I absolutely loved the characters this time and eagerly absorbed the world and surroundings, so complex and fascinating. I am really invested in finding out what happens next and am glad that I had the hindsight to request volumes 2 - 5 at my library.
Shout out to my comics buddy at work, whom I have not seen in over a year, but was kind enough to fill me in on all the comics he's read in this terrible time.
Original:
This story is pretty damned unique. And while the protagonist is a teen, this is definitely not your stupid "young adult book that is actually a romance in disguise".
But...
For whatever reason, I found myself mostly meh about the story and characters. Well, minus the cats that is!
2021 UPDATE:
Why wasn't I more impressed with this back in 2017? Was it the fact life was great in 2017 and this is basically the first library graphic novel I've had a chance to read in year, during the Great Pandemic of 2020? Or have I really changed that much in 4 years?
I suppose this is why everyone should take any "old reviews" they stumble upon with a grain of salt - the reviewer may end up rereading and completely change her mind!
I started reading this while waiting for my sibling in the car and basically soaked it up in two sittings. I absolutely loved the characters this time and eagerly absorbed the world and surroundings, so complex and fascinating. I am really invested in finding out what happens next and am glad that I had the hindsight to request volumes 2 - 5 at my library.
Shout out to my comics buddy at work, whom I have not seen in over a year, but was kind enough to fill me in on all the comics he's read in this terrible time.
Original:
This story is pretty damned unique. And while the protagonist is a teen, this is definitely not your stupid "young adult book that is actually a romance in disguise".
But...
For whatever reason, I found myself mostly meh about the story and characters. Well, minus the cats that is!
Merged review:
Bullet Review:
2021 UPDATE:
Why wasn't I more impressed with this back in 2017? Was it the fact life was great in 2017 and this is basically the first library graphic novel I've had a chance to read in year, during the Great Pandemic of 2020? Or have I really changed that much in 4 years?
I suppose this is why everyone should take any "old reviews" they stumble upon with a grain of salt - the reviewer may end up rereading and completely change her mind!
I started reading this while waiting for my sibling in the car and basically soaked it up in two sittings. I absolutely loved the characters this time and eagerly absorbed the world and surroundings, so complex and fascinating. I am really invested in finding out what happens next and am glad that I had the hindsight to request volumes 2 - 5 at my library.
Shout out to my comics buddy at work, whom I have not seen in over a year, but was kind enough to fill me in on all the comics he's read in this terrible time.
Original:
This story is pretty damned unique. And while the protagonist is a teen, this is definitely not your stupid "young adult book that is actually a romance in disguise".
But...
For whatever reason, I found myself mostly meh about the story and characters. Well, minus the cats that is!