Reviews

House of Slaughter, Vol. 1: The Butcher's Mark by Tate Brombal, James Tynion IV

ktxx22's review against another edition

4.0

Okay! I love this world and the murderers in it

annemaries_shelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

 It's basically House of Slaughter backstories with a gay m/m romance.

I enjoyed it and just want to give Jace and Aaron big hugs and tell them everything's going to be ok.
It's not because I read the original trilogy but I'll live in denial with the (marginally) happier ending of this one.

There's some extra world-building and some action scenes, but nothing to the scale of main series. Honestly, the relationship development between teen Jace and Aaron and the 15years later versions of them is what worked best in this installment. 

alexao's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

missberlyreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the_gm_penguin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

freeze92's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

ctuttle's review against another edition

4.0

The expansion of this universe and learning more about the House of Slaughter was good. This was so fun to read and the art is just as good as ever.

blackbird300's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

accalmos's review against another edition

mysterious

3.0

joshgauthier's review against another edition

4.0

Spinning off from Something is Killing the Children, House of Slaughter delivers a set of new and familiar characters coming of age in a world where monsters are real and even the children are not safe. Tynnion and Brombal deliver a bold dual narrative of survival, love, and death growing up within the secretive walls of the House of Slaughter. Complicated characters and storytelling meet Shehan's dramatic art and Muerto's bold colors to capture the violence and intimacy of this newest chapter of monster hunters and those they are charged to protect.