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kjboldon's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
I found the barn scenes hard to read visually, but adored getting Erica's origin story. And Octo's.
authoramandafernandes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
The fact that this is backstory threw me off at first, but the lore of the House of Slaughter and the Order of St. George is so good it brought me right back in. The art is both beautiful and terrifying.
dnietoperafan's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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? No
4.0
I've loved this series, and the 4th instalment was no different. It expands on the world previously established in volumes 1-3, and on the characters and institutions. Absolutely brilliant. I can't wait to keep reading the next volumes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, and Bullying
myblackbookish_life's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
taitet327's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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
4.5
magpienicky's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Gore and Bullying
alibi313's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
4.75
A nicely detailed backstory for Erica, our favorite Slaughter.
madmooney's review against another edition
5.0
(Review for Volume 4 only)
After three volumes of dealing with a small town's monster woes, we now get to dive deeper into the House of Slaughter chapter of the Order of St George. Not only do we get a closer look into who Erica was and how she became a hunter (with a dive into Aaron to a lesser extent), but the structure of her mysterious organization comes into play.
Some people will say that it is narratively far too late to bring in "Something...Origins" - to that I would say we can only make this distinction if we saw the whole shape of the series - which is incomplete at this point in 2023.
curiouslykatt's review against another edition
dark
fast-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? No
5.0