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Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu

brancrisp's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

peppa_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

re_saxy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vascogdm's review against another edition

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5.0

Katana wielding cats and nekomancers, emphatic "monsters", satisfying action and developed characters.
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL art.
The story has an air of mystery and- I'm just going to go read the next volume straight away... That good.

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Katana wielding cats and nekomancers, emphatic "monsters", satisfying action and developed characters.
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL art.
The story has an air of mystery and- I'm just going to go read the next volume straight away... That good.

Merged review:

Katana wielding cats and nekomancers, emphatic "monsters", satisfying action and developed characters.
Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL art.
The story has an air of mystery and- I'm just going to go read the next volume straight away... That good.

brielzebub's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh. My. God. The illustrations are actual art, the story and high fantasy history on point, almost all female characters, MAGICAL MULTI-TAILED CATS??? Could not be better. I could stare at one page of this for hours. Truly special and I'm really excited to read the next one!

Merged review:

Oh. My. God. The illustrations are actual art, the story and high fantasy history on point, almost all female characters, MAGICAL MULTI-TAILED CATS??? Could not be better. I could stare at one page of this for hours. Truly special and I'm really excited to read the next one!

Merged review:

Oh. My. God. The illustrations are actual art, the story and high fantasy history on point, almost all female characters, MAGICAL MULTI-TAILED CATS??? Could not be better. I could stare at one page of this for hours. Truly special and I'm really excited to read the next one!

margaux's review against another edition

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5.0

This is my new favorite series.

ceena's review against another edition

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5.0

While I usually don't like books with monsters, I went into this one knowing it would be dark and gory, which helped.
Honestly, I was blown away.

The artwork is fantastic -- I would seriously stare at panels taking in the beauty of a scene.
The story is deep and interesting. I usually have a problem with pacing in comic books, but not with this one. Everything flowed really well and there weren't any weird chops. I also really want to know what is going to happen next.
I do think there were times when there were too many words on a panel, but considering how much we need to know about the background, it made sense.

This has become one of my favorite graphic novels and I cannot wait to read the next installment.

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While I usually don't like books with monsters, I went into this one knowing it would be dark and gory, which helped.
Honestly, I was blown away.

The artwork is fantastic -- I would seriously stare at panels taking in the beauty of a scene.
The story is deep and interesting. I usually have a problem with pacing in comic books, but not with this one. Everything flowed really well and there weren't any weird chops. I also really want to know what is going to happen next.
I do think there were times when there were too many words on a panel, but considering how much we need to know about the background, it made sense.

This has become one of my favorite graphic novels and I cannot wait to read the next installment.

sandralam's review against another edition

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4.0

The artwork alone deserves 5++ stars; it's so beautiful and incredibly detailed! There were times when I just stopped reading to stare at the art!

Overall, I'd give this volume a 4 stars because there are quite a few things I'm somewhat confused about. The world is very interesting but it took me a while to understand and get into the story because the plot is pretty complex, hopefully things get a little clearer as the story continues. I can't wait to pick up the next volume!

iowasjoe's review against another edition

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3.0

Beautiful art

eileen9898's review against another edition

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4.0

Edit: 4⭐ I forgot how brutal this was

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Edit: 4⭐ I forgot how brutal this was