A review by sashawins
Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood by Marjorie Liu

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Monstress Volume 2-- The Blood
Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Illustration: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

🎶song for comic
Kate Bush -- Running up that Hill ( A Deal with God)

📚Favorite Quotes
●"The world breaks us all. But strength can flow from those broken places. Made new, in ways we never dreamed."
●" What sleeps must awaken"
●"There is never honor where there's power"

📚Comic Synopsis 
Maika Halfwolf is on the run from a coalition of forces determined to control or destroy the powerful Monstrum that lives beneath her skin. But Maika still has a mission of her own: to discover the secerts of her late mother, Moriko.
In this second Volume, Maika's quest takes her to the pirate controlled city of Thyria and across the sea to the mysterious Isle of Bones. It is a Journey that will force Maika to reevaluate her past, present, and future, and contemplate wheter there's anyone, or anything  she can truly trust-- including her own body.

📚My Review
Where do I begin? This story packs a lighten strike of climactic secerts, history, and lore.  Author Majorie Liu does an amazing job pulling you into the core of this story-- a woman trying to find her worth, her strength, and her place in broken world. 
The dynamics between mother and daughter is complex. The illustrations envoked feelings  that left me speechless.
The monster that lives inside Maika also has a reventing story. I was suprised that I felt sorry for it-- because there is good in the shadow even though it eats with no discrimination🤢🤮. 
Supporting charcters, Ren and Kippa are the folks we all need-- support when you are broken and scared.
Lastly, the twist and turns of the plot are EPIC🤯🤯.
Did I mentions the CATs?! I adore them.💜

📚Illustration 
The artwork in these comic is perfect! The colors sets the tone for the entire series. Its dark and gothic and scary-- but there is elegance.

The Epic journey continues-- Volume 3 Next💨💨💨

#Gods #Ancients  #Shaman-Empress 
#Descendant #Power #Shadows #Bones #Promises #Friends #Family #Death #Rebirth.