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A review by squishies
Monstress, Vol. 5: Warchild by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
This volume saw quite a bit flashbacks of Maika's awful, awful experience in the war whilst in the present - Maika's involvement in Ravenna's seige. and depicted that war is just really messed up for everyone involved and just facilitates hatred.
Who would have thought Corvin's sister, Bettani, would look so edgy and cool! I liked her immediately haha. Almost as quickly as how much I disliked the 5 witch sisters showing up and massacring those poor people.
That scene where Kippa had pulled the kits to the hospital only for them to perish before they could get any help killed me. Poor Kippa.
In any case, the witch sisters were way shorter lived than I expected - thought they would be another threat for Maika to deal with, but the Inquistrixes dealt with them quite neatly. Also belatedly realised that Hammer and Needle aren't possessed by the old gods (? I think that's what's in Gull and Mother Superior??) - wonder what they will do next.
Wow, I didn't think Tuya actually had killed anyone and was actually pretty shocked she brained that poor kid (seems like this whole volume was shocking haha).
What the heck why are the Ancients protecting the lilium refineries?! What's going on! Another political thread to remember, ugh.
Man, Maika's dad was Zinn! What! And of course she has a secret sister!
The ending sequence where Corvin and Maika's discussion about purpose and how Corvin asked her how hard is it to admit that she loves Kippa (with Kippa of course overhearing) was actually pretty sweet.
That scene where Kippa had pulled the kits to the hospital only for them to perish before they could get any help killed me. Poor Kippa.
In any case, the witch sisters were way shorter lived than I expected - thought they would be another threat for Maika to deal with, but the Inquistrixes dealt with them quite neatly. Also belatedly realised that Hammer and Needle aren't possessed by the old gods (? I think that's what's in Gull and Mother Superior??) - wonder what they will do next.
Wow, I didn't think Tuya actually had killed anyone and was actually pretty shocked she brained that poor kid (seems like this whole volume was shocking haha).
What the heck why are the Ancients protecting the lilium refineries?! What's going on! Another political thread to remember, ugh.
Man, Maika's dad was Zinn! What! And of course she has a secret sister!
The ending sequence where Corvin and Maika's discussion about purpose and how Corvin asked her how hard is it to admit that she loves Kippa (with Kippa of course overhearing) was actually pretty sweet.