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A review by eldritchreader
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu
5.0
Monstress is a steampunk story, following Maiko – a young female amputee with a monster inside of her. The artwork in this graphic novel would be more than enough to convince readers this is a must-have for their collection. Intricately vicious and beautiful, it builds an astounding world full of brilliant creatures and terrible violence.
The story itself has a richness that is often missed in graphic novels. This is blatant in the first volume, drawing readers into an almost-epic that, while full of detail, is engaging and can be read through quickly. Every single character clearly has an in-depth background that will no doubt unfold as the story continues. And the worldbuilding itself seems intertwined throughout these individual stories. If you love the darker, grittier, more adult graphic novels, like Saga, then you should absolutely be adding this to your list.
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Merged review:
Monstress is a steampunk story, following Maiko – a young female amputee with a monster inside of her. The artwork in this graphic novel would be more than enough to convince readers this is a must-have for their collection. Intricately vicious and beautiful, it builds an astounding world full of brilliant creatures and terrible violence.
The story itself has a richness that is often missed in graphic novels. This is blatant in the first volume, drawing readers into an almost-epic that, while full of detail, is engaging and can be read through quickly. Every single character clearly has an in-depth background that will no doubt unfold as the story continues. And the worldbuilding itself seems intertwined throughout these individual stories. If you love the darker, grittier, more adult graphic novels, like Saga, then you should absolutely be adding this to your list.
becandbooks.com ‧ trigger warning database ‧ book depository ‧ more links
The story itself has a richness that is often missed in graphic novels. This is blatant in the first volume, drawing readers into an almost-epic that, while full of detail, is engaging and can be read through quickly. Every single character clearly has an in-depth background that will no doubt unfold as the story continues. And the worldbuilding itself seems intertwined throughout these individual stories. If you love the darker, grittier, more adult graphic novels, like Saga, then you should absolutely be adding this to your list.
→ trigger warnings: war themes, slavery, rape discussed, suicide, hunting, blood depiction, electrocution, death (including of a child and mother), dead bodies, nonconsensual body mutilation and experimentation, decapitation and dismemberment, fire and burning alive, murder, stabbing
becandbooks.com ‧ trigger warning database ‧ book depository ‧ more links
Merged review:
Monstress is a steampunk story, following Maiko – a young female amputee with a monster inside of her. The artwork in this graphic novel would be more than enough to convince readers this is a must-have for their collection. Intricately vicious and beautiful, it builds an astounding world full of brilliant creatures and terrible violence.
The story itself has a richness that is often missed in graphic novels. This is blatant in the first volume, drawing readers into an almost-epic that, while full of detail, is engaging and can be read through quickly. Every single character clearly has an in-depth background that will no doubt unfold as the story continues. And the worldbuilding itself seems intertwined throughout these individual stories. If you love the darker, grittier, more adult graphic novels, like Saga, then you should absolutely be adding this to your list.
→ trigger warnings: war themes, slavery, rape discussed, suicide, hunting, blood depiction, electrocution, death (including of a child and mother), dead bodies, nonconsensual body mutilation and experimentation, decapitation and dismemberment, fire and burning alive, murder, stabbing
becandbooks.com ‧ trigger warning database ‧ book depository ‧ more links