A review by daniraewrites
The Night Eaters, Book 1: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I found the pacing a little slow at first but now I can't wait to see how the story and characters keep developing in the next book. The art is gorgeous and the colour palettes are perfectly selected. I found myself caring about the characters more than I initially expected and the slow reveal of their history (no spoilers, go read it!) was so well done. 
I hadn't read any of Marjorie Liu's works before this but I am keen to read Monstress soon as I really loved her storytelling coupled with Sana Takeda's art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, and Gore

Self harm - a character bites their wrist and there is blood. This is not related to suicidal ideation, it is done ritualistically.