Reviews

Monstress, Vol. 5 by Sana Takeda, Marjorie Liu

johngerrath's review against another edition

4.0

Solid volume with good action and a bit less of a treading water feel to it. Art is, as always, beautiful and horrifying. A LOT of gore.
Would love a bit more context hints/panels/'since last issue' stuff included in these collections as it really gets tough to follow who is who and what and why are they doing this sometimes.
Would LOVE more cat content, maybe a whole separate series delving into cat lore and history. PRAISE UBASTI!!

saltyfingas's review against another edition

1.0

DNF

The story gets too convoluted and it's impossible to follow what's happening. I had a feeling this was going to happen. Every page feels like a slog to read through because of the mountains of dialogue, no time to really process it either as it ships you off to what some other minor characters are doing with more mountains of dialogue

It's disappointing because I really wanted to like this series, and the art is incredible. I probably should have stopped on volume 3, but I thought it might start to come back together. If this series was more focused and less bloated I think it would be a much better read, as it stands though, I can't really recommend it.

celestriakle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

The fall of ravenna! i love kippa getting to make a foolish mistake, and i loved especially the confrontation between the commander and maika

grahmnwc's review against another edition

5.0

Brutal, I had to take breaks between the individual issues.

emmi_strawberry's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rachelsoup's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bookscs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

wanderlustlover's review against another edition

4.0

Fall 2021 (November);
Hugo Nominee - Graphic Novel

What do I even say about this book, that I haven't said every time before? I love this world and this story so much. Sana Takeda's art remains some of the very best in all of comics. I need to know everything about these reveals that are happening. I wept for another death/not-death that happened. I am heart-and-soul attached to our 'Little Wolf' and I would destroy a universe for Kippa. I teared up over the well-meaning choice to save people which turned into a(n expected) straight-up blood bath.

I look forward every single year to reading the newest volume of this in the Hugo Nominess.

vix_b's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

kris7's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0