dianaliliana's review against another edition
4.0
Die Geschichte ist immer noch ein bisschen wirr. Bis jetzt aber immernoch ganz gut. Bin gespannt wie es weiter geht
katrinadreamer's review against another edition
4.0
Once again, 4+ stars for the gorgeous art. The story isn’t holding my attention like it did in the first volume, but I am just intrigued enough to keep going with the next volume. I feel like the story jumps around a lot and isn’t always easy to follow. Sometimes it moves so abruptly, I have to go back and see if I skipped a page. But no, it’s just that the story shifted suddenly.
mangosunscreen's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
flynnoliver's review against another edition
5.0
Einfach wunderbar gezeichnet. Die Geschichte war richtig spannend und ergreifend und der gesamte Comic war ein Meisterwerk.
kat1998's review against another edition
5.0
This was incredible...I cannot wait for the third book!!
kenyuen1's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful, dark, violent, and surprisingly cute at times, it's hard to not get drawn into the world of Monstress. The dichotomy between Lovecraftian horror monsters, cannibalism, and super cute SD fox children, and two-tailed cats with the most adorable grump expressions are amazing.
The only drawback is that the world and politics are pretty deep. For example, each chapter ends with a page featuring a four tailed cat teaching kittens about the lore of the world. Deep. So the months between reading volume one and volume two have resulted in me forgetting a lot of what happens in the first part. Just how it goes sometimes.
Did I mention that the cats are necromancers called nekomancers (neko is the Japanese word for cat).
Also cool is that the writer and author are both women of color, so this series really has the complete package. Unless you're turned off by viscera and violence, I'd say give this series a try.
The only drawback is that the world and politics are pretty deep. For example, each chapter ends with a page featuring a four tailed cat teaching kittens about the lore of the world. Deep. So the months between reading volume one and volume two have resulted in me forgetting a lot of what happens in the first part. Just how it goes sometimes.
Did I mention that the cats are necromancers called nekomancers (neko is the Japanese word for cat).
Also cool is that the writer and author are both women of color, so this series really has the complete package. Unless you're turned off by viscera and violence, I'd say give this series a try.
remainsofabook's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The plot gets a lot clearer in this volume. I really love how vast the world in the Monstress is. It has everything I like about an epic fantasy.
kaisermatthias's review against another edition
5.0
More of the "how did we get to be here, and who are these people" questions that daunted me through book one middle in this volume. It begins to feel like this world has rules that make sense, and the larger plot might be making an appearance! A fascinating "my mind is the locked room" mystery of a graphic novel.
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