Reviews with content warning for Child death - Something Is Killing the Children, Vol. 3

What an incredible, intense, sad installment to the series. I originally thought this was only going to be a 3-volume series, so I'm extremely happy to find out that there are more issues in the works, even if Something is Killing the Children does wreck me a little bit more every time I revisit this world.

Also, Erica Slaughter is such a damn badass and I want to know her.

✨ Representation: queer primary character; BIPOC side characters

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chantaal's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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ndd1227's review

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dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So good! Loved how this ended this story arc (vol 1-3). First horror series I read and enjoyed it more than I thought I would although not a great idea to read before bed

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badbitchwithabook's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I’m so glad I picked up this series of comics/graphic novels, they have all been incredible so far. This volume gives us closure to part of our story but I know that it’s not the last book so I’m intrigued to see what happens in the next volumes. All of our main characters show so much bravery in this volume especially.

Spoiler

As far as we know when finishing up this volume the small town of Archers Peak has successfully fought to survive and rid their community of the killing monsters

Will this town ever reach some kind of normalcy again?
I hope we continue to follow our main characters in the next volume and we find out how they cope in the wake of tragedy.

*content warnings*
Horror, visual gore, visual blood, death, visual of deceased child, grief, monsters, supernatural themes
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I would not recommend this story for children under 12(ish), maybe even older.

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paperpaladin's review

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dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Continuing the story of the first two volumes, Vol. 3 wraps up this first arc. There is a lot going on in this volume and the set up for the continuation of the series. I am excited to see where this series goes, though things are still dark, brutal, and sad.

My rating system
1 - Did not enjoy
2 - Not irredeemable but has too many flaws to say I enjoyed
3 - Enjoyed it
4 - Great book but didn't love it
5 - Amazing book

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teki_p's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.75

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