Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Monstress, Vol. 5. Guerriera by Marjorie Liu

25 reviews

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I wasn't a big fan of war scenes in books up until now you know. Loving all of these

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry

electricdryad's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

nannahnannah's review against another edition

dark medium-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

I keep forgetting how much I love this world, the world building, and the characters. I was saving this volume for an unlucky bad-book streak (like now), but I might actually enjoy binge-reading this comic rather than reading it with large breaks in between each volume. There's just so much information and detail that's lost--and it takes a while to get back into it, to understand what's going on.

Representation:
- the protagonist is South Asian and sapphic
- many other characters are sapphic
- this comic takes place in an alternate 1900s Asia, so everyone is Asian, from all over the continent

The Human Federation marches on Ravenna to begin the war against the Arcanics, and Maika's friends plan to help the Arcanics fight. To protect them, Maika must embrace Zinn's power--her own power--and its horrifying cost.

I honestly don't have much more to say other than this world is so lusciously created and wonderfully realized. I always love the little history lesson inserts by Tam Tam the cat that add additional depth and helps us understand more about the characters and the story.

The plot always seems to center around a war, but I end up drawn in and invested, despite that repetition. This is honestly the world building I've been hungering for from adult fantasy for years and years. It's dark and it's horrific, but also inspiring and beautiful. 

I look forward to the next volume!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Slavery, Violence, and War

also: eye horror, body horror

happysami's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

sixlimbs's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, and Cannibalism

Minor: Toxic relationship

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, War, and Injury/Injury detail

pastel_princess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit

someonehere25's review against another edition

dark reflective

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt