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Monstress, Vol 1: Awakening [Indigo Exclusive Edition] by Marjorie Liu, Sana Takeda

18 reviews

allie_fawn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

This series is gorgeous. There is a lot of names and lore to consume and that can be overwhelming, but I still highly enjoy it and the artwork is beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Cursing, Child death, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Slavery, Blood, War, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, and Mental illness

laurenvoice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

 Monstress, volume one was fun but intense!

This was way more graphic than expected; nonetheless, it was the perfect read to start the spooky season. I am curious to know what happens next! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism, Genocide, Child abuse, Slavery, Physical abuse, War, and Child death

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.75

An intricate world with beautiful images. Very curious to see where this leads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, War, Genocide, Grief, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, and Blood

theoddduckling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Death, Gore, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Body horror, Torture, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

eli_like_a_lie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

1.0

I'd say my biggest flaw in this is neither the art (which is stunning) nor the story which is complex and intricate.  It's the combination of them, there is so much text that it doesn't let the art breathe, and at times the story feels unnecessary slow for the sake of the art

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Slavery, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

itsmemiana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

 it was a lot darker than I was expecting but still very cool. and the artwork is absolutely stunning. Kippa is my favourite character, she's so adorable.

look up trigger warnings before reading if you get easily triggered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, War, Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Torture

dreareads_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

4.75

"For real Maika, you are  A loca,  you are loquísima "

Despite that absolutely cringe worthy use of Spanish in that sentence, this comic is a masterpiece. WOW. I went in not knowing exactly what to expect, but I was taken aback by the breathtaking art, and punched in the gut by the story.

I am a sucker for a comic with poets quoting cats, adorable half foxes, and an MC that you want to like but can't help to distrust. This story is NOT for the faint of heart, it is dark and harrowing, and at times filled with hopelessness. A story of war and oppression, we are presented with some heartbreaking and gut wrenching imagery. 

Within all the darkness is a story of a young girl trying to find her past, understand her powers, and protect those she loves. A fantastic story, that can only continue to get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Ableism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Toxic friendship

our_bookish_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

This is just the kind of graphic that I love to stumble upon and find out it's actually pretty fucking amazing! 

I love the art and characters, yes, even the bad ones! Very supernaturally and I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Medical content, Animal death, Blood, Death, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

ocean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Body horror, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Child abuse

pastel_princess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

To start, the artwork in this book is amazing. Sana Takeda (Artist) did a wonderful job detailing the many characters you meet in this book. The story line is very clear and well written. Watching Maika learn about her past and reveal her story is sad and hard, but it is also besetting. I can't wait to read book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury