A review by sempereadem
Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The artwork is absolutely stunning, but the story is a little dense with complex worldbuilding. Awesome to see a matriarchal society, but the story feels tough to get into, there feels like there's very little to hook the reader other than the art? It takes a couple chapters to actually get into, at least for me it did. I wasn't really into it until about Chapter 5 and even by the end of it, I'm not 100% certain I'll rush out to read the next installment.
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