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A review by embee007
Monstress, Book One by Marjorie Liu
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
4.5
"To quote the poets, murder is terribly exhausting."
Beautiful art.
"'You have some talent...for murder...But...when it comes... to survival...you are lost...at sea...We are here...because you cannot...fight...alone...You cannot...survive...alone...' 'You're saying I need allies.' 'Allies are not...without
...their uses...& you can...always...eat them...when their...usefulness...is done...'"
Fantastic dialogue. (I needed to space this out so I could include more quotes 😅)
"'It has been...three thousand years.' 'That's right. Maybe I should put you in a home for senile fucking gods.'"
Great (dense) storyline
"What do I have to give up of myself to be worthy of your ghost?"
So much lore...
"You're not awful. Actually, you're really fucked up."
I've already forgotten so much, & I just finished the book.
Even in the roughest, most forgotten places, civility can bloom. That is what I enjoy most about this coffee shop.
What do you do when there is a monster (god) taking residence inside you, & the world has gone to shit? Fight, give up & die, or make friends, figure out the mystery of your life & protect everyone you can?
"Do not stop. Do not stop becoming someone new, just because I am gone. Move forward, ALWAYS...Never back."
Representation: disabled, amputee MC, saffic relationships, characters are a mix of various races, & human, part human, & non-human.
"There won't be anything left of me if I keep paying what it takes to survive. "
Beautiful art.
"'You have some talent...for murder...But...when it comes... to survival...you are lost...at sea...We are here...because you cannot...fight...alone...You cannot...survive...alone...' 'You're saying I need allies.' 'Allies are not...without
...their uses...& you can...always...eat them...when their...usefulness...is done...'"
Fantastic dialogue. (I needed to space this out so I could include more quotes 😅)
"'It has been...three thousand years.' 'That's right. Maybe I should put you in a home for senile fucking gods.'"
Great (dense) storyline
"What do I have to give up of myself to be worthy of your ghost?"
So much lore...
"You're not awful. Actually, you're really fucked up."
I've already forgotten so much, & I just finished the book.
Even in the roughest, most forgotten places, civility can bloom. That is what I enjoy most about this coffee shop.
What do you do when there is a monster (god) taking residence inside you, & the world has gone to shit? Fight, give up & die, or make friends, figure out the mystery of your life & protect everyone you can?
"Do not stop. Do not stop becoming someone new, just because I am gone. Move forward, ALWAYS...Never back."
Representation: disabled, amputee MC, saffic relationships, characters are a mix of various races, & human, part human, & non-human.
"There won't be anything left of me if I keep paying what it takes to survive. "