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

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

The art is so beautiful. The story is a little confusing at times and quite dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail