Now that we have finished reading Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda and taken the time to let it all *sink in*, we’re going to share our final thoughts on the book as a whole. Our goal is not to review the book, per se, but we will be sharing what we liked and disliked.
Spoiler Free!!! This post is our general opinions about this book, not a professional review, and contains no spoilers for Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda.
Trigger Warnings!!!This book contains situations and subjects related to: nudity, violence, rape, cannibalism, war, and body horror/mutilation.
Final Thoughts:
Jacilyn: I haven’t read many graphic novels, but aesthetically this was definitely my favorite one. It took a little more time to take in everything I was seeing, but it was worth it to see such beautiful, richly imagined character and world design. The story has me hooked and I have enough questions that I’ll definitely keep reading the series. I hope to see Maika and the monster’s relationship grow and learn why Tuya is betraying Maika. Overall, this was the perfect book to start the spooky season!
Michaela: This graphic novel was wonderfully illustrated and the story was incredibly interesting. I felt consumed with the story and I just had to keep reading it. Even within the first few pages you can already see there is such a deep history and lore with the world this story takes place in. The society and the magic are fascinating. This is not a book for the squeamish nor is it lighthearted so keep that in mind if you want to read it. I really enjoyed the story from this first volume, and I will definitely keep reading the series.
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