The idea is simple: on the last Friday of each month, post about the best book you’ve finished over the past month while visiting other bloggers doing the same. In this way, we’ll all have the opportunity to share our thoughts with other enthusiastic readers. Please join us below.
“I’m late, I’m late. Late for a very important date.” (or something like that.) ~The White Rabbit
So, all month-long I’ve been reminding myself not to miss this post, and sure enough, that’s exactly what I did. Oh well, I tried. I’ve been doing a self-assigned graphic novel read-a-thon this month and I’m down to wire trying to squeeze in as many books as I can before nightfall on Wednesday. Of course, this would also be the month that my creative juices would start to flow, but I just don’t have enough time in the day. In any case, I’ll tell you what has been my favorite read so far, but I don’t have a full review for you yet. So sorry for that….
Below I’ve listed its stats, blurb, and my overall rating; however, I will say that the artwork in this book is so beautiful that even if the story wasn’t that great, I probably would have given it a 4.5 stars with an asterisk.
Title: Montress, Vol. 1: Awakening
Series: Montress #1
Author: Marjorie M. Liu & others
Artist: Sana Takeda
Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novel
Pages: 192
Reading Level: Teen-Adult
Content: R (strong language, violence, brutality, crime, war, adult and mature situations, brief partial nudity, oppression)
Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900’s Asia, in a richly imagined world of art deco-inflected steampunk, MONSTRESS tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both.
Collects MONSTRESS #1-6
I give this book a 5.
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6 replies on “The Cephalopod Coffeehouse #Review: Monstress 1 #fantasy #graphicnovel”
Does look beautiful! I was late posting last time, so I’m glad it’s not just me 🙂
Yeah, I’ve cut back on blogging so much that when I have two in one week go up, it’s likely I’ll miss one. :/
I’ve not heard of that one. Will check it out. Graphic novels are so underrated.
I agree. I’m having fun exploring them this month.
Looks like a potentially fun series for my daughter. She doesn’t seem as interested in comics/graphic novels these days but she’s always up for fantasy, especially with a female protagonist.
Yes. This series is full of strong female characters, but just know, it’s also very violent.