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Monstress #8 by Sana Takeda, Marjorie Liu

xaymaca's review

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5.0

Another great issue of Magic and Intrigue. Worth every dime.

gorelenore's review

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4.0

As I say with every Monstress -- the art is amazing!!! You should read these, or at least look at them, they are so pretty!

In this issues we are on the seas traveling to find out more about Maika's mother's story and what became of her and really how that translates into what has happened to Maika. Maika is still struggling with her inner demon... literally. This part of the story was more contained than others - we only follow one group of people who are all on the boat with Maika. The story is starting to pick up pace and I am interested in seeing what happens when they get to their destination.

These comics are not for the faint of heart - they are violent have have a lot of mature themes and I can only imagine that they will get more forceful as the story progresses. There are a lot of people after Maika and her magic for both good and evil reasons.

kaithroars's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

mayenk's review

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4.0

lol, I just realized I haven't seen a male human. I've seen male half-spawn or arachic so it didn't click that I hadn't seen a male human until I saw the Federation enlistment poster.

anaiguerra's review

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Now I understand all the other reviews that say they have no idea what's going on... I was completely lost, thinking it's because it's been a while since I read this, but I think it's because they weirdly jumped from a dream world to another world and the magic just seems... bananas. No other way to explain what's happening! Still will continue because I need to know how tf this will end. 

shannonleighd's review

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4.0

I really want this series to get a novel adaptation. There is just so much that could be told, so many characters along with the various factions as well as a massive world. An anime would be a good choice too!

Reminds me of the Sharkgard in The Others series: