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Monstress, Volume 1 by Marjorie M. Liu
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Read 2 times. Last read July 27, 2016.

Three stars almost entirely for the pretty, pretty art. What you see on the cover is what you get, and it's gorgeously and beautifully detailed. It's a very nice book to look at. The story, on the other hand, is not as pretty. The reader is thrown in the deep end with very little background information. Sometimes that can work, but here, I was mostly just confused. It takes three issues to get a clear definition of what an Arcanic is, for example. It makes the first few issues more difficult to get through than they could have been. I also felt like the story was moving too slowly for my tastes. Ultimately, though the art is spectacular, I just couldn't get into the story or the world enough to read more. But the art is well worth a look, and I'd recommend it at least checking it out from the library for that alone.
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July 27, 2016 – Finished Reading
July 11, 2023 – Shelved (Kindle Edition)
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message 1: by Ma'Belle (new) - added it

Ma'Belle I've seen Marjorie Liu write some real stinkers, so this (your review) was exactly what I was afraid of with this title.


message 2: by Sam (new)

Sam Quixote I couldn't even make it through the first issue, you've gotta be mega-hardcore into fantasy to endure this drivel.


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