pickVol. 7–This comic defies easy description…maybe if my life depended on it I could come up with a good description of the vivid, wildly imaginative & compelling story & world Liu and Takeda bring to life in this comic…maybe. What I can say is that the story is populated with complex, flawed, & always intriguing characters caught up in an ancient, seemingly never ending battle illustrated in visually stunning, gorgeous art. Another excellent volume.
Thank you so much @Ddzmini I love everything in this package! I am excited to read these books and starting Monstress tonight!! Those postcards made from Koa are so cool, my son has claimed the one with the turtle! Thank you for all of it.
#spookysummer swap
Thanks @paperwitchs for organizing
If anything bad happens to Kippa I will climb into the book and avenge her. She is my precious baby.
Monstress is a tremendous achievement in feminist dark fantasy. The art deco aesthetic is incredibly beautiful, a story contrast to the harsh themes of war, rape, slavery, and cannibalism. Liu and Takeda create a violent but enchanting world based on Japan's occupation of China, showcasing strong female characters who have been deemed "monsters."
One of my favorites!
#haunted October 2021 day 4: MonstrousMonday @eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pickThings are getting serious and mysterious! Beautiful artwork.
pickJust like the first volume this had the most incredible world building and amazing art. Dark, intricate and complex, I‘m so obsessed with this series. I wish more fantasy I read was this original.
#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious +16 pts
Monstress is a graphic novel series which tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a psychic link with a monster of tremendous power, a connection that will transform them both and make them the target of both human and otherworldly powers.
Think I'll make this my next 'easy' read.
Any fans of this series?
#fantasy
#graphicnovel
@Cosmos_Moon #ThankfulThursday Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !
1. Yes (not many that I don‘t like)
2. Our grown son had major surgery last week. Brought him home from the hospital yesterday. We are beyond grateful for a successful surgery.
I‘m so late...care to play along, friends??
The artwork in this series is the most gorgeous and dark and brutal. But I am confused as to why Maika Halfwolf has both arms on the front cover. Maybe she'll pick up a prosthetic as I read on.
#readathon
pickThe artistry in this #graphicnovel was stunning and the storyline was fast paced and kept you interested. Some of the bloody fight scenes put the graphic in graphic novel and I wouldn't recommend for sensitive readers and the plot was a little confusing a couple times but overall it kept me engaged. #Booked2019
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft
What rainy Saturdays are made for. Excited to start this #graphicnovel for the #Booked2019 challenge.
#7covers7days #coverlove Day 1
Post a cover you love every day for seven days, no explanations. Tag a new person to play every day.
@Pamwurtzler do you want to play?
My #bookhaul from B&N! It‘ll be a #graphicnovel month for me. I got to visit with some former coworkers/friends who I haven‘t seen in forever. It was awesome to see them and they are the only reason I miss working there (other than the discount of course). Monstress came highly recommended so I picked up the series.
Went to the comic shop. Went a bit overboard.
I read volume 2 of this because I did not have volume 1 and wanted to try it. Liked it. Now reading part 1 and loving it . Read your books in order ladies and gents 😉
Congrats to our #writercrushwednesday Marjorie Liu for recently making #herstory as the first woman to win the top writing award for comic books! Liu won the Best Writer Eisner Award for her epic steam punk fantasy, Monstress. | Maika Halfwolf struggles with residual trauma after surviving a war in 1900's matriarchal Asia. She shares a psychic link with a powerful monster, making her a prime target for the powers that be.
bailedI may try again later, but I‘m just going to be honest with myself and admit that I‘ve really no desire to go back to it.
#diversespines Recs I love this graphic novel series and there aren't nearly enough published by woc. This one is dark but beautiful.
@spinesvines @Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
Afternoon plans include knocking out these for my last two prompts for the current #Booked2018 season and the #WorldCup on in the background. #steampunk #childhoodfavorite
Welcome @rucktaadn to the lovely land of Litsy 💜 I need to find my copy of Monstress and get back to it, so thanks for the nudge 😊 There are loads of awesome queer folks here, and a few locals as well. I see you already found @Marcelaphane 🤓
#litsywelcomewagon #whotofollow #litsyhowto #newfriendsoldfriendslovedfriends
Wowzers! Best dad ever! I got home to a lovely little box on my doorstep 😻😻😻
My daughter found this and liked the artwork, glad I am reading it first. Gonna be a while before I let her get into this one.
pickSO SO SO GOOD. Steampunk feel, fabulous mythology, and such a dark and empowering tale. Maika knows herself so well and also struggles with herself, and I found that to be something so incredibly true and honest, no matter what your form is. I adore all of the side characters (especially Little Fox and Professor Tam Tam). I‘ll say it again, this book is DARK AS HELL but amazing. I‘m getting the rest of the series ASAP.
pickThe graphics in this are incredible but I must admit I did struggle to follow some of it.
so-so
bailedIt is very rare for me to bail on a book, especially a graphic novel. This just wasn‘t my cup of tea. This is not to say that it was a “bad” book- I‘m pretty sure my husband would love it, as it is right up his alley. It was just at the point where I was dreading having to read it- Life is too short for that! On to the next one!
pickThis comic was great and I loved the art! Can‘t wait to read the next Volume !
Today‘s selections. A reread of the first volume and then diving into the second.
This isn‘t going to be a popular opinion, but this comic is SO dark and violent, I‘m having a hard time getting into it. I do enjoy the two-tailed cat, though. #LetsGetGraphicWeeklongMarathon
“Here‘s something the poets say: There‘s more hunger in the world than love.” #LetsGetGraphicWeeklongMarathon
Book haul! From the Harvard Bookstore in Cambridge and Newbury Comics. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions for the Cozy Mystery selection for #Booked2018! I went with a "The Cat Who" mystery- I read a bunch of these as a kid and loved them. The flipped around book is for the #mybloodyvalentine swap! ❤️?❤️
@Clwojick and @monalyisha are hosting a Throwback Readathon where you read childhood favorites. More details on their pages. I‘ll reread Spunky and The Little Princess, two of my favorites back then. We‘ll see if I can get my hands on Choose Your Own Adventures. I also read a horror series but can‘t remember the name of it although I remember one book was called The Doll. Sounds like a fun one!
Sunday mornings should be spent listening to YA writers and graphic novelists discussing superheroines or female protagonists in speculative fiction. Jay Kristoff of Illuminae fame is here and Marjorie Liu of Monstress fame. #SWF2017 - The Singapore Writers Festival gets better every year!
Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood | 
