Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven by Marjorie M. Liu My rating: 4 of 5 stars Volume 3 reveals more about the monstrum who lives within Maika, Zinn. He’s the Cthulu like deity who is slowly waking up and revealing what his objective is and whether he is going to aid Maika or not. Zinn reveals in flashbacks that he is not the only deity of his kind. In fact, Maika and Zinn learn that Zinn betrayed on of his kind and may have been the one […]

Monstress, Vol. 2: The Blood by Marjorie M. Liu My rating: 4 of 5 stars In this volume, Maika, Kippa, and Ren have made it to the pirate strong-hold of Thyria. Thyria is neither allied with the humans nor with the arcanics. They’re a mix of both worlds with a large cat population too. While there, Maika learns that her mother set off from Thyria to the Isle of Bones in order to continue her quest for the mask of the Shaman Empress. So Maika […]

Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening by Marjorie M. Liu My rating: 4 of 5 stars I came across the Monstress series when I was compiling my list of 2019 literary award winners. The third volume of the series won the 2019 Hugo and Nebula award for Best Graphic Novel. Having not read the first two volumes, I started from the beginning with volume 1. This is one of those fantasy graphic novels that you might find yourself asking yourself a lot of questions about the world […]