tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post7440491086818965416..comments2024-03-27T19:29:53.074-07:00Comments on Musings of a Bookish Kitty: Bookish Thoughts: Monstress, Vol. One: Awakening by Marjorie Liu & Sana TakedaLiterary Felinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-12596393272179541472017-04-24T11:38:15.329-07:002017-04-24T11:38:15.329-07:00Evelina - Another fan! Yay! Such a great book.Evelina - Another fan! Yay! Such a great book.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-70693329833905654412017-04-24T11:37:52.391-07:002017-04-24T11:37:52.391-07:00Greg - I'd be curious to know your thoughts on...Greg - I'd be curious to know your thoughts on this, Greg, if you do give it a try. I am quite smitten with it as you can see. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-81112872342642443702017-04-24T11:37:09.420-07:002017-04-24T11:37:09.420-07:00Aarti - I hope we see more of the fox in the next ...Aarti - I hope we see more of the fox in the next book.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-6278816312559107732017-04-24T11:36:36.091-07:002017-04-24T11:36:36.091-07:00Litha Nelle - I do hope you get it and read it! It...Litha Nelle - I do hope you get it and read it! It's worth it. :-) At least I thought so. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-67828481958385636972017-04-24T11:36:05.818-07:002017-04-24T11:36:05.818-07:00Cindy - Thank you! It's worth checking out if ...Cindy - Thank you! It's worth checking out if you get the chance.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-89281904703128040012017-04-24T11:35:32.702-07:002017-04-24T11:35:32.702-07:00Jenclair - It was interesting to read a little bit...Jenclair - It was interesting to read a little bit about the author's reasons behind telling this story. I thought the author and artist did a great job with this story telling in this one.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-1243544428912014312017-04-24T11:34:22.684-07:002017-04-24T11:34:22.684-07:00Carole - Thank you! It felt like a full story, whi...Carole - Thank you! It felt like a full story, which was nice. I often feel left hanging too much with these types of graphic novels. That isn't to say there isn't plenty of teaser for what still is to come, however. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-49098612041499877672017-04-24T11:28:07.192-07:002017-04-24T11:28:07.192-07:00Nicole - I am glad you loved this one too! My husb...Nicole - I am glad you loved this one too! My husband says I can always just read the single issue comics and don't have to wait, but I don't think reading them that way would be as satisfying--especially the wait in between each individual issue . . .Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-38781234330199028762017-04-24T11:27:06.535-07:002017-04-24T11:27:06.535-07:00Iliana - Same here. I usually gravitate more towar...Iliana - Same here. I usually gravitate more towards the memoir type ones too. If you do decide to give this a try, I hope you like it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-34310890219208868802017-04-24T11:25:02.603-07:002017-04-24T11:25:02.603-07:00Lark - I haven't read The Sculptor, but you ha...Lark - I haven't read The Sculptor, but you have me curious now. Off to check it out!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73784535780059020682017-04-24T11:22:47.491-07:002017-04-24T11:22:47.491-07:00Katherine - If you do give this one a chance, I ho...Katherine - If you do give this one a chance, I hope you like it! I enjoy this genre, but not always the graphic novels that come out in it. I thought this one was very well done.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-29574660231590399672017-04-24T11:20:22.949-07:002017-04-24T11:20:22.949-07:00A.M.B. - I read graphic novels now and then, but n...A.M.B. - I read graphic novels now and then, but not often. I tend to gravitate towards the memoir type graphic novels. This one really impressed me. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-16434268104377110522017-04-24T11:19:14.576-07:002017-04-24T11:19:14.576-07:00Hillary - I hope you do get a chance to read it! I...Hillary - I hope you do get a chance to read it! I can't recommend it enough.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-6899113729447259052017-04-24T11:18:41.176-07:002017-04-24T11:18:41.176-07:00Eustacia - She is such a great character. I hope w...Eustacia - She is such a great character. I hope we get to see more of her. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-42603445334121510892017-04-21T11:50:19.909-07:002017-04-21T11:50:19.909-07:00Monstress was awesome :) the artwork especially! A...Monstress was awesome :) the artwork especially! And we have talking cats xD what else could you want, right? Hehe.Evelina @ AvalinahsBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564183695294142501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-68474983289043521272017-04-20T13:49:32.029-07:002017-04-20T13:49:32.029-07:00This sounds like a great start to an intriguing se...This sounds like a great start to an intriguing series, and I've seen a few reviews previously (all positive). I am tempted to try this. The artwork sounds great and so does the setting, not to mention cats! I could get behind cats playing a big role! :) <br /><br />Thanks for the review, I feel like I have a better handle now on what this is actually about, and it sounds great! Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-61579119773605713832017-04-18T12:00:26.317-07:002017-04-18T12:00:26.317-07:00Agreed about the fox, SO CUTE. I loved her, too. ...Agreed about the fox, SO CUTE. I loved her, too. I am not even a huge fan of animals, but she was adorable.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-35218377155273274562017-04-15T18:10:00.613-07:002017-04-15T18:10:00.613-07:00Thanks for the review, Wendy! I actually have this...Thanks for the review, Wendy! I actually have this one on my Amazon wishlist for Kindle books and now I may have to buy it since it's been on sale. ;)<br />~Litha NelleLitha Nellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350209887646891024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-73003574509253260722017-04-14T04:58:47.547-07:002017-04-14T04:58:47.547-07:00This one sounds interesting and what a cover! Grea...This one sounds interesting and what a cover! Great review, thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17840340403418009281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-67660674407033939582017-04-14T03:55:55.727-07:002017-04-14T03:55:55.727-07:00I don't read graphic novels, but I really appr...I don't read graphic novels, but I really appreciate the art that goes into their creation. The cover of this one is a great example!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-89572917226969234502017-04-13T19:38:24.358-07:002017-04-13T19:38:24.358-07:00This sounds great. I haven't really read many...This sounds great. I haven't really read many graphic novels. I have a couple but I mostly have thumbed through them. This sounds like such a full story with wonderful artwork included. Great review!Carole's Random Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737905249530702688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-20639289393874225982017-04-13T17:24:12.497-07:002017-04-13T17:24:12.497-07:00I really loved this one too. I need to check to se...I really loved this one too. I need to check to see when the next one is coming.<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-62946171774386844502017-04-13T14:11:31.951-07:002017-04-13T14:11:31.951-07:00I've heard nothing but good reviews of this on...I've heard nothing but good reviews of this one. I tend to go for more memoir types when it comes to graphic novels but I would be interested in looking into this one. I'm especially curious about the artwork!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-43257894330128993492017-04-13T12:54:35.006-07:002017-04-13T12:54:35.006-07:00I don't read a lot of graphic novels, but this...I don't read a lot of graphic novels, but this one sounds interesting. And the cover art is amazing. I really want to read The Sculptor, too. Have you read that graphic novel?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31552114.post-24427076703881247652017-04-13T11:21:26.594-07:002017-04-13T11:21:26.594-07:00I haven't read many graphic novels and none li...I haven't read many graphic novels and none like this one but I must say I'm interested. I'm not sure I'd want to read it if it was more of a traditional print book but in graphic novel form this sounds amazing. I'm curious about the cats and the little fox girl.Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.com