Set in an alternate matriarchal 1900's Asia, this book tells the story of a teenage girl who is struggling to survive the trauma of war, and who shares a mysterious 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.
Staff Choice: Sophie
Okay, so half the ABC The Hague staff is in love with this series (up to 8 collected parts as I type), but then SO WE SHOULD BE.
It's a gruesome, bloody epic positively BRIMMING with with strong non-male, other-bodied and LGBTQI+ characters (if you're looking for representation), a dark, raging antihero on a revenge mission (if you're looking for a fast-paced and twisty plot set in a richly detailed world), and the art! Oh my word. The art is stunning and luscious and superdetailed so that you keep wanting to zoom in but then remember you're reading this on paper so you can't. A series to savour and re-read (and take pictures of so you can zoom in on the art on your phone ;-)), in other words.
Highly recommended!
(2020)
Staff Choice: Lília
Quite intricate, disturbing and beautifully written and illustrated, it took me some time to get into the story. But once there, it was even more difficult to let it go and accept the wait for the next instalment. There are 3 volumes done already, but the question remains: what happens next? I'm waiting anxiously...
