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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The world building seems bigger this time, while also keeping the spirit of the first volume, along with its humour, horror, and heart. Plus demonic French bulldogs are awesome!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Vomit, Kidnapping
Minor: Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Be aware that this volume deals with haunted dolls, strained familial relationships, bodies melting/exploding, vomiting out your intestines, the occult and cult behaviour, human sacrifice, parental neglect, possession, and mentions of racism within film and media.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel much more lost after this volume compared to the first one. Also, there were a lot more brutal and violent scenes, and there were so many flashbacks that it took me a minute to get oriented each time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Classism
Minor: Cannibalism
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Liu and Takeda have my heart! They are such an amazing duo and managed to make this second installment in The Night Eaters possibly even better than the first (which was amazing!!!). I LOVED the world and magic building in this book, it's left me with such excitement and so many questions for the third book. I mean y'all, cosmic-plant-doll horror?!?! Yes please! I'll take double! The relationship dynamics were fucking fantastic!!! I love how everyone was trying to grapple with some moral dilemmas. Ugh, I loved it all! Such a great way to spend a day in October! And as always, Takeda's art is out of this damn world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood