I received a review copy of the first volume of Monstress from Edelweiss. And while I have not yet read many graphic novels, this one took me longer than I am used to. There was a lot going on. And a lot of text. A new intricate World was being established. Though I am trying to increase my graphic novel literacy, I don't feel I have the knowledge to really assign this a rating. Still I enjoyed it, and the artwork was fantastic. I will definitely be continuing, if just to try and figure out exactly what is going on with the plot and to continue to learn what characters are what. A lot was set up here, but you can tell there's real skill involved in this storytelling.