The Night Eaters, Vol. 1: She Eats the Night
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Summary
The first volume in a new graphic novel horror trilogy from Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda—the creative team behind the New York Times bestselling series Monstress
Chinese American twins， Milly and Billy， are having a tough time。 On top of the multiple failures in their personal and professional lives， they’re struggling to keep their restaurant afloat。 Luckily their parents， Ipo and Keon， are in town for their annual visit。 Having immigrated from Hong Kong before the twins were born， Ipo and Keon have supported their children through thick and thin and are ready to lend a hand—but they're starting to wonder， has their support made Milly and Billy incapable of standing on their own？
When Ipo forces them to help her clean up the house next door—a hellish and run-down ruin that was the scene of a grisly murder—the twins are in for a nasty surprise。 A night of terror， gore， and supernatural mayhem reveals that there is much more to Ipo and her children than meets the eye。
Eisner Award–winning and bestselling author Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda have crafted a wild and wicked tale that will leave readers hungry for more。 She Eats the Night is the perfect start to The Night Eaters trilogy， which is a combination of Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith and Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan。
Chinese American twins， Milly and Billy， are having a tough time。 On top of the multiple failures in their personal and professional lives， they’re struggling to keep their restaurant afloat。 Luckily their parents， Ipo and Keon， are in town for their annual visit。 Having immigrated from Hong Kong before the twins were born， Ipo and Keon have supported their children through thick and thin and are ready to lend a hand—but they're starting to wonder， has their support made Milly and Billy incapable of standing on their own？
When Ipo forces them to help her clean up the house next door—a hellish and run-down ruin that was the scene of a grisly murder—the twins are in for a nasty surprise。 A night of terror， gore， and supernatural mayhem reveals that there is much more to Ipo and her children than meets the eye。
Eisner Award–winning and bestselling author Marjorie Liu and illustrator Sana Takeda have crafted a wild and wicked tale that will leave readers hungry for more。 She Eats the Night is the perfect start to The Night Eaters trilogy， which is a combination of Monsters by Barry Windsor-Smith and Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan。
Reviews
untitled lullaby
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The art is gorgeous the story is spooky and amazing。 I am a little confused but I can’t wait to see where this is going
Heather
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Great start to this funny， weird series， but I have to wait a whole year for the next one？
Yvette
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永远笑眯眯的老父亲是个爱妻狂魔。烟不离手的虎妈是个园艺狂人。双胞胎姐弟与母亲的互动也是蛮典型的亚裔家庭感。目测这个系列将是一个一家四口齐上阵的猎魔故事，风格是偏诙谐打趣黑暗系。
Sheri Dye
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Thank you， Goodreads Giveaways， for giving me the opportunity to read this stunning graphic novel。 I loved it。There was a lot of work put into even the typically less considered details of this novel。 The jacket is beautifully done， yes， but all the lovely details don't just end there。 You'll find that the artwork extends beneath the jacket， front to back。 Every page has been carefully， thoughtfully， and skillfully designed to support the seductively eerie story inside。 They complement one anoth Thank you， Goodreads Giveaways， for giving me the opportunity to read this stunning graphic novel。 I loved it。There was a lot of work put into even the typically less considered details of this novel。 The jacket is beautifully done， yes， but all the lovely details don't just end there。 You'll find that the artwork extends beneath the jacket， front to back。 Every page has been carefully， thoughtfully， and skillfully designed to support the seductively eerie story inside。 They complement one another。What I didn't expect was that the author would put a such surprisingly comical spin on the character's interactions。 I spent quite a bit of the book cackling like a lunatic。 Yes， yes， I know。 It's supposed to be creepy。 And it is。 I may just have a really messed up sense of humor because it's also really freaking hilarious。*Fair warning though。。 There are blood and gore scenes that may be unpleasant for some readers。 I highly recommend getting a physical copy of this book。 A lot of work was put into making it what it is and while I'm not usually one to buy first and read later。。 this one is worth it。Thank you for reading！Be sure to check out my blog @ ReadBetwixtWords。com for the full review of this book and many others。。 。。。more
Amanda Anais
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Great read for Halloween weekend - dark and sweet and surprising。 Liu and Takeda continue to be an awesome team。
Brianna
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⭐️4。5 stars⭐️
Emily Pencil
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I have never read anything like this， it was just， so interesting， weird， terrifying， lovely， and drawn beautifully。
Sara the Librarian
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One of my favorite fantasy quotes is from my beloved Stephen King。 I use it an awful， awful lot in my reviews but I promise you its apt in this case。There are other worlds than these。In our arrogance we glide through ours and so very many of us think "this is it！ this is all there is！" We go about our daily lives never once even considering that just beyond where we can see， in the darkness where our puny， human eyes can't penetrate is a whole universe of。。。other。Marjorie M。 Liu and the absurdly One of my favorite fantasy quotes is from my beloved Stephen King。 I use it an awful， awful lot in my reviews but I promise you its apt in this case。There are other worlds than these。In our arrogance we glide through ours and so very many of us think "this is it！ this is all there is！" We go about our daily lives never once even considering that just beyond where we can see， in the darkness where our puny， human eyes can't penetrate is a whole universe of。。。other。Marjorie M。 Liu and the absurdly talented Sana Takeda have been trafficking in that "other" for quite awhile now with their marvelous comic Monstress， Vol。 1: Awakening but they've taken a （slight） detour from fantastasical horror with some。。。urban fantastical horror comedy？ That feels like a lot of genres but then there's a hell of a lot going on here。Milly and Billy are pretty average twenty somethings。 They're Chinese American twins with an overbearing， frankly cold mother and an utterly adoring， utterly adorable father。 Life hasn't quite worked out the way they'd planned。 Milly dropped out of med school and can't seem to move on from her exboyfriend and Billy spends an obsessive amount of time shooting things on a computer but even in the midst of Covid they've managed to start an increasingly successful restaurant all on their own （with some occasional help from their parents who spend part of the year in Hong Kong and part of the year harassing/helping their kids）。 All in all its not a bad life。 They bicker a lot and their mother has this weird obsession with gardening and there's something mighty strange about the weird， abandoned house across the street but surely this entire story isn't about to go wildly off the rails into a mix of Lovecraftian horror and ancient Chinese mythology？ Right？That was a joke because it totally is。The twins are in for wild revelations when they learn that their parents might not be， strictly speaking， human and not， strictly speaking， from our world。 Which makes the twins。。。what exactly？I simply loved this。 Its wildly funny and has surprising emotional depth and， of course， its gorgeous to look at。 Sana Takeda is surely one of the single most talented artists working in comics today。 The gorgeous palette of muted earth tones and wild， flowing brush strokes she uses evoke the most gorgeous traditional Chinese painting while the hilarious emotional reactions of her characters and their comical asides come straight out of Fruits Basket， Vol。 1。There's also way more of a concrete focus to this， something I often find very lacking in the gorgeous but occasionally meandering Monstress， Vol。 1: Awakening。 Despite all the demons， creepy dolls， and tentacles this is really a story about a family remembering how much they love each other and overcoming their fears about making mistakes so that they can really do what they want with the lives they've been given。 I'm longing for the next chapter of this trilogy already。 。。。more
Shelby
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You say Marjorie and Sana are starting a new series？ Sign me the fuck up！I just ripped through this！ It was so intriguing， creepy yet beautiful， and the twins are low-key hilarious。 I went into this completely blind， and now I cannot wait to see the next installment
Rick Ray
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No matter what you do， your Asian parents will demand more。 I really did not expect this to be an underlying theme of the book， especially for one that seemed to be a more standard horror title。 There was quite a surprising amount of humor in this， most of which I'd say landed fine。 I do feel like I struggled with The Night Eaters the same way I do with Liu & Takeda's Monstress series where I find the script to be great with character moments， but the story to be somewhat uninteresting。 Perhaps No matter what you do， your Asian parents will demand more。 I really did not expect this to be an underlying theme of the book， especially for one that seemed to be a more standard horror title。 There was quite a surprising amount of humor in this， most of which I'd say landed fine。 I do feel like I struggled with The Night Eaters the same way I do with Liu & Takeda's Monstress series where I find the script to be great with character moments， but the story to be somewhat uninteresting。 Perhaps those who are really enjoying Monstress will find this more appealing than I did， but I probably won't be picking up the second volume。 Takeda's artwork is similarly moody and stylish as in her other works， but I do think some of the body proportions looked a little strange and the coloring is sometimes a bit muddled。 。。。more
Heidi McMurry
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This is an adult graphic novel due to language and adult interactions。 I read it in one sitting because the artwork was fantastic and storyline intrigued me。 Some of the dialogue was a little corny， but there were some good surprises。 Character development was well done， and switching back and forth between the past and the present was handled well。 I've already recommended the book to a friend。 I received this book for free from a Goodreads giveaway。 This is an adult graphic novel due to language and adult interactions。 I read it in one sitting because the artwork was fantastic and storyline intrigued me。 Some of the dialogue was a little corny， but there were some good surprises。 Character development was well done， and switching back and forth between the past and the present was handled well。 I've already recommended the book to a friend。 I received this book for free from a Goodreads giveaway。 。。。more
Abigail Pankau
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Milly and Billy are twins who run a successful restaurant， but they worry that they are still a disappointment to their Chinese mother。 Their mother is a severe woman who puts all of her attention into her garden。 But then their mother decides that they must learn to care for things by helping her clean up the across the street that was abandoned after the previous owner was brutally murdered there。 There they will discover who， or what， is still inhabiting the house， and also the truth about th Milly and Billy are twins who run a successful restaurant， but they worry that they are still a disappointment to their Chinese mother。 Their mother is a severe woman who puts all of her attention into her garden。 But then their mother decides that they must learn to care for things by helping her clean up the across the street that was abandoned after the previous owner was brutally murdered there。 There they will discover who， or what， is still inhabiting the house， and also the truth about their own parents。 This was an odd graphic novel。 It’s horror， but also darkly comic， and very much wrapped up in Chinese-American culture and expectations。 It’s good， but I would have liked a little bit more to the story。 Still curious where the story will go next。 。。。more
Alaina
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Absolute nightmare fuel！ Demons， creepy dolls and some spectacular artwork。
Sara
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Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。Twins Milly and Billy have some polar-opposite parents - their father is open， honest， and loving; their mother， Ipo， is cold， chain-smokes， and cares only for her plants。 Despite the lack of love they might have felt， the two have grown up， gone off to college， and returned to run a fairly successful restaurant that's surviving during COVID precautions。 The biggest blight on their lives is the house across the street， where their elderly n Read more graphic novel reviews at The Graphic Library。Twins Milly and Billy have some polar-opposite parents - their father is open， honest， and loving; their mother， Ipo， is cold， chain-smokes， and cares only for her plants。 Despite the lack of love they might have felt， the two have grown up， gone off to college， and returned to run a fairly successful restaurant that's surviving during COVID precautions。 The biggest blight on their lives is the house across the street， where their elderly neighbor was murdered， and the plant life has taken over the structure。 No one seems to be interested in buying the place in its current state， so Ipo forces the twins to help her get the place back into shape， including taking care of the supernatural entities that still haunt the space。Ipo really is a piece of work and not likable at all， but the twist at the end of the story makes everything fall into place and make sense。 The authors keep the suspense heightened up until the final few pages， and the ending is highly satisfying。 Takeda's illustrations are as beautiful in this story as they are in Monstress。 The plants are beautiful and lush， but the entire title has a kind of sepia over it that lends to the creepiness。 Every page has a tinge of darkness or something spooky， which makes this something that will definitely appeal for fans of horror comics。There is quite a bit of blood， some violence， cussing， and some horror elements that would make this better for older readers。Sara's Rating: 9/10Suitability Level: Grades 9-12 。。。more
Jon Auerbach
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I am not a horror fan and even though I love Monstress （which definitely has some body horror threads） and Liu & Takeda's sublime partnership in that series， I was hesitant to read this。 But thanks to some encouragement by SKTCHD's David Harper， I took the plunge and I'm glad I did！Without saying too much， this is a family story with horror sensibilities and amazing （if sometimes terrifying） artwork。 Highly recommended！ I am not a horror fan and even though I love Monstress （which definitely has some body horror threads） and Liu & Takeda's sublime partnership in that series， I was hesitant to read this。 But thanks to some encouragement by SKTCHD's David Harper， I took the plunge and I'm glad I did！Without saying too much， this is a family story with horror sensibilities and amazing （if sometimes terrifying） artwork。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Adam Stone
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Despite the incredibly redundant subheader （from the marketing department that brought you The Invisible Man: The Man Who Was Invisible， and Watchmen: Men Who Watch）， this is a perfect union of Marjorie's writing and Sana's art。If you're a fan of Monstress， imagine if the story were modernized and easier to follow。 There is still mystery around why the main character is raising her children a particular way， but it's a pleasant mystery not a confounding one。The modernization is a Huge Help。 I lo Despite the incredibly redundant subheader （from the marketing department that brought you The Invisible Man: The Man Who Was Invisible， and Watchmen: Men Who Watch）， this is a perfect union of Marjorie's writing and Sana's art。If you're a fan of Monstress， imagine if the story were modernized and easier to follow。 There is still mystery around why the main character is raising her children a particular way， but it's a pleasant mystery not a confounding one。The modernization is a Huge Help。 I loved volume one of Monstress but I struggle to sit down and read large sections of it because I'm rarely engaged by the characters。 It seems like there's a distance between the writer and the characters that I can't bridge as a reader。 I keep buying the books because the art is so gorgeous。I do not have that struggle with this book。 I find all the characters identifiable。 And while， with their other series， I'm intrigued to see where the story is going because I'm hoping it will be more penetrable， here I just want to read more because the story is So Fascinating。If you like spooky stories （I'm loathe to call it horror because modern horror tends to just be gorey slasher comics， and this is more of a supernatural thriller）， this book might be your jam。 。。。more
Ms。
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~*spooky szn*~This was engaging to read， and I was puzzling my way through it。 Excited to see what happens next！
Laryssa
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AAAAHHHHHHHHH！！！！！！！
Andreas Schjødt
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Fantastic artwork throughout。 Some creepy imagery， and a couple of proper horror moments。 A good amount of humour in this one keeps it from getting too serious and depressing。 Nice family themes， and plenty of mystery to keep me intrigued for the next book。
On the Same Page
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ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 CWs: （view spoiler）[gore， death （hide spoiler）]This was really good。 There was plenty of horror， but also a lot of humor in the way the characters acted and interacted。 The family dynamics were amazing， and I loved the way this explored the relationship between Ipo and her children。The art was stunning， and the story was very compelling， which is exactly what I was expecting from the duo behind the stunning Monstre ARC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 CWs: （view spoiler）[gore， death （hide spoiler）]This was really good。 There was plenty of horror， but also a lot of humor in the way the characters acted and interacted。 The family dynamics were amazing， and I loved the way this explored the relationship between Ipo and her children。The art was stunning， and the story was very compelling， which is exactly what I was expecting from the duo behind the stunning Monstress。 Looking forward to the second volume。 。。。more
Rachel Martin
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This graphic novel is the epitome of cool-- the coolest of the cool。 The illustrations are beautiful。 The storyline is badass。 There's creeps。。。 but there is also humor。 I'm obsessed。 I can't believe I have to wait a whole year ish before I can read the second book。 This graphic novel is the epitome of cool-- the coolest of the cool。 The illustrations are beautiful。 The storyline is badass。 There's creeps。。。 but there is also humor。 I'm obsessed。 I can't believe I have to wait a whole year ish before I can read the second book。 。。。more
Summer （speaking_bookish）
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Amazing！ Super creepy and dark with a dash of comedic relief。 I think it’s safe to say that this artistic duo， who bursted onto the scene with their stunning horror graphic novel series， Monstress， are among my favorite creators out there。 The art is incredible， the storytelling is genius- literally the perfect recipe。 Also， this is the first book that has been set during the Covid-19 pandemic that I haven't hated- it actually added to the story in a positive way， often culminating in things tha Amazing！ Super creepy and dark with a dash of comedic relief。 I think it’s safe to say that this artistic duo， who bursted onto the scene with their stunning horror graphic novel series， Monstress， are among my favorite creators out there。 The art is incredible， the storytelling is genius- literally the perfect recipe。 Also， this is the first book that has been set during the Covid-19 pandemic that I haven't hated- it actually added to the story in a positive way， often culminating in things that made me laugh and things that I found relatable。Obviously I recommend this GN- especially if you love horror。 If you’re a fan of Junji Ito or Lovecraft it’s likely you’ll also love this。 It’s bloody， gory， and chock full of creepy dolls。 Perhaps reading this long before bed would be a good idea。 Just saying。 。。。more
Kara （Books。and。salt）
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Gorgeously horrifying！！！The Night Eaters tells the story of a very。。 unconventional family & the abandoned house across the street。 When the family heads inside to investigate， they learn this house has a hell of a lot more going on than they expected。The art in this book is beautiful and depicts scenes with a lot of chaotic movement so well。 I often think graphic novels don't cover enough plot to feel complete， but SO much happened in this story and I really enjoyed the flashbacks at the start Gorgeously horrifying！！！The Night Eaters tells the story of a very。。 unconventional family & the abandoned house across the street。 When the family heads inside to investigate， they learn this house has a hell of a lot more going on than they expected。The art in this book is beautiful and depicts scenes with a lot of chaotic movement so well。 I often think graphic novels don't cover enough plot to feel complete， but SO much happened in this story and I really enjoyed the flashbacks at the start of each chapter。I did not at all expect this book to be funny but omg how Billy made me laugh！ The relationships and banter between the characters was a lot of fun and extremely relateable。I am ready for book 2！ Many thanks to the publisher for my gifted copy。 。。。more
Femme Power Comix
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4。5 stars
julia
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The artwork， the story。。。 Everything is amazing。 I'm dying to read the next one。 And the dad is the bestt The artwork， the story。。。 Everything is amazing。 I'm dying to read the next one。 And the dad is the bestt 。。。more
Jennifer Ranger
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This was incredibly disturbing and incredibly awesome。 I had no idea where it would end up。 The build-up and then suspense was great。 I highly recommend this graphic novel。
Mari
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3。5/5 ✨ A decent read， it was def different then I thought it would be。 The book in my opinion is more of a comedy with “horror” elements。 If that makes sense。 The two siblings are very different from their mother and father。 There is some horror towards the last half of the comic and some mystery that happens throughout I suppose。 The mystery is more with the parents， but we do end up understanding what’s going on with them towards the end。I thought the mom was a Intresting character。 And ***sp 3。5/5 ✨ A decent read， it was def different then I thought it would be。 The book in my opinion is more of a comedy with “horror” elements。 If that makes sense。 The two siblings are very different from their mother and father。 There is some horror towards the last half of the comic and some mystery that happens throughout I suppose。 The mystery is more with the parents， but we do end up understanding what’s going on with them towards the end。I thought the mom was a Intresting character。 And ***spoiler*** she’s a demon eater， she refers to herself as a devour。 The father was also find out is a demon but then says the mother is not。 But its never really clarified what she is exactly。 However we do get the reference that maybe she is a gate of some sort？ But maybe book two will explain that more。 It also touches on themes that the children feel like they have not been good enough for their mother and that’s worked on through this first book。 The art in this book is pretty good。 I did feel like the body portions were sometimes off but other then that i liked it。 I will probably read book two when it comes out because I find the mother character Intresting and I’d like to know more about her。 。。。more
A。R。 Cook
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Loved the artwork of this book。 It's not your traditional haunted house story - I really enjoyed all the characters， the family relationships， the supernatural elements， and how the story unfolds。 I couldn't tell where it was all going; kept me on the edge of my seat！ Loved the artwork of this book。 It's not your traditional haunted house story - I really enjoyed all the characters， the family relationships， the supernatural elements， and how the story unfolds。 I couldn't tell where it was all going; kept me on the edge of my seat！ 。。。more
Will McMillan
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Dope， spooky， and interesting enough that I’ll be getting the sequel if the world hasn’t melted and dissolved into a post apocalyptic wasteland by then And even then， if I’m around， I’ll read it in the rubble of the Chrysler building So yeah。 Pretty good
Katie O’Brien-Smith
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