Review: Monsters and Men (Five Ghosts Vol. 2) by Frank J. Barbiere

Title: Monsters and Men

Series: Five Ghosts Vol. 3

Previous book in this series: The Haunting of Fabian Gray (#1) | Lost Coastlines (#2)

Author: Frank J. Barbiere

Illustrator: Chris Mooneyham

Genre: Adult, comic book, fantasy

Publication date: August 2015

Published by: Image Comics

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: The critically acclaimed literary pulp adventure continues! Fabian Gray journeys to Eastern Europe on a quest to save his closest ally while battling his own inner-demons.

My rating: ★★★★☆

This volume was so stressful! So many bad things happened to both Fabian and Sebastian, and I was not okay 😭 And on top of it all, they still haven't gotten Silvia back.

We did get a little flashback moment about how the trio met, though, and it was just so sweet to see how well they all got along.

Fabian has never been a fan of the vampire inside him—but I have! Since the start of the series, I always thought that the illustrations with the vampire were so cool! But after what happened in this volume, I understand why he's never been a fan.

There were also some other literary references that I won't mention because spoilers, but I loved it! I love this aspect of the series! It was just fun overall.

I thought this was the end of the series, but the story isn't really over. The series is just sort of in this limbo where there hasn't been anything new in years, but the creators had said they would return to it, so 🤷‍♀️ But I liked what I read! It was action-packed, and I liked the mythos and how it included a ton of literary characters. It was just very cool!

Have you read this book? If so, what did you think about it? If not, what do you think? Does it sound like something you might want to read? Leave me a link to your review or comment below! 😊