Bitter Root Volume 1: Family Business
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Bitter Root Volume 1: Family Business

Once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, the Sangerye family specialized in curing the souls of those infected by hate, but those days are fading. A terrible tragedy has claimed most of the family, leaving the surviving cousins split between curing monsters and killing them. Now, with a new breed of monster loose on the streets of Harlem, the Sangerye family must come together, or watch the human race fall to untold evil. Collects BITTER ROOT #1-5
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Maya Johnson@sup3rn0va
5 stars
Feb 25, 2023

TW: police brutality, racism, racial slurs, body horror, police brutality The Sangerye family was once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time known for healing monsters with root based potions, then tragedy struck, and most of the family perished. Now, the family is divided between those who cure the monsters and those who kill the monsters. There is a new type of monster on the streets, and the town is in disarray. It's up to the last living survivors of the Sangerye family to save Harlem. This was really interesting! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, and I really enjoyed the art. Both the art and the story are very unique. I'm giving this 5 out of 5 stars.

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Tiffany Robinson@movietiffany
4 stars
Dec 14, 2021

Loved the artwork and the story. Looking forward to see where this goes next.

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Yanni Wilson@aliterarymosaic
5 stars
Sep 5, 2021

Rating: 4.9/ 5 Stars As soon as I open the pages to this graphic novel, I emerged into the Harlem Renaissance period following the Sangeryre family- who hunts and cures monsters/demons.The color palette and panels felt cinematic and well thought out. I enjoyed the pace of the story, as it was very action packed. The events made the Sangeryre family feel like they couldn’t catch a break, as evil was causing chaos all throughout the streets of Harlem. I love how each character you can tell how they were personality wise right off the bat, all the characters came off as three dimensional making me want to know more about them. The way ethnogothic themes were woven into the story was amazing. I love the approach that the monsters weren’t just monsters but, people infected by hate and pain stem from racism and the Sangerye family is taking charge to fight and cure that evil.

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Joycelyn Ghansah@jghansah
4.5 stars
Feb 8, 2023
+9
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Jose Del Pino@josdelpingar
2 stars
Dec 18, 2023
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Luke Rigby@lukerigbx
3 stars
Mar 25, 2023
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Patty Pforte@pfortep1
5 stars
Jun 11, 2022
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Sabrina D. @readingsofaslinky
5 stars
Nov 16, 2021

This book appears on the shelf on-my-kindle

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