This was a cute, YA-type horror-adjacent graphic novel about found family. At times, it felt a little rushed and I felt like there could have been a little more character development or world-building. However, it was an enjoyable read.

Dark, sharp, and unexpectedly tender, this graphic novel blends horror and heart with stunning emotional depth. After her mysterious death, Ashley Moore is thrust into an underworld of monsters and magic—but the real battle is with the trauma she carries and the truths she can’t outrun.

Meredith McClaren delivers a gripping, beautifully illustrated tale about identity, survival, and the monsters within. Perfect for fans of gothic coming-of-age stories and supernatural thrillers with emotional resonance.

Found family! Mystery! Supernatural creatures! Coconut water! I really, really enjoyed this, especially because of how we get to think with Ashley throughout the story. We wake up with her, go on errands with her, and freak out with her as she figures out what it means to be undead and what to do with all the complicated feelings that go with it. Seeing her growth in the ways she treats herself and others was such a nice arc. The inclusion of other supernatural creatures was also a pleasant surprise for me and the interactions among them made me so happy! I love stories of found family and finding oneself, and I love how Ashley’s story can apply to so many real life experiences and feelings (particularly exploring trauma), even with this being a fun supernatural journey. The ending really resonated with me and I would love to see more of these characters one day!

Thank you NetGalley and OniPress for an ARC in exchange for my honest review!

The story was good but I got confused throughout this book, I struggled to keep track of what was happening. This was my first graphic novel and maybe that’s why, because I’m not used to this kind of structure? Anyway, I liked the story as a whole and the illustrations were beautifully done.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for this ARC!

“Meat Eaters” by Meredith McClaren is an equally sweet and gorey graphic novel telling the story of Ashley, who wakes up dead one day, and has to figure things out from there.

I quite enjoyed this. While there is certainly gore and monsters, I wouldn't primarily classify this as horror. This story feels more slice-of-life (death?), found-family, coming of age, which made for a very fun reading experience, and left you a little nostalgic for your teenage years.

If you ever struggled with your mental health and were kind of an introvert in high school, you’ll find Ashley painfully relatable. This only makes it better to see her grow as a person and come out of her shell throughout this novel.

If I didn’t read it wrong this novel is recommended for those 16 and above, and I really hope the right people will find it, because I would absolutely have adored this novel had I read it at that age.

I must admit that the art style wasn’t quite my favourite at first, but even if you’re like me and it doesn’t speak to you immediately, it’ll grow on you as the story progresses.

If you like graphic novels and gore, as well as sweet stories of found family, this one is right for you!

I don't really have much to say about this one. Not much happened. The pacing was so fast??? Characters were just kind of thrown in with no introduction. The art is great, I just wish a little more time had been put into the story.

I think a lot of times it can be difficult for authors to remember that we the reader don't know anything about their characters yet. Like they spend so much time thinking about them and their personality and story line that it becomes a challenge to introduce them to someone new. Like, how do you begin to describe your best friend to someone who has never met them?

Still, not a bad time. Only took like an hour to read, and it only took that long because I had to stop and do my actual job occasionally. Just kind of left with the feeling of. Ok. I read something. I will forget it by lunch. But it was fun enough to read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

I absolutely loved this and need more like asap!!! Will be on the lookout for when the author releases more of this story!

Oni Press really does come out with some of my favorite stories. I really enjoyed this unique take on a monster that doesn't get as much spotlight in mainstream media - vampires, werewolves, witches, and zombies - yes - but when do you ever get to read a story about ghouls? I kind of wish that how Ashley became a ghoul was a little more direct instead of alluded to (which was kind of dark, I might have even made it a little darker in my head). All in all, a solid story.

Meat Eater is an interesting horror comic that blends horror and supernatural with tropes of found family and stunning artwork. While some of the themes are a bit darker McClaren manages to handle these with grace and a touch of dark humour. The illustrations are stunning as is the colour palette which really suis the supernatural feel of the comics. I loved the characters, particularly Ashley and how the supernatural beings are integrated into human society as well. As always thank you to Oni Press for the advanced copy to review, my reviews are always honest and freely given.

Meat Eaters presents an addictive balance of gore and fun, all wrapped up in a beautiful envelope of dynamic and engaging art.
Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for this advanced reader's copy.

Meat Eaters comes across to me more mysterious than horror. There’s certainly elements of horror, but the reality is that the world and the main characters’ introduction to it leaves you with curious inquiries and an almost insatiable desire to know more. There are so many questions without answers, aspects of this new life, and the truths behind how she got to where she is.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t really seem like these questions are ever fully answered. There are inklings and flashes throughout, but even by the end the illumination of said flashes aren’t enough. You’re sort of just left to parse out the truth for yourself, uncertain of the exact nature of what happened. For some, I think this ending might be enough. But for me, I wanted a little bit more.

I think the story is where this book excels. It’s the sort of tale that allows you to experience a new world in the eyes of a character who is experiencing it for the very first time as well. The characters, also, are a strong point to it—while I wouldn’t go as far as to say that I had any strong emotional connection to them, they’re colorful and unique.

The pieces I didn’t love as much came with the artwork, something that I feel is more personal to me than anything else. Meredith McClaren is obviously exceedingly talented and the fact that this book is settled in the horror genre should have been clue enough to me of the gore and the elongated grey nature of the characters. I just didn’t really care for it.

Overall, I’d say that there are a lot of standout things about Meat Eaters. I don’t know that I’ll continue reading, but I’d definitely recommend to those who are interested in the genre.

This was such a great book with such great art work. I would deffo reccommend this book to others. I loved the relationship between all the characters. I also loved the concept of this book as it was cool and weird in such a great way i have not seen a book like this before and id love to read more from this author.

A graphic novel following Ashley, a teen who wakes up dead and covered in blood.
She ends up discovering a whole new world of werewolves, vampires, and various things that go bump in the night.
I had a good time with this. It was slightly gory, well-written with snappy dialogue, and I loved the found family. The artwork was also great.

very interesting concept for a graphic novel. The art style is absolutely beautiful and I did love the plot but it felt like it was lacking something. I wish we had more time with the characters, and more time developing the plot. With that said I still loved my time reading this! I really liked all our characters. There are some darker themes in here (if you couldn't tell by the cover) so just be aware of that.

great for anyone who loves darker graphic novels. It gave me a bit of iZombie vibes. Great read! Will absolutely read more from Meredith McClaren.

This was such a weird read, but i still enjoyed it! it was so gory and i loved the art works! They were really fantasitic. But the story? Weird and a lot of Trauma!

Goodness, gracious! This was such an interesting read! You dive into a world where we learn about monsters at lurk in the dark and the ones that lurk inside of all of us!

This graphic novel really shows a lot of information around trauma and anxiety that I wasn’t necessarily expecting, but was very excited to see it. The characters were well fleshed out and I truly enjoyed seeing out MC grow and evolve throughout!

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

INCREDIBLE, I am obsessed and need more immediately!! I binged this in a few hours, I just couldn’t get enough of it!!! The graphics were perfectly gory!

I received this ARC through NetGalley for an honest review.

This was my first comic read and I absolutely adored this!!!

The art style, characters development, and storyline was phenomenal. Meat Eaters is a heart warming story that will pull at your heartstrings.

The cover made me believe that the story was going to be filled with horror but instead I found myself giggling as I read certain parts in the story. Kind of misleading in a way but I still enjoyed this read nonetheless.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to reading this early copy of Meat Eaters!

This was super cute!! Absolutely loved the gore and the reluctant little found family. I just about lost it when the water gun got pulled out. And the drawing style is just sooo gorgeous

A normal hardworking girl wakes up one day to find that she doesn't have a heartbeat anymore. She also doesn't remember dying, even thought that sound like something that would stay in one's memory. :)

She has a new craving for meat that scares her. All she wants is to be hidden from the worlds, but slowly she is dragged into the world that is unlike ours. The ghouls, werewolves and vampires, living in the same world, just underneath the surface.

She makes friends, gets tangled in all sorts of stuff and discovers more about this new world and herself each time.

The artwork is beautiful, I was immediately hooked by the art. The storyline was interesting, but I was a bit lost at times, not knowing what was going on. Still, I can't wait to read another one, there is just something about this story, that pulls you in.