Genre: Horror (Graphic Novel) Themes: Death, Confronting Trauma, Unexpected Friendship, Overcoming Monsters Rating: 3/5 Premise: Ashley's determined to escape her suffocating, dead-end town, but her plans are irrevocably derailed when she wakes up in the woods...dead and soaked in blood. No pulse? Check. A newfound, inescapable hunger for flesh? Also check. Unsure how to navigate her sudden entrance into the world of ghouls, she's directed to a bar where she discovers even more monsters go bump in the night, including vampires and werewolves. Doubtful of herself and where she fits in her present landscape, Ashley navigates the difficult truth that just because your heart stops doesn't necessarily mean life does, too. My Thoughts: Meat Eaters was promising, but it was missing some form of IT factor. Satisfying graphic novels, horror or otherwise, are difficult to come by. Either the pacing feels distinctly off -- like the book could benefit ...