The blurb for this is "Maika struggles with the monster inside" and honestly - glad as I am to have an initial answer of what the monster is - it is the least interesting part of this series for me so far. Luckily for me, each of these issues tends to be packed with different story elements, and this one's no exception. There are so many different characters and moving parts and motivations that readers really have to pay attention in order to keep up, and I like that.

Surprisingly, one of my favourite parts continues to be Kippa. When I started reading this, she came across as a little cutesy - and she still is, but it's such a leavening agent to the horror of what's going on around her that if she were gone I'd miss her. I hope this means she's not on the chopping block!