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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
Sheltered takes place in the snowy backwoods of America and is reminiscent of The Lord Of The Flies. Paranoia, violence and torture run rampant, as well as the need to survive.
A group of survivalists is living in the woods getting ready for some apocalyptic event that is getting closer to happening. They have most of their supplies ready and underground bunkers to shelter in. When something happens to the grownups, the children find themselves following one of the older boys, Lucas. Lucas is convinced the apocalypse is coming and ends up isolating the camp from news of the outside world. He acts with malicious violence against any who would oppose him. Vic and Hailey oppose him and try to convince the others to join them.
It's a tightly woven and very paranoid story. Unlike most end of the world stories, this one is pre-apocalypse. By the end, we don't know if the apocalypse is coming, or it's delusional survivalist ranting. I suppose that's for future volumes to reveal. Art and story by John Christmas is good. Good characters in a tough situation.
I was given a review copy of the graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
A group of survivalists is living in the woods getting ready for some apocalyptic event that is getting closer to happening. They have most of their supplies ready and underground bunkers to shelter in. When something happens to the grownups, the children find themselves following one of the older boys, Lucas. Lucas is convinced the apocalypse is coming and ends up isolating the camp from news of the outside world. He acts with malicious violence against any who would oppose him. Vic and Hailey oppose him and try to convince the others to join them.
It's a tightly woven and very paranoid story. Unlike most end of the world stories, this one is pre-apocalypse. By the end, we don't know if the apocalypse is coming, or it's delusional survivalist ranting. I suppose that's for future volumes to reveal. Art and story by John Christmas is good. Good characters in a tough situation.
I was given a review copy of the graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
tikitoka's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bloodravenlib's review against another edition
3.0
Actually 3.5 out of 5 stars, but we all know the GR drill on that.
You can find my full review of this on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Simply click (or copy/paste to your favorite browser) the link below to read the review.
Review link: http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/04/booknote-sheltered-vol-1.html
You can find my full review of this on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Simply click (or copy/paste to your favorite browser) the link below to read the review.
Review link: http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/04/booknote-sheltered-vol-1.html
shelfquest's review against another edition
4.0
Sheltered takes place on a compound of prepers hidden from the government. They have strong evidence that volcanoes will erupt and make the world uninhabitable for three years. The climax of the story comes when a group of younger people (late teen/young adult age) decide to kill all of the adults/parents so they will have enough supplies for everyone to make it three years. The ending is intriguing but not omg-I-have-to-know-what-happens-next good. I will be getting volume 2 through the library at some point soon. I did really enjoy the art in this one.
grilledcheesesamurai's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 if I could.
I hate kids...and this book just make me hate them more. Little shits. All of em.
I also love dogs...and if you've read this volume you know where I'm going with that.
Good book. Full of nut jobs. I like that its pre-apocalyptic and is actually...you know...before the apocalyptic stuff.
Still...it will be interesting to see where the next volume takes us. This first book left off on a pretty solid cliff-hanger so I'm curious as all get out to see what happens next.
I hate kids...and this book just make me hate them more. Little shits. All of em.
I also love dogs...and if you've read this volume you know where I'm going with that.
Good book. Full of nut jobs. I like that its pre-apocalyptic and is actually...you know...before the apocalyptic stuff.
Still...it will be interesting to see where the next volume takes us. This first book left off on a pretty solid cliff-hanger so I'm curious as all get out to see what happens next.
let_the_wookie_read's review against another edition
5.0
I ended up bumping it up a star after 6 years. This is a reread for me since the library never got parts 2 and 3 until recently and with that 6 year gap I figured it would be better to give this a read again to remember exactly what happen.
Looking at other reviews I'm seeing that others didn't like it as much (3.56) but I cant help but imagine that in today's political climate something like this could legitimately happen but in all reality probably wont.
Did anyone else get Far Cry 5 vibes while reading this?
Looking at other reviews I'm seeing that others didn't like it as much (3.56) but I cant help but imagine that in today's political climate something like this could legitimately happen but in all reality probably wont.
Did anyone else get Far Cry 5 vibes while reading this?