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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
Plot: 2.5 stars
Art: 4 stars
Read in one sitting. Art is very well done. Colouring is superb. Never head of Joe Sugg but seems like he is a famous YouTuber. I am always wary of media people jumping into writing but as graphic novels go, it wasn't too bad. The plot was cliched and I could live without another zombie book but the message "love yourself and believe in yourself" was nice.
Art: 4 stars
Read in one sitting. Art is very well done. Colouring is superb. Never head of Joe Sugg but seems like he is a famous YouTuber. I am always wary of media people jumping into writing but as graphic novels go, it wasn't too bad. The plot was cliched and I could live without another zombie book but the message "love yourself and believe in yourself" was nice.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've owned this since it first came out and I definitely would have enjoyed it more if I'd have read it then! This seems very rooted in 2015 culture and seems like something Joe's viewers would have liked (with references to the thatched rooves), but I just felt it was a bit disappointing to read now. The majority of the characters looked the same, and I didn't feel any connection to them (possibly because of the pacing of the graphic novel, which seemed very slow to begin with then way too fast). I'm somewhat intrigued about the backstory of Unity, but not enough to continue with the series. Overall, one that readers just getting into graphic novels might appreciate (maybe 12 years+, though there is a lot of violence), but I wouldn't necessarily encourage everyone to start the series. That being said, of all the 'Youtuber books' that came out around the same time, seeing a graphic novel included made me very happy for the format being made more accessible and more popular for a younger audience outside of marvel/dc comics!
Content warnings include: violence, death of parents, healing of scars revealing 'beauty'
Find my review on my blog here (& below):
http://elementaread.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/review-username-evie-by-joe-sugg.html
‘Username: Evie’ is a fantasy graphic novel by the YouTuber Joe Sugg (ThatcherJoe). Joe was one of the first people I ever watched on YouTube and I absolutely adore his videos. I was so excited when I heard he was creating a graphic novel, and it certainly didn’t disappoint!
Evie is an outsider. She doesn’t have many friends in school and is bullied by her cousin Mallory. Her mother died when she was very young and her dad is ill too. Poor Evie wants to just escape her life, and sometime shuts herself in the fridge after school to get away (not the best idea, so don’t try that at home!) She is always reassured when she gets home to hear her father, a software pioneer, typing on his computer, but one day she gets home and everything is quiet. She finds that her father has passed away, and Evie is shunted off to her cousin’s house with no time to grieve before Mallory starts making her life hell.
But Evie finds a way out. On her laptop she notices an app called E.scape. She doesn’t know where it has come from, but when she clicks on it a video message from her dad plays saying that he has created this app to help Evie escape her normal life. Suddenly, Evie is transported into a virtual world, a world created entirely for her where her decisions and actions influence everything. Unbeknown to Evie, whilst she is exploring, Mallory finds the app and is whizzed away into the virtual world too. But Mallory brings with her a bad attitude and her influence soon throws the world into chaos; the people becoming monsters and fire and destruction everywhere.
Only Evie can stop the destruction. The race is on to find a way to stop it, and get out of the world before she is trapped there forever!
I’d been anticipating this book for so long. Ever since Joe announced it was happening, before even a vague description of the story was mentioned, I’d been waiting for it and eagerly lapping up any snippets and clues about the story along the way. Joe is one of my favourite YouTubers and he has such a vivid imagination that I knew anything coming out of his head would be pure gold. When the cover and blurb were finally released my excitement grew even more. I absolutely love this genre, and the graphic novel format. The image of Evie on the cover is just spectacular and just by looking at it I knew she would be a fantastic character.
And I was certainly not disappointed! This book was so brilliant. The storyline, characters, artwork; everything was just great. Evie is such a fantastic character and I think she is very relatable for a lot of young girls. I think most people at some point in their lives have felt like her, like an outsider with no means of escape. This novel really grabs onto to that idea of wanting to escape by creating a whole new virtual world, but it also really sends the message that eventually you have to go back to your real life. Evie’s virtual world was designed to help her to become a better version of herself for when she did come out of the simulation.
“Be proud of who you are, and never lose sight of the fact that you are loved” ‘Username: Evie’ pg 30.
The above quote is my favourite from the whole book. I love the message that it sends, that you should be yourself, be proud, and know that someone out there loves you. I think this is such an important message especially for the age group this book is aimed at. I wish someone had said that to me when I was in school some 8 years ago, and I know a lot of Joe’s fans are teenagers.
This book was so visually stunning that sometimes I found myself staring at one page for ages. The artwork and colouring (by Amrit Birdi and Joaquin Pereyra) was so fantastic. I particularly liked the double-page landscapes on the “Part 1”, “Part 2” and “Part 3” pages showing how the beautiful world Evie’s father created gradually went from idyllic to disastrous.
I particularly enjoyed the fact that Evie lived in a house with a thatched roof, a nice little reference to Joe’s former job as a roof thatcher. I also had a little giggle at the fact that one of the characters was called Jaspar (if you watch Joe’s videos you’ll know why :p)
All in all I thought this was a fantastic debut book by Joe for both young people and adults alike. I would really recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of online worlds and virtual realities. I hope Joe produces more work like this in the future, as I’m sure he has plenty more fun ideas roaming around in his head :)
http://elementaread.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/review-username-evie-by-joe-sugg.html
‘Username: Evie’ is a fantasy graphic novel by the YouTuber Joe Sugg (ThatcherJoe). Joe was one of the first people I ever watched on YouTube and I absolutely adore his videos. I was so excited when I heard he was creating a graphic novel, and it certainly didn’t disappoint!
Evie is an outsider. She doesn’t have many friends in school and is bullied by her cousin Mallory. Her mother died when she was very young and her dad is ill too. Poor Evie wants to just escape her life, and sometime shuts herself in the fridge after school to get away (not the best idea, so don’t try that at home!) She is always reassured when she gets home to hear her father, a software pioneer, typing on his computer, but one day she gets home and everything is quiet. She finds that her father has passed away, and Evie is shunted off to her cousin’s house with no time to grieve before Mallory starts making her life hell.
But Evie finds a way out. On her laptop she notices an app called E.scape. She doesn’t know where it has come from, but when she clicks on it a video message from her dad plays saying that he has created this app to help Evie escape her normal life. Suddenly, Evie is transported into a virtual world, a world created entirely for her where her decisions and actions influence everything. Unbeknown to Evie, whilst she is exploring, Mallory finds the app and is whizzed away into the virtual world too. But Mallory brings with her a bad attitude and her influence soon throws the world into chaos; the people becoming monsters and fire and destruction everywhere.
Only Evie can stop the destruction. The race is on to find a way to stop it, and get out of the world before she is trapped there forever!
I’d been anticipating this book for so long. Ever since Joe announced it was happening, before even a vague description of the story was mentioned, I’d been waiting for it and eagerly lapping up any snippets and clues about the story along the way. Joe is one of my favourite YouTubers and he has such a vivid imagination that I knew anything coming out of his head would be pure gold. When the cover and blurb were finally released my excitement grew even more. I absolutely love this genre, and the graphic novel format. The image of Evie on the cover is just spectacular and just by looking at it I knew she would be a fantastic character.
And I was certainly not disappointed! This book was so brilliant. The storyline, characters, artwork; everything was just great. Evie is such a fantastic character and I think she is very relatable for a lot of young girls. I think most people at some point in their lives have felt like her, like an outsider with no means of escape. This novel really grabs onto to that idea of wanting to escape by creating a whole new virtual world, but it also really sends the message that eventually you have to go back to your real life. Evie’s virtual world was designed to help her to become a better version of herself for when she did come out of the simulation.
“Be proud of who you are, and never lose sight of the fact that you are loved” ‘Username: Evie’ pg 30.
The above quote is my favourite from the whole book. I love the message that it sends, that you should be yourself, be proud, and know that someone out there loves you. I think this is such an important message especially for the age group this book is aimed at. I wish someone had said that to me when I was in school some 8 years ago, and I know a lot of Joe’s fans are teenagers.
This book was so visually stunning that sometimes I found myself staring at one page for ages. The artwork and colouring (by Amrit Birdi and Joaquin Pereyra) was so fantastic. I particularly liked the double-page landscapes on the “Part 1”, “Part 2” and “Part 3” pages showing how the beautiful world Evie’s father created gradually went from idyllic to disastrous.
I particularly enjoyed the fact that Evie lived in a house with a thatched roof, a nice little reference to Joe’s former job as a roof thatcher. I also had a little giggle at the fact that one of the characters was called Jaspar (if you watch Joe’s videos you’ll know why :p)
All in all I thought this was a fantastic debut book by Joe for both young people and adults alike. I would really recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of online worlds and virtual realities. I hope Joe produces more work like this in the future, as I’m sure he has plenty more fun ideas roaming around in his head :)
The overall arc of the story was interesting but I felt like it was a bit choppy in places. It was too fast paced at times and I couldn't really grow attached to the characters.
However, the illustrations are amazing. The artwork is vivid and full of detail.
However, the illustrations are amazing. The artwork is vivid and full of detail.
the writing couldve used more detail abd explanations, but overall not bad.
i like the artwork too.
The only big issue i had with this novel has nothing to do with the art or the story, it was the physical book. once i past 100 pages... the page dtarted to FALL OUT!
i like the artwork too.
The only big issue i had with this novel has nothing to do with the art or the story, it was the physical book. once i past 100 pages... the page dtarted to FALL OUT!
Not as bad as I expected. I liked the message that even small acts can have serious consequences but the story itself felt very rushed and that rush didn't allow us to see some background behind the plot and the characters. So, that kind of sucked. Nevertheless I really appreciated the graphics, it's obvious that there was a lot of work put into them.
2.5 o 3 estrellas, no se aún. Capaz le suba una estrella por el personaje llamado Jaspar (????) Me gusto el diseño de los ambientes y paisajes. No tanto el de los personajes en ocasiones donde había demasiados personajes presentes pero en general es bastante atractivo a la vista.
Nice quick read with a nice artwork. I picked this up thinking it was going to be an adult graphic novel so that lowered my rating a bit as the plot was very 2d and predicable. Would recommend to preteen/ young teen readers as I feel like this is who it's aimed at and has a good message.