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Knee Deep: Book One by Joe Flood

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shorereader's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

katiegrrrl's review

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4.0

Dystopian GN set far in the future, where humans have destroyed the earth and are still exploiting it.

(3.5/5) This middle grades graphic novel is a great intro to dystopian sci-fi, and I enjoyed reading it. The art style is engaging, character designs are interesting, and the storyline was a bit too straightforward for me (though I think that's fine for middle grades readers, for whom this graphic novel is intended). The story moves very quickly and jumps between scenes/times with little to no warning, which was sometimes a bit jarring. I will definitely be requesting the sequels, since I think the setup in this book is very promising! Hoping that future installments will give the characters more depth and expand the worldbuilding.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review.

zbrarian's review

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3.0

200 years in the future, a young girl descends underground to try to find her missing parents while fighting off the above ground military and the underground dwellers. Different take on what could happen to our world if the climate truly collapses. Curious to see what happens in book 2.

Two hundred years in the future, refugees from an environmental cataclysm have fled underground. They survive, scrounging out a living in a twisted maze of tunnels and canals. Scavengers, mistitfs, bandits, renegades and mutants are among the citizens of this subterranean realm. They are sewerfolk, their home, the bowels of a utopian city that was never completed.

Life is hard enough, but an overzealous mining company, PERCH wants to get their claws on this new underground frontier and they don’t mind bulldozing any sewerfolk that get in their way.

Caught in the middle is a young girl, Cricket. She’s in a desperate search to find her family that fled underground. Join Cricket as she explores this savage new world, to find her parents and unlock the secrets of a past long forgotten,

Thanks Netgalley for the Arc!

z_brarian's review

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3.0

percystjoan's review

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5.0

i though this looked cool but it was actually even better than i expected - super fun and action-packed and like a breath of fresh air in the ya graphic novel scene. plus the post-climate collapse mad max esque setting is pulled off SUPER well and the art style really adds to the atmosphere and sense of high-stakes constant movement. a really delightful quick read - will definitely be following the series!

saloninareads's review

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adventurous tense medium-paced

2.0

I enjoyed the art and the post apocalyptic tropes at play, but it didn't really make me care about any of the characters and moved incredibly fast. I'll probably check out the second volume since it could slow down and really focus on defining the characters and fleshing out the world.