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michellelouise's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
davygibbs's review
3.0
Fascinating premise, but the characters felt underdeveloped and the story didn't hold together well for me. Felt like they were trying to do too much too quickly, without spending enough time on building a firm foundation.
bookwyrmknits's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I'm not sure what to think about this graphic novel. It has an interesting set-up and world building, but while the characters are nicely varied most of them don't interest me. Minor character Lyss is the one I find the most interesting and relatable. It was a quick read, though, so I might finish the series if I happen to see the next volumes at my library.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
themtj's review
4.0
I LOVED this book. It is a small town/scale, yet set in a dystopian sci-fi setting. It deals with depression, anxiety, and grief as well as exploration, expression, and discovery. To me, the central question of this series is: are humans meant to keep their heads down and survive or are they meant to explore, discover, and grow? That is a perfect question to wrestle with in a coming-of-age drama.
This book resists the tropes that so often ensnare this genre. There is no painful teen romance, there are no extraneous characters, no 1-dimensional/expositional characters, and they don't manufacture suspense or intrigue by scrambling the order of events. It is a straightforward chronological read with a small cast of well-written characters.
For detailed thoughts, listen to my podcast discussion of this book:
https://www.storiedarcs.com/outpost-zero/
This book resists the tropes that so often ensnare this genre. There is no painful teen romance, there are no extraneous characters, no 1-dimensional/expositional characters, and they don't manufacture suspense or intrigue by scrambling the order of events. It is a straightforward chronological read with a small cast of well-written characters.
For detailed thoughts, listen to my podcast discussion of this book:
https://www.storiedarcs.com/outpost-zero/
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
This coming of age in space trope is pretty popular in television, film, books, and comics right now. With so much material on a given, very specific, subject you need something to stand out. For me, this story built too slow, and relied to much on dialogue.
While the dialogue, itself, was well-written and seemed very realistic, it didn't constantly push the narrative forward, so I found myself getting bored with it.
It's a perfectly fine story if you love post-apocalyptic coming of age in space stories but it didn't feel exceptional.
While the dialogue, itself, was well-written and seemed very realistic, it didn't constantly push the narrative forward, so I found myself getting bored with it.
It's a perfectly fine story if you love post-apocalyptic coming of age in space stories but it didn't feel exceptional.
angelofmine1974's review
emotional
medium-paced
3.0
My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:
https://youtu.be/wMe0HPU5dsc
Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/wMe0HPU5dsc
Enjoy!
lukeisthename34's review
2.0
Nice art, boring story. It could be interesting, so I hope the next volume picks up the pace.
shannonleighd's review against another edition
3.0
I would've rated this higher but I found myself flipping back wondering what I missed, why the guy went in the airlock, what the secret behind the other guy being disliked was, why they waited so long to deal with the ice ... just lots of questions and no answers, which is annoying since this is a full volume.
It doesn't just end with a cliffhanger, every issue is confusing. Or maybe I'm dense? Totally possible.
Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4
Total review score: 2.875
It doesn't just end with a cliffhanger, every issue is confusing. Or maybe I'm dense? Totally possible.
Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4
Total review score: 2.875