A review by kailey_luminouslibro
Bountiful Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

A group of teenagers have been trained to terraform a distant planet, but their spaceship stalls and they are awakened out of cryostasis ten years too early. They explore a nearby planet looking for supplies, and a mysterious presence begins to make itself known.

This graphic novel was a little too scary for me. There is some gore and blood that was gross.

I liked the characters, but they didn't have a lot of depth. They mostly spend their time freaking out about all the things that are going wrong on their mission. They are cranky and mean to each other. These people are not friends. They have been assigned to this terraforming mission, but do not exactly work well together. I wish there had been a character arc of the teens learning to work together and forming closer relationships, but most of them die before that can happen.

The art style is good, but everything is so dark. It made it difficult to see what was going on in the panels. I wish the coloring were brighter, but the darkness definitely fits the mood of the story.

I liked the mystery of the weird planet they explore. They find some weird ruins with strange markings, and there is an arcane history to be uncovered. Everything they discover makes them more afraid.

This was not my style of story because I don't like scary stuff, but I think someone else would really enjoy this graphic novel.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.