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A review by themtj
Outpost Zero Volume 1 by Sean McKeever
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/