After reading this book, I didn't really know how to review it. I think it is because based on the description, I was expecting something else and it didn't really live up to those expectations. Yet, with a better cover description, I think I may have enjoyed the book better. It's like expecting to drink juice, but you actually drink milk. Milk isn't that bad, but that's not what you thought you would be tasting. To be fair, the description did allude to a post-apocalyptic type of setting with a girl out to search for her mother. However because the description made a point to say that heroine was a Vietnamese-American teenager, I expected the book to actually cover something about her culture, which is what intrigued me. I have read my share of post apocalyptical plots, so I was intrigued by this angle. Yet there was nothing. Zip. Nada. No mention at all about her ethnicity. So, why mention it? Perhaps it will be relevant later.

With that said, I think the story has several twists and turns that will keep readers anticipating the next move. There is mystery and danger that have you holding your breath. Sometimes you can have a sigh of relief, while other times you are left grieving. The graphic novel is two-toned which helps with the harsh and severe setting of the destruction and despair in the earthquake ridden America. However, with the digital copy I had, it was sometimes difficult to make out the scenes depicted in the frames. Hopefully, this won't be the case for the color corrected print versions.

I think the intended teen audience will find the story line intriguing enough to quickly read through this book and be eagerly anticipating the next installment of Odessa.