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A review by readtoramble
Odessa by Jonathan Hill
3.0
3.5 STARS
I received a free copy of this book on Netgalley, so thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Odessa by Jonathan Hill is a young adult science fiction dystopian graphic novel that explores the lives of Ginny (Virginia) and her brothers Wes and Harry as they travel through the United States but not one that we know. About a decade before the narration in this book, there was some form of massive earthquake that destroyed half of America and made strange creatures and mutants appear, so there is definitely a big dystopian vibe coming from this book.
I think this is going to be a series as it ended on “to be continued” and I think I might continue it because although I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I was expecting, I feel like it has a lot of potential and I’m intrigued to see what will happen to the characters next.
If you are not a fan of seeing vivid depictions of violence, death, cannibalism, abuse, murder, destruction, and a very realistic dystopian setting, then I would steer clear from this because it is fairly vivid and although I don’t mind any of these themes, I could see that it was quite violent at times.
I have to say that I found the drawings of the landscape and cities so amazing, I really loved the pink, white and black tones, I thought it was such a beautiful combination and I hadn’t ever seen this in a graphic novel before. I am more of a fan of realistic drawings of people though, so I found these ones a bit… rushed maybe? I don’t know I just thought they didn’t go with the landscape and that bothered me a bit because I just thought it didn’t go together and it was a little jarring to me.
The story was good, I wasn’t that hooked because the drawings of the characters were not my favourites, but I did enjoy the ending a lot more and I think it is a nice set up for more volumes in this series.
Overall, this was a really fast, intriguing and enjoyable graphic novel. I loved the drawings and colour combinations of the landscape, the setting, the cities and I struggled a little bit with the characters, finding them a little bit immature at times, but I am hoping that book 2 will look more into them and I’ll find out more.
The premise is a really interesting one, I liked the setting and I think there is still a lot to learn about this world. I know graphic novels are short and sweet and don’t usually have massive plot twists or a lot of intricate detail, but I feel like this one is going that way, so I am interested in reading more.
If you like graphic novels with dystopian settings and you don’t mind some gore, violence, blood and destruction, then I think you will like this book.
I received a free copy of this book on Netgalley, so thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Odessa by Jonathan Hill is a young adult science fiction dystopian graphic novel that explores the lives of Ginny (Virginia) and her brothers Wes and Harry as they travel through the United States but not one that we know. About a decade before the narration in this book, there was some form of massive earthquake that destroyed half of America and made strange creatures and mutants appear, so there is definitely a big dystopian vibe coming from this book.
I think this is going to be a series as it ended on “to be continued” and I think I might continue it because although I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I was expecting, I feel like it has a lot of potential and I’m intrigued to see what will happen to the characters next.
If you are not a fan of seeing vivid depictions of violence, death, cannibalism, abuse, murder, destruction, and a very realistic dystopian setting, then I would steer clear from this because it is fairly vivid and although I don’t mind any of these themes, I could see that it was quite violent at times.
I have to say that I found the drawings of the landscape and cities so amazing, I really loved the pink, white and black tones, I thought it was such a beautiful combination and I hadn’t ever seen this in a graphic novel before. I am more of a fan of realistic drawings of people though, so I found these ones a bit… rushed maybe? I don’t know I just thought they didn’t go with the landscape and that bothered me a bit because I just thought it didn’t go together and it was a little jarring to me.
The story was good, I wasn’t that hooked because the drawings of the characters were not my favourites, but I did enjoy the ending a lot more and I think it is a nice set up for more volumes in this series.
Overall, this was a really fast, intriguing and enjoyable graphic novel. I loved the drawings and colour combinations of the landscape, the setting, the cities and I struggled a little bit with the characters, finding them a little bit immature at times, but I am hoping that book 2 will look more into them and I’ll find out more.
The premise is a really interesting one, I liked the setting and I think there is still a lot to learn about this world. I know graphic novels are short and sweet and don’t usually have massive plot twists or a lot of intricate detail, but I feel like this one is going that way, so I am interested in reading more.
If you like graphic novels with dystopian settings and you don’t mind some gore, violence, blood and destruction, then I think you will like this book.