Actually 3.5 out of 5 stars, but we all know the GR drill on that.

You can find my full review of this on my blog, The Itinerant Librarian. Simply click (or copy/paste to your favorite browser) the link below to read the review.

Review link: http://itinerantlibrarian.blogspot.com/2014/04/booknote-sheltered-vol-1.html ( )

2.5/5 stars. The disaster preppers were prepared for everything, except for their children turning on them.

I'm not sure how I felt about this. It was an interesting story, yes, but I'm just not sure it was interesting to me. The trope of the evil child isn't something that resonates with me. If it does resonate with you I suspect you'll enjoy this book.

(Provided by publisher) ( )

The denizens of Safe Haven prepared for all sorts of world ending catastrophes except the one from their own children. Subtitled “A Pre-Apocalyptic Tale,” Sheltered delivers a tense quasi-thriller of a what happens when the youth of a doomsday society bring their parents’ ideas to their logical and scary conclusion. Fearing a seemingly impending volcanic eruption that will engulf the Earth into three years of constant darkness, Lucas devices and implements a plan to wipe out two-thirds of the colony and thus ensuring enough supplies to weather the catastrophe. Of course, not all of the survivors agree with his position and a [b:Lord of the Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327869409s/7624.jpg|2766512] situation begins to emerge. Brisson, who has written comics for a smattering of publishers—big and small, produces an entertaining and cohesive story with many different, distinctive characters. Newcomer Christmas enhances the script with a subtle line. After a rocky start, the art dramatically improves throughout. Sadly, the generally excellent Sheltered, Volume One ends mid-scene with little resolution of the various subplots, leaving the reader unfulfilled and disappointed. ( )

Dear Reader,

This was a graphic novel I was graciously given for free from NetGalley.com to review. Sheltered is about a community of doomsday "preppers" preparing for whatever might destroy the world. If you've ever watched the show "Doomsday Preppers" then you know these people actually exist. I'm all for scientific scenario shows and sometimes these end of the world scenarios freak me out and make me think I should be better prepared. This graphic novel goes a little further into the prepping and shows us how a community like this could go wrong.
read the full review on shelfnotes.com ( )

"As usual I received this book for free. This time it was via NetGalley. Despite that kindness my candid thoughts follow below.

On the positive side, the comic has a unique premise that basically boils down to a combination of Doomsday Preppers, The Walking Dead and Lord of the Flies. Despite being a hybrid, this is one I would have never anticipated so it earns great points for originality. Graphically speaking, the artwork is gritty and realistic and more than any comic I've ever seen, it has a great sense of action and motion.

To the negative, the story is unique but at points somewhat improbable unless the characters are simply psychotic. Which, as the story unfolds, does seem to be increasingly possible.

In summary, a gritty adults-only story of rural America that's worth a download. Reading time is under a half an hour but it'll be a very attention-grabbing 30 minutes." ( )