The story is not only mysterious (as I had expected, and hoped), but it was also equally enchanting and disturbing. Spill Zone, however, held my attention from the very first page. While it is easier to do this with graphic novels, since there is a lot less reading to do, I find that if the story does not capture my attention, or if I really dislike the visuals, I will really struggle to get through it (no matter how little there is to read). I was not prepared for just how good the story turned out being, though! I had only planned to read maybe a quarter of this graphic novel before bed, but ended up devouring it all in one sitting. Going into this book, I only knew that something strange had happened in this “spill zone,” that there was a lot of mystery involved in it, and that we would maybe learn more about it. I was completely riveted by the combination of story and visual accompaniment. There were some scenes which became more crisp and terrifying simply due to the combination of Alex Puvilland’s drawings and Hilary Sycamore’s colouring. Since I was so drawn to it visually, and since I had not yet read a graphic novel written by Westerfeld before, I thought that I would give it a try.Īnd I will never regret that decision, because this is definitely one of my favourite reads of 2017 so far! As I’ve mentioned, I’m not the biggest fan of the drawing/illustration style from an aesthetic point of view, but I will admit that it works with the type of story this is. I don’t think it’s the drawing style, since I’m still not the biggest fan of it now after having read the book, but perhaps the colouring of, as well as the mood which the cover image emits.
Something about this book drew me to it, however. This graphic novel was such a pleasant surprise! I had read works by Scott Westerfeld before (such as Uglies, Zeroes, and Swarm) and was either only mildly impressed, or completely disappointed. Addison Merrick is one such explorer, dedicated to finding out what happened that night, and to unraveling the events that took her parents and left her little sister mute and disconnected from the world.
But a few intrepid explorers know how to sneak through the patrols and steer clear of the dangers inside the Zone. Was it an angelic visitation? A nanotech accident? A porthole opening from another world? Whatever it was, no one’s allowed in the Spill Zone these days except government scientists and hazmat teams. Summary: Nobody’s ever really explained the Spill.
Genre: YA, Science Fiction, Horror, MysteryĪ physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review. Author: Scott Westerfeld (Goodreads Author), Alex Puvilland (Artist), Hilary Sycamore (Colorist)
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