Alea has grown up in the Outpost, a massive spaceship that crash-landed on a frozen planet generations ago. So much time has passed that Alea's generation has forgotten how to use most of the technology their ancestors had, and much of the spaceship is inaccessible because it's buried underground. Alea believes that her society needs to push themselves to do more than just survive in the frozen wastelands of the planet. She wants to explore and find new innovations so that society can thrive. But people are afraid. Alea's friends are struggling too. Some have given up, seeing no hope in the future. When one of Alea's friends commits suicide, she knows she has to find out the truth about the Outpost.

I loved the sci-fi setting for this graphic novel! It's really interesting to uncover the history of the Outpost and figure out how their ancestors survived.

The artwork is really beautiful and colorful. Every page is fantastic, full of energy and emotion.

I was really intrigued by the mystery that keeps building with more and more questions as Alea discovers that there is a lot she doesn't know about her ancestors and her broken-down spaceship home.

The best part of this book is the complex characters. We get to see them each reacting in different ways to the mystery of the Outpost and to the difficult grief in the aftermath of their friend's suicide. They have to work through some tough situations to find that inner strength to make it through.

I was impressed with the positive way that this book explores some really difficult subjects like suicide and drug addiction. There is the character to commits suicide, and also another character who is contemplating suicide. This group of friends come together to support and encourage each other, and they find hope and comfort. Another character doesn't want to deal with their grief and fear, so they turn to drugs. But they quickly realize what a bad decision that was, and they seek medical help to get clean. I was glad that this book dealt with these subjects in a healthy way.

This would have been a four star book, but there is some profanity, so that took it down a star for me. It annoyed me quite a lot.


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts and are not influenced by anyone.