I didn't really know what to expect from this so when I realized that I was about zombies I was very shocked, but I ended up really enjoying it! The main issue that I had with this book was I didn't feel like we knew enough about the characters for me to really care about their story. I was confused as to why things were happening and who people were. The only other complaint I had was sometimes I found the panels to be confusing, especially in the actions scenes. But other than that I really enjoyed reading this. The art was beautiful and the story was a lot of fun!

This was such a case of being drawn in by a stunning cover, only to be left feeling very disappointed. The beautiful cover art is not what you get in the actual novel itself, which isn't a deal breaker of course if the story makes up for it. Which it didn't. There was little to no world building, I didn't feel any connection to the characters, and the whole plot just seemed to jump all over the place. I got about half-way through and still felt lost and bored, so I made the decision to DNF.

I don't know where to start this review, because there isn't much to say. It's a wonderful premise; I was very excited to see some potential zombie/human f/f romance, and on some level that still comes through. Unfortunately, this feels like an unfinished sculpture-- you can understand the general shape of the original intentions, but there is no detail, and you can't appreciate it for what it was meant to be.

Like many other reviewers have said, the characters don't feel particularly fleshed out or nuanced, so I struggled to really care for them-- most often I was annoyed at one for being wimpy or the other for being mean, and not in a love-to-hate-them way. In addition to that, things just happened-- someone would have a vision, and then zombies would show up. A Wild Plot Element Appears. I actually don't think this has much to do with translation, since I never noticed particularly odd phrasing, but the story itself was quite odd... it didn't feel like it had meat to it.

I do want to note that I'm fine with slice of life meets zombies, but this wasn't really that, either. I often felt like I had missed several pages of context or action, because everything felt like... in-between. Getting from Point A to Point B. Unfortunately, though the ending seemed like it was intended to be poignant, this meant it wasn't. I wanted to feel so many things at the end of almost 300 pages, and I didn't!

Here's where, with a graphic novel, I'd usually say the art gave it the stars. That's almost true. The art can be dreamy and wonderful, particularly in landscape shots, but mostly suffers from being extremely samefaced and inexpressive. Both MCs (and any other girls their age) have the same face with different hair, basically, and the faces aren't very detailed.

You'll know if you've followed me long enough that I ADORE unconventional art; to name big favorites of mine which aren't perfectly detailed in their artistic representation I love <i>Level Up</i>, <i>D*kes to Watch Out For</i>, <i>Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?</i> and <i>Hark! A Vagrant.</i> Wildly different comics/narratives which each use their unique art styles to their advantage, without needing to look like something you'd see in a museum. That's completely doable... it just didn't happen here.

I couldn't give this book fewer than 3 stars, because the premise really is wonderful. I like the idea a lot, and I think the author has serious potential. I enjoyed reading the book, nothing majorly offended me... just a little lackluster. That's okay. I'd still read more from Vieweg.

I enjoy reading everything out-worldly, dark and creepy with a sense of dystopian in it, so this graphic novel came exactly at the right time.

This was such a gripping yet pleasurable reading for a dystopian graphic novel. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Germany, where the zombies are walking around looking for 'food', following two girls Vivi and Eva who are fighting to survive.

The book deals with a traumatic beginning and I am not going to lie, this book is dark and associated with mental health, dealing with guilt, depression, physical change and the agony of the main characters. I mean..who will not be?!
But altogether has bits of friendship, hope, desire and helping one another in tough times.

What I like the most was the artwork and the fact that it depicts from real life, even though it is a zombie apocalypse, the girls are trying to help each other and make it to the nearest town safe.

But on the other hand I still have some questions at the end, which I cannot answer. Maybe it was because of the translation but I would have love the story to be more complex with a background story of the characters and how this zombie apocalypse came to 'life'
I received my copy from NetGalley in exchange for a honest review. Thank you so much for the copy

I chose this book because of the cover. It's pretty!
This story lack explanation and actions so it's kinda confusing.
Btw the art goshhh I don't like the art. It's weird!!
I have nothing much to say because I didn't enjoy this book.

Thank you Netgalley, publisher and author for this ARC!

A good and easy read. Definitely gives off some Last of Us vibes. The ending was a bit predictable and I would have loved a bit more depth in the story, I feel like this was written more to convey the emotional aspect. The artwork is stylish in its simplicity and leaves enough for the imagination. Not my usual choice in book but I enjoyed branching out and would be happy to read more

This was such a good graphic novel! I loved how dark this was and how emotional it made me feel. I really hope we get a continuation of this world and story and that it's not just a stand alone.

The illustrations and the story were quite good. I jumped at the chance to read this due to the zombie aspect. At times it was hard to follow, possibly being translated. The story is interesting and if you are a graphic novel/Zombie reader, this is for you. Thank you to NG, the author, and publisher for allowing me to read this book.

This concept is very interesting and deep. I truly loved reading it and I cried a few times while reading it. The characters are relatable even though their situation isn't relatable at all. The artwork is immaculate and truly I will be thinking about this every time I see strawberries for quite some time.

a weird and twisted zombie apocalypse graphic novel.

my mind is spinning right now. there are so many open spots in this book and it’s all happening very fast, so you’re left with an empty feeling afterwards. a feeling of “wtf did i just read? what just happened?” mix all of that in with an unreliable narrator and a bunch of weird things happening so you’re not sure what’s real and what’s not, and you got yourself a mind fucking book. because there are so many empty spots, you can theorise and try to guess what it’s all about but you’re also not sure what really happened? if anything is real? if the maincharacter is completely insane and is actually alone in the world? or if only some of the characters are real? i really don’t know what all of my theories are about, i’m still trying to process this book. even though the book didn’t say anything about my theories being true, i still have a feeling something is not right. that we definitely didn’t see the whole picture. and it’s messing with me right now. can someone else read this so i have someone to talk to before i go insane too? am i already insane? is the book actually not mind fucking and i’m just a very confused person? did the book mess with me by me not knowing if it’s actually messing with me or not? now i feel like vivi, not knowing what’s real and what’s not. ahhHhh. am i reading too much into this? will i ever get answers to my questions?

i’m trying to get my mind together so i can write this review, but i keep thinking about the book and it’s messing with my head.

i read the book in one spot. the plot was happening so fast and i just couldn’t put it down. at one point, i checked the page count and noticed i was over halfway and i was kinda shocked, because it didn’t seem like i had been reading for very long.

the artstyle is gorgeous. i think it fits really well with the plot and the story and the gory parts. i will definitely check out the author’s other works! i might pick up one of her books in german.

thank you netgalley for providing me with an ebook version of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Although a decent read to keep me occupied for an evening of commuting to appointments, it's probably something that won't stay with me for too long.

The idea is interesting, but I'm not that big on zombie stories and this didn't give that much of a new narrative to the concept.

I enjoyed the art style, after initially thinking I wouldn't like it too much, but the scenery was beautiful.

Nice translation by the author herself, from the German.

This graphic novel overall has an interesting story and tries to tackle many important topics, but overall I feel like it tried to do too much in too little time. I couldn't really connect to the characters and felt like the scenes jumped to quickly from one to another.
I did like the drawing style thought and I always enjoy an apocalypse setting. This one also had a quite unique feeling to it.
Still, the intro felt a bit too long and then in the main story part things moved too fast for my liking. I would still recommend it to anyone who wants to read more interesting zombie stories.

Ever After follows Vivi and Eva, two teenagers who are just trying to stay alive, as they travel between two safe zones in the zombie apocalypse. Vivi is struggling with the loss of her sister while Eva is hiding a frightening transformation. Together they face the heat, zombies, and their own inner demons.

I loved the art style and colors in this book, in fact, the reason I picked it up was because of its cover. The zombie apocalypse is always a good subject, right? I do love a good zombie movie so I was pretty sure I was going to be into this one, but that turned out not to be the case. The main character Vivi was pretty cool, I related to her mental health issues and found her to be a very likable character. However, I couldn’t stand Eva. She was very rude to Vivi throughout the story and while I could understand Vivi wanting to hang around her because she wants to live, I also felt like it set a bad example of friendship. This book is aimed at a teen audience so showing a character treating another badly and that character running back to them didn’t sit well with me.

There also seemed to be inconsistencies with the way zombies acted. With some of them being violent and brain-crazy and others being docile. It was just confusing and felt like a plot hole more than anything. So while the visuals in this story are great and it does tell an interesting story, I didn’t leave this book feeling anything special.

Thank you Lerner Publishing Group for providing a copy in exchange for my honest review.

Ever After by Olivia Vieweg, 288 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL. Graphic Universe, 2020. $17.
Language: PG (11 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: PG13
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
After surviving the zombie apocalypse, Vivi and Eva should be able to survive anything, including crossing the distance to the next town. While fighting zombies, each other, and their own guilt, will the girls make it to safety again?
While choppy and sometimes confusing, the story of these girls is compelling because readers get to see their different moral ethics in dealing with the zombies they find themselves surrounded with. The tenuous friendship between Vivi and Eva is tested along the journey, and readers wonder which is more important: their physical survival or the survival of the girls’ friendship. A zombie apocalypse really puts everything in perspective. The mature content rating is for nudity and illegal activity. The violence rating is for attempted suicide, gore, guns, and killing.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

This was my first time reading a graphic novel form Olivia Vieweg and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I like the realistic tone she had with both Eva and Vivi and how they struggled to be them selves and make friend after everything they have been throw in this apocalypse. I really like the illustrations in this book as well as the passing of the story. Will definitely be looking for more of Olivia. Vieweg’s graphic novels.

This had potential, but lacked so much in the execution. The art was lovely at times, but incredibly inconsistent. The plot was interesting, but hard to follow. The zombie apocalypse clearly had some sort of bizarre twist that made it very unique, but we're never given ANY explanation for what causes that twist or how it functions. On top of everything else, one of our main characters, Vivi, consistently makes the worst possible decisions time and time again and is not just useless, she's also an endless liability to Eva's safety. The entire book was one confusing disappointment after another.

Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!

I was attracted to the cover of this book, the colours and the art style were stunning! But I feel as if that wasn’t reflective of the art inside the book. It was still good, but I did not like it as much.
This story left me very confused. It follows Vivi and Eva as they work to escape the apocalypse zombies. But we are never explained how this happened? We just have to go along with it.
I felt as though the story itself was a bit too quick to move on to the next thing. Everytime I’d be enjoying a moment we’d be on to the next.
I would have enjoyed this more if the story was paced better.

This story follows two young girls in a zombie-filled, post-apocalyptic wasteland. Teaming up together for survival, the girls deal with grief, guilt, and the fear of becoming zombies themselves. The art style and use of color in this graphic novel was phenomenal! The storyline itself - told mostly through character dialogue - was hard to follow at times. I am guessing this is mostly due to choices made during translation from the original German. All in all still a fun read.

The story is about Vivi and Eva, set in the countryside during a zombie apocalypse. There's some dark topics like grief, trauma, self-harm, and attempted suicide. I felt kind of confused sometimes while reading, like I didn't understand completely what was happening due to the lack of... context, I guess? It definitely feels as if I was thrown in the middle of the apocalypse in this book. I wish the world-building was executed better, too. This is enjoyable enough, I just wish the story and the characters were fleshed out more.

Oh boy do I love a good zombie narrative. What is it about the undead that's so fascinating? There are all sorts of theories out there about why we love a good zombie story, everything from facing our fears of death to a fight against the proletariat. At any rate, if you're nuts for zombie fiction, Ever After by Olivia Vieweg will be a new favourite.

I devoured this little gem in a few hours, and let me tell you, there was no way that I could have put it down. I got drawn into the story so quickly, because straight from the outset, I was curious to know Vivi's background story. There is an air of mystery surrounding her and it was fun to learn how she ends up in some institution. I feel like part of why I like reading zombie stories is trying to parse out the how and why of it all--why did the zombie outbreak happen and how do people live now?

The banter between Eva and Vivi is fun too. Although I wanted to know more about both Eva and Vivi and maybe see their development along the way, it was fun watching them try to survive their ordeal. In the middle of the narrative, it did feel like there was a gap between when Vivi and Eva set out and are still trying to figure out how to survive and then suddenly they are at their destination. (Maybe this is just a testament to how much I was enjoying the world that Olivia Vieweg created, since I didn't want to leave it!) I did wonder if this meant that there might be more Eva and Vivi stories? (Let's hope so).

Zombies may be ugly, but the art in this graphic novel is on another level. The deep, swirling colours and vast pastoral scenes (dotted with zombies, of course) offer a gorgeous contrast. I felt in some scenes like the art was reminiscent of the same sorts of lines that Van Gogh used. Just really, really stunning art.

It was interesting to see Vieweg's take on zombies. I liked that they were portrayed as something that had grown organically, almost as if zombies are a punishment from Mother Nature. Calling them the "weeds" was an original take on a tried and true genre and I thoroughly enjoyed it. (Thanks to Netgalley for providing this Advanced Reader Copy in exchange for a fair review). Ever After is absolutely a great graphic novel to pick up if you love all things zombie!