Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan (Lumberjanes, #3)

by Shannon Watters, Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke A. Allen

This New York Times Bestselling series continues with Jo, April, Mal, Molly, and Ripley as they take on everything that goes bump in the night. From scary stories to magical portals that lead to a land untouched by time, it's definitely not your average summer. Written by awesome all-star Noelle Stevenson (Nimona, ADVENTURE TIME™) and brilliant newcomer Grace Ellis, and illustrated by the tremendously talented Brooke Allen (A Home for Mr. Easter).

• ISBN10: 1608868036
• ISBN13: 9781608868032
• Publish Date: 5 April 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Boom! Studios
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 112
• Language: English

Reviews

[leahrosereads]

I really enjoyed this issue and how the MCs attempted to keep to mundane tasks at the camp. It was fun just following them along as they attempted to get their badges (and yet, if you've read volumes 1 and 2 you know - shenanigans are bound to happen here).

I had to knock a star off because the artwork was honestly jarring and isn't a style I like. Which is a bummer, because I think this is the art going forward. We'll see if I continue to series at this point. I'm hoping I can get used to the art, because I'm fascinated where this story will go next.

[nannah]

Ahh! This is what I wanted from Lumberjanes all along!

This volume was so enjoyable I stayed up to 3:00am to finish it. The plot/story format gave so much room for marvelous character development, something I felt was lacking in earlier volumes. And, let's be honest her, I'm very biased when it comes to this: the two wlw characters finally had their own little side story and it. was. fantastic. Everything was so sweet and so real, and character interactions on the whole felt much more genuine rather than shallow.

In volumes one and two, things happened, scary stuff went down, characters went "Ahh!", and then smiled the next panel as they overcame the situation with no real problems. And finally, finally we have here real troubles the characters face and react to. Their fear doesn't go away in the next panel. Emotions build and build until it needs to be released in a realistic way! Characters rely on their friends/girlfriends (wiggles eyebrows) for support, because they need to.

All in all, I'm now really looking forward to reading more instead of feeling indifferent.

[Chelsea]

This was my least favourite volume so far I think. Probably because for the main adventure of the story the girls were separated. I was glad to see that they actually started making an effort with their camp related activities though. That was the best part.

[inlibrisveritas]

Much better pacing than the previous two

[Joséphine]

Note: I read issues #9–12 separately but didn't want them to count individually towards my Goodreads reading challenge, so I chose to shelve Vol. 3, the equivalent compilation.

Actual rating: 2.5 stars
Initial thoughts: I'm pretty irked by the change in the changed styles of art. From #8 to #9 and #10, they each had a different illustrator and it was very evident at first glance. Vol. 1 & 2 were consistent and then, Bam! Sudden shift. I find that added a big disconnect for me to the characters.

Plot-wise, #9 slowed down again over #8 and was more of a filler. By the end of #10 there finally was a twist I was waiting for. Vol. 3 ends on a cliffhanger but somehow, I'm not holding my breath. Will continue reading if Scribd or one of my libraries carries the sequels. Otherwise, nope, not buying. I mostly stuck it out because Noelle Stevenson's name is on the the cover, so I kept hoping I'd take greater overall liking to the Lumberjanes series. It's still good fun but t could be more.