Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas product reviews

Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas is a book that I have tidied up on the shelf several times over the past year, but it wasn't until recently when I had to sticker and price twenty or so of them, that I finally paid it some proper attention and got it down to read. It's very fast paced and filled with both pros and cons that leave me unsure if I would recommend it or not. It is set in New Zealand, Auckland by the very obvious Sky World and Helen appears to be Maori, a nice change from a white hero saving the day. There is a bit of time travel going on, they manage to avoid any paradoxes but I would have liked some little mention on how they were able to bring back the information that parachutes were required.

I love that Helen is running around in a tank top and pants, none of the women are half dressed to look sexy and attractive while trying to survive but I felt like they then took a big step back by having a large amount of women as mindless slaves to the men who come now and then to claim the food they've gathered and impregnate them... it's a well worn trope in post apocalyptic worlds that I'm getting a little tired of. And there's also the bad guy, who's really a good guy at heart character... Other than those issues, this was a decent graphic novel for teens and older.