so-soI thought the art and character designs were cool, but in terms of the story, I felt the pacing wasn't for me. We follow a comic artist who feels like their art (and life) is missing purpose, a spark, *something*. Then they encounter an alien who reveals that Earth is going to be destroyed. It's pretty much a rollercoaster of events after that. If you like fast paced stories with a *saving the world* theme, I think you'll like this.
pickHow cute is this book? Spoiler alert: SO cute! [This has not yet been tested on the grands, but I'm completely entertained.]
pickThis book made me WHEEZE because I was laughing so hard - the yeerks have a major weakness and it‘s maple and ginger instant oatmeal. Jake had a monologue about oatmeal not playing a major role in famous historical battles and Rachel solved problems by going through walls in elephant morph and making it Visser Three‘s problem by throwing the oats into a yeerk pool and him in after it.
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“We can‘t back out now,” Marco said. “I‘ve 36 boxes of maple and ginger instant oatmeal at home, in easy open single serve pouches.”
so-so53/100 I did enjoy the world building and the unique alien species, but I found the ending disappointing and vague. I am assuming the author plans a sequel, because this was left too open to really qualify as a conclusion. Too many unanswered questions, too many dangling plot points. If there is a sequel, I'd probably read it just to see what happens to the friendroe. 3.5/5 #Read2025 #LitsySciFiBookClub
pickMany years into the future, Earth has welcomed countless alien immigrants. Main characte/human Ashley is on her first day of the job serving the myriad aliens with constituent services—a sort of help desk—for the Third District. She helps a number of them right off the bat, with an upbeat, can-do attitude putting her on a collision course with a terror no one else in the city is aware of. Unbelievably all the little threads of stories come ⬇️
pick📚📚📚📚📚 Fast moving quest story set in the future and in space/ other planets. Interesting collection of characters too. #LSFBC
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pick3.5⭐️ Read for an online #bookclub; very different from what I usually would read. Thought it was quite good, but the #audiobook was a bit creepy at times (I listened to the audio while I read it). Liked the perspective that it gave. #2025 #genremashup #literary #sciencefiction
