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It's the End of the World As We Know It
Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese ... When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It's a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way.
A laugh-out-loud-funny new sci-fi series from Costa-shortlisted author Saci Lloyd, perfect for devotees of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.
A laugh-out-loud-funny new sci-fi series from Costa-shortlisted author Saci Lloyd, perfect for devotees of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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About the author
Saci Lloyd
10 books33 followersSaci Lloyd was born in Manchester, but raised in Anglesey where she spent a lot of time lost in nature or down by the shore.
Saci returned to Manchester as an undergraduate, but soon quit University for a life of glamour. At various points in the glitz she has worked as a very bad cartoonist, toured the States in a straightedge band, run an interactive media team at an advertising agency, co-founded a film company and finally wound up as head of media at NewVIc. She’s now stepped down from that post, but continues her association with the college.
Her first novels, The Carbon Diaries series came out September 2010 to critical acclaim and have been optioned by Company Pictures. They have been translated into fifteen languages.
Her new book, Momentum was released on June 2nd and is already doing really well. Everything Starts Right Here, Right Now!
Saci has just finished her latest book, Quantum Drop, a thriller set against the backdrop of the financial crash, which will be released in February of next year.
Saci returned to Manchester as an undergraduate, but soon quit University for a life of glamour. At various points in the glitz she has worked as a very bad cartoonist, toured the States in a straightedge band, run an interactive media team at an advertising agency, co-founded a film company and finally wound up as head of media at NewVIc. She’s now stepped down from that post, but continues her association with the college.
Her first novels, The Carbon Diaries series came out September 2010 to critical acclaim and have been optioned by Company Pictures. They have been translated into fifteen languages.
Her new book, Momentum was released on June 2nd and is already doing really well. Everything Starts Right Here, Right Now!
Saci has just finished her latest book, Quantum Drop, a thriller set against the backdrop of the financial crash, which will be released in February of next year.
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October 8, 2017
4.25 star!
I have yet to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and I read many reviews comparing this book to that book. I can't say that they're right (I'll read THGTTG to verify!) but I super love this book. It only took me less than 48 hours to finish it, and considering that I've been having trouble finishing a book lately, that's how good this book is to me. Of course, I understand if people have different opinions as oppose to mine. All is well.
It's the story of a ripped space and time continuum and how a boy, Mikey, got sucked into a parallel universe, on planet DEVA, where he met a shadow girl, Kix, her sidekick, BitZer, and a crew of Imperfectibles (Imps). They went through so much shit just to send Mikey back to Earth (Planet Mud as the Imps called it). The rip was unstable so they thought the only way to close it for good was by sending Mikey back. But stuffs happened and the evil Kat named Onska had a different plan and they were sent to various places and faced different obstacles. And after everything that they went through... well, let's just say sending Mikey back didn't help solve the problem.
I love their adventures. Super crazy, super chaotic, super fun read for me. The characters are lovable... well at least some of them. I especially love those Imps. I imagined them to be super adorable little cubes with cute little faces, surfing the rip of space and time.
"Are you winking thot I'm thinking?" said the first.
The second one nodded. "Deah, yude."
This is my first YA scifi in years (I think?) and I lovelovelove it. I want a sequel. I need a sequel. I hope there will be one.
I have yet to read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and I read many reviews comparing this book to that book. I can't say that they're right (I'll read THGTTG to verify!) but I super love this book. It only took me less than 48 hours to finish it, and considering that I've been having trouble finishing a book lately, that's how good this book is to me. Of course, I understand if people have different opinions as oppose to mine. All is well.
It's the story of a ripped space and time continuum and how a boy, Mikey, got sucked into a parallel universe, on planet DEVA, where he met a shadow girl, Kix, her sidekick, BitZer, and a crew of Imperfectibles (Imps). They went through so much shit just to send Mikey back to Earth (Planet Mud as the Imps called it). The rip was unstable so they thought the only way to close it for good was by sending Mikey back. But stuffs happened and the evil Kat named Onska had a different plan and they were sent to various places and faced different obstacles. And after everything that they went through... well, let's just say sending Mikey back didn't help solve the problem.
I love their adventures. Super crazy, super chaotic, super fun read for me. The characters are lovable... well at least some of them. I especially love those Imps. I imagined them to be super adorable little cubes with cute little faces, surfing the rip of space and time.
"Are you winking thot I'm thinking?" said the first.
The second one nodded. "Deah, yude."
This is my first YA scifi in years (I think?) and I lovelovelove it. I want a sequel. I need a sequel. I hope there will be one.
December 27, 2014
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Publisher: Hodder
Publishing Date: January 2015
ISBN: 9781444916683
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 3.8/5
Publisher Description:Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese …
When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It’s a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way.
Review: This was a lot of fun to read. Wormholes, alternate realities, fukin’ cats (that righteously die) and Icelandic Pirates. Another Douglas Adams sycophantic spew from a fresh perspective.
Publisher: Hodder
Publishing Date: January 2015
ISBN: 9781444916683
Genre: SciFi
Rating: 3.8/5
Publisher Description:Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese …
When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It’s a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way.
Review: This was a lot of fun to read. Wormholes, alternate realities, fukin’ cats (that righteously die) and Icelandic Pirates. Another Douglas Adams sycophantic spew from a fresh perspective.
February 10, 2015
Recieved a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I can't. I give up. I wanted to quit earlier but I forced myself to get halfway at least. This book drew me in with the cover and the statement "For fans of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" NO. Publishers please stop doing this. Hitchhiker's Guide is one of my favorite books. This isn't even remotely comparable.
This book took the Trying Really Hard to be Quirky SciFi dial and turned it WAY UP. The writing was obnoxious, the plot was basically non existent and the characters...oh the characters.
I can't. I give up. I wanted to quit earlier but I forced myself to get halfway at least. This book drew me in with the cover and the statement "For fans of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" NO. Publishers please stop doing this. Hitchhiker's Guide is one of my favorite books. This isn't even remotely comparable.
This book took the Trying Really Hard to be Quirky SciFi dial and turned it WAY UP. The writing was obnoxious, the plot was basically non existent and the characters...oh the characters.
January 20, 2018
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It sort of starts okay. Mikey is pretending to like this social hacktivist in order to get into a girl's pants and instead finds himself whisked away through a rip in the space-time continuum towards a parallel universe which is like earth, but with way worse spelling.
It was this last thing that immediately annoyed me. I don't like it when for the sake of it, authors start to change the way words are written to show how much something is unlike something else. It is a way of telling instead of showing, and besides, it is migraine invoking. This particular book had a character who liked to switch the first letters of random words. You sidn't dee that coming, yid dou? So edgy.
The story than has been describes as like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but I missed the charm. I was disappointed with It's the End of the World as We Know It.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
It sort of starts okay. Mikey is pretending to like this social hacktivist in order to get into a girl's pants and instead finds himself whisked away through a rip in the space-time continuum towards a parallel universe which is like earth, but with way worse spelling.
It was this last thing that immediately annoyed me. I don't like it when for the sake of it, authors start to change the way words are written to show how much something is unlike something else. It is a way of telling instead of showing, and besides, it is migraine invoking. This particular book had a character who liked to switch the first letters of random words. You sidn't dee that coming, yid dou? So edgy.
The story than has been describes as like The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but I missed the charm. I was disappointed with It's the End of the World as We Know It.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
December 8, 2015
I received a free copy from the publishe through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I went into this expecting a fun and hilarious pick-me-up science-fiction read, but actually I felt like this barely had a plot at all and the funny parts actually seemed very forced most of the time, so it didn't do for me what I had hoped it would.
I went into this expecting a fun and hilarious pick-me-up science-fiction read, but actually I felt like this barely had a plot at all and the funny parts actually seemed very forced most of the time, so it didn't do for me what I had hoped it would.
April 14, 2015
My Thoughts On The Book:
'Surreal and hilarious,
for fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'
Let me make something clear before I even start this review, while I really enjoyed reading It's The End Of The World As We Know It it's not the new The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. They are two completely different books and each is great for completely different reasons. Why publishers feel the need to keep on making comparisons between new books and classics like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is such an unfair thing to do a new book. Yes, It's The End is a humorous sci-fi tale but it's a completely different kettle of fish from Hitchhiker's and really shouldn't be compared to it as it gives readers a false sense of the book and that is unfair.
.....rant over.......
So..... It's The End Of The World As We Know It is a sci-fi book aimed for the children's market but I feel that it also reads well for older readers like me. Yes, sometimes it gets a bit silly but it's those parts that the kids will probably enjoy the most. I went into this as a Hitchhiker's fan but not expecting It's The End to be anything like it and I'm glad I did as it really isn't like it at all. Yes, it's a human being (in this case Mikey Malone) being transported to a strange new world, a parallel universe version of Earth called DEVA that's firmly in the space age and full of alien lifeforms, robots, cyborgs (after a fashion) and cats that rule the world (every cat owner in the world knows that cat domination is coming at some point, you can see it in their eyes!). Sounds like fun eh? And it really is, it's so much fun if you read it with a light heart and don't take it too seriously.
The Plot Of The Story:
Mikey Malone is an ordinary kid living on Earth and trying desperately to impress a girl, to the point that he's pretending to be a fan and follower of cyober-activist GERILLR . His life is run of the mill and nothing exciting ever happens until the day a wormhole sucks him into a parallel version of our Earth but it's far cry from the Earth we know and love. This new earth, DEVA is CRAZY! It's ruled by a corporation who want to use the wormhole that sucked Mikey (and his resident foul-mouthed parrot) in, to get rid of a toxic and world destroying algae that is ruining their planet. Mikey somehow manages to fall in with a group of rebels including strange 'stoner-like' surfing infobots, androids, data pirates and androids and must prevent the corporation from fulfilling it's evil plans that would result in the total devastation of Earth.
It's an interesting idea for a story and is full of twists and turns that keep the pace fast and flowing. The fact that GERILLR is also present in DEVA as well as Earth and that he seems to have chosen Mikey for something and is the overall cause of everything is the ongoing theme throughout this book and into what is easy to imagine, future books.
What Is There To Love?
I loved how quirky and unusual this books is, it's almost a little too trippy in places but I kind of liked it for it. There is humour throughout that I enjoyed as an adult reader, kids may well view the humour very differently to the way I have. I could see the underlying adult jokes that a kid wouldn't but part of me wishes I could re-read this book with a child eye to see how much of a different book it might be for them.... to see if they enjoyed the bits I didn't and if they got all of the in-jokes and the like.
I do think my favourite thing about the whole book were the little infobots who acted like stoner surfers, they were sweet, funny and oh so charismatic.... so much fun!
What Is There To Dislike?
The only thing that stands out as a thing to dislike is the Lolcat speech, it's very annoying and takes a while to get used to and to understand..... I'm an adult and I struggled a little with it so I have no idea how this speech will come across to the target audience of children. It's kind of like a crazy version of textspeak, I didn't enjoy it at all..... I got used to it after a while but by no means enjoyed it. And it's not even just the Lolcat that uses it, other characters do too and it's a different way of speaking for each of them, they each speak slightly different but it's all as difficult to read as the next one.
I did think there was an underused character and that was the foul mouthed parrot that gets sucked into the wormhole with Mikey, I thought he needed to pay a bigger part in the overall picture but I suppose if he had then this couldn't have remained a children's book as his language is astonishing. More of the parrot would have made for a much more adult novel and could have added a bit more 'sparkle' to the overall tale..... just saying!
How's The Writing?
Apart from the annoying 'text-like speech' the writing is perfectly fine.
The pacing is break-neck and is kept up throughout making it a very hard book to actually put down as there is always something new about to happen but I think its a good problems to have when it comes to books as it means the book is keeping you very engaged as a reader if you find it impossible to put down for the night.
The characters are very good, they are quirky, unusual, strangely endearing and yet often a little odd, but odd in a good way I think. It takes an imaginative mind to create characters like the ones you find in this book. It's funny though that out of all the characters in the book it's the villain that sticks out the most to me. I don't know if that is because of the irritating way that the Lolcat speaks or whether it's the fact that it's a talking cat that is in charge of a planet. All cat owners know cat domination will occur at some point in the future, I often can see my cats planning my own downfall while watching me in the creepy way they sometimes do. You can see it in their eyes when they are planning something and this Lolcat is the embodiment of this fact.
Final Thoughts:
At the end of the day this really fun book to read as long as you do so with a pinch of salt and do not take it too seriously and aside from the aforementioned text speech this is a totally enjoyable read that is for readers that enjoy something a little different from the norm because it really is that! This isn't realism and is pure escapism to a place that is very, very different from the world we see every day but isn't that always the best pace to escape into it? I think so........
I received a copy of the book for free from the publisher via Netgalley for review purposes only.
'Surreal and hilarious,
for fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy'
Let me make something clear before I even start this review, while I really enjoyed reading It's The End Of The World As We Know It it's not the new The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. They are two completely different books and each is great for completely different reasons. Why publishers feel the need to keep on making comparisons between new books and classics like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is such an unfair thing to do a new book. Yes, It's The End is a humorous sci-fi tale but it's a completely different kettle of fish from Hitchhiker's and really shouldn't be compared to it as it gives readers a false sense of the book and that is unfair.
.....rant over.......
So..... It's The End Of The World As We Know It is a sci-fi book aimed for the children's market but I feel that it also reads well for older readers like me. Yes, sometimes it gets a bit silly but it's those parts that the kids will probably enjoy the most. I went into this as a Hitchhiker's fan but not expecting It's The End to be anything like it and I'm glad I did as it really isn't like it at all. Yes, it's a human being (in this case Mikey Malone) being transported to a strange new world, a parallel universe version of Earth called DEVA that's firmly in the space age and full of alien lifeforms, robots, cyborgs (after a fashion) and cats that rule the world (every cat owner in the world knows that cat domination is coming at some point, you can see it in their eyes!). Sounds like fun eh? And it really is, it's so much fun if you read it with a light heart and don't take it too seriously.
The Plot Of The Story:
Mikey Malone is an ordinary kid living on Earth and trying desperately to impress a girl, to the point that he's pretending to be a fan and follower of cyober-activist GERILLR . His life is run of the mill and nothing exciting ever happens until the day a wormhole sucks him into a parallel version of our Earth but it's far cry from the Earth we know and love. This new earth, DEVA is CRAZY! It's ruled by a corporation who want to use the wormhole that sucked Mikey (and his resident foul-mouthed parrot) in, to get rid of a toxic and world destroying algae that is ruining their planet. Mikey somehow manages to fall in with a group of rebels including strange 'stoner-like' surfing infobots, androids, data pirates and androids and must prevent the corporation from fulfilling it's evil plans that would result in the total devastation of Earth.
It's an interesting idea for a story and is full of twists and turns that keep the pace fast and flowing. The fact that GERILLR is also present in DEVA as well as Earth and that he seems to have chosen Mikey for something and is the overall cause of everything is the ongoing theme throughout this book and into what is easy to imagine, future books.
What Is There To Love?
I loved how quirky and unusual this books is, it's almost a little too trippy in places but I kind of liked it for it. There is humour throughout that I enjoyed as an adult reader, kids may well view the humour very differently to the way I have. I could see the underlying adult jokes that a kid wouldn't but part of me wishes I could re-read this book with a child eye to see how much of a different book it might be for them.... to see if they enjoyed the bits I didn't and if they got all of the in-jokes and the like.
I do think my favourite thing about the whole book were the little infobots who acted like stoner surfers, they were sweet, funny and oh so charismatic.... so much fun!
What Is There To Dislike?
The only thing that stands out as a thing to dislike is the Lolcat speech, it's very annoying and takes a while to get used to and to understand..... I'm an adult and I struggled a little with it so I have no idea how this speech will come across to the target audience of children. It's kind of like a crazy version of textspeak, I didn't enjoy it at all..... I got used to it after a while but by no means enjoyed it. And it's not even just the Lolcat that uses it, other characters do too and it's a different way of speaking for each of them, they each speak slightly different but it's all as difficult to read as the next one.
I did think there was an underused character and that was the foul mouthed parrot that gets sucked into the wormhole with Mikey, I thought he needed to pay a bigger part in the overall picture but I suppose if he had then this couldn't have remained a children's book as his language is astonishing. More of the parrot would have made for a much more adult novel and could have added a bit more 'sparkle' to the overall tale..... just saying!
How's The Writing?
Apart from the annoying 'text-like speech' the writing is perfectly fine.
The pacing is break-neck and is kept up throughout making it a very hard book to actually put down as there is always something new about to happen but I think its a good problems to have when it comes to books as it means the book is keeping you very engaged as a reader if you find it impossible to put down for the night.
The characters are very good, they are quirky, unusual, strangely endearing and yet often a little odd, but odd in a good way I think. It takes an imaginative mind to create characters like the ones you find in this book. It's funny though that out of all the characters in the book it's the villain that sticks out the most to me. I don't know if that is because of the irritating way that the Lolcat speaks or whether it's the fact that it's a talking cat that is in charge of a planet. All cat owners know cat domination will occur at some point in the future, I often can see my cats planning my own downfall while watching me in the creepy way they sometimes do. You can see it in their eyes when they are planning something and this Lolcat is the embodiment of this fact.
Final Thoughts:
At the end of the day this really fun book to read as long as you do so with a pinch of salt and do not take it too seriously and aside from the aforementioned text speech this is a totally enjoyable read that is for readers that enjoy something a little different from the norm because it really is that! This isn't realism and is pure escapism to a place that is very, very different from the world we see every day but isn't that always the best pace to escape into it? I think so........
I received a copy of the book for free from the publisher via Netgalley for review purposes only.
August 24, 2018
If the claim on the cover to being akin to Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the works of Terry Pratchett grabs you like it did me, think again, because you're going to be disappointed.
I might have enjoyed it a little more had it not been for this, but probably not by much. The premise is interesting, and I really didn't mind the text talk and other alternative language nuances that other people have been annoyed by. However, the characters often felt two-dimensional, the plot was basic and things seem to happen randomly, for the sake of it, or for sheer convenience, and exposition felt like the writer was trying to explain what was happening without fully understanding it themselves and so explanations were frustrating, confusing, and generally a waste of reading.
The book is also described as 'hilariously funny', but I didn't laugh once. Aside from being a little too old for the book, it should have been right up my street. It's the sort of quirky thing I go for, and I love not to take things seriously, but this book just didn't get it right. It wasn't serious, admittedly, and was lighthearted enough in its tone and concept, but it just wasn't funny.
I hate slating work, honestly, but the book ends a little too abruptly, leaving too many things unanswered or open. A bit of this is fine, but it felt as if Saci Lloyd was hoping to weave it into an unwarranted sequel which, thankfully, doesn't appear to be surfacing.
I might have enjoyed it a little more had it not been for this, but probably not by much. The premise is interesting, and I really didn't mind the text talk and other alternative language nuances that other people have been annoyed by. However, the characters often felt two-dimensional, the plot was basic and things seem to happen randomly, for the sake of it, or for sheer convenience, and exposition felt like the writer was trying to explain what was happening without fully understanding it themselves and so explanations were frustrating, confusing, and generally a waste of reading.
The book is also described as 'hilariously funny', but I didn't laugh once. Aside from being a little too old for the book, it should have been right up my street. It's the sort of quirky thing I go for, and I love not to take things seriously, but this book just didn't get it right. It wasn't serious, admittedly, and was lighthearted enough in its tone and concept, but it just wasn't funny.
I hate slating work, honestly, but the book ends a little too abruptly, leaving too many things unanswered or open. A bit of this is fine, but it felt as if Saci Lloyd was hoping to weave it into an unwarranted sequel which, thankfully, doesn't appear to be surfacing.
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March 19, 2015Reviewed for Confessions From Romaholics
Review copy kindly provided by Hodder's Children Books in exchange for a honest review
So I was on a blog the other day and the blogger had a discussion going whether age impact on your reading choices. I said no and it had the opposite effect but after reading this book. I wonder if I should reconsidered this decision.
I wanted to like It’s the End of the World As We Know It as it about alternative worlds and time travelling. However as soon I met the main character Mikey . I immediately had issues with him. Mikey is trying to get this girl make out with him, he likes. He trying to impress her with her favourite things to improve his reputation because everyone as basically teases him at school and he is sick of it.
He is whining that he has to fake interest in order to improve his life and he is just off putting. He pretending to like this GERILLR person and everything is fine until two things happen. First his parrot calls him out for pretending with the girl and swearing away at him. Secondly GERILLER starts talking to him and then the room starts to shake . I don’t get how as it supposed to be a TV show or something as they watching him on a screen. No explanation with how and then he is whisked away to this parallel universe and then there was issues everywhere.
This alternative universe drove me nuts for a number of reasons. Basically the author wasn’t that creative. The place he ends up is called Kalifornia and then she tries to quirkiness up the place with is the ‘villain’, a female lead and some random robots. I won’t tell who the villain is but it is out there. Basically Kix Kaloux , the female lead finds him underground in some caves and hates him on the spot because the way he looks and the fact he smells according to her. And he isn’t smelling well not in the sense you think he is. It gets even weird when we are introduced to these robots with kooky names and like Bitzer who introduced the weird replacement of letters in words. Here is some quotes from the characters that explains things are
‘ Im’ sorry, frère, but that’s just nasty’ – in reference to Mikey because he doesn’t have upgrades or anything and the reason why she think he smells ……
‘Thought it was one of mah farts’ – from the villain in explanation for the rip in time that allowed Mikey to time travel..
Add in a weird pop reference to Justin Bieber as if we need this and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
‘Follywood has been rocked to its foundation by the news that Boostin Jeeber is a fake’ – MMM using Justin as entrainment was funny like , two years ago this is old. And that was the final straw
This wasn’t definitely my cup of tea and I wouldn’t personally recommend this sci-fi Ya book to anyone. However I guess if you are okay with this obvious teenager male sense of humor style then give it ago. I just personally couldn’t stand how they spoke and acted so I couldn’t bear to read it anymore. It is a pity as I usually would force myself to reverse judgement until the end of the book and forced myself to finish so I will never know how it played out. But an alternative world where most people use slang and replacement of z for ‘s . it gets pretty old fast and that why I DNF this book and not giving this book a rating.
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Review copy kindly provided by Hodder's Children Books in exchange for a honest review
So I was on a blog the other day and the blogger had a discussion going whether age impact on your reading choices. I said no and it had the opposite effect but after reading this book. I wonder if I should reconsidered this decision.
I wanted to like It’s the End of the World As We Know It as it about alternative worlds and time travelling. However as soon I met the main character Mikey . I immediately had issues with him. Mikey is trying to get this girl make out with him, he likes. He trying to impress her with her favourite things to improve his reputation because everyone as basically teases him at school and he is sick of it.
He is whining that he has to fake interest in order to improve his life and he is just off putting. He pretending to like this GERILLR person and everything is fine until two things happen. First his parrot calls him out for pretending with the girl and swearing away at him. Secondly GERILLER starts talking to him and then the room starts to shake . I don’t get how as it supposed to be a TV show or something as they watching him on a screen. No explanation with how and then he is whisked away to this parallel universe and then there was issues everywhere.
This alternative universe drove me nuts for a number of reasons. Basically the author wasn’t that creative. The place he ends up is called Kalifornia and then she tries to quirkiness up the place with is the ‘villain’, a female lead and some random robots. I won’t tell who the villain is but it is out there. Basically Kix Kaloux , the female lead finds him underground in some caves and hates him on the spot because the way he looks and the fact he smells according to her. And he isn’t smelling well not in the sense you think he is. It gets even weird when we are introduced to these robots with kooky names and like Bitzer who introduced the weird replacement of letters in words. Here is some quotes from the characters that explains things are
‘ Im’ sorry, frère, but that’s just nasty’ – in reference to Mikey because he doesn’t have upgrades or anything and the reason why she think he smells ……
‘Thought it was one of mah farts’ – from the villain in explanation for the rip in time that allowed Mikey to time travel..
Add in a weird pop reference to Justin Bieber as if we need this and I couldn’t stand it anymore.
‘Follywood has been rocked to its foundation by the news that Boostin Jeeber is a fake’ – MMM using Justin as entrainment was funny like , two years ago this is old. And that was the final straw
This wasn’t definitely my cup of tea and I wouldn’t personally recommend this sci-fi Ya book to anyone. However I guess if you are okay with this obvious teenager male sense of humor style then give it ago. I just personally couldn’t stand how they spoke and acted so I couldn’t bear to read it anymore. It is a pity as I usually would force myself to reverse judgement until the end of the book and forced myself to finish so I will never know how it played out. But an alternative world where most people use slang and replacement of z for ‘s . it gets pretty old fast and that why I DNF this book and not giving this book a rating.
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January 20, 2019
I received a free digital ARC of this book from NetGalley to review. The book releases today, January 1, 2015.
Mikey is trying to hook up with Catlyn, and he's faking an interest in Anonymous-like hacker GERILLR to do it. However, when GERILLR personally contacts Mikey, it pulls Mikey and his annoying, foul-mouthed parrot Ubu into a technologically-advanced alternate universe, it's up to this slacker to save the world - BOTH of them!
This book is a high-octane fantasy with many weird and captivating characters, from an evil LOLcat overlord, to a group of misfit clones and androids on a mission to defeat her to zombies (yes, you read that correctly).
I really liked that each character had their own personality and a "quirk" in the way they talk - much like the characters in my favorite (webcomic) series Homestuck. At some points I had to read and reread the dialogue because of these affectations, but I felt it added to the overall feel of the worldbuilding.
My favorite character was BitZer, and though small, he drives most of the novel. I liked that he is the only person who can break Kix's steely exterior. I also really liked the infobots Eee and Doo (I can't type out special characters) because they were adorable and also helped support the narrative and other characters very well. In fact, all of the characters are interesting and well-rounded and easy to care about and connect with.
The action allows the story to change scenery often, so you venture from inside network/code called the Reef to an abandoned warehouse to a nursing home, to a giant ball of cheese (yes, you also read that correctly). The humor is befitting of Internet memes, and one of my favorite recurring jokes is about the different scenarios the rift creates in its wake. It truly is a page-turner of a never-ending adventure filled with plenty of action and subplots.
The hacker/political activist bent is also interesting because it's not only relevant in today's culture but also offers up social commentary similar to more political/literary works such as Brave New World. The way that the citizens of DEVA are controlled traces that fine line between entertainment and control and its interesting to see some of the characters who are punished for "doing the right thing" remain steadfast and courageous in their beliefs in spite of a bleak outlook, and in turn motivate characters who are "just surviving...to live." However, it also manages to do this without coming across as cheesy (pun intended) and is well-balanced with the more light-hearted feel of the narrative.
However, there was one thing I found a bit irritating/confusing about the book. It is supposed to be set (mostly) in "America," but there is a lot of British slang. It's not that much of a problem, just distracting and a bit of an odd choice.
I was also a bit surprised that this is the first in a series, and while I was really hoping this would be a stand-alone novel, I can't say I'm too disappointed that there will be more of this world to follow.
Mikey is trying to hook up with Catlyn, and he's faking an interest in Anonymous-like hacker GERILLR to do it. However, when GERILLR personally contacts Mikey, it pulls Mikey and his annoying, foul-mouthed parrot Ubu into a technologically-advanced alternate universe, it's up to this slacker to save the world - BOTH of them!
This book is a high-octane fantasy with many weird and captivating characters, from an evil LOLcat overlord, to a group of misfit clones and androids on a mission to defeat her to zombies (yes, you read that correctly).
I really liked that each character had their own personality and a "quirk" in the way they talk - much like the characters in my favorite (webcomic) series Homestuck. At some points I had to read and reread the dialogue because of these affectations, but I felt it added to the overall feel of the worldbuilding.
My favorite character was BitZer, and though small, he drives most of the novel. I liked that he is the only person who can break Kix's steely exterior. I also really liked the infobots Eee and Doo (I can't type out special characters) because they were adorable and also helped support the narrative and other characters very well. In fact, all of the characters are interesting and well-rounded and easy to care about and connect with.
The action allows the story to change scenery often, so you venture from inside network/code called the Reef to an abandoned warehouse to a nursing home, to a giant ball of cheese (yes, you also read that correctly). The humor is befitting of Internet memes, and one of my favorite recurring jokes is about the different scenarios the rift creates in its wake. It truly is a page-turner of a never-ending adventure filled with plenty of action and subplots.
The hacker/political activist bent is also interesting because it's not only relevant in today's culture but also offers up social commentary similar to more political/literary works such as Brave New World. The way that the citizens of DEVA are controlled traces that fine line between entertainment and control and its interesting to see some of the characters who are punished for "doing the right thing" remain steadfast and courageous in their beliefs in spite of a bleak outlook, and in turn motivate characters who are "just surviving...to live." However, it also manages to do this without coming across as cheesy (pun intended) and is well-balanced with the more light-hearted feel of the narrative.
However, there was one thing I found a bit irritating/confusing about the book. It is supposed to be set (mostly) in "America," but there is a lot of British slang. It's not that much of a problem, just distracting and a bit of an odd choice.
I was also a bit surprised that this is the first in a series, and while I was really hoping this would be a stand-alone novel, I can't say I'm too disappointed that there will be more of this world to follow.
September 9, 2024
This great book, It's the End of the World As We Know It, is a SCI-FI story that is about the main character Mikey who gets teleported to another world which is a dangerous place that is controlled by evil cats that use robots and other things to destroy things. Mikey and the people who he meets, have to terminate the evil cats that control the world to be able to get Mikey back to Earth. There is an adventure to places that Mikey has never seen before. He is both excited and scared because he has a high risk of getting caught. The evil cats use humanoids to attack and get things that they want. However some of the runaway robots are really rebelling against the evil cats. The cats get some of their humanoids to catch the group, but the croup is way too quick, smart, and powerful that they effortlessly get away. They keep trying to strike the cats but keep failing. Mikey eventually gets caught and is trying to figure a way to get out and save his friends. However, one key thing that helps him get out and get fresh new ideas, is that he gets messages from a super good gamer named GERILLER. They figure out that to defeat the evil cats, they first have to find GERILLER who can help them. But, the problem is they can't keep track of him. It is like Mikey is in the game which he was playing while still in Earth. The rest of the group without Mikey are super worried and revengeful. There other companion Michio gets injured and is dying. The group takes their problem to the pirates who they know have been really trying to defeat the cats. They have been most successful so they are their only hope. Michio dies but also helps change the controlled captain who is trying to catch the group of humanoids that escaped. The captain gets so revengeful and angry that he is willing to kill the cats that once was his boss. They all figure a way to get into the ship and start fighting against the robots that the cats send to destroy them. But since Mikey's friends are determined to get him out they successfully carry out the attack leaving the evil cats left with nothing.
The things that I look in books are fun and interesting topics, a sense of humor, the urge of reading on, and detail so I can imagine it in my head. These four things that I look for plays a crucial role in my liking of the book. This book had all of those qualities. I loved the topic of SCI-FI and adventure; I loved the way that there was a bit of humor in it but not too much; I always had the urge to keep on reading and reading, and lastly I could really imagine the whole story going along like a movie in my head. This book had all these qualities and that is why I liked it so much. Despite the rating of this book, in my opinion I think that it is a really great book to read. I loved this book for three main reasons.
The things that I look in books are fun and interesting topics, a sense of humor, the urge of reading on, and detail so I can imagine it in my head. These four things that I look for plays a crucial role in my liking of the book. This book had all of those qualities. I loved the topic of SCI-FI and adventure; I loved the way that there was a bit of humor in it but not too much; I always had the urge to keep on reading and reading, and lastly I could really imagine the whole story going along like a movie in my head. This book had all these qualities and that is why I liked it so much. Despite the rating of this book, in my opinion I think that it is a really great book to read. I loved this book for three main reasons.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 25, 2015
You can read this review and more on my blog, Caught Read Handed. NOTE: I was provided with an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Hodder Children’s Books for letting me read this.
Saci Lloyd’s It’s the End of the World As We Know It is a wild ride through a wormhole and into a parallel world full of internet speak, zombies, uncontrollable algae, and unique and weird characters. You’re in for some craziness.
Let me start by giving you a short list of the things included in this book:
- A power-hungry Lolcat – the ruler of Deva (the parallel Earth) is a freaking cat that speaks like those Lolcats, u kno, lik dis. Hard 2 undrstand sumtims.
- Little infobots that surf on energy waves
- A sex-crazed poisonous fungus
- Zombies
- An angry, badass girl who might be a little bit robot
Alright, if that doesn’t sound awesome to you, I don’t know what else I could possibly say to convince you, but I’ll try. This book is trippy, you guys. I barely knew what I was reading most of the time, but that was pretty much the best part. It was surreal, weird, absolutely cuckoo, and so much fun. It’s got weird, unique characters that had me giggling like an idiot. They each speak a certain, specific-to-them way, which was cool yet irritating (internet speak as dialogue for a few of the characters. The whole time!). I think people who enjoy weird, strange, and wonderful books will have a lot of fun with It’s the End of the World As We Know It. On the other hand, I definitely don’t think this book is for everyone. It’s super bizarre and really odd, so you’ve got to into this one with an open mind or you’ll probably be weirded out by the book. Personally, I love silly, peculiar books, so this was super enjoyable!
However, I do want to say that occasionally It’s the End of the World As We Know It felt like it was trying a little too hard to be quirky, to be like Douglas Adams. It bothers me a little when publishers compare books to something like Hitchhiker’s Guide because it sets the bar SO HIGH. Most of the time I was loving how crazy everything was, but it felt a little over the top sometimes, which, I suppose, is par for the course.
The bottom line: It’s the End of the World As We Know It was a fun, weird, and crazy ride on a rift through time and space. It was full of quirky characters and interesting sci-fi themes, though sometimes it felt like it was trying too hard to be weird. I still had so much fun reading it, as it was wildly imaginative and surreal.
Saci Lloyd’s It’s the End of the World As We Know It is a wild ride through a wormhole and into a parallel world full of internet speak, zombies, uncontrollable algae, and unique and weird characters. You’re in for some craziness.
Let me start by giving you a short list of the things included in this book:
- A power-hungry Lolcat – the ruler of Deva (the parallel Earth) is a freaking cat that speaks like those Lolcats, u kno, lik dis. Hard 2 undrstand sumtims.
- Little infobots that surf on energy waves
- A sex-crazed poisonous fungus
- Zombies
- An angry, badass girl who might be a little bit robot
Alright, if that doesn’t sound awesome to you, I don’t know what else I could possibly say to convince you, but I’ll try. This book is trippy, you guys. I barely knew what I was reading most of the time, but that was pretty much the best part. It was surreal, weird, absolutely cuckoo, and so much fun. It’s got weird, unique characters that had me giggling like an idiot. They each speak a certain, specific-to-them way, which was cool yet irritating (internet speak as dialogue for a few of the characters. The whole time!). I think people who enjoy weird, strange, and wonderful books will have a lot of fun with It’s the End of the World As We Know It. On the other hand, I definitely don’t think this book is for everyone. It’s super bizarre and really odd, so you’ve got to into this one with an open mind or you’ll probably be weirded out by the book. Personally, I love silly, peculiar books, so this was super enjoyable!
However, I do want to say that occasionally It’s the End of the World As We Know It felt like it was trying a little too hard to be quirky, to be like Douglas Adams. It bothers me a little when publishers compare books to something like Hitchhiker’s Guide because it sets the bar SO HIGH. Most of the time I was loving how crazy everything was, but it felt a little over the top sometimes, which, I suppose, is par for the course.
The bottom line: It’s the End of the World As We Know It was a fun, weird, and crazy ride on a rift through time and space. It was full of quirky characters and interesting sci-fi themes, though sometimes it felt like it was trying too hard to be weird. I still had so much fun reading it, as it was wildly imaginative and surreal.
December 27, 2014
I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. Originally posted here: https://heatherreviews.wordpress.com/...
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Considering this book was described as being similar to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I was really looking forward to it. I was a bit disappointed by it overall though.
The story itself is quite good. I enjoyed the crazy Deva adventures that ‘monkey boy’ Mikey got up to when he was sucked into another dimension. The foulmouthed parrot was easily the best thing, although it made very few appearances – it was the only thing about the book that made me laugh out loud.
The CEO of the Deva Korporation is described as a LolKat – and it is exactly what you would expect from that. It even speaks lyk ths 4 the hole tym. It was too irritating for me, personally. I hate text like that and to see it as dialogue for one of the more prominent characters was really off putting.
Another thing that I didn’t like was the end. It left me feeling unsatisfied. There was no resolution, just a massive cliffhanger and the even bigger unanswered question of who GERILLR even is. The whole story revolves around the hacker GERILLR; he’s the one who pulled them all together in the other dimension, he’s the one who hacks into the Korporation, he’s the one who shows them where the mouth of the rip is. Yet, by the end of the book, we still have no idea who he is or how he knew everything that was happening.
It was a decent book, but it left me feeling a bit irritated and frustrated overall.
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Considering this book was described as being similar to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, I was really looking forward to it. I was a bit disappointed by it overall though.
The story itself is quite good. I enjoyed the crazy Deva adventures that ‘monkey boy’ Mikey got up to when he was sucked into another dimension. The foulmouthed parrot was easily the best thing, although it made very few appearances – it was the only thing about the book that made me laugh out loud.
The CEO of the Deva Korporation is described as a LolKat – and it is exactly what you would expect from that. It even speaks lyk ths 4 the hole tym. It was too irritating for me, personally. I hate text like that and to see it as dialogue for one of the more prominent characters was really off putting.
Another thing that I didn’t like was the end. It left me feeling unsatisfied. There was no resolution, just a massive cliffhanger and the even bigger unanswered question of who GERILLR even is. The whole story revolves around the hacker GERILLR; he’s the one who pulled them all together in the other dimension, he’s the one who hacks into the Korporation, he’s the one who shows them where the mouth of the rip is. Yet, by the end of the book, we still have no idea who he is or how he knew everything that was happening.
It was a decent book, but it left me feeling a bit irritated and frustrated overall.
June 10, 2015
Named as a mix of Hitchhikers Guide and Terry Pratchett, this was very funny and an entertaining read but not one for me. Overall, it was just a little too strange for me to wrap my head around and that took something from the enjoyment of losing myself in the story.
It told of Mikey as he tries to sweet-talk a cute girl into his lair and getting sucked through a portal to an alternate universe. All very well but this was where the sci-fi ended, as the alternate universe was full of nonsense characters, hilarious mishaps and running for their lives from a giant, mind-reading cat. We got to know Kix and her tiny robot BitZer, and their struggles in this strange world as they help Mikey get home.
I found it often difficult to read, sometimes because of the pig latin-type language that the little robots spoke in, sometimes because it was just so ridiculous that I wasn't sure what was happening! Even after I finished the book, I'm still not entirely sure what the plotline was supposed to be for this, apart from general confusion as the oddball gang try to find and fix the wormhole. Saying that, I believe this is the first in a series so not all questions were answered and set things up very nicely for the next book, especially in terms of complex story and extra complex world building.
A great book for fans of the ridiculous and the weird and wonderful type of sci-fi, but it was not for me.
It told of Mikey as he tries to sweet-talk a cute girl into his lair and getting sucked through a portal to an alternate universe. All very well but this was where the sci-fi ended, as the alternate universe was full of nonsense characters, hilarious mishaps and running for their lives from a giant, mind-reading cat. We got to know Kix and her tiny robot BitZer, and their struggles in this strange world as they help Mikey get home.
I found it often difficult to read, sometimes because of the pig latin-type language that the little robots spoke in, sometimes because it was just so ridiculous that I wasn't sure what was happening! Even after I finished the book, I'm still not entirely sure what the plotline was supposed to be for this, apart from general confusion as the oddball gang try to find and fix the wormhole. Saying that, I believe this is the first in a series so not all questions were answered and set things up very nicely for the next book, especially in terms of complex story and extra complex world building.
A great book for fans of the ridiculous and the weird and wonderful type of sci-fi, but it was not for me.
April 24, 2016
I picked it up because of the title and the interesting looking cover, and on the back it said "For fans of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" .
What could possibly go wrong with this?
Ok, i admit it, I know for a fact that anything sold that way might turn out really really horrible, but I was hoping that this would be good, and in a way, it does live up to that statement, in the sense that it has the same lack of plot that the hitchhikers guide series has, it is just a bunch of hardly connected events that the protagonists are thrown into while accompanied by a bunch of weird friends, and they are also hunted by weird enemies bent on destroying them.
I can't say it is a masterpiece, but still worth reading, and if there is a sequel that manages to tie it all together, I might have to re-rate this, because there is potential for this to be a great start, but as a standalone, it is just "ok".
As for the story, well, weird sci-fi with lots of quirky turns, timetravel, alternative realities and machinery with existential chrisis, everything you need for a good story.
Oh, there's cats as well, megalomaniac cats...
What could possibly go wrong with this?
Ok, i admit it, I know for a fact that anything sold that way might turn out really really horrible, but I was hoping that this would be good, and in a way, it does live up to that statement, in the sense that it has the same lack of plot that the hitchhikers guide series has, it is just a bunch of hardly connected events that the protagonists are thrown into while accompanied by a bunch of weird friends, and they are also hunted by weird enemies bent on destroying them.
I can't say it is a masterpiece, but still worth reading, and if there is a sequel that manages to tie it all together, I might have to re-rate this, because there is potential for this to be a great start, but as a standalone, it is just "ok".
As for the story, well, weird sci-fi with lots of quirky turns, timetravel, alternative realities and machinery with existential chrisis, everything you need for a good story.
Oh, there's cats as well, megalomaniac cats...
February 4, 2015
3.5 Stars
You know that advert in the cinema “Leave reality behind”? That’s what It’s the End of the World As We Know It is. It’s quirky and then some.
Mikey gets sucked through a wormhole, which is very inconvenient as he was just about to hook up with a girl called Catlyn, and ends up Deva – a very different version of earth. Here where the ruling cooperation is run by a cat, humans upgrade and algae is about to destroy the world.
I liked the characters, especially Kix. Reading the book is like hop-scotching from one bizarre moment to another. For me this was ideal but it might not be for everyone. The alternative narration took a bit of getting used to, also with so much going on it wasn’t until the second half of the book that I was completely immersed but all is well that ends well. Or is it? This is a series after all, so what will the next installment bring…
End of the World As We Know It is off-center, peculiar, odd & zany.
You know that advert in the cinema “Leave reality behind”? That’s what It’s the End of the World As We Know It is. It’s quirky and then some.
Mikey gets sucked through a wormhole, which is very inconvenient as he was just about to hook up with a girl called Catlyn, and ends up Deva – a very different version of earth. Here where the ruling cooperation is run by a cat, humans upgrade and algae is about to destroy the world.
I liked the characters, especially Kix. Reading the book is like hop-scotching from one bizarre moment to another. For me this was ideal but it might not be for everyone. The alternative narration took a bit of getting used to, also with so much going on it wasn’t until the second half of the book that I was completely immersed but all is well that ends well. Or is it? This is a series after all, so what will the next installment bring…
End of the World As We Know It is off-center, peculiar, odd & zany.
March 12, 2015
Rating 1.5 stars
This book fell flat on many aspects.
The plot had no tension and was all over the place.
The overload of characters dragged down an already poor plot. They weren't fleshed out and I couldn't connect with any of them.
I feel like the author was adding new characters and unimportant scenes left and right without thinking about how it would affect the story as a whole. The sheer disunity of the book pissed me off especially when this book actually had potential.
On a positive note, there were some scenes where I cracked a smile but overall, this book wasn't worth my time.
This book fell flat on many aspects.
The plot had no tension and was all over the place.
The overload of characters dragged down an already poor plot. They weren't fleshed out and I couldn't connect with any of them.
I feel like the author was adding new characters and unimportant scenes left and right without thinking about how it would affect the story as a whole. The sheer disunity of the book pissed me off especially when this book actually had potential.
On a positive note, there were some scenes where I cracked a smile but overall, this book wasn't worth my time.
March 5, 2015
First of all, it has nothing to do with the song.
With that out of the way, I can tell you it has some cute moments, but nothing more. Too much weirdness introduced too quickly to really keep up; I would like to see an outline of the author’s original intent, because it was hard to see a structure to all this, going all over the place as much as the characters.
The speech where they switched the first letters of every other word was cute for a while, but rapidly grew tiresome. And cats are terrifying enough without giving them this much power. . .
With that out of the way, I can tell you it has some cute moments, but nothing more. Too much weirdness introduced too quickly to really keep up; I would like to see an outline of the author’s original intent, because it was hard to see a structure to all this, going all over the place as much as the characters.
The speech where they switched the first letters of every other word was cute for a while, but rapidly grew tiresome. And cats are terrifying enough without giving them this much power. . .
April 10, 2016
This was a whirlwind of a book! It took off fast and kept accelerating. The author's view of the wacky parallel universe was fun and not what I expected. For me, that's always a plus. The twists and turns kept me reading.
I especially enjoyed the way the author handled the dialog. It gave me a good verbal image of each character.
If you are looking for a lot of logic and a book that makes total sense, this may not be for you. If you're just looking for a good time, I say give it a shot.
I especially enjoyed the way the author handled the dialog. It gave me a good verbal image of each character.
If you are looking for a lot of logic and a book that makes total sense, this may not be for you. If you're just looking for a good time, I say give it a shot.
January 30, 2015
Like Tom Holt, Robert Rankin and countless other comic fantasy tomes, this romp is Brit through and through. On the upside, it is chock full of recognisable tropes and memes, fast paced and ever so slightly mad. On the downside, it ends with a cliffhanger which I know will drive some of you nuts. If you don't mind that, this reads like a worthy return to comic fantasy roots and is a ton of fun.
February 1, 2015
This was an ok read for me. I found myself laughing out loud in parts of the story. However, that was only in parts. I chose this because it said lovers of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy would like this. This did have quirky parts, but it doesn't come close to the aforementioned book.
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review via NETGALLEY.
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review via NETGALLEY.
September 17, 2015
This is a book with a many voices all the characters involved have individuality and when I read through it you can hear the different voices quite clearly in your head. It wasn't exactly what I expected though
November 28, 2015
I was not overly impressed with this book to be honest. Some scenes was very confusing and some of the action felt a bit forced. To me it felt like the ending was supposed to be very shocking and cliffhanger like, but I was just glad the book was over.
January 23, 2015
Oh there better be another book! IT CAN'T END THERE!
January 25, 2015
I received this through NetGalley.
While it's an interesting premise, the first chapter had me asking way too many questions. It all seemed pretty random and lacking in detail.
March 18, 2015
Disappointing
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June 21, 2017Welcome to a world controlled by a megalomaniac Lolcat. A world where data pirates, zombies and infobots on surfboards roam free. A world at war over cheese ...When teenager Mikey Malone gets sucked through a wormhole into this parallel world, he discovers a power-crazed corporation is planning to use Earth as a dumping ground for an uncontrollable poisonous algae. It's a race against time for Mikey and his rebel friends to stop the ruthless tyrants from getting their way. A laugh-out-loud-funny new sci-fi series from Costa-shortlisted author Saci Lloyd, perfect for devotees of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.
September 28, 2018
Can't wait for the sequel. wonderfully mad and delightful. Pushes the imagination into new directions. Wonderful for students who struggle with spelling and reading as very easy to read phonetically. I wonder if this is where the digital generation will take language?
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