It's Harry Potter meets Hitchhiker's Guide with a murder mystery fuse - and set in Cincinnati. Although the publication is riddled with typos, the story's humor and pacing kept me reading. As a Cincinnati native, this was a really fun read.

September 28, 2019

I liken this much closer to fantasy with science fiction elements. And I mean that in the best way possible. If you read and liked Borne by Jeff Vandermeer, you probably enjoy this one too.

... Also, read Borne. It's awesome.

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July 9, 2018
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November 6, 2023

The writing is so-so, but the story itself is a blast. I'd recommend it to anyone that grew up in the 80s and early 90s.

August 1, 2017
July 22, 2022

Not a bad story. But I found myself just blasting through it because it was easy to read, rather than really engaging. After reading Recursion and Dark Matter I was hoping for a lot more, but this one fell flat for me.

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I mean... meh?

Not a bad read. Definitely good ideas and such. Felt like its greatest selling point was that it was easy to read.

February 16, 2023
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March 21, 2014

A total fever dream. Equal parts Stranger Things, The OA, and Requiem for a Dream, adapted to novelization. But unlike any of those things at all. Not for the squeamish.

July 22, 2023

Definitely a good read. But it felt guilty of a lot of the pretentiousness it tried to occasionally put down. Equal parts creepy, horrifying, and funny, but a little too existential for my tastes. A cosmic, body horror that felt a little like a therapy session.

July 27, 2023

Beautiful and horrific.

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Really enjoyable middle-grade redemption arc story. Like Regarding Henry (movie) meets The Breakfast Club (movie) but in multi-perspective novel format.

November 4, 2023