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A lovely book full of laughter for those who misses their childhood and longs to have a trip back. One of my favorite children's book so far. Whenever I'm feeling down, Nicholas and his mischievious classmates and family never fail to cheer me up.

Possibly the best opening and ending of a Saxon Tales book. Took my breath away, quite literally.

Truly a nerd utopia. Each and every chapter sends chills down my spine. Can't wait for the movie to see Spielberg work his magic.

[Spoilers ahead]
An inexplicably charming bookstore, a designer who learned programming as a side hobby, a secret book cult with a batcave, a roomate who works at ILM, the art of cryptography, characters with an undying love for the smell of books, and the underlying message of how technology isn't always as powerful as we'd want it to be, but it does help a great deal in bringing people closer together. Felt like Sloan wrote this book just for me - needless to say I was captivated from the very beginning.

This book had so much potential to be great. And yet the ending seemed a bit... rushed. Some of the technical explanations also felt a bit effortless. And yes, too much Google. Can't go past 2 or 3 pages without that name popping up. It got annoying after a while :/ I wish I could give it a 5/5 but I just can't. But in all honesty it was still very impressive for a debut novel, so kudos to Robin Sloan.