April May is
conflicted. She has a job where she can use her artistic degree and
talents, but she still can’t afford a decent apartment in New York
City and works long hours. On her way home in the early morning, she
comes on a gigantic sculpture. She’s intrigued by the intricate
design of the transformer. In fact, she’s so excited she calls
Hank, her best friend to make a U-Tube video.
The next morning,
April awakens to Internet fame, but it’s not all delightful. The
sculptures, which she calls Carl, are showing up all over the world.
Now people are terrified and April finds herself in the position of
defending the invaders.
The plot in this
book is good. We have the aliens invading our space, but are they bad
or good. However, in the first half of the book, the emphasis is on
April and her response to fame. Social media can be a wonderful way
to stay in touch with friends and explore on line relationships, but
it can turn ugly, as April discovered.
The plot moves
swiftly and in the opening chapters exploring
interesting concepts
with fame. We may want it, but it can bring more problems than it’s
worth. Besides, it can change people in not good ways. This is one
takeaway from how April handles things.
I enjoyed the book.
It’s readable and contains insights on finding the first aliens as
well as how social media shapes people and events.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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