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bibliobrandie's review
3.0
I was told this was a novel in verse. It was not. This is a sci-fi-dystopian-survivalist-animal fiction book that I think will appeal to many readers.
gingerbread_void's review
4.0
This was a really interesting read. I'm going to be honest, I only picked it because of the dog but this book was so much more than I thought it would be!
The language in this book took some getting used to but once you do its really interesting. The wording is similar to what we all use everyday but just a little bit off. It feels very much like something a child growing up in a post-apocalyptic world would create.
Speaking of the setting of this book is great! The whole post-apocalyptic vibe is amazing especially set against the farming community the MC finds herself in. While we still get an idea of the bigger picture of things from what is mentioned in the media. It as a truly masterful setup.
My only real concern about this book is the formatting. I'm not exactly sure why it formatted the way it is. It doesn't really add to the story in any meaningful way. In this point it just felt like the author was trying to do something unique and eye catching but it wasn't needed.
This was a really interesting book with a lot more than I was expecting. This book deals with some hard subjects but it does so in a unique way that really adds to the story. This is definitely something I will be recommending to my customers. This is one of those rare middle grade books that seems to transcend age and gender. I am definitely excited to get to talk up and hype this read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the early review copy.
The language in this book took some getting used to but once you do its really interesting. The wording is similar to what we all use everyday but just a little bit off. It feels very much like something a child growing up in a post-apocalyptic world would create.
Speaking of the setting of this book is great! The whole post-apocalyptic vibe is amazing especially set against the farming community the MC finds herself in. While we still get an idea of the bigger picture of things from what is mentioned in the media. It as a truly masterful setup.
My only real concern about this book is the formatting. I'm not exactly sure why it formatted the way it is. It doesn't really add to the story in any meaningful way. In this point it just felt like the author was trying to do something unique and eye catching but it wasn't needed.
This was a really interesting book with a lot more than I was expecting. This book deals with some hard subjects but it does so in a unique way that really adds to the story. This is definitely something I will be recommending to my customers. This is one of those rare middle grade books that seems to transcend age and gender. I am definitely excited to get to talk up and hype this read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the early review copy.
amandarawsonhill's review
5.0
This book was hard to put down. Loved the different kind of verse novel.
punchofwishes's review
2.0
{Digital copy provided by NetGalley and Charlesbridge}
Actual rating 2.5 stars
This verse novel about a girl and a robotic dog in an apocalyptic civil war setting was trying to be a lot of things. A story about the future, family, love, escape, survival, violence, and nature. I appreciated the directness of the main character and the relationship between her and her neighbor/travel companion a lot. But I was also incredibly frustrated by this book. The plot developments were often either trite or boring. I found a lot of the side characters annoying or underdeveloped. The plot twists were underwhelming. Most of all, however, I absolutely hated the neologisms used extremely frequently throughout. They serve no real purpose and just annoyed me.
Maybe others will feel differently about this book, but I believe you absolutely have to love neologisms to enjoy it.
Actual rating 2.5 stars
This verse novel about a girl and a robotic dog in an apocalyptic civil war setting was trying to be a lot of things. A story about the future, family, love, escape, survival, violence, and nature. I appreciated the directness of the main character and the relationship between her and her neighbor/travel companion a lot. But I was also incredibly frustrated by this book. The plot developments were often either trite or boring. I found a lot of the side characters annoying or underdeveloped. The plot twists were underwhelming. Most of all, however, I absolutely hated the neologisms used extremely frequently throughout. They serve no real purpose and just annoyed me.
Maybe others will feel differently about this book, but I believe you absolutely have to love neologisms to enjoy it.
mal_khn's review
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
This book was unlike any I've read before and it was beautiful for it. The vocabulary was hard to understand in the beginning, but it added so much to the story. The verse format cemented that this was a child's brain we were in, everything was connected, yet separate. And finally the story itself was riveting. K-K is amazing and her adventures with D-39 and Papa were thrilling and nervous-wracking and brilliant. My favorite part was without a doubt, the ending. There is no magical tie-up, but K-K ends the story with the family she's always needed, rather than the one she wanted, and she's better for it.
nightwing's review
Thanks to NetGalley & Charlesbridge for the early copy in exchange for an honest review. I, unfortunately, had to DNF at 50%.
D-39 is a realistic robot dog that comes into the care of Klynt, a mechanical tinkerer living with her father in a dystopian wasteland and hoping her mother will come back one day.
The title made it seem like it'd be more about the dog and it kinda is, but it's mostly about Klynt. I really like the dystopian setting and found it interesting, I just mainly couldn't get past the writing.
There's a ton of made-up words in here like "poopflush" (toilet) "bombblast" (bomb) "dripface" (cry). I can't take them seriously at all, they're ridiculous to me. Bombblast reminds me too much of Jar Jar Binks. It's a mix of English and Jar Jar Binks language. Too weird! It's sad though, because the setting is really interesting.
I also wasn't a fan of the reasoning behind this dystopian setting. Dogs were banned due to a disease that spread from dogs to humans. Now there's war. Like, seriously? Hahhaha. I guess cats got out okay? Birds? I mean, I guess I am typing this while in a pandemic that began through a bat, but at least bats aren't banned. So it's probably just me unable to suspend disbelief to enjoy the story.
A cool dystopian story, if you can get past the "quirky" writing style.
D-39 is a realistic robot dog that comes into the care of Klynt, a mechanical tinkerer living with her father in a dystopian wasteland and hoping her mother will come back one day.
The title made it seem like it'd be more about the dog and it kinda is, but it's mostly about Klynt. I really like the dystopian setting and found it interesting, I just mainly couldn't get past the writing.
There's a ton of made-up words in here like "poopflush" (toilet) "bombblast" (bomb) "dripface" (cry). I can't take them seriously at all, they're ridiculous to me. Bombblast reminds me too much of Jar Jar Binks. It's a mix of English and Jar Jar Binks language. Too weird! It's sad though, because the setting is really interesting.
I also wasn't a fan of the reasoning behind this dystopian setting. Dogs were banned due to a disease that spread from dogs to humans. Now there's war. Like, seriously? Hahhaha. I guess cats got out okay? Birds? I mean, I guess I am typing this while in a pandemic that began through a bat, but at least bats aren't banned. So it's probably just me unable to suspend disbelief to enjoy the story.
A cool dystopian story, if you can get past the "quirky" writing style.
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