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A review by penkay
Homunculus and the Cat by Nathan Croft
4.0
This book is very hard to describe, but I am certainly willing to give it a try! Most folklores and mythologies are real in this fantastical tale set in a world where everyone has a godfriend, someone who is a real god. The homunculi are in trouble because no one wants to give them any rights because they don’t have godfriends, or a soul. And, as such, don’t deserve rights. Tyro and a cat set out to get homunculi rights, even at the expensive of their lives…or at least some of the cat’s nine lives.
The main character is a flying cat, who doesn’t have a name until her godfriend gives her one, which I thought was a very interesting concept. I really enjoyed this character as a whole. And the whole thing of a cat giving the finger was hilarious (even though it did get a little old). Tyro was a little mysterious and hard to understand but I felt better about him towards the end. Humor abounded all through the book which I appreciate; even when things are at their worst, humor does creep in. All in all, this was a very good book, but the action was non-stop, and getting to know the all the characters was a little difficult. Homunculus and the Cat would have benefited if the all characters, tropes, etc. were introduced with more time in between information as opposed to feeling like everything came at the reader at once, with no time to assimilate it. The book is worth a read because it is well-written, and the world is fascinating, has a lot of humor, and has such a lot of potential, just a little overwhelming. And, I will pick up the second, which is always an indicator I liked the book. Recommend!
Thanks to NetGalley and Curiosity Quills Press for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.
The main character is a flying cat, who doesn’t have a name until her godfriend gives her one, which I thought was a very interesting concept. I really enjoyed this character as a whole. And the whole thing of a cat giving the finger was hilarious (even though it did get a little old). Tyro was a little mysterious and hard to understand but I felt better about him towards the end. Humor abounded all through the book which I appreciate; even when things are at their worst, humor does creep in. All in all, this was a very good book, but the action was non-stop, and getting to know the all the characters was a little difficult. Homunculus and the Cat would have benefited if the all characters, tropes, etc. were introduced with more time in between information as opposed to feeling like everything came at the reader at once, with no time to assimilate it. The book is worth a read because it is well-written, and the world is fascinating, has a lot of humor, and has such a lot of potential, just a little overwhelming. And, I will pick up the second, which is always an indicator I liked the book. Recommend!
Thanks to NetGalley and Curiosity Quills Press for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.