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A review by flybybooks
Strange Gods by Alison Kimble
5.0
Thank you to StoryOrigin and the Publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Spooky is at a camp for troubled kids. All she wants to do is keep her head down and get through the summer and get on with her life. After she gets kidnapped by a God obsessed with stories, convinces him that an internet connection is even better than only one person and robs an electronics store in the process, that dream seems very far away. But the God has another deal for her, she helps him save the earth (and his precious internet connection) and he keeps her out of prison.
The premise of this story when summarized sounds silly. It does. But I am not lying when I say I fell in love with this book. The characters were complex, the worldbuilding was intricate and completely unique. The way the book was written was gripping. I loved the ending (but I still have tons of questions). What sounds like a silly bedtime story turned out to be a story of found family, trusting yourself and worlds beyond my imagination.
There is barely a romance, which was refreshing, especially in YA fantasy. The bit there was felt natural and as slow as you'd expect a first romance to progress.
While I do miss diversity in certain points, the sheer amazement at how well-written and thought out this story is overshadows it.
I recommend this book to anyone bored of reading similar books over and over. This absolutely unique novel will blow you away. I especially recommend it to teens about 13 to 15 years old, but this is a story you can enjoy at any age.
Spooky is at a camp for troubled kids. All she wants to do is keep her head down and get through the summer and get on with her life. After she gets kidnapped by a God obsessed with stories, convinces him that an internet connection is even better than only one person and robs an electronics store in the process, that dream seems very far away. But the God has another deal for her, she helps him save the earth (and his precious internet connection) and he keeps her out of prison.
The premise of this story when summarized sounds silly. It does. But I am not lying when I say I fell in love with this book. The characters were complex, the worldbuilding was intricate and completely unique. The way the book was written was gripping. I loved the ending (but I still have tons of questions). What sounds like a silly bedtime story turned out to be a story of found family, trusting yourself and worlds beyond my imagination.
There is barely a romance, which was refreshing, especially in YA fantasy. The bit there was felt natural and as slow as you'd expect a first romance to progress.
While I do miss diversity in certain points, the sheer amazement at how well-written and thought out this story is overshadows it.
I recommend this book to anyone bored of reading similar books over and over. This absolutely unique novel will blow you away. I especially recommend it to teens about 13 to 15 years old, but this is a story you can enjoy at any age.