This book won me over. Sci-fi is so not my thing, but for some alien reason I felt the need to read is and I'm so glad I did. It starts off wonky, but morphs into this gorgeous examination of human experience, isolationism, and togetherness that is spot on for 2019. Me being me, I listen to some interviews by the author. In them, I found out that Hank Green is John Green's brother (am I the last to the party?) and there 100% will in fact be a sequel. He is writing it now because he felt the story was not finished, so instead of one long book, he's making two standard sized books. Great news!

I enjoyed this. It was fast, and an interesting unique take on an alien "invasion". I liked April, and I fully grasped the concept that she is actually supposed to be unlikable. She is a great embodiment of almost everyone trying to find themselves in their early 20s, especially in the age where social media is so prominent. Unlike others, I liked the ending: didn't wrap things up neatly and left it open to interpretation. That said, I'd love to see a sequel. My only issue is that a cis straight male is writing from the perspective of a bisexual woman, but it was handled respectfully enough.

It was really well done and I read it one sitting! The only thing that wasn't my favorite was that the ending didn't really resolve anything. I'm hoping that there's a sequel to explain it all or it will be kind of unsatisfying.

I just finished this book today and I love it. It was thought provoking read on the state of social media and where are world is today. The Defenders/Carl Supporters made me think how Republicans and Democrats act. How you have to be fully on one side or the other and there is no middle ground. I could not put this book down and that ending!!!! I hope Hank writes a sequel because I would love know what happens with this cast of characters. A++++++ read!

I am seven chapters in... and this is the weirdest thing I've read in a long time. And that makes me not want to put it down. Overall, I don't know how I feel about it. It's just so unusual.

This book has RAVE reviews everywhere. I love Rad Bradbury and some of the more classic sci-fi reads so I'm not against sci-fi. This book reads fast- it plays off our attention span for social media, blogs and internet reads....which I liked. I didn't mind the writing style, it felt young/fresh. I like the idea behind the statues (aliens?) showing up....but then it lost me. Pages and pages and pages of the narrator dealing with social media fame and no real depth. I honestly skipped the entire middle of the book to see where this was headed- if anywhere...this one just wasn't for me.

Not my usual genre but I’m glad I ordered it. Loved the quirky main character and how she grew throughout the book. And the cliffhanger ending! I love a book that doesn’t answer everything. I mean, shouldn’t a good book cause further thought and introspection? I am hoping for a sequel - long live the Carls!

I did not care for this one. The main character, April May, was not very likeable and the ending.....what? Lots of pages that pretty much went nowhere in the end.

Waiting for this to ship Monday! I dont usually read Sci-Fi so I'm proud of myself for leaving my comfort zone!