Five brilliant stars for this absolutely amazing book. Honestly, I don’t know how Arnold continues to write such fascinating books but he did it again. The Electric Kingdom takes place post-apocalypse where swarms of flies killed off almost everyone and everything. Nico and her dog have set out to find a place called Manchester and maybe a secret portal. Nico on her journey finds more survivors, one of them being Kit and they team up to find this portal and what is left of the world. Another mysterious character we see is The Deliverer, I don’t want to say much about this entity but it made this book somehow even better than it was.
I knew going into this book that it was going to be weird (based off all of Arnold’s other books). This completely went above and beyond the hype and I was captivated from the very first chapter. I thought this was such a timely book to read as we are going through a pandemic in the world right now, it did make this book quite realistic and a little scary. I loved how Arnold starts off the book slowly and we get to discover what is going on in the world. The main characters are just kids, but they have had to grow up real fast and learn to survive in a lifeless world. They have seen flies completely kill off their loved ones in a matter of minutes and then carry them off into the unknown. I really loved how this was much deeper than just what the synopsis tells you.
I’m pretty sure that the author knows more about this world than we do because every time I read a book by him; I am so mind blown that it takes me days to even figure out what I read. I mean that all in a good way. The Electric Kingdom was honestly spectacular and by the end I was in tears. Even though this was quite dark and set in a near future it was full of messages that will have me thinking about this book for a long time. The world may seem dark and bitter, but finding the beauty, love, and the meaning to life is what matters. If this wasn’t already on your radar, I hope it is now.
I knew going into this book that it was going to be weird (based off all of Arnold’s other books). This completely went above and beyond the hype and I was captivated from the very first chapter. I thought this was such a timely book to read as we are going through a pandemic in the world right now, it did make this book quite realistic and a little scary. I loved how Arnold starts off the book slowly and we get to discover what is going on in the world. The main characters are just kids, but they have had to grow up real fast and learn to survive in a lifeless world. They have seen flies completely kill off their loved ones in a matter of minutes and then carry them off into the unknown. I really loved how this was much deeper than just what the synopsis tells you.
I’m pretty sure that the author knows more about this world than we do because every time I read a book by him; I am so mind blown that it takes me days to even figure out what I read. I mean that all in a good way. The Electric Kingdom was honestly spectacular and by the end I was in tears. Even though this was quite dark and set in a near future it was full of messages that will have me thinking about this book for a long time. The world may seem dark and bitter, but finding the beauty, love, and the meaning to life is what matters. If this wasn’t already on your radar, I hope it is now.