David Arnold has an unparalleled imagination, and I am always curious to see how that manifests in his new work. In The Electric Kingdom, we are introduced to a post apocalyptic near future, where swarms of killer insects and the virus they carry, have decimated most of society. We meet Nico, and her father, who have lived alone, since her mother's death, in an isolated farmhouse in the middle of the woods, for the last 18 years. Nico is about to embark on a journey, where she will meet people, both good and bad, and maybe meet her own destiny.
I was so enamored of the characters in this book. I was drawn to each of them, and celebrated their successes, and mourned their losses, as though they were my own.
Of course a book by David Arnold is going to also be weird. The Electric Kingdom is no exception. You almost don't notice the strangeness at all, though, because you are so invested in the characters, these children who never had the chance to be young. The book is on the longer side, at 400+ pages, but I was never frustrated and wishing it would just wrap up. I savored each page. I think this book will have a wide-ranging, appreciative audience.
4 stars
*I received a review copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Thank you to the author and BookishFirst.*
I was so enamored of the characters in this book. I was drawn to each of them, and celebrated their successes, and mourned their losses, as though they were my own.
Of course a book by David Arnold is going to also be weird. The Electric Kingdom is no exception. You almost don't notice the strangeness at all, though, because you are so invested in the characters, these children who never had the chance to be young. The book is on the longer side, at 400+ pages, but I was never frustrated and wishing it would just wrap up. I savored each page. I think this book will have a wide-ranging, appreciative audience.
4 stars
*I received a review copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
Thank you to the author and BookishFirst.*