But she is human, and she is real, and I kind of loved her. She makes so many questionable decisions and mistakes.

This was another unexpected factor, as April’s character is written to be unlikable. I also ended up really liking the character of April. It’s not often I finish a book and feel like I immediately need the next one, but I really do want the next book in the series right now. I was constantly craving the next part, and I needed to know the rest of the story. I’m so glad I picked it up as part of the 48 hour readathon I was taking part in, because it was very hard to put down. I have no idea how to begin how to describe this wild ride of a book, but it is the kind of story that will blow your mind and make you see the world at just a slightly different angle. Just because someone has power over you doesn’t mean they’re going to use it to hurt you. April then has to navigate the world of fame, and is still caught up in the mystery of the Carls, after finding out there are 64 of them all over the world, and have been placed in very mysterious circumstances. The video goes viral and quickly makes April and Andy famous. After phoning her friend, they make a YouTube video about the sculpture, who they name Carl.

One night, walking through New York City at 3am, she comes across a giant sculpture. I did not expect the rollercoaster of a journey this book took me on at all, but I really, really loved it.Īpril is a bisexual twenty three year old art school graduate in an unsatisfactory job that means she works all hours of the day and night. I had no idea what I would make of this book or even what it was really about. Honestly, it was just complete and utter genius. This is the kind of book you have to take a deep breath after you finish it and try and pause for a while, just to make sure your brain can soak in all of that information. Now April has to deal with the pressure on her relationships, her identity and her safety that this new position brings, all while being on the front lines of the quest to find out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world, and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the centre of an intense international media spotlight. The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship – like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armour – April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture.

An absolutely remarkable thing 2