3.5 stars

“Just because someone has power over you doesn’t mean they’re going to use it to hurt you. People who believe that tend to either be: People who have been victims of that sort of behaviour, or people who, if given power, will use it to hurt you.”

Introducing Carl, a giant 10ft tall sculpture wearing a suit of samurai amor. Several Carls suddenly appeared around the world. April May discovered her local Carl on her way home from work at 3am, she immediately alerts her best friend Andy who films Youtube videos and they upload one to his channel. Unbeknown to both, the video is an international sensation over night, giving them both a new found fame and a new life. However Carl isn’t just a giant sculpture. Follow April May in her quest to deal with her new found fame whilst also trying to discover what the Carl’s are and what they want from the human race.

I was lucky enough to be given a copy of this book from Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group. I have been toying with my review throughout reading this book. At some points it was a solid 5 stars however some parts were a bit slow and seemed pointless which is why the rating was lowered. I enjoyed the writing style and the idea was so unique. It did make me laugh throughout and I really did enjoy reading it. I did however really struggle to get on with the characters, especially April May. Were we not meant to like her? Because she really wasn’t a loveable character that I could personally relate to. I do feel this also made me bring down the rating slightly. On the whole, I did enjoy reading this book and for a debut novel it was thoroughly enjoyable. I would recommend that you read this book. I will be picking up his next one.