I was very kindly given an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley and Quercus Books.

I don't really know what to think about this book. It took me an age to read it, yet it was less than 300 pages. Just as the story was starting to progress, it jumped off of the rails and went right back to chugging along with very little direction. There is no obvious plot, no evident progression of even our main character and you're turning the pages expecting there to be more depth when suddenly, you have an epilogue thrust upon you. It's almost like the author gave up with the story, they just decided to end it before it got any more complicated. I wonder if it's just an issue of me not being the right reader for this book. I can appreciate what it was trying to do and there were parts I enjoyed reading - I think the tone of voice was great and had we stayed in childhood, it could have been even better - but it felt rather clumsily put together.

'Life Hacks for a Little Alien' will be available from 13th February 2025.