Ratings:
Stars: 4/5
Readability: 3/5
Plot: 5/5
Recommend: Yes

Summary:
One night, all over the world, giant statues of unknown material appear in major locations. April May and her friends, being the first to discover what they have dubbed, the Carls, begin to dedicate their time discovering what the Carls are and why there are here. But as news of the Carls spread like wildfire, stranger and stranger things begin to occur.

What I Liked:
The ending. It was amazing and I'm glad it wasn't lackluster. I was debating whether or not to finish/continue this series, but I do want to now.

I listened to the audiobook of this, and I liked the fact that Hank took over at the end to narrate a different point of view.

What I Didn't Like:
April goes from feeling special to feeling like she isn't special, and I was confused on that part. Didn't she want to be special? She chose to shape herself into that bridge between humans and Carls. She chose to take the money, go on shows, write books.

A lot of the people here are flawed, thus, I thought a lot of them were assholes, including the main character. However, I couldn't help root for the main character, so I guess she was pretty well written if I can still like someone so unlikeable.

I'm not really sure if I like the format of the book. A lot of times, it directly talks to the reader and I'm not really used to that. It felt really exposition-y, (especially the part where April mentioned a gory part was coming up in the chapter,) and other times, it made it so that A LOT of information was just piled onto the reader in a matter of seconds.

Overall:
It's really clear how much [a: Hank Green|7023543|Hank Green|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1518200461p2/7023543.jpg]'s personal experiences are included in this book, the science, the YouTube/social media interaction, and more. Those weren't my favorite parts, but the overall story was really good.