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Luminous Beings by David Arnold
3.5
adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

Like, a final hurrah road trip after high school! At no point, was this book not weird, but it kept my attention.

I love how the post-apocalyptic world that’s recovering is just in the background. Mutant zombie squirrels roam, and it’s a thing but not the main thing. Young adults woes like applying to college and leaving your hometown and best friend behind take the center stage instead. Some things never change no matter how destroyed planet Earth becomes.

The dialogue is really quirky in a way I don’t like. Very frat boy meets iCarly with a sprinkle of ‘how do you do fellow, kids?’ But it added a unique personality to the story though I couldn’t get into any of the character’s speech. 

But at the heart, the story shows human’s preservation for survival. Also, I loved the coloring in this book. It made things feel atmospheric, and I felt like I was listening to music with them every time they turned on a song.