I’m a little mixed on this book! All though I do like the message that electronics shouldn’t rule our lives I feel like it was a little over the top. Saying that my 12 year old enjoyed it and thought it was quite funny. So maybe it’s an adults perspective and a child’s perspective. I was upset when they acted like a Library was a place for old people but again that’s probably just my adult self being sensitive. My daughter enjoyed it me I thought it was okay so I guess let your kids decide!

Cute story, but a little heavy handed with the anti-technology aspect of it. I also don't think school life was portrayed very well.

It was nice to see a GN for younger readers that features female characters as leads but the idea that a library is a dusty place filled with old people who are out of touch is completely wrong and dangerous given that funding levels are always at risk. Libraries are vibrant places, providing vital services.
Also, people who were young adults in the 80's would be in their 60's now and really know how to use the internet and use smart phones. My 70 something year old father has been using computers since the late 60's.
I get the riff on The Matrix and it was a nice idea but some of the details need work.

What a cute, funny read! There's a growing market for graphic novels and I think this one will do very well; it has the right balance of humour and storyline to really get people interested. The art is lovely, all bright colours and soft edges, and each character is distinct enough even for me. All in all, a great read. I hope to see more like this.


Receiving an ARC did not affect my review in any way.

Yes, yes, yes, we know, if you onlky have your face in your phone all the time you miss stuff.

In this slightly heavy handed story, Erin, and all her friends are always in front of some sort of electronic device, as are her parents.

But there are clues that there is something odd going on, while everyone is staring at their screens. For one thing, there is a photo of the family, with a young man in it, and yet her parents say she is an only child.

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And then, Erin has her electronic privileges taken away for a month, and she learns there is something odd going on in the non-digital world.

Aliens. Aliens are kidnapping people, and no one is noticing, until Erin does, because she is no longer watching a screen, and getting hypnotized by the aliens.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

A digital graphic comic.

It’s aimed at Tweens but it does seem a bit on the daft side at times.
However the concept is acceptable because we have this girl who so much wants to be liked and accepted. But, she gets herself into trouble at school.

The results of that is for her parents to remove all her devices.

That surely in this day and age would peeve any child off.

But she discovers a whole bunch of things since not being able to use her technology devices!

Fun, entertaining and I can see Tweens enjoying this.

Colorful, vivid — a wonderful text to share with young readers (or just enjoy). The art is eye-catching, for sure. Yet another strong graphic novel offering from this publisher.

This was a fun little story about technology brainwashing humanity while aliens kidnapped humans right before their eyes. Our main character goes on a journey to rescue the abducted, along with some other unlikely heroes. It was a nice adventure story. I really enjoyed the colorful cartoon-like artwork. I feel like this would make a great live action cartoon! It was a little more juvenile than I expected, although it makes sense with the main character being young herself. It had a great message behind it as well that is really good for children to hear.

Pretty Basic

Our heroine is banished by her parents from using electronic devices, and when that happens she breaks free from an alien brainwashing plot, recognizes the aliens for what they are, and coordinates a rebellion with others who have avoided electronics and escaped the aliens' clutches.

We touch a lot of the expected bases. Our heroine, Erin, is not very popular. She's obsessed with cell phones and social media. She thinks old people are smelly and creepy. Erin ends up learning that popular isn't everything, she learns to be less reliant on media, and finds out that "geezers" are really cool, especially when it is they who repel the aliens.

So, the book is not exactly subtle. That's O.K., because you have to start your reading adventure somewhere. For me, though, the whole alien invasion angle never really registered. And, apart from a few amusing lines from Erin's Grandma and her elderly pals, there isn't much that's funny or surprising going on.

But that's just me, and, as I say, this is a tween starter sort of book. The drawing is crisp and bright, there's a lot of energy, and it has ambitions beyond being just silly. That may be enough.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

So, the premise of the graphic novel is good, pointing out our culture's obsession with cell phones and social media. This main character is a teen trying to fit in with the popular kids. When she gets into trouble and her parenting ban her from all electronic devices, an alien plot is revealed. The story has potential, but I didn't personally find it all that entertaining. Okay, but not one I'd likely pick up for kids in my life.

Thank you to Oni Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

There was a lot I liked about this graphic novel. I liked that technology obsession was highlighted and poked fun at. I liked that there were aliens who wanted our world that needed to be defeated. I like the video game-ish feel of the storyline. I liked the illustrations and the pacing of the story.

However, I was really not a fan of the way libraries and librarians were portrayed. It seemed inaccurate and stereotypical, and not joke-y. I thought similarly of the way "old people" were portrayed. I feel like the story could be told with different "humor" in regards to both the librarians and the "old people."
SPOILER:
Yes, they end up being redeemed in their efforts to save the world, but it doesn't really overcome the negatives of how they were portrayed earlier.

That being said, I think that those kids who devour graphic novels would devour this just the same.