Review: The Breakfast Club Meets an Alien Invasion!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 7, 2013
The End of The World As We Know It is certainly an unique story to be told. What initially stood out for me when I was deciding whether or not I should read it, were the references of The Breakfast Club and The War of the Worlds; as both are two of my favorite movies! Let me just tell you this now, if you like either of those movies than you will love this book!The End of The World as We Know It is told in alternating points of view from four very different teenagers from different social circles. I especially liked Sarabeth and Leo they were my favorite right from the start. Though I have to give Teena props she had the major character growth, Evan was alright as well. I'm glad that despite their differences and the dire end of the world circumstances they all found a way to come together, fight back and still have some humor left.I absolutely loved the aliens as well (as weird as that sounds). They weren't just cute green aliens or human-like aliens. They're purple, slimy & coffee smelling other worldly creatures that capture and kill people. I liked how original all of the action filled moments was. It's not just shooting them with a gun and that's it, I don't want to give anything away but the only way to kill them is very different than what you would think.This book was hilarious and very action packed! I never knew exactly what would happen next. I found myself laughing out loud at times and sitting on the edge of my seat at other times. When a book can make you do both you know it's something special! Iva-Marie Palmer did a fantastic job and I am looking forward to reading more from her! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone!