Review: If Bugs Creeped You Out Before...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2013
H. Raven Rose's "Bugocalypse" is exactly what the title promises: a story of the End of the World, this time brought to us by giant, man-sized cockroaches.  Which are exactly as creepy and gross and upsetting as you think they are, if not worse.It's also the story of Lacey, a wanna-be actress in what she refers to as La La Land, struggling to make ends meet and keep her sanity in a crazy world (and that's before the insect apocalypse).  With the help of her best friend Marisol, and the good advice of her father guiding her, she's (barely) keeping her head above water.  Then everything goes mad (madder, anyway), and civilization as Lacey knows it comes crashing down.  And Mr. Cucaracha shows up.  With many, many, many friends.This is an immensely fun read; it's told from Lacey's first-person POV, and she's got a lively, sassy but also sympathetic voice, and her view of life on the fringes of Hollywood rings true (at least, before the apocalypse changes everything).  The supporting characters are great as well, and the writing is very engaging, carrying us along.This is just the first book in a new series, so Lacey has a lot more adventures to come, and I'm very much looking forward to them.  I highly recommend this book - but I take no responsibility for any bug-filled nightmares you may have after you read it!