An interesting and quirky tale for all the awkward souls written in the second person (you). It is written about a young girl, descriptive of her experience in not fitting in and not quite feeling human. She gets a friend that is a “new kid,” Bobby, who has moved to her school. She loves the library and the ability to research languages. “Little alien” is an endearing, neurodiverse character, as a mom of an autistic son I do love main characters who are on the spectrum, and have not come across one that I liked as well that was a child. British accent with audiobook “footnotes” was a bit awkward and I would have rather read with my eyeballs. The alternating “book titles” are distracting and take you away from the character development and story. The book has a middle that drags on but I loved the ending. “You don’t know what to do with your mind, or your body. But especially your hands,”
Thanks to @netgalley and @hachetteaudio for the audiobook e-ARC. Book to be published February 11, 2025.
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