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A review by skylarkblue1
We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord by Garth Nix
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Representations: https://trello.com/c/59KbB5rv/124-we-do-not-welcome-our-ten-year-old-overlord-by-garth-nix
Tense, surprisingly gory (animal gore, not human) and I genuinely forgot that I think this is actually meant to be a middle grade book lmao.
The characters where a mixed bag for sure, it's hard to get decent character depth in a short time with so much else going on so it's not super character driven (especially with there being so many characters too) but you still get a decent show of their personalities - especially in the D&D sections!
The plot was insane and wild, certainly something that needs a good amount of suspension of disbelief, but also really felt like they were kids which was nice. A weird sci-fi, Stranger Things, D&D mix of things that works quite well. It's fast paced, manages to fit a lot in and while the ending feels a little ehhhhh it still works tbh. Just wish it worked in the ending reveal a bit better into the rest of the book.
D&D was a really nice inclusion, and the hand-made maps and details at the end + the authors note was really sweet honestly, the book really felt like a love-letter to proper "at-home" running with friends kinda style of game and played out a little like one too imo (though, the book's story would probably work better as a call of cthulhu game tbh :P).
Tense, surprisingly gory (animal gore, not human) and I genuinely forgot that I think this is actually meant to be a middle grade book lmao.
The characters where a mixed bag for sure, it's hard to get decent character depth in a short time with so much else going on so it's not super character driven (especially with there being so many characters too) but you still get a decent show of their personalities - especially in the D&D sections!
The plot was insane and wild, certainly something that needs a good amount of suspension of disbelief, but also really felt like they were kids which was nice. A weird sci-fi, Stranger Things, D&D mix of things that works quite well. It's fast paced, manages to fit a lot in and while the ending feels a little ehhhhh it still works tbh. Just wish it worked in the ending reveal a bit better into the rest of the book.
D&D was a really nice inclusion, and the hand-made maps and details at the end + the authors note was really sweet honestly, the book really felt like a love-letter to proper "at-home" running with friends kinda style of game and played out a little like one too imo (though, the book's story would probably work better as a call of cthulhu game tbh :P).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Blood
non-pet and very very short lived pet. Deaths not on-page.