Interesting Times is the first book in the series of the same title
written by Matthew Storm.
Oliver Jones is a financial analyst living
an extremely boring life. Living alone and making do with microwave dinners, he
is perfectly aware of how unexciting his life is. He intends to enroll in a
cooking class but never gets around to actually doing it.
His life takes a completely different turn
when a stray cat he recently adopts suddenly talks to him. Now he is on the
run, with a werewolf who favors Hawaiian shirts and a grumpy girl who, he
believes, will shoot him for any reason.
Somebody wants him dead and he doesn’t
know why. Neither does the leader of the group who assumes the responsibility
of keeping Oliver safe, Artemis, a little girl who is apparently older than any
of them.
This is a fast-paced, action-filled,
adorably funny and highly entertaining book. Worded casually and told in an
almost jovial tone, this is a real page turner. The author tells the story very
animatedly that reading feels like actually watching a movie. I can almost
picture Jesse Eisenberg playing Oliver Jones.
Admittedly, the plot seems shallow and
trivial compared with other science fiction books, but it doesn’t make it less
entertaining and enjoyable. I find the characters fascinating. My favorite
characters include Oliver, Tyler and the talking cat. Oliver, with his
cluelessness, is just like any other guy you meet on the street; Tyler, with
his baking talent, is kind and dependable while the talking cat, with his
sarcasm, is simply adorable. Needless to say I enjoyed this book a lot.
Congratulations Matthew Storm (@mjstorm)
on such an amazing book!
Interesting read,i am only good at buying but not reading it.
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