The Intergalactic Interloper : Book Review

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The Intergalactic Interloper

Author: Delas Heras  

Publication Date: August 11, 2020

    This is a Debut Novel wherein we follow Ollie, The Alien and Zara along with the other neighbouring citizens that have encountered the alien and the missing cat. 

    

   The main story starts off as Ollie, wakes up in his small New York apartment and finds that his cat; Pirate, is missing. As he looks through the fire escape where Pirate usually goes out,  he sees a very unusual sight on the rooftop of one of the buildings. Instead of his cat, Ollie sees a two headed turtle with four arms. He could not believe what he saw, but he had the feeling, that creature had something to do with Pirate's disappearance. Ollie's friends/ bandmates thought he was losing it so they told Zara (friend and singer of the band). Zara too didn't believe Ollie, but still tried her best to help look for Pirate. Along with another neighbour, they search for Pirate, that eventually lead them to the mysterious interloper on the rooftop. 

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Rating: 3/5 stars

    

I have mixed feelings about this book. 

    I was intrigued by the title and the cover of the book. It seemed like a good sci-fi read. I read the blurb and decided to give it a go. I liked the concept of a little mystery in regards to looking for the missing cat, plus that there was an intergalactic creature involved. It was a quirky read, and it does have a bit of humor. There were drawings that represented each character on each chapter. I appreciated that each chapter included a time stamp that gave the story continuity. As someone who usually does not pay attention to such details in books and easily gets lost, this was a nice touch. A problem I had with the book, was that there were a lot of characters involved and the story dives in to each and everyone's back story. I enjoyed how the author states the name of the character per chapter to signify it's POV and the way she introduces the reader to the life of a character vividly. I just felt the in depth descriptions were unnecessary to the story. They did come together nicely as little short story experiences and encounters with the cat and/or alien but I would have liked to see more of the main characters POVs. 

    Nonetheless, I still recommend this book to readers who would like a little quirky read involving cats and aliens. For those who enjoy going into each characters life, this would be a nice read. The story of each character involved and how they all connected was very well thought out, so kudos to the author for that! 

The author has included a short trailer video of the book as well: (click here for the video)

Thank you Netgalley, and the author; Delas Heras for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review. #TheIntergalacticInterloper  #NetGalley  

About the Author

    DELAS HERAS was born in Los Angeles, spent a roving childhood divided between England and Spain, and then settled in New York as a teenager. Delas has worked as a messenger, a genre fiction editor, an office temp, and most recently as a dance photographer. Married, and blessed with a wonderful son, Delas still lives in Manhattan today.

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