- Author: Billy Lovecraft
- ISBN: 9781620077870
- Publisher: Curiosity Quills Press
- Genre: Middle-Grade Fantasy/Horror
- Pages: 188
I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The last thing Billy Lovecraft’s parents sent him before the crash was a photo of something on the wing of their plane.
Now he’s stuck with a horrible and heart-breaking mystery: What was that awful creature, and why were his parents targeted?
It’s up to Billy to gather a team of like-minded kids and lead them through a dark new reality where the monsters are real, not everyone is who they seem to be, and an ancient alien wants to devour the world. – Goodreads
This is one of those books that I would have raved about on Twitter if I could have stopped myself from reading it long enough to do so. Instead, I plowed through the pages as if they were going to be erased from my Kindle before I could finish. I had so much fun reading Billy Lovecraft Saves the World that I’m beginning to think I enjoy Middle-Grade Fantasy and Horror above all other genres and subgenres.
I also sort of wish I had saved this book for October. It’s the perfect read for that time of year since it’s a giant nod to H.P. Lovecraft, the king of the weird tale. It’s also the perfect book for any fan of H.P. Lovecraft to give their kid as an introduction to his brand of Horror. There are only a few tense, mildly frightening moments that the majority of Middle-Grade children could easily handle while also discovering the world and creatures H.P. Lovecraft invented. Who wouldn’t want their kids to find out the awesomeness of the classic works of genre fiction?
The greatest part of Billy Lovecraft Saves the World is that I never once had to forcibly suspend disbelief. I was fully immersed in the story and didn’t come back up for air until the end of the last page. If you’re at all a fan of Middle-Grade Horror or H.P Lovecraft, you have to read this book.
