Powerful and impressive ... There is backs-to-the-wall fun in this novel. But it is also intensely serious. * Books for Keeps *
Simultaneously zany and serious, it's a book successfully opperating on different levels * Ham & High *
An engrossing and engaging novel * The Independent on Sunday *
A real eye-opener of a book ... told in a funny and interesting way, this book made a good -- if somewhat scary -- read -- Esther Hodges, aged 14 * First News *
Fresh, hugely impressive and very readable * The Irish Times *
Loses sight of neither the seriousness of the subject matter nor the reader's funny bone * Financial Times *
This book is perfect from cover to cover ... original, clever, funny, well worked out ... A superbly presented great read you'll never forget * Chicklish *
A perfect example of how to blend an important message into an entertaining novel * The Independent *
An uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp -- Adrian Mole does the apocalypse * Financial Times *
A brilliant mix of teen drama and bleak British science fiction, this is a cross between Adrian Mole and JG Ballard ... an entertaining, gripping read * Books Quaterly (Waterstones) *
Completely gorgeous ... entirely plausible * The Bookbag *
Frank, honest and gripping ... should instantly be put onto the GCSE reading list * Hack Writers *
It's smart and assy, as all the best teen diary novels are ... But it's also dark and dangerous ... a very, very, very clever book * The Bookbag *
An absolutely brilliant read * The Guardian *
I thought that it was a brilliant read ... I really want to read the sequel -- Rachel Blair, Trinity Academy * Teen Titles *
Saci Lloyd's portrayal of an angsty teenager squaring her infatuation with the boy next door and ambitions to be a new punk angel with a state clampdown on everything that powers her lifestyle is smart, funny and all too believable * The Guardian *
'Much more than a clanging gong signalling the end of days, this is a charming tale full of laughs and angst, with a message both accessible and relevant to today's teenagers.' * Bookseller's Choice, Publishing News *
'It's edgy, it's appealing and it's contemporary and it makes for utterly compelling and frightening reading.' * Lovereadingforkids.co.uk *
'an uproarious, scathing and pathos-filled romp - Adrian Mole does the apocalypse.' * Financial Times *
'A daunting vision of global chaos.' * Books for Keeps *
An absolutely brilliant read. * Guardian *
