Sorry Humans (especially Greg)
By Faralee Pozo

Rating: 3.5 stars (rounded up to 4 because the book deserves it)

Quick Rundown
- Humorous writing
- Fantasy/Sci-Fi
- Alien takeover

Aria is unhappy living in the compound assigned to the alien refugees, so she begins her girls’ nights out with her partner in crime. Enter Greg! Spotting Greg across the room changes her night completely. Possibly her life?

Sorry Humans (especially Greg) reminds me of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in tone. The banter between characters and the general writing style made me literally laugh out loud. This book offers more than just a typical romantic comedy—you won’t find a deep-seated connection to the romantic aspect, but you will enjoy the author’s twists and turns in the plot. As a debut author, I believe Faralee Pozo will go far. I look forward to reading more of her work.

I want to thank NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read this novel. This review is based on an ARC copy I received from NetGalley. These opinions are my own and were given freely.

What a fun read! The main character, Aria, seventh daughter of Morr, Keeper of the Sacred Sponge, Heir to the Fallen Branches of Bough, Final Monarch of the Thirteenth Planet of LifeStar, literally had me laughing out loud.

While trying to figure out why explosions seem to be following them, Aria and her advisor Penny find help in Greg. Aria has quick developing feelings for Greg against Penny's wishes. Aria keeps Greg near and has him helping to figure out what's going on. Hopefully, before, any more people are hurt.

This book was full of creativity and hilarious footnotes. It reminded me of the humor comparable to Hitchhikers Guide to thy galaxy.
I loved the characters and the hilarious footnotes that accompanied her.

Thank you to netgalley and Splinter Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review honestly

A refugee alien queen falls for a human man on earth - what could possibly go wrong (spoiler…everything, but don’t worry, it’s funny)?

I thought the plot premise was interesting, and the format as an apology letter unique, but the writing didn’t jive with me - it was wordy at times and I felt the humour in parts contrived. There are many (256!) footnotes throughout, and while necessary for extra information and often humourous, it was a bit annoying to maneuver back and forth on the ebook and this disrupted my reading flow. As such, this took me longer to read than necessary, and I couldn’t get as into the story as I wanted too.

Overall, this was an interesting concept that lacked the style of execution I prefer.

Thank you to Netgalley and Splinter Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This novel doesn’t fit easily into any one bucket, but the closest thing I can compare it to is Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. But, in the end, the only thing that they both have is the earth being destroyed at the beginning of the novel.

The whole novel is the backstory, told by Aria, the queen of her people who have taken refuge on earth, because of some hinted at disaster that happened on their home planet. They have been living in Alaska, under ground, but since Aria is the queen, she and Penny, her assistant, are able to sneak out once a year to experience life above ground. That is where she runs into Greg, and falls in love with him, though she never names what she is feeling as such.

Since Aria is “writing” this novel, she has a lot of footnotes to explain expressions that are peculiar to her race, and what they mean in English.

And then the bombs start happening, and Aria has to figure out why the bombs, that are made with an element only found on her planet and amongst her people, has suddenly started being used on Earth.

It is a fun and funny novel. Sometimes I got frustrated with all the red herrings, but that is really all part of the fun.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review. This book is coming out on the 30th of August 2024.

Thank you NetGalley and Splinter Press for giving me early access to this book! All opinions are my own.

This was such a cute book! Imagine a cross between Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Princess Bride, and you’ve got Sorry, Humans. While at times the footnotes were overwhelming, the overall story was still adorable and worth the read. I loved the characters, I loved the romance, and the twist at the end surprised even me. Definitely pick this up if you want a cozy science fiction book that’s quirky and delightful. 4⭐️

Sadly I DNF at 45%. I was really into the premise and concept of this story but I could really not get into it. It is told from the POV of the main character Aria who is an alien and she has written this apology letter to explain an apologize for the destruction of earth, so that was unique. I usually like quirky characters and humor but this one felt a bit flat for me personally. I liked the concept of the footnotes, although I think there were too many of it. And I could not feel the connection between Aria and Greg.

Thank you to NetGalley, Splinter Press for the oportunity to read this ARC and share my honest opinion.

Aria is an alien queen of a group of interplanetary refugees, finds sanctuary on Earth as long as they follow an extensive list of government-mandated rules. She meets Greg on her annual "females night out" in Washington DC (i.e., annual escape/outing from the government compound in Alaska they call "home"), who works as a staffer for an Alaskan senator and is temporarily in DC for work. They end up trying to solve a mystery together, and the whole story gets a bit twisty but not too hard to follow. This book is ridiculous and I love it. Imaginatively written with a lot of dry humor, from the unique perspective that the Earth has already been destroyed (and Aria feels bad about it, hence the title) so you're searching for clues while you're reading as to the how and why. I guess you'd call this sci-fi/romantasy? I felt like it was equal parts sci-fi and romance; Aria's relationship with Greg is equally the focal point along with the survival of her people. Aria was fantastic, and Greg was sweet but not terribly dynamic, this was really more Aria's story. Fair warning, this book has copious end notes, and normally I don't like switching back and forth because it hinders the flow of the story for me, but I got used to it. Great debut story from this author, I'm looking forward to more from her in the future! Thank you to NetGalley for providing an Ebook ARC of this story. Publishes 8-30-24.

Thank you to NetGalley and Splinter Press for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Sorry, Humans (Especially Greg) was as funny and as unique as its title indicates. Following Aria, a refugee alien who invaded, er, arrived on our planet we see her meet the very human Greg and try to pass off as human, breaking many rules in the accord that humans set up with the aliens when they arrived. And of course, leading to the destruction of Earth.

Written in the form of an apology explaining everything this was hilarious with Aria as the perfect narrator, bringing the reader along with her as she explained her home planet and others in the universe and just how different Earth was. The perfect blend of comedy and inquisitive, I wish I could read this for the first time all over again. The only thing I found a tiny bit annoying in the reading is that there are several clever footnotes and while they are hyperlinked for my kindle it’s not so easy to go back to the page being read from them (or maybe I’m missing something). Pick this one up if you’re a fan of comedy, sci fi, or just really entertaining books.

Once i’ve started this book I couldn’t put it down! It felt so unique and funny and like anything that I read before! I Love the premise of the apology and the romance is engaging,sweet and fun !