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alwroteabook's review against another edition
5.0
This book was a blast. A teenager adopts a stray cat who happens to be an exiled alien warlord from the planet Lyttrbocks. This is the second in the series, but you can read it first (we did). The clever twist in the story is how Raj's story and Klawde's intertwine despite their differing circumstances, and the bond that starts to form between them.
the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition
5.0
Prepare for more hijinks from Klawde as he attempts to reclaim his rightful spot as tyrannical warlord of a planet of cats.
He's more determined than ever to get revenge on Flooffee-Fyr, his former right-hand cat turned traitor, and General Ffangg, the new evil warlord of the planet Lyttyrboks.
Klawde decides to try to teach the neighborhood cats physics. Flabby Tabby falls asleep on him. So Klawde adopts three kittens from a local rescue (via the Internet, of course), and trains them to be his new generals, his claw-power to take back his throne. The boys are virtually un-trainable, but their sister...yes, she's ruthless. Pounce-happy. She'll do nicely.
Until an old enemy shows up -- General Ffangg, who's now also been exiled to Earth. When he tries to steal Klawde's kitten cadets, it's WAR.
Meanwhile Raj starts middle school. He lets slip that one of his former friends (former, as in the kid ditched him and stopped being friends with him when the boy's mom got famous) from his old NY school was the son of a comic book author / illustrator. And that the author drew him in one story. Ok, maybe one panel. He brags a little more, exaggerates a bit about how close friends he was with the boy before he moved, but it's enough.
Cameron Addams shows up at his school, and it's WAR -- of the robots, that is. In the after school robotics club.
More riotous laughter and snorting while reading this one. Delightful!
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: http://amb.mystrikingly.com/
He's more determined than ever to get revenge on Flooffee-Fyr, his former right-hand cat turned traitor, and General Ffangg, the new evil warlord of the planet Lyttyrboks.
Klawde decides to try to teach the neighborhood cats physics. Flabby Tabby falls asleep on him. So Klawde adopts three kittens from a local rescue (via the Internet, of course), and trains them to be his new generals, his claw-power to take back his throne. The boys are virtually un-trainable, but their sister...yes, she's ruthless. Pounce-happy. She'll do nicely.
Until an old enemy shows up -- General Ffangg, who's now also been exiled to Earth. When he tries to steal Klawde's kitten cadets, it's WAR.
Meanwhile Raj starts middle school. He lets slip that one of his former friends (former, as in the kid ditched him and stopped being friends with him when the boy's mom got famous) from his old NY school was the son of a comic book author / illustrator. And that the author drew him in one story. Ok, maybe one panel. He brags a little more, exaggerates a bit about how close friends he was with the boy before he moved, but it's enough.
Cameron Addams shows up at his school, and it's WAR -- of the robots, that is. In the after school robotics club.
More riotous laughter and snorting while reading this one. Delightful!
Visit my blog for more great middle grade book recommendations, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: http://amb.mystrikingly.com/
audiobookmel's review against another edition
4.0
My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.
This is a really cute middle grade story. When I saw the title I had to pick it up. I mean, how could I not learn more about an evil alien warlord cat. Add to that that I’ve listened to both narrators before and really loved their work. I just had to try it.
Klawde, the evil alien warlord cat, comes from the planet of Lyttyrboks. He is exiled to Earth and finds refuge from the liquid falling from the sky with Raj, a pre-teen boy (they never mention age, but do mention middle school) from Brooklyn, who has just moved to Elba, Oregon. He loved city life. He had three friends in his apartment building. He had pizza shops and comic book stories on his block. It was his dream. Then his mother got a new job in Oregon. Now he has nature and no friends. Plus his mom is making him go to nature camp. His life now sucks. That is until a cat rang the doorbell.
This is a really cute science fiction story. There are many things that will make you laugh, like the names. Klawde’s actual name is Wyss-Kuzz. Oh and the nature camp, was actually apocalypse survival camp. The counselor was nuts. The story is really cute and you get both sides of the story with Raj and Klawde POVs.
My biggest fault for the book was that Klawde went back and forth between calling them “the humans” or “the ogres”. I would’ve thought he would have one and stick with it. Ogres was his original title for humans.
Narration
The narration of this series is great. We have two narrators. Oliver Wyman reads Klawde’s parts and Vikas Adam reads Raj’s parts. Then I’m not exactly sure who does all the smaller parts in-between. I think I figured out a few, but not sure on them all. Anyway, I think they were both a great fit for each of the main characters. Klawde had this snootie, uppity voice you would think of for a cat that wants to rule the world. Raj’s voice was a that fo a boy. I loved how Vikas Adam changed his packing based on Raj’s emotions. When he would get excited, he would really speed up the way kids do. I loved all the voices in the book, not to mention the array of cat noises. I could see where a kid would love to listen to this book as he reads along with a physical book (which probably has some great pictures). I loved books with read-along records as a kid (yes I know I’m showing my age).
**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
This is a really cute middle grade story. When I saw the title I had to pick it up. I mean, how could I not learn more about an evil alien warlord cat. Add to that that I’ve listened to both narrators before and really loved their work. I just had to try it.
Klawde, the evil alien warlord cat, comes from the planet of Lyttyrboks. He is exiled to Earth and finds refuge from the liquid falling from the sky with Raj, a pre-teen boy (they never mention age, but do mention middle school) from Brooklyn, who has just moved to Elba, Oregon. He loved city life. He had three friends in his apartment building. He had pizza shops and comic book stories on his block. It was his dream. Then his mother got a new job in Oregon. Now he has nature and no friends. Plus his mom is making him go to nature camp. His life now sucks. That is until a cat rang the doorbell.
This is a really cute science fiction story. There are many things that will make you laugh, like the names. Klawde’s actual name is Wyss-Kuzz. Oh and the nature camp, was actually apocalypse survival camp. The counselor was nuts. The story is really cute and you get both sides of the story with Raj and Klawde POVs.
My biggest fault for the book was that Klawde went back and forth between calling them “the humans” or “the ogres”. I would’ve thought he would have one and stick with it. Ogres was his original title for humans.
Narration
The narration of this series is great. We have two narrators. Oliver Wyman reads Klawde’s parts and Vikas Adam reads Raj’s parts. Then I’m not exactly sure who does all the smaller parts in-between. I think I figured out a few, but not sure on them all. Anyway, I think they were both a great fit for each of the main characters. Klawde had this snootie, uppity voice you would think of for a cat that wants to rule the world. Raj’s voice was a that fo a boy. I loved how Vikas Adam changed his packing based on Raj’s emotions. When he would get excited, he would really speed up the way kids do. I loved all the voices in the book, not to mention the array of cat noises. I could see where a kid would love to listen to this book as he reads along with a physical book (which probably has some great pictures). I loved books with read-along records as a kid (yes I know I’m showing my age).
**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
audiobookmel's review against another edition
4.0
My review and an extended sample of the audiobook are posted at Hotlistens.com.
So, in this book, Raj finally starts at his new middle school. He finds that things aren’t nearly as bad as he expected. That is until an enemy makes himself known. The same is true for Klawde. He is working on his kitten army when another cat from his planet is exiled it is one of his enemies. So you can see where the title comes from.
Raj, with the help of his team in his robotics class, build an “Aquabot”, which delivers water to people who are thirsty. However, Klawde decides it will make a great weapon.
There is also a story about revenge and jumping to conclusions I didn’t notice the human versus ogre in this book. I only remember hearing Klawde use ogres.
Narration
The narration of this series is great. We have two narrators. Oliver Wyman reads Klawde’s parts and Vikas Adam reads Raj’s parts. Then I’m not exactly sure who does all the smaller parts in-between. I think I figured out a few, but not sure on them all. Anyway, I think they were both a great fit for each of the main characters. Klawde had this snootie, uppity voice you would think of for a cat that wants to rule the world. Raj’s voice was a that fo a boy. I loved how Vikas Adam changed his packing based on Raj’s emotions. When he would get excited, he would really speed up the way kids do. I loved all the voices in the book, not to mention the array of cat noises. I could see where a kid would love to listen to this book as he reads along with a physical book (which probably has some great pictures). I loved books with read-along records as a kid (yes I know I’m showing my age).
**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
So, in this book, Raj finally starts at his new middle school. He finds that things aren’t nearly as bad as he expected. That is until an enemy makes himself known. The same is true for Klawde. He is working on his kitten army when another cat from his planet is exiled it is one of his enemies. So you can see where the title comes from.
Raj, with the help of his team in his robotics class, build an “Aquabot”, which delivers water to people who are thirsty. However, Klawde decides it will make a great weapon.
There is also a story about revenge and jumping to conclusions I didn’t notice the human versus ogre in this book. I only remember hearing Klawde use ogres.
Narration
The narration of this series is great. We have two narrators. Oliver Wyman reads Klawde’s parts and Vikas Adam reads Raj’s parts. Then I’m not exactly sure who does all the smaller parts in-between. I think I figured out a few, but not sure on them all. Anyway, I think they were both a great fit for each of the main characters. Klawde had this snootie, uppity voice you would think of for a cat that wants to rule the world. Raj’s voice was a that fo a boy. I loved how Vikas Adam changed his packing based on Raj’s emotions. When he would get excited, he would really speed up the way kids do. I loved all the voices in the book, not to mention the array of cat noises. I could see where a kid would love to listen to this book as he reads along with a physical book (which probably has some great pictures). I loved books with read-along records as a kid (yes I know I’m showing my age).
**I like to thank the publisher for providing me with a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
therearenobadbooks's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome personalities
Great characters and story. Both cat and boy deal with adapting to their new environment and situation in a fun way. The boy is forced to embrace the outdoors and meet new kids. The cat must find a way back to his planet. The humor is not only focused on these two characters. All of them have fun scenes or moments that help us connect remember them. As an adult, I enjoyed it a lot. As a teacher, I would recommend it. A fun way to approach to "moving to another city" without sadness or drama.
Great characters and story. Both cat and boy deal with adapting to their new environment and situation in a fun way. The boy is forced to embrace the outdoors and meet new kids. The cat must find a way back to his planet. The humor is not only focused on these two characters. All of them have fun scenes or moments that help us connect remember them. As an adult, I enjoyed it a lot. As a teacher, I would recommend it. A fun way to approach to "moving to another city" without sadness or drama.
jbrooxd's review against another edition
4.0
Another clever adventure for Klawde and Raj. Both face old friends turned enemies. Nice twists in both stories.
bobbiejowoo's review against another edition
5.0
These books are absolutely fantastic.
Klawde is probably my favorite character ever. Big fan.
Klawde is probably my favorite character ever. Big fan.
bibliophilicjester's review against another edition
2.0
Sigh.
Yes, I understand these are meant for actual children and not grown human-ogres such as myself...but damn, this one read really young. Klawde had some funny quips, but I didn't care at all about Raj's bits at school. Everyone is a bully, and Klawde tends to smite his bullies with MORE bullying (which of course sets a great example for Raj and for readers). This was also full of an absurd amount of fart jokes, I'm not a huge fan of seeing Klawde basically get high on catnip, and I think I've about had it with overeating/fat jokes too. Back to the warriors books for my cat fix, I suppose.
PS - I still think the first book was brilliant and I'd like to own it 🐈
Yes, I understand these are meant for actual children and not grown human-ogres such as myself...but damn, this one read really young. Klawde had some funny quips, but I didn't care at all about Raj's bits at school. Everyone is a bully, and Klawde tends to smite his bullies with MORE bullying (which of course sets a great example for Raj and for readers). This was also full of an absurd amount of fart jokes, I'm not a huge fan of seeing Klawde basically get high on catnip, and I think I've about had it with overeating/fat jokes too. Back to the warriors books for my cat fix, I suppose.
PS - I still think the first book was brilliant and I'd like to own it 🐈