WORLD DIVER is not only one of the funniest books I’ve read in a long time, it also includes some pulse-pounding action and a hysterical robotics project that the main character accidentally brings to life.
What’s It About?
College, grades, extracurriculars–who cares? Sixteen-year-old slacker Callie James would rather make robot creations and surf waves with her best friend Will.
Then she discovers a mysterious glowing rod under the ocean surface, and her entire world turns upside down.
One, her hands start glowing (weird). Two, she can now control people (awkward). Three, she accidentally brings her robotics project to life. Classes were hard enough without her robot Nemo literally eating her homework.
Only the reclusive Dr. Ormandi knows the truth: Callie is a Luminaut (aka a light wizard) and it’s her destiny to reunite the shattered multiverse by collecting all the Light Cores (aka the glowsticks of doom) in all the other worlds. To do this, she must repair the World Diver, the fifty-foot tall robot lurking in Dr. Ormandi’s basement hangar.
As Callie learns about her Luminaut powers, Nate crash lands into her life. He’s hot. Funny. Crazy about her. One problem: he’s technically dead. Oh, and he insists uniting the multiverse will destroy everything.
Pursued by murderous interdimensional phantoms and plagued by insecurities, Callie must protect her family and friends, while figuring out who to trust.
And all before a deadly, looming evil snuffs out her Light for good.
MY THOUGHTS
I loved WORLD DIVER from page one. It’s exactly the type of story I always look for: packed with action, a discernable arc for character growth, and laugh-out-loud funny moments. It’s a fast-paced light-versus-darkness kind of adventure that doesn’t just deal with the stereotypical hero and villain tropes. There’s a lot of family stuff happening too, along with school and friends and friends who want to be more than friends. All that jazz. Plus… there are sentient robots, guys. One of them is tiny and cute and sassy and loves to tear up notebook paper, and he’s just my favorite thing ever.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
HAYLIE HANSON writes YA fantasy about quirky kids with superpowers, portals to magical new worlds, and finding the courage to embrace your destiny. Also, sentient robots are usually involved. She has an unhealthy obsession with Star Wars, Stranger Things, and Marvel. Haylie used to teach elementary special education before changing careers, and is now a snack servant to two tiny overlords. She loves to read YA fantasy and historical fiction, and adores characters whose voice can reach out and grab her from page one. When she isn’t writing, Haylie can be found drinking very strong coffee, trying not to kill plants, cooking delicious food her family deems too spicy, and dreaming of the beaches in her home state of California. Haylie is a graduate of Fresno Pacific University and the University of Utah, and she lives in Illinois with her husband and two kids.
WHERE TO BUY
The best option if you want to get yourself a copy of this brilliant story is to pop over to Haylie’s publisher’s website, Uncommon Universes Press.
