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Hello everyone!!

It has been so long since I have written a review and I am so excited to post my review of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids again by Shigeru Kayama. This novel was translated by Jeffery Angels. I was fortunate enough to be approved by Netgalley and the publishers at University of Minnesota Press. I got the digital copy on my kindle and all thoughts on this novel is of my own.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this Novel. Reading this book was so much fun. I sincerely hoped that Jeffery Angels got paid good for translating this book to English. Going into this book, I read as if I was watching a movie. I loved the world building, the dialogue , and the action. You can feel every emotion and you’re transported to a universe that was built by Shigeru himself.

I loved with each fact, there is a number and there are side notes on the facts regarding the time, place, coordinates of each island in and around Japan. Shigeru Kayama has done an amazing job giving the world Godzilla and of course, you can’t forget the Anguirus. Their are some references some historical facts and this story is on how humanity’s thirst for war created a monster that was bent on destroying everything in its path, and how each character all had to deal with the consequences of their actions or even the consequences of the people that was responsible for the creation of kaiju. After so many years, their is a translation and I’m greatful to know what Shigeru words entailed.

I have highlighted so much and did my note taking because of how good this book was. I will be buying a physical copy and will recommend it as well to my friends and family. I am so happy I got the arc of this to read. This novels comes out October 3rd for the public and if you are a fan, I hope you grab a copy.

Let me know what your thoughts are and if you received a copy of this arc, I’d love to read what you think of the novel. Thank you for reading everyone!!