**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Blurb - Traversing Europe, New Zealand, and
the backbone of Eternity, Finders Keepers is a raunchy, sci-fi backpacking
comedy that not only tackles friendship, sex, commitment, and desire, but also
God, reincarnation--and what really happened to the dinosaurs!
On a backpacking trip through
Europe, Jason Medley and Theo Barnes stumble through hash bars and hangovers;
religious zealots and stalkers; food poisoning and thunderstorms; cute girls;
overnight trains; fever-pitch hallucinations--and the spectre of adult
responsibility!
But when a jar containing the
Universe's DNA falls from Eternity, these new friends find their loyalties put
to the test . . . unaware that a motley crew from another realm is chasing them
across the globe, with the fate of the Milky Way hanging in the balance.
For fans of Terry Pratchett,
Douglas Adams, Christopher Moore, Tom Robins, Third Rock from the Sun,
Groundhog Day, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
Finders Keepers is the first book
in author Russ Cochamiro's scifi comedy trilogy.
Review -
Rating - 3 stars.
The story is drafted around Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, blending travelogue and a little fantasy all along. Writing was quite stunning at places, while at certain places it did not make much of sense, felt a little incomplete and disjoint.
There could have been a brief introduction on who is who, or a back story as the characters just popped in and it takes a few chapters to get into the mood of the story and know the characters and what they are up to. Maybe a prequel would be welcome.
The target audience seem to be men in the age group of eighteen to twenty-five, and I think they would strike a cord with the content and the humor.
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Other Books in the Series:
Astropalooza (Finders Keepers 3)