LoveReading Says
While O.R. Sorrel‘s awesome Apocalypse Cow debut might be dystopian YA romance at its best, it’s certainly not dystopian YA romance as you know it. The question is, might this be the end of the world as we know it?! Given what a lively page-turner this is, readers won’t have to wait long to find out.
Narrated by the inimitable Mel — “the only out lesbian in our school, and quite possibly the surrounding thousand miles, since Year Eight” — the story begins with Mel mooning (well, lusting) over Sasha: “My best friend. The future mother of my children”.
So far, so funny, and the stage seems set for a classic “will-they-won’t-they?” YA romcom. But then comes the killer twist. Against the background of it being 30 degrees in January, Mel has an encounter with a “rabid cow” and then comes a government announcement about ”an unprecedented natural event” and an advisory to seek shelter.
With everything “fire and rain and falling trees and mutants”, Mel is forced to take shelter in the sprawling mansion of irritating posh-boy Dorian, along with Ella, her former BFF from childhood-turned-enemy. Just as it looks like they might be the last people on Earth, in the company of giant hedgehogs, mutant mice that can melt titanium doors, and talking ravens with red mohawks, her enlarged pet rabbit delivers a message to Dorian’s mansion… Laced with lust, laughs and truths of the heart, with a comic love quadrangle, Apocalypse Cow is a super-refreshing read.
Joanne Owen
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Apocalypse Cow Synopsis
Mel loves Sasha and dreams of a day that Sasha might reciprocate her feelings (even though she's straight) - so the fact that it's thirty degrees outside in January and hasn't rained for a year simply passes her by.
Mel is just about coping with being the only 'out' lesbian in school and all the sniping that Janis and Ella aim her way, as well as her dreary Saturday job with the stupidly posh Dorian... But when domestic animals suddenly lethally turn on the human race, and Mel finds herself stuck in a mansion with Dorian and Ella, her love-life suddenly turns on its head in the most extraordinary way.
A screamingly funny LGTBQ+ love story from a brilliant new talent.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781916558144 |
| Publication date: |
6th June 2024 |
| Author: |
O.R. Sorrel |
| Publisher: |
Guppy Books an imprint of Guppy Publishing Ltd |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
309 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Young Adult Fiction
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O.R. Sorrel Press Reviews
“Apocalypse Cow is wild and wonderful. I loved it.” Wibke Brueggemann
"There is no one I’d rather have by my side in the zombie apocalypse than Mel, and no one funnier to write about it than Collard. A hilarious new voice in UK YA.” Joanna Nadin
"Authentic, hilarious and deeply moving; Sorrel's debut is laugh-out-loud funny and filled with joy in the face of a terrifying event. Apocalypse Cow will turn even the most reluctant readers into avid fans of the written word." Anika Hussain
About O.R. Sorrel
Olivia recently stumbled across a list of things they Could Not Do in September 1998, according to primary school administration. This included (but was not limited to): hopping three times on the same foot, walking up or downstairs without assistance, and running for one (ONE) metre without stopping.
Fortunately, since then they have become slightly more competent. They have, rather excessively, two degrees in Creative Writing, including from the prestigious Bath Spa Creative Writing MA. They live in Bristol with their partner.
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