Welcome to Night Vale Book Review.

This book. Oh this book. If you haven't seen it yet, I did a post about the tour event and you can read it here. And with this review, I am going to try very hard not to gush too much. But I loved this book. As well I don't want to spoil it. I'm still trying to find a nice balance of giving you guys enough information, and not spoil huge things.

The book follows two lesser known Night Vale characters Jackie Fierro the owner of the local pawnshop, Diane Crayton a member for the PTA and Josh's mother, and a mysterious man in a tan jacket and a deer skin suitcase, and a paper that says "KING CITY." I am not going to say too much about the plot. But, I will say it's brilliant, and rooted in Night Vale weirdness. The story is mostly about Jackie and Diane trying to solve the mystery of KING CITY, and Josh trying to find his father.

I feel like the book would be better appreciated, and understood by those who are familiar with the podcast. It's not necessary, but as someone who knows the podcast, I think it helps. There is a lot of really long sentences, that make the book more difficult to understand. But once you get the language, it gets easier. The language is quite rambley, think Douglas Adams in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

There are a few short chapters with the podcasts leading men, Cecil and Carlos. And it's so cute. I love them so much, and it makes me happy that they are in the book for a bit. But of course the story doesn't revolve around them. I feel like they didn't need to be included in the book. They were just there for the fans.

Though the book doesn't focus on Cecil's story, and I like it. It gives the reader a fuller look at the world of Night Vale, and the people inside this weird town. And it makes the town seem a little bit more real.

There isn't a lot of world building in the book. But a lot of the world building is done through the podcast. But there is enough to understand, and imagine the world. Just go into the book with an open eye, and the attitude that really anything can happen. The world that is described is however very interesting. A little unrealistic in terms of accepting other cultures, and sexual orientations. It's more of an ideal rather than how our world actually is.

The characters in the book are very well written, and there is someone that every can identify with. Diane Crayton is a single mom who is trying to provide for a son who is constantly changing, and Jackie is a mix raced teenager trying to find her way in the world. And of course there are the characters podcast listeners know and already love like John Peters, you know the farmer, and Cecil and Carlos, and Dana.

There is just an acceptance in the world of Night Vale that is just kind of there. If you are a fan of the podcast, this book is a great thing to accompany it. If you nothing about the podcast other than what I wrote about, then it's an interesting journey for you to take. As well as an interesting introduction to the world of Night Vale that just kind of shoves you into it.

Thank you so much for reading the review of a book that has very quickly wormed its way onto my favourites.