Cat on the Run in Hidden Layers!

Cat on the Run #3

by Aaron Blabey

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Bad Guys comes another hilarious illustrated series starring a pampered cat who is way tougher than anyone realizes.

The final installment of CAT ON THE RUN! Find out what happens to Princess Beautiful in the finale of the trilogy...

Genres: Graphic Novels, Humor, Fiction, Comics, Childrens, Animals

192 pages, Paperback

Published May 6, 2025

About the author

Aaron is an Australian author of children's books and artist who until the mid-2000s was also an actor. His award winning picture books include Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon and the best-selling Pig the Pug.

In the field of acting, he is probably best known for his lead roles in two television dramedies, 1994's The Damnation of Harvey McHugh, for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award, and 2003's CrashBurn, before retiring from performance in 2005.

Reviews

[Annamarie Carlson (she, her)]

I don't think I understood any of that. What did I just read?

[Meagan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Glad this was just a mini series and that we didn’t drag it out like the bad guys.

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a nice wrap-up to a cute and funny graphic novel series. I did not expect it to complete in only 3 volumes. Usually these types of things are drawn out into many more. I read this with my 5-year-old and it was action-packed and kept us engaged. It was also a quick read as we got through it in under 30 minutes. This volume has less focus on lessons than the previous two, which focused on being true to yourself and beauty within. Ironically, the title of this one would lead you to believe there was more character development, but do not expect much of that in this one. All of that development was in the previous 2 volumes.

[Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

That was the series? I'm so confused. I figured the author would try to go at least half as long as the bad guys series. But this is the last book. I don't know. This was pretty mediocre for me. I feel like he could have done a couple more volumes in this series, but whatever it was kind of silly. Kids might like it. I don't know if the author ever decided to do a cat on the run And bad guy's crossover, I might be intrigued.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Graphic Novel
This trilogy concludes with Princess Beautiful revealing how much more she is than a cute cat in videos. Together with her team, she defeats Mr. Cash using his own technology. Love the ending that hints of future adventures while wrapping up this story.
Blabey's sense of the ridiculous meshes well with his underlying points to think about in this series.

[Steph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chaotic and fun! You’ve got brain-washing, hacking and attempts to become president in this! Really live the colour palette in this - the use of colour has a proper impact. Great addition to the series!

[Ellie Gaidai · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm so sad that this is the last book!!! This series will always have a place in my heart.

[Louie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even wittier and with more action than the first two, Hidden Layers really does reveal more of Princess Beautiful's inriguing character and concludes her story in a very fun and timely way.

[Alice · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
Princess Beautiful reveals her hidden layers in this conclusion to the Cat on the Run trilogy.

[Andrew Heitland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super quick, 5 minute read!