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bookish_heidi's review
3.0
If you're looking for a new scifi/fantasy Mashup then look no further. Aliens walking among humans and political undertones bring you into a rich world where crazy things are happening.
inesjesus's review against another edition
4.0
I received a copy of this book from NetGallery in exchange for an honest review
This was such a good story, a different genre from what I normally read, as I’m not very use to reading Sci-fi. The cover is beautiful and attracts you straight away.
The initial chapters were a little bit confusing, there was a lot of information and many characters to get used to. Once you get to the middle of the book it got easier to follow along the story.
An imaginative book with so many details and excellent world building. The ending surprised me, I was not expecting that.
I can’t wait for the next book.
This was such a good story, a different genre from what I normally read, as I’m not very use to reading Sci-fi. The cover is beautiful and attracts you straight away.
The initial chapters were a little bit confusing, there was a lot of information and many characters to get used to. Once you get to the middle of the book it got easier to follow along the story.
An imaginative book with so many details and excellent world building. The ending surprised me, I was not expecting that.
I can’t wait for the next book.
jamice's review
3.0
Isoldesse, has a very interesting plot, which is what got me excited about the book, that and the beautiful cover. The world building is amazing in this story but it was not perfect. There are a lot of POVs in this story which normally does not bother me at all, however there were a lot of details at the beginning that made it all kind of confusing and had me backtracking. Once I got the backstory down though, it was not a bad read, although I’m sad it ended in a cliffhanger, I hate cliffhangers.
melycp's review
4.0
*I was given an arc of Isoldesse in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Tractor Beam Publishing and Kimberly Grymes.*
This review was posted on Young Creative Press if you like this review check out my other reviews at youngcreativepress.com
Synopsis:
Isoldesse is a contemporary sci-fi which takes place between Earth and Priomh. Told from multiple perspectives every character seems to have one thing in common, Isoldesse.
On Priomh, a moon of Sendara, Isoldesse is a goddess of which they worship. Carrying out their goddesses work through the Aevo Compendium the Sendarians takes subjects from each world to keep track of how advanced their technology has become.
Kenna, one of the main characters, is sent a strange necklace which allows her to see the spirit of a mysterious old woman. Not long after she and her friends are taken to Priomh for the Aevo Compendium, however, Kenna wakes up long before she is supposed to. There is something different about Kenna, she’s just not sure what.
Review:
This has been one of my favourite reads of 2021 so far. I loved that it was sci-fi but with a contemporary twist. When reading the first few chapters I genuinely forgot that this was a sci-fi and then when those elements did become part of the story I loved it. I don’t really read sci-fi that often and think the mix of the two genres worked really well for me.
Firstly let’s talk about the areas that I was not huge on. There were just too many perspectives which at times made the story a little disjointed. I’ve never been a big fan of multiple perspectives anyway, with the odd exception, this not being one of them.
This would have benefitted from just three perspectives; Kenna, Breyah and Gemma. They are the most important when it comes to the main plotline and seeing the perspectives from others such as Darci and Cahleen were not as necessary.
The prologue was extremely confusing as there was a lot of terms being used that I did not know. This would have been ok if I looked at the glossary at the end of the book however as this was an e-arc that wasn’t very accessible.
There was a lot of information thrown at you within the first few chapters which at times could seem quite overwhelming. However, as soon as this got going I was hooked.
I was desperate to know more about the elusive Aevo Compendium and what it was actually for. The reason for this, at least to me, was not very obvious and I was constantly wondering why they were taking people.
This didn’t ruin the book for me though. If anything I was desperate to keep reading because I needed to know more.
I cannot review this book without mentioning its gorgeous cover. This was what drew me into Isoldesse in the first place. Gold and navy is one of my favourite colour combinations and it is stunning on this simple yet interesting cover design.
Romance was a very small part of this book, and I was glad that the main focus was on the actual storyline. I feel like there may be a love triangle appearing in the next book, but I have huge confidence that it won’t take over the story.
The story, although the pacing was a little off at times, was interesting throughout the entirety of the book. I genuinely have no idea where the plot will go next, but I do know that I am excited. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book and I’m sad that I’m going to have to wait so long to find out what happens after Isoldesse’s action-packed ending.
This review was posted on Young Creative Press if you like this review check out my other reviews at youngcreativepress.com
Synopsis:
Isoldesse is a contemporary sci-fi which takes place between Earth and Priomh. Told from multiple perspectives every character seems to have one thing in common, Isoldesse.
On Priomh, a moon of Sendara, Isoldesse is a goddess of which they worship. Carrying out their goddesses work through the Aevo Compendium the Sendarians takes subjects from each world to keep track of how advanced their technology has become.
Kenna, one of the main characters, is sent a strange necklace which allows her to see the spirit of a mysterious old woman. Not long after she and her friends are taken to Priomh for the Aevo Compendium, however, Kenna wakes up long before she is supposed to. There is something different about Kenna, she’s just not sure what.
Review:
This has been one of my favourite reads of 2021 so far. I loved that it was sci-fi but with a contemporary twist. When reading the first few chapters I genuinely forgot that this was a sci-fi and then when those elements did become part of the story I loved it. I don’t really read sci-fi that often and think the mix of the two genres worked really well for me.
Firstly let’s talk about the areas that I was not huge on. There were just too many perspectives which at times made the story a little disjointed. I’ve never been a big fan of multiple perspectives anyway, with the odd exception, this not being one of them.
This would have benefitted from just three perspectives; Kenna, Breyah and Gemma. They are the most important when it comes to the main plotline and seeing the perspectives from others such as Darci and Cahleen were not as necessary.
The prologue was extremely confusing as there was a lot of terms being used that I did not know. This would have been ok if I looked at the glossary at the end of the book however as this was an e-arc that wasn’t very accessible.
There was a lot of information thrown at you within the first few chapters which at times could seem quite overwhelming. However, as soon as this got going I was hooked.
I was desperate to know more about the elusive Aevo Compendium and what it was actually for. The reason for this, at least to me, was not very obvious and I was constantly wondering why they were taking people.
This didn’t ruin the book for me though. If anything I was desperate to keep reading because I needed to know more.
I cannot review this book without mentioning its gorgeous cover. This was what drew me into Isoldesse in the first place. Gold and navy is one of my favourite colour combinations and it is stunning on this simple yet interesting cover design.
Romance was a very small part of this book, and I was glad that the main focus was on the actual storyline. I feel like there may be a love triangle appearing in the next book, but I have huge confidence that it won’t take over the story.
The story, although the pacing was a little off at times, was interesting throughout the entirety of the book. I genuinely have no idea where the plot will go next, but I do know that I am excited. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book and I’m sad that I’m going to have to wait so long to find out what happens after Isoldesse’s action-packed ending.
library_of_dreams_and_stories's review
2.0
Thank you to Netgalley for providing me an ARC!
DNF'ed at 40%
I really didn’t want to DNF my first ARC.
[disclaimer: I do actually think this book is enjoyable. It’s just that I’m not the kind of person that would enjoy it. This is based on my opinions only.]
I requested this book because it looked intriguing, and also the pretty cover. The synopsis wasn’t quite my vibe - aliens? Boy troubles? But I figured it would be fun to try something new, and besides, the concept was cool.
The prologue got me so ready. There was real tension, the writing was pretty decent, the character had some mystery and a goal and a purpose and was on a moon of another planet.
Unfortunately, the cover was one of the best parts about the book.
My first problem: there were ~speshul names~. Why? I don’t know.
Kenna is a pretty good name. It’s pretty and it’s common enough.
But...Meegan? What the fuck? Sure it makes sense to say it that way, but who spells it like that? I know Meagan and Megan, but Meegan just doesn’t look like a word, much less a name. Apologies to anyone out there named Meegan, I’m not trying to be a bitch.
And Darci. Which is a name that I know but isn’t actually something I could imagine naming a miniature human.
And Cahleen? What is a Cahleen? Kahlen is a name I know. Kalen. Cathleen. Kathleen. Kaelen. Caylin.
But out of all of those decent names, our author went for...Cahleen.
The characters were indistinguishable from one another. I kept forgetting names (hence the lack of other names on that list) and I barely even remembered which of our three (six?) main characters was who.
Darci. This name literally tells you everything about the character. She’s a scatterbrained airheaded teenage girl with a passion for ~clothes~ and ~trends~. And that’s basically all we see of her until around a third of the way in, where plot twist she’s not actually that stupid. She’s not human, actually.
Meegan is also an alien. Because...I don’t know. She needed to come to Earth for something, I guess. She...knew stuff. I really don’t know. She was the info-dump paragraph out of the boring essay called the cast of characters.
“So, you’re over a hundred?” Kenna asked shakily while getting her bearings again on the road.
“Don’t freak out, but I’m more like three-hundred-and-eighteen. Believe it or not, Earth’s time is similar to what we had on Anuminis. I’m assuming it’s because our planets are similar in size and have a relatively similar position around the sun. But I can’t say for sure.”
Wow. Maybe you can tell me about the star position next. How is this relevant to you going to your friend’s house again?
And lastly, saving the worst for last…Kenna.
Kenna is...stupid. That’s the only word I have to describe her. She is clueless and despite being an “overworked straight-A student with a passion for space” or something, I couldn’t find a personality if I readjusted my telescope and stared into the void.
Now that you have met these white-paper cutout things called characters, we can move on to the plot.
Oh wait.
I didn’t see one of those, either.
Basically, there are alien races called the Anumen and the Obard, and they’re at war. I think. One or the other (or both) of these alien races worships a goddess called Idoldesse. I think. Anyway there are these people in positions called the Spiares, who have no real function as far as I know. And then there is Kenna, Meegan, Darci, and some other people that I don’t remember, on Earth. I just remember being annoyed.
Kenna mysteriously receives an Anumen arcstone necklace that...sucks in her energy and makes her see the woman trapped inside the stone? I think? Something like that? And this introduces Kenna to the world of the Anumen aliens.
But the thing is…*sigh*
Kenna shouldn’t be able to connect to the stone. Somehow, something about this human girl is Speshul™ enough to connect to an alien necklace.
This is when stuff starts getting out of hand. First of all, I couldn’t tell you the difference between Ally and an alien. Second, I have no idea what the hell happened for the 100+ pages that I read. What I read was: Kenna, Meegan, Darci and Ally stress out over boys. They cry because someone got broken up with or something. Kenna faints because she gets a magic necklace. Meegan reveals herself to be an alien and tries to figure out why Kenna has a magic necklace. They cry because someone got broken up with or something. Kenna sees the magical old lady and some other aliens in a war and gets confused. The girls...go to the mall? They cry because someone got broken up with or something.
And then there are other alien spy people searching for one of their alien spy people who is on Earth who escaped or something.
I am so confused. Meegan is over THREE CENTURIES OLD but she acts like an immature twelve-year-old. She throws tantrums, freaks out, and despite being on a ~mission to Earth~ from her planet, she’s all ~heartbroken~ because she had to break up with her boyfriend, who was a regular human guy. She is THREE HUNDRED and in the middle of an ALIEN WAR and her priority is to cry over some human who’s literally like 6.25% as old as her?
And Gemma (who I just remembered existed) was supposed to be some kind of ancient, strong alien soldier and what she ends up doing is...having a meltdown at the mall because her boyfriend is “acting stupid”.
Where is the alien war? Where are the cool hallucinations? Where is the STORY? I was promised a cool spaceship adventure and solving a mystery about a goddess.
I read forty percent of this book. Almost halfway. And this book is over 400 pages. I read almost 200 pages and there was no? action? anywhere? Someone got kidnapped but it wasn’t even important because I didn’t know who the fuck they were. I just couldn’t find a plot. Maybe it left to find Kenna’s personality.
“What did you just ask me?” Kenna’s tone was a mixture of surprise and anger. “Tell me you’re not the one who gave me this damn necklace? Or…” she lifted her wrist without breaking eye contact, “…put these things on us?”
“No, I swear! I didn’t—I mean, I don’t know who did. Kenna, please—”
“Don’t please me! Do you have any idea what kind of shit I’ve been going through? The pain and—and the hallucinations! I thought I was losing my mind!”
Chill. Meegan is literally trying to explain.
She asked one question and Kenna just decided to start ranting about how she started seeing insane things without actually waiting for an explanation of the insane things. It’s like she just wanted to complain instead of figure out what was happening to her or something.
The world-building made literally no sense to me. You remember that quote about Anumen being in a close position around the sun or something?
Does that mean this alien planet is close to Earth in our solar system? But no one knows that there’s a planet (maybe two planets) near the Earth in our solar system?
And I don’t see the difference between the Anumen and Obard aliens. They’re at war. That’s all I know. All of the aliens have bright orange eyes (yes, orange eyes) and look gorgeous. As in, they’re mistaken for supermodels.
I just didn’t understand. There was an alien rebel force from one planet but there was a group of spies from another planet and one other group was doing something about a goddess? What? I didn’t get any of it. The only thing I knew about the Obard and the anumen was that they were pretty and had orange eyes.
“Your aunt has Spidey-Senses that work three states away? That’s freaking crazy, yet kind of cool.”
“Like I said, she’s special. One of the more powerful Anumens. Someone we call a Sėara.”
First of all...Spidey-Senses?
Is this girl really nineteen?
Second, a “Sėara”. Which sounds the same as a “seer”. Because this woman can sense things.
Now for the longest, most tiring part of my review: the writing.
"Oh, mother of—this is freaking insane!” She couldn’t look away. Her curiosity overpowered the flight part of her brain screaming for her to run inside.
Those are smaller ships, like a dinghy on a bigger boat or—or a dropship like in one of my dad’s books. Shuttle ships for away missions! “Oh my God, am I seriously trying to rationalize this with science fiction!”
This is Kenna, talking to literally no one on the roof of her apartment. Or is it her house? Apartment building? I don’t remember. I remember reading that she lived in an apartment and I know she had a roommate but I also remember her having a front door? And one apartment doesn’t have an entire roof for stargazing, so I don’t really know.
Yay, inconsistencies.
Anyway. Kenna is talking to no one after seeing a UFO appearance in the place of a star. She literally sees the UFO. And now she is...talking about it. To her telescope stand. Because she’s alone and stargazing. And she’s talking about her thoughts out loud. Because I absolutely will talk about my rationalization of a spaceship in the middle of a rooftop (or wherever the hell she is) to no one.
“The overwhelming sense of emotions hummed beneath Kenna’s skin and filled her tear ducts.”
What is this sentence? Why? What?
“Why? Because you and your family are into witchcraft? That your little witch cult… what do you call yourselves, Anumens… are into voodoo spells and magic. You underestimate how much he loved you. Your secret life never interfered with our everyday friendship or your relationship. I’m sure he would’ve understood if you gave him the chance. We both would’ve!”
A comprehensive list of all the things wrong with this paragraph:
1. All Meegan said was that she was an Anumen, which Kenna has only heard once before. And suddenly Kenna is calling Meegan a witch and talking about voodoo, which I didn’t even realize was also considered witchcraft? And she’s suddenly decided that the Anumen are a cult? A cult of witches? Even though Meegan hasn’t actually said anything about what an Anumen is? And Kenna doesn’t know what it means? Her logic really flew out the window on this one.
2. Why is “voodoo” italicized? It doesn’t have to be italicized. The inflection on that word makes no sense in the sentence.
3. Kenna is insisting that she and Meegan’s ex would have “understood” if she’d revealed her secret life, and yet she doesn’t even realize that Meegan isn’t a witch. So…
Basically, Kenna is an obnoxious bitch who doesn’t have enough brain cells to comprehend the fact that she might be wrong. And she’s usually wrong.
“Seriously, you know me well enough to know I don’t have time for that kind of drama. Ben was the name of the guy in my dream last night. I promise, he’s not real.” She picked up her phone. No new messages. “And Liam, well Liam’s a good friend. And—”
“Ben is some guy you’ve been crushing on?”
“Uh, no.” She shook her head and glared at Meegan. “Did you not just hear me? I don’t have any time to date. I don’t even have time for a one-nighter!"
“I don’t even have time for a one-nighter.”
Ahahahahaha -
What.
So Kenna tries to explain her dream about the aliens, and Meegan, despite being an alien herself, decides that the guy in Kenna’s dream is someone she wants to have a fling with? And Kenna's argument for not having a fling with him is that she doesn’t have the time?
I don’t understand.
“The older woman’s head dipped, and without looking up she said, “I didn’t see it coming. The blade that pierced my side. The pressure of her hand pushing the hilt harder against my dress. She pleaded with me to forgive her as her tears and my blood spilled. She shoved the arcstone into my hand and held my palm closed over it while she recited the ascension amula. My thoughts raced with everything I hadn’t finished. The family and friends I would never see again. Isoldesse took that from me. She took everything from me and left me in solitude. Yet—I cannot hate her.”
Why the FUCK did Ulissa just randomly start narrating her death?
“I didn’t see it coming. The blade that pierced my side. The pressure of her hand pushing the hilt harder against my dress...My thoughts raced with everything I hadn’t finished. The family and friends I would never see again.”
This is literally a first-person POV inner monologue, and yet Ulissa is saying the whole thing out loud. Because naturally when describing your death you must switch to the dramatic first person monologue instead of actually talking about what happened.
And then of course there were the basic grammatical errors.
“The flame on the end of the candle flickered providing a soft glow over the mirror.”
“The flame on the end of the candle” - we know where the fire goes on a candle.
There should also be a comma between “flickered” and “providing”.
“Meegan opened her eyes and saw her best friend smiling at her and mouthing reassuring cheers like you got this and you’re doing great.”
This is a cringe-worthy run-on sentence. I could have written something better than this in sixth grade. I actually probably did.
Anyway, it appears I have to take over for the editor of this book.
“Meegan opened her eyes and saw her best friend smiling at her, mouthing reassuring things like ‘you got this!’ and ‘you’re doing great’.”
“Ulissa nodded. Her brown hair twisted in a beautiful updo.”
Um.
This makes no sense.
Is her hair twisting itself into an updo? Like an automatic hairstyle? Like those annoying trolls?
You could say her hair is twisted into a beautiful updo, but otherwise it sounds like she’s an obnoxious glittery goblin creature.
hahahahahaha I apologize for the overuse of annoyed memes, I have a whole Pinterest board I save for reviews.
Overall, the concept of this book was intriguing, but I had way too many problems. If you get to the 25% mark and there’s still no plot, I don’t expect to care that much (unless it’s really, really good, which this wasn’t). I think the way this book was set up, my questions and the plot holes would have been resolved at the end. I just didn't care enough to get there.
thebrokebookblog's review
1.0
"Isoldesse" has a great concept and the blurb is enough to draw the reader in, However, Kimberly Grymes veers dramatically away from the plotline promised into a trio of intertwining plots: the humans, the good aliens, and the bad aliens. It gets confusing to the point that you honestly cannot tell who you should be rooting for, and all the while, Grymes' prose talks down to you in a condescending manner. This most likely will be a DNF - I just wish it had held up the promise given in the blurb.
rara2018's review against another edition
4.0
I thought that the book was interesting overall. It toed the line between science fiction and fantasy which I wasn't really expecting but I thought the genre-blending was generally done well. I appreciated how the characters were all so intertwined with one another in so many ways which made the book really fun to read. I also liked how the different perspectives allowed us to see into the minds of characters on all sides of the conflict. Even some of the more "villainous" (though I'm still not sure which side I stand on) characters were relatable and had motives that were honestly really understandable. Sometimes it could be difficult to really tell who was narrating despite the chapter saying so because the characters seemed to all share the same voice. I also thought Liam and Nick were boring characters and didn't really care for their part in the story. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next in the series and learning more about Meegan's history and the exciting revelation at the end about Kenna (though I am still a bit confused about the logistics of that with Darci and whatnot) but overall the book was interesting and kept me engaged from pretty early on in the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to NetGalley and Victory Editing for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
madison_ann98's review
4.0
Thank you to Kimberly Grymes and Victory Editing Academy for this ARC!
I have never been extremely interested in sci-fi books. Fantasy has always been my go-to. However, I really enjoyed this one! The addition of magic along with the technology and aliens was something that set this book apart from other sci-fi novels.
I was worried at first about there being so many POVs, but Grymes's description of this book being like a tv show where even the side characters have their own stories to tell made complete sense when I read it. It added so much more to the book to be able to watch all of these characters' storylines converge in a climactic ending that left me very upset that I did not have the second part of this duology.
The only reason I rated this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I was able to predict almost all of the plot twists that occurred due to being able to see so many characters' POVs. However, this didn't take too much away from the enjoyability of watching it all unfold.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction, or even to those who don't because this book was so much more than a book about aliens.
I have never been extremely interested in sci-fi books. Fantasy has always been my go-to. However, I really enjoyed this one! The addition of magic along with the technology and aliens was something that set this book apart from other sci-fi novels.
I was worried at first about there being so many POVs, but Grymes's description of this book being like a tv show where even the side characters have their own stories to tell made complete sense when I read it. It added so much more to the book to be able to watch all of these characters' storylines converge in a climactic ending that left me very upset that I did not have the second part of this duology.
The only reason I rated this 4 stars instead of 5 is because I was able to predict almost all of the plot twists that occurred due to being able to see so many characters' POVs. However, this didn't take too much away from the enjoyability of watching it all unfold.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction, or even to those who don't because this book was so much more than a book about aliens.
adominiquereads's review
3.0
"The bond between sisters is forever."
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Isoldesse was something I looked forward to reading because of its gorgeous cover, and I was surprised it was more of a contemporary young adult novel with a science fiction twist than a fantasy book that I expected it to be.
This novel had a lot of potential, but I do have to say that there are some parts that could still be improved. The story began with a lot of bombarded information about the characters and world, and it left me disoriented for the first ten or so chapters before I finally got the hang of it. It helped that there was a glossary at the end of the book, but the amount of information overload during the first few chapters can be overwhelming to a science fiction beginner - despite it having a contemporary setting. I actually had to commend the author for coming up with a very intricate world, but it could often get lost if not done neatly. Plot-wise, it started off really slowly since everything was still new and being introduced, and I had a slight issue with its pacing. The story itself could have been fleshed out even more to further expand the story and world, but I guess that would be hopefully done in the sequel.
The characters were the main driving force of the story, and what kept me continuing on. Like the world-building aspect, there was a lot of characters to take note of, but once you get past that hurdle, it's actually a bit easier to understand. The multiple POVs between the four main characters was a great help in understanding the story more because they all gave very different perspectives of the story. And it was also fun to see their friendship dynamics work.
Isoldesse is a pretty okay novel for me, and I would still recommend it to anyone who finds its story more appealing to their tastes. It may not be mine, but I'm sure there are other readers who will enjoy it more.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Isoldesse was something I looked forward to reading because of its gorgeous cover, and I was surprised it was more of a contemporary young adult novel with a science fiction twist than a fantasy book that I expected it to be.
This novel had a lot of potential, but I do have to say that there are some parts that could still be improved. The story began with a lot of bombarded information about the characters and world, and it left me disoriented for the first ten or so chapters before I finally got the hang of it. It helped that there was a glossary at the end of the book, but the amount of information overload during the first few chapters can be overwhelming to a science fiction beginner - despite it having a contemporary setting. I actually had to commend the author for coming up with a very intricate world, but it could often get lost if not done neatly. Plot-wise, it started off really slowly since everything was still new and being introduced, and I had a slight issue with its pacing. The story itself could have been fleshed out even more to further expand the story and world, but I guess that would be hopefully done in the sequel.
The characters were the main driving force of the story, and what kept me continuing on. Like the world-building aspect, there was a lot of characters to take note of, but once you get past that hurdle, it's actually a bit easier to understand. The multiple POVs between the four main characters was a great help in understanding the story more because they all gave very different perspectives of the story. And it was also fun to see their friendship dynamics work.
Isoldesse is a pretty okay novel for me, and I would still recommend it to anyone who finds its story more appealing to their tastes. It may not be mine, but I'm sure there are other readers who will enjoy it more.
scavengedreads's review
3.0
Isoldesse is a contemporary style new adult fantasy story of human college students that end up in the middle of a battle between alien races.
Aliens does mean Science Fiction, and this is a story about aliens, but the entire writing style, drama, and plot, I think fits much better with the fantasy world and would appeal more to a fantasy reader than a sci fi reader, so I'm choosing to categorize it as fantasy.
The story is told through multiple POV not only including best friends Meegan and Kenna, but also Darci who is not introduced to our lead characters for quite some time. This makes the start a bit confusing to grip at first since all 3 have such different knowledge bases about what is going on. Once Darci meets up with the gang the story really begins to unfold.
Thank you Net Galley for providing an ARC
Aliens does mean Science Fiction, and this is a story about aliens, but the entire writing style, drama, and plot, I think fits much better with the fantasy world and would appeal more to a fantasy reader than a sci fi reader, so I'm choosing to categorize it as fantasy.
The story is told through multiple POV not only including best friends Meegan and Kenna, but also Darci who is not introduced to our lead characters for quite some time. This makes the start a bit confusing to grip at first since all 3 have such different knowledge bases about what is going on. Once Darci meets up with the gang the story really begins to unfold.
Thank you Net Galley for providing an ARC