Monday, March 17, 2014

On a Galaxy Far Away- March 17, 2014


After a wonderful weekend vacation with my family, I am a little behind on my reading.  I did happen to finish off a book before I left and will leave a short review. 

 
Currently Reading:
  • My Life in Middlemarch  by Rebecca Mead
  • Dream Dress by Janice Thompson (received through NetGalley)
  • The Kids Will Be Fine: Guilt-Free Motherhood for Thoroughly Modern Women by Daisy Waugh (received through LibraryThing)
  • Dancing Fish and Ammonites by Penelope Lively (received through Goodreads)
On Deck:
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Colonel Roosevelt by Edmund Morris
  • The Burning by Jane Casey (received through NetGalley)
  • Beautiful Addictions  by Season Vining (received through Goodreads)
Recent Reviews:

Alienated by Melissa Landers
4 stars

Before I even started reading this book, I was mesmerized by the cover.  It is beautiful and really different from anything I’ve seen in the Young Adult genre.  Two years ago aliens made contact with Earth and are beginning a trial exchange program in order to promote unity.  Cara, class valedictorian and all around motivated person, has been selected to host a visiting Alien.  Aelyx and his cohort are not at all excited by this program and have tricks up their sleeve for ending it prematurely.  First of all, this book does not strive to be serious science fiction.  It is not always plausible but is extremely entertaining.  I liked both characters and thought their interactions were often humorous and heartfelt.  This is definitely a series that I will continue to read. 

 

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