2.5 stars -- I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

OK, this was a frustrating read for me. And I'm having a hard time judging what all comes into play in my final assessment. There is definitely a component that is a bad match writing style for me I think. But there's also bits that were honest to goodness not written as well too. And this is where it gets complicated: the part that doesn't match with me style-wise is that things aren't spelled out for me in a clear manner, and I really really hate that (I'll explain in a second). But the problem with disliking that, is that I have a hard time judging what was bad writing versus just not a match, you know??

OK, I'll attempt to explain... Well, did anyone else see that movie The Arrival? My husband loved it, whereas that movie made me SOOOOO angry and annoyed and frustrated and mad. And while I could enjoy so many aspects of the movie, if I can't have my theories confirmed on what was happening, then I just don't like it. Like, I need things to be closer to black and white, I don't play well in gray area and subtlety. I'm probably not making any sense. *sigh* Regardless, this book was kind of like that. I'm left at the end of the book thinking I have a pretty good idea of what happened, but I'm not sure. And I want to be sure. I don't understand what the point is if I'm not sure. So was it bad writing, or style?? I DON'T KNOW!!

There were definitely parts of this book where I can categorically say that it needed better editing and needed to be cleaned up. There were quite a few TINY continuity issues (like the showers on the ship were supposed to be ionized air, but then Leda talks about her hair being wet from her shower; or the drug that was supposed to put that guy to sleep for about 40 hours, and less than 24 hours later he's wide awake; or how did the pain meds work on the tethered cord surgery, but not for the bullet wound?). See? Tiny, but I noticed them, and it annoyed me. But it probably only annoyed me because I was having other problems. The book just felt...for lack of a better word, fragmented. From individual sentences that were probably trying to be too pretty, but then I would have to read them over again to understand them; to the overall plot and the way I would feel like I missed something from one section to another. It was just kind of choppy in places, and didn't make for a nice read. And then there was the tiny plot thread that was completely dropped at the end of the book (what Enren said about Toovu and the Woede -- purposely being vague to avoid spoilers), which I suppose could have been ok if there was going to be a sequel or something and they'd tackle it there, but I don't get that impression.

So yeah, frustration. The book needed a bit more clean up and definitely needed to be smoothed over. Things happened so fast, I kind of couldn't follow what people were talking about sometimes, or the conclusions they were coming to.

And then there's the characters and chemistry. *sigh* This review could get so long if I really went into detail on those parts, but I'll try to keep it brief (*snort* yeah right). Quite honestly, I didn't dislike the characters, but I wasn't totally enamoured with them either. Like none of them. And hence I didn't find my emotions engaged at any of the potentially heartbreaking parts. It was a little bit insta-lovey between Leda and Roar, which I don't always mind if I get something else out of it. But there was so much else going on, I never really did understand why they were in love... I got the draw and the connection, but not the emotions I guess.

And there were a ton of potentially intriguing side characters with potential little side plots, but we never got to learn about them or dive into them. They were so many moments where the author could have delved deeper, but chose not to in favour of action I suppose. Which is not horrible, but I hate getting teased with depth and then not getting it. We could have learned so much about Aurelite society, how it was, how it affected people, how it shaped them. From Stein to Petrus to even Roar. And Nils!! What about Nils and his mom?? And why tease us with those things and not go into them? Why say them at all and make them part of the story and not go further? I think the author tried to do too much with the story, and had to cut back, and didn't really get the right focus back. Or not. Honestly, that's conjecture, I shouldn't say I know anything.

*sigh* So yeah. It had a lot of potential. And despite the way this review sounds, there were interesting moments! I even enjoyed the kisses between Roar and Leda. I loved the inclusion of some diverse elements, and how Leda always had Spina Bifida, regardless of whether she was some fabled weapon or not. But she pushed through it. And there were some really quotable pretty lines!! When the author hit her mark on those, they were really beautiful!

And that is that. I'm sad. Reading books that don't match me is really taxing on my reader's brain. Ah well. Onward and upward!

This story packs a punch with the action and adventure! It just takes a bit to get there. Leda and Roar's insta-love didn't even bother me. This is sci-fi/fantasy after all, anything is possible. The author does a good job writing that you will believe it is real, even if the flow leaves you jostled enough to have to go back and reread to understand what's happened. I found the ending to be predictable and not a surprise at all. Makes me wonder if there will be more to the story though. Overall, a good read that you can get lost in.

Thanks to the publisher for offering the story for honest review.

DNF. Got to about 20%. I'm not trying to be mean, but I don't know how this got published by a major house. It felt completely disjointed and choppy. There was far too much internal dialogue, telling me instead of showing me. I couldn't understand the characters, going from hate to respect instantly, and defending a potential rival suitor. The writing itself seemed immature; "Rory did is. Rory did that. Then Rory did such and such." I like YA, but this felt more like middle grade. Not for me.

This book had an interesting premise but just wasn't all that engrossing. The characters were average and the author's pandering to political correctness was annoying. It was fast paced, which is a plus, and had some cool alien technology. But some things were simply not explained enough and that only frustrates me that they were included to begin with then.

When Leda's father died, she was moved to Norway to live with her relatives because her mother pretty much wants nothing to do with her. It's not long at all after she gets there that she ends up discovering that she's not only not human but also a weapon needed to save an entire alien planet. No pressure. But she sees it as a purpose and it doesn't hurt that the boy that was sent to find her is hot and is all she can think about. Everything goes bad from the moment they try to leave until the very end. There's gross alien creatures, multiple attacks, traitors to deal with, and even some torture (which surprised me). In the end Leda manages to force a peace of sorts and maybe get a happy future. It's hard to tell. The very end didn't actually have a solid conclusion.

When I read the blurb, I was non-committal about it. When I started I thought - Oh, this book had so much promise! An alien story with a disable MC, and an intergalactic war - it had some good components, but the writing failed it. So, you have these two species - Aurelite and Weodes - both at war with each other, with the latter having an upper hand, and the former a hidden weapon that was to be retrieved from Earth. So Aurelia sends Roar, who is basically a genetic bloodhound, to get the weapon back, who is Leda, our MC. On the way to the planet they are meant to save, though, they come across many obstacles like a kidnapping, space attacks, and their ill-fated love (eyeroll for the last one).

I'm going to start with what I like first, because if I started with the opposite, this review will go on and on. I liked that it has a diverse set of characters - disabled POC (in human sense, not alien, but she is not white, basically) main character, a transgender character, (at least) two gay characters, and possibly an alien-human romance. The story is novel, in a way, utilizing the diverse cast in the plot structure. It also takes unexpected twists, which kept me on my toes, sort of. And it has a fast pace, so you are not bored if you are looking for a space adventure. It is also good on details, when it came to the science and the action.

However, this book had many problems, starting with plotholes that I was getting exponentially enraged by. I'll list out a few but it's not a complete list. It is never mentioned how long Roar and his squad were on Earth before he found her - when it is clear that he has an instant connection to her like a beacon. And when he found her, it still takes some time for her guardians to reveal her to him, which considering they are raising her for, didn't sit with the adults-hiding-the-truth cliche that somehow all YA novels have; wasn't the war in Aurelia time sensitive enough for them to not waste time dawdling on Earth. And then when they finally decide to go? They waste days fixing the spaceship's cloaking system which is useless BECAUSE THEY GET ATTACKED MULTIPLE TIMES IN SPACE ANYWAY SO THAT CLOAKING SYSTEM CLEARLY WAS USELESS TO WASTE PRECIOUS TIME ON! Where is the urgency in returning the weapon back to the planet they are meant to save? And how did Leda survive in space without a suit during that climactic scene (last I heard, vacuum was still a thing)? *screams in frustration*

Another grievance I had was the characters - sure, they are diverse, but there is barely any development between them. Nils (a half-Weode) and Leda - instant friends and days later, Nils is friends with the Roar and his crew as well, though they all have a war between them. He even asks to come along with them as a hostage, because what? He suddenly feels a strong friendship with them or Leda? It is never shown how they become friends; everything just falls into place a few pages later and we are supposed to go along with that. And lets not even start with the instalove between Leda and Roar. Even with their supposed genetic connection, which also becomes a hindrance to them, these two had no chemistry. And speaking of that hindrance, since when is blood being incompatible equals to them not being able to bone? They kiss quite fine - without any energy explosions, so what gives with, um, other kinds of fluids to mingle? Even if they did bump uglies, how would they blood reacting to each other be a problem unless they have some sort of weird sex involving bleeding?

And lastly, what is with these villains popping out of freaking nowhere? You can't sacrifice logic for cheap twists in plot! Where did that other bounty hunter come from? How is Aurelian society a capitalistic utopia that still has equal rights for all citizens but still they have a big economic divide? World-building seems to the weak point of this book. Anyway, so I was pretty much infuriated by the end, because I could see how the book had good components, but it had all been arranged so badly or not utilized well enough. Instead, we get three very detailed kissing scenes, and endless angst over a sexual relationship.

This book had a great premise. Unfortunately, I found the plot very convoluted which diminished my enjoyment of the book.

I found All the Stars Left Behind to be a good sci-fi read. The characters were well thought out with outstanding backstories that help add to the plot line. The author does an amazing job writing that you will believe it is real. I found the ending to be predictable and not a surprise at all. Overall, a good read that you can get lost in

I am sorry, but I hate instalove. Enough to be one of the main causes I stop reading sth, even more so if the plot is full of holes. We have Leda, with a disability and a mother who doesn't care for her, so she is closer to her dad. When he dies, Leda and her mother move to Norway. There she meets a guy called Roar, an alien who is sent to earth in search of a weapon to help his people. Here begins the instalove and the holes on the plot... More info on the aliens, please? Why it feels like some people know of them but not the rest? I mean, they try to kill another half alien living on Earth but they are stopped by someone. So... there's people who know about them and people who doesn't? Why? Is earth a safe haven for some aliens?
Also the action jumps from our place to another without making senss: now we are with Leda in the kitchen, Roars arrive, instalove, hearts beating, love music, all the magic... and then he runs away because one of his alien friends tried to kill someone... back to the instalove... back to some snippet of thing happening... very brusque and little continuity...
I am sorry, but this book wasn't for me.

Wow this book!
I have to say I was very impressed by the storyline and how things sort of developed and the little twists and turns!!!
When I requested this book I had high expectations because not only is the cover amazing, the description of the book just makes you want to read it instantly.
I couldn't really read it right away as much as I wanted because my life is just crazy right now and it's taking forever to get through books nowadays, but gosh was it hard to stop reading and go to work or bed? I really liked the story, and where I think it might be going, I sure hope there is more books to come because the end is kind of uncertain, but good at the same time if that makes any sense?
I would definitely recommend this story!
The only reason it doesn't get a five out of five stars is just because there were just some things that I totally missed or just didn't understand I guess and it all just might be because I could not read it all at once like I would have like to. But it's an amazing book!
Here it's my favorite line:
"We can still love each other in the ways that matter."
It's not the most romantic thing in the world, but it still made my heart swoon a little bit!

This book was amazing. Every page for me was fantastic. I loved the characters and the plot was to die for and the end........

Three and a half
I was really intruigued by the synopsis of this plus the cover was so eye catching. The idea of a heroine with spina bifida was a unique one for me and I really had no idea where the author was going to take this story.
Leda is struggling to come to terms with the loss of her father and thanks to her mothers complete lack of interest in her has been taken in by relatives in Norway that she didn't even know she had. In many ways she's just trading water until she meets Roar the peculiar boy who works for her uncle but Roar has secrets of his own . Roar is incredibly drawn to Leda and her attitude and behaviour completely blindside him . Then one night Leda follows him home with consequences that mean Leda has to be told exactly who and what Roar is .
This book really has two halves with initially the drama unfolding in Norway and then after the 'incident' everything else becomes firmly a sci fi piece. If blunt I'm still not sure exactly what I think. It's the authors debut with an awful lot going on and I wonder if perhaps too much transpired. It's instant love which didn't make sense as I wanted more development. Yet this couple might or might not be able to be together romantically which confused me as I was trying to work out if it was a Star Wars or a Twilight kind of thing. No spoilers but it wasn't truly really clear so I will let you ponder on that! Romance aside I enjoyed reading about Norway but would have liked a little more as it made it different. Yes there are aliens but again just why they are at war was very unclear but they look like humans although obviously their technology was very advanced. The author put a lot into just what they could do with it so if space ships and high tech equipment appeal to you then this had plenty of that.
This is fast paced although occasionally it seemed to stutter a bit. Yet the constant action particularly in the latter third kept me reading. I loved the diversity of supporting characters as not only do we have a heroine on crutches but also the author includes gay characters, a mute one and even touches on the subject of transgender. Not the normal fodder in YA but relevant to today's readers. I'm left struggling with how I feel about this book. The author clearly has good ideas and wanted to tell an action packed sci fi story but even when it ends and the weapon is used it still felt incomplete. Perhaps a different editor or even beta readers would have helped . Amazing premise, good execution and yet somehow it's left me wanting more . I'm not sure if this is a standalone book so perhaps that's why not everything felt finished.
This voluntary review is of a copy I requested from Netgalley and my thoughts are I believe a fair expression of my opinion

Leda Lindgren has never had it easy in life. Born with spina bifida, she is no stranger to struggling in life and certainly has no shortage in courage. With a mother who wants little to nothing to do with her, Leda has always been extremely close to her father. When her father dies, Leda moves in with her uncle and grandmother in Norway, wanting nothing to do with her new frozen home. But when she meets her uncle’s new gorgeous employee Roar, Leda is instantly attracted to him—in more ways than one. It’s not long before Leda learns that nothing in her life is what she thought it was. Her new crush is actually an alien; her father biologically engineered her birth; and she’s actually a weapon made to destroy the enemies of Roar’s home planet. After learning that Roar has been sent to find her to help end the long-raging war of his world, Leda soon embarks on a journey to help save Roar’s planet, and nothing is going to stop her—not even her crutches.

The premise of this book sounded so incredibly cool that I knew I had to read it. I’ve never read a book that took place in Norway and it was so cool to be able to read the names and places of the country in YA book. I’ve also not read many alien books which made this book even more appealing to me. However, I just could not get on with this book overall.

Firstly, the characters in this book are so unique! Disregarding that they are aliens, this book holds a ton of diverse characters so if that is something you love, you will definitely find it in this book. I really liked Leda as a main character. She isn’t like many YA protagonists, not only because she has a disability, but because of her personality. She is an extremely strong yet kindhearted character and those are some of my favorite types to read about. This book also has dual point of views so I loved getting to read from Roar’s perspective as well. I loved that Roar was characterized the way most guys probably feel at 17—awkward and shy—rather than being some bigshot, overly-confident love interest as is typical in YA. It was incredibly refreshing to read. The supporting characters are all diverse and interesting as well.

The worldbuilding was fairly well done. I felt some parts were explained well while others weren’t. The aliens and their planet and technology were really neat to learn about and I really loved the way that their technology works through mind control. Shooting through space while reading this book was also a cool aspect of it and I loved getting to picture how their spaceships look.

My main issue with this book however was the plot. The plot was incredibly difficult for me to follow at times. I’ve never struggled with reading comprehension, even as a kid, yet I found myself having to reread scenes and dialogue over and over again to try to figure out what was going on. Not only did I struggle with this during the action scenes but even in the backstory of the book. I constantly felt like there was a piece of the puzzle missing that my brain just could not find while reading this. Furthermore, the plot was a bit repetitive for me—I got tired of reading about the same character undergoing surgeries throughout the course of the book and the aliens arguing about what they should do. And I also have absolutely no clue what happened in the ending of the book. I know that it was meant to have some kind of whiplash effect based on how the characters acted but it was so muddy and hard to follow that I am still completely confused about all of it. Some of the mystery air about this book should’ve been done away with in the editing process. With it being a standalone, the confusion I’m sure many readers will experience is not going to do this book any favors or earn it any high stars.

Even though the premise seemed like something I would enjoy, I honestly struggled to continue reading.
There is a big insta-love element I didn't particulary enjoy and I was confused by the names and the actions until further in the book. I kinda liked the romance and the action but everything reminded me of other books I've read before.
I like the action in the story, and despite being insta love at the beginning like I said before I liked the romance once the story it's developed.

Oh the predictability and the cliches. It was all too much.

After the death of her father, Leda moves to Norway to live with her uncle. When Leda meets Roar, their world is flipped upside down and the two feel a very strong attraction for one another, the only problem is that Roar is an alien sent to Earth to look for the secret weapon to save his home planet. Will Leda be a distraction to his mission or will their attraction prove to be useful in finding the secret weapon.

Leda was a very good main character. If the situation was different I could definitely see myself loving her. She's very strong, and she doesn't let having a disability slow her down. She's definitely got the right attitude and is willing to go down fighting for what she believes.

Yet, the reason I couldn't bring myself to love Leda, was because of the romance with Roar. I cannot tell you how much I hate insta love. The first time they meet you get the slow motion, no one else in the room but them moment, and when they hold hands their hearts flutter and they can't stop thinking about one another. Ugh the amount of eye rolls per chapter was on a new level for me. While this type of love may happen to some people, for 99% of the normal population, things like this don't happen. Then later in the story you get the, "Oh, it turns out we can't be together after all, but I still love you" type of thing. The romance is basically Twilight, but with aliens. Thank god there wasn't a love triangle, I'm pretty sure I would have DNF the book.

While this book is a fairly short read, the beginning dragged on so long that I couldn't get myself to pick up this book to keep reading, and I ended up dragging it out. There wasn't a lot of action or anything to keep the reader interested in the beginning of the story, unless you're really into aliens or insta-love. Around 70% the action started to pick up, but at this point the story became so predictable that you could tell exactly what was going to happen without having to finish the book.

This probably would have been a one star review, but I decided to go with two stars because I was really impressed with how well the author used diversity in her book. You have a main character with a disability, a transgender character, multiple gay characters, ect. Also I was extremely happy that the book was set in Norway and the author used terms and landscape from there, I would have loved to see more research, but I was happy with a book being set somewhere other than America.

Overall, I really would not recommend this book, unless you are into the cliche type of story or are really into aliens. The author put in a lot into this book but unfortunately the romance and the plot needed some more work. Hopefully her next one is better.

The blurb was intriguing enough to pique my interest but when I got to reading the first chapters, it didn't make me want to know more about the characters, or make me excited about what could happen next. I tried to pick this up a few times just to give it ~more chances but this kind of romance and sci-fi didn't really connect with me.

*I received an arc of this from NetGalley and Entangled Teen*
**DNF**
I really wanted to finish this book but I ended up DNFing it at a little over 40%. Let me start by saying that I'm not a fan of sci-fi. I thought maybe I just didn't like the second sci-fi I read but nope. I just don't like the genre.
Now, onto my review. I personally did not enjoy this book very much. I wasn't feeling connected to the characters or the story. There were a couple parts that kept my interest but in between those, I was struggling. I do believe that someone who is into very fast paced sci-fi stories about aliens and romance, they'll enjoy this. It just wasn't for me.

I really wanted to like this book more than I did. It had a lot of things I enjoy, sci-fi, Norway, aliens, space travel, a diverse main character, the list goes on. What I found though, was a book that was bursting with possibilities, but ultimately fell a bit flat. The complex issues and abilities that were in here were lacking in depth and exploration. Honestly, when reading this I felt like this was something that was still waiting to be expanded and explored. The first 40% was chalk full of all this information that I didn't know what to do with and the instant cosmic love thing Leda and Roar had was confusing. Leda would be screaming at herself mentally to not touch Roar and then she would do it anyway and hours would melt away in an instant as their fingers combined and then she would find herself in a different room in the house. (Like...what?)

The more I read, the more I cringed. Her insta love with Roar was pretty all consuming. She craved him and vice versa anytime they were around one another and even apart and it became so... cringey. They would touch each other while being right in front of her Uncle or when Nils walked into the other room to grab something. They were like lust filled teens on steroids.

Eventually we get some new information on the hows and whys of aliens (more than one kind, which was very cool) on Earth. I thought Leda's grandmother was really cool and her uncle was a good parental role. I hated Leda's mother with a passion though. She was selfish and wanted nothing to do with her. She showed up when Leda got shot (small spoiler) and pretty much said "This is why you called me? I need to get back to work." What a raging bitch. I was frothing at the thought of Leda being left with such a shitty mother and was happy she had her new family in Norway to care for her.

With the bad also comes the good. And there is a lot of good in this book. Leda was so smart and head strong yet at the same time fragile from her fathers passing and mothers lack of interest in her life. She has spina bifida and uses crutches which I thought was amazing because my sister uses crutches for her cerebral palsy and I'd never read a character who used crutches before. And it was written realistically. Her crutches didn't magically disappear when stuff started happening or become second thought to action. They were apart of who she was.

The side characters also really made this story. Each one had their own personality and involvement in the story instead of this tiny role like normal books. There was this great friendship and teamwork even though they were all so young. I also really enjoyed the way they talked about the government and how they were treated/could be treated. At one part a local cop threatens them with giving them to the US and being used as lab rats which is something I can see our government doing. I cackled a bit at that while also feeling bad. The author dd a good job exploring how they would try to integrate the aliens into their society while also keeping tabs on them.

Leda's powers were awesome and the scene where she was floating in space? Amazing. I enjoyed the space travel and how it wasn't simple "we flew through space" sort of stuff, the author really expanded on space travel and the intricacies of the space ship. There was two huge plot twists almost at the end and one had me raging because of what Leda must do and the other just left me speechless. I mean, how crazy for the war to still be fought given what we find out. And how do more people not know this? (Super vague sorry, don't want to spoil it.) I was a left a bit underwhelmed when it seemed like they figured out how to stop everything with like five pages left. I wanted more of that strung out heartache and guilt not "Oh, we all feel really bad. Just kidding I figured it out!" Cue eye roll.

Overall it was fun if a bit flat, different, and had a great main character. I'm not really sure if she plans on making another book because I felt like nothing was done besides them explaining how they can end the war, not actually doing it. If so i definitely want more explanation and exploration. For being Ashley Graham's first book I am pleasantly surprised.

Leda Lindgren has recently lost her father with whom she’d been very close to her whole life and with a mother that is never there Leda finds herself being relocated to Arctic Norway with a grandmother and uncle. Leda also suffers from spina bifida and uses crutches to get around due to her failing muscles which doesn’t make the move and meeting new people any easier for her.

However when Leda meets her uncle’s gorgeous assistant, Roar, she finds a strange pull towards him with things happening that Leda just can’t explain. What Leda never expected was to find that there’s an alien world that she is at the center of that she’d never known existed even though her father seemed to be grooming her for this day all her life in his secretive way.

There were some things I really enjoyed with All the Stars Left Behind but unfortunately there are also others that were not so great. The story felt very creative just starting off in Norway giving it a foreign feel which was nice change of pace along with having a main character with a disability seemed a bit out of the norm. Also the different versions of aliens and a plot of a takeover and needing to find a weapon to save a whole alien race was quite intriguing.

However, the book also follows the normal young adult tropes of the characters falling instantly in love without much reasoning or build up to it. Along with our main female character being special without knowing it her whole life. Now those things would not normally stand out as much if worked into a story well but that would be my major complaint with this read… the story often felt a bit jumpy and a bit all over the place. It keeps a fairly fast pace all throughout but maybe that is a bit of a downfall here as it really could have used a bit more explanation and focus in parts. In the end I just found this one an alright read that had potential to be better.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

“All the Stars Left Behind” had a really interesting premise but fell a little short while reading. Leda has spina bifida and has to use crutches to get around (this was probably the best part of the book- Leda is a pretty unique heroine). Seemingly due to her disability, her mother has abandoned her. After her father with whom she was very close dies, Leda goes to Norway to live with her extended family. There, she meets Roar, an alien with moving tattoos who works for her uncle. Roar was sent to Earth to find a weapon- he is supposed to have the ability to locate it, but it’s unclear what he’s looking for and where it might be. Roar and Leda are drawn together with a heavy dose of instalove right from the get-go. It turns out what makes them appealing to each other is that Leda is the weapon (not a spoiler since it’s in the book description).

Roar’s planet has been under attack from the Woede, another race of aliens, some of whom are on Earth also. The weapon is the only thing that can stop the Woede. Cue the race to save the planet! The plot was fascinating, and I loved the idea. I don’t mind instalove if it’s followed up by some actual getting-to-know-you and care-about-you scenes. In this case, they never came. Their knowledge about the other remains surface deep, and I really couldn’t understand or cheer for their relationship.

It’s rare that I say a book moves too fast, but this book moved way too fast. The scenes jump around a lot so you have to go back and reread. I thought I might be missing whole chapters, but it appears that this is just the fragmented style. Another thing I found odd is that Roar and his people were pretty much hanging out on Earth while he “looked” for the weapon- no rush- but then as soon as they find Leda, the race is on- and then, when the weapon is lost, most people suddenly want to just leave it behind- even though this was the whole mission in the first place. There were a few odd gaps in logic like this that I found hard to understand/follow.

I really wish this was more fleshed out and we had better ideas about the characters, their motivations, and what was really going on. It almost felt more like an outline than a full novel. There was a lot that was happening- so much so that it may have been better to carry this into a few books rather than be a stand-alone. While the premise was really fascinating, I found the actual novel to be disappointing. That being said, I read the whole book (and several sections multiple times to try to figure out what was happening) so I am a bit conflicted about rating. I’d give it an OK which equals different stars on different sites.

Please note that I received an ARC from the publishers through netgalley. All opinions are my own.

This book was not terrible with an interesting plot that had the normal themes of romance, adventure and action but with aliens. Some of the writing seemed jagged as if the author started to go one way then got lost in thought, forgot where she was going and decided to just try to keep going. Sometimes I had to reread sections to understand what she was trying to convey.

It actually reminded me a bit of Men In Black 2 with the idea of a long lost girl who didn’t know she was an ‘alien’ as she was sent to live among humans for her own safety. The ending I kind of saw coming because the storyline was a bit on the predictable side and this kind of plot has been done before but it was still written in a logical manner so everything made sense.

Even with some bumps here and there I still came away feeling like it was a good use of my time because the plot was interesting, besides I loved the MIB franchise and this just kept reminding me of those movies thanks to some great action scenes.