Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this book.

I was happy to finally get to this follow up to Our Child of the Stars, and enjoyed seeing what happens next to Cory and family. Good pacing, with plenty happening to keep your interest. I would continue to read if there ended up being more books in this world!

Our Child of Two Worlds by Stephen Cox is the riveting sequel to Our Child of the Stars. This sci-fi book continues the themes of family and perseverance. The 70s feel of the book made me think of a Stranger Things and I really enjoyed the retro references like the Cold War. Molly, Cory, and Gene all have a good amount of character development and I really enjoyed seeing Corey figure out who he is and what's important to him. This was a compelling sequel and I think the author really has a handle on the sci-fi genre.

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Our Child of Two Worlds was a pretty cute book if I'm being honest here. The only thing I didn't know was that this was a sequel to Our Child of the Stars. Unfortunately, I found this out while I was reading this because I was a little confused about some things.

In this, you will meet Molly, Gene and Cory. A lot of people want to meet Cory, so Molly and Gene have to come up with some creative ways to keep him safe. Of course, things don't always go has planned and threats become riskier.

Since I didn't know about the first book, I'll admit that this was entertaining and sort of hard to put down. Sort of because I kind of wished that I knew about the first book beforehand. Maybe then I would have been less confused about some things in the beginning. Still, it was a good book and I look forward to getting my hand on the introduction to these three.

In the end, I need the first book stat!

Our Child of the Stars is a book that lingered on my Kindle for far too long. Having now read it, I wasted no time reading its sequel Our Child of Two Worlds. Like its predecessor, it is a gem of a book, a quiet, emotional story while the action has been amped up with an alien invasion. It is a poignant look at the life of one particular, peculiar family who have adopted a purple, tentacled alien child, Cory. Set in the 1960s in Amber Grove, a small New England town, the Myers family has found a modicum of peace from the tumult Cory’s arrival caused in their lives. Author Cox does a splendid job of recreating the tensions of the 1960s and 1970s: the long-haired, pot-smoking hippies; Woodstock; the straight folks who toed the line; the Cold War; the Vietnam war; the constant fear of atomic bombs.

Cox captures the youthful exuberance of this alien child down to his voice, that of a boy so eager to get the words out that they come out in a staccato rat-tat-tat. His physical description is vague enough readers can draw their own versions of the boy in their minds. He is smart, curious, and adventurous—and utterly endearing. Despite the Myers’ efforts to normalize his life, Cory is from a planet where there is communal sleeping—and communal dreams. His own people, who are supposed to rescue him, are millions of miles away. The stresses of having an alien child, which initially pulled the Myers’ together, tugs them apart as their views of their marriage shifts.

Our Child of Two Worlds is a poignant portrait of an American family, the ties that bind this family, and the strength of those ties. The novel is also a portrait of humanity with its light and its darkness and explores what it means for humans to be in touch with aliens and upends the expected human-centered expectations. Cory encourages humanity—as well as his own kind—to rise above their darker sides.

In a compelling story of love, family, and hope, Stephen Cox skillfully continues the story of Cory, the alien child of another world who became the beloved son of Molly and Gene in Our Child of the Stars.

In Our Child of Two Worlds, Cory is torn between where he came from and his life on Earth. Both places are home to him. Both worlds need him.

Heartwarmingly beautiful, Our Child of Two Worlds is not to be missed.