This one is a book 3 add on. I love it because it's book 3, but from Zoe's perspective. Zoe is a smart, sharp, funny and sassy teen who has another species as protectors (two of them always with her). They are hilarious when they are scaring others away from her, telling her a story they've written or disconnecting their emotions so they don't have a meltdown when Zoe is having strong emotions. We get insight from her point of view of what it was like to meet her boyfriend, make new friends, and survive it all.
This works well as a standalone to gift to YA readers who are starting to demand more complex sci-fi, military fantasy. I love Zoe, so this is a great complementary novel to book 3.

Usually his writing is a bit more on the adult side while this one was from the perspective of a kid which made it all the more interesting. .