Plot Summary: A small group of aliens have escaped from their home planet as it is destroyed by enemy aliens to seek refuge on Earth. There is some alien magic protecting them so that they can only be killed in a certain order. (I don't know how the first poor alien got suckered into this arrangement.) The first three are now dead and the main character, John, is the fourth. Dun dun dun!
Thoughts: The plot, characters, and writing were all really good. I was drawn in immediately and I don't think I even stopped reading once I had started.
The plot was always moving. I never
felt like there was a dull moment or like I was waiting for something
to happen.
The main character's love interest,
Sarah, was not my favorite. I just didn't like them together. It
seemed like she was only there to get into trouble and have John
sweep in and save the day. I just wanted someone to lock her in a room so she would stay out of trouble. The author is so good at the action but
not so good with the romance in the story.
For as much as I disliked Sarah, I
loved John's best friend Sam. He was perfect. Right down to his
obsession with aliens.
The ending/last battle lasted way too
long. It just went on and on and kept getting worse and worse to the
point where it just seemed ridiculous.
“The price of memory is the memory of
the sorrow it brings.”
Rating: 4/5 Fast, easy, enjoyable read.
Rating: 4/5 Fast, easy, enjoyable read.