Arwen Paris

The Fate of the Stars has a good storyline. I like what the story was trying to show or tell me. The book cover is also eye-catching, and I love it. Though even if it does entertain me, I couldn’t deny that the story has some minor flaws that failed to make this book to be part of my favorites.

The story started well, especially when those aliens came to Earth, but I noticed that as I go on, the story started getting boring to me. I think the reason of it was that Allison was, most of the time, being kept or hidden away from different reasons and the actions that started from the beginning began to lessen as more chapters passed by. The only good that happened is it was able to pick its pace again, and that was how I was able to finish this even if it bores me on some point.

The protagonist is a wonderful character. She started as someone who hides inside her shell, but after the descent of those aliens, she started going out of it. Her character developed awesomely. The other characters though are not noticeable because they don’t shine like the protagonist and only a handful of supporting characters made me like them.

Overall, this is an interesting story about aliens invasion. I am looking forward to knowing what will happens next to Allison. I am recommending this book to anyone looking to read some books about aliens. If you also like some pretty unique sci-fi story, I also suggest this one.

Disclaimer: I received an advanced reader copy from Xpresso Book Tours.… (más)

I zoomed through this book in one night! I'm usually not into books about aliens, but this isn't like Star Trek or anything like that. Yes, there were aliens, but they were not the main focus of the story.

The story focuses more on Allison, who is a teenager who must learn as she goes, after stepping into a gigantic role that initially seems impossible.

This book was AWESOME!!! The author did an excellent job of world building and explaining about the aliens, their different culture, and their motivations.

I am definitely looking forward to reading more by Arwen Paris! I hope a sequel is in the works!

I received a copy of this book for free, in exchange for an honest review.… (más)

***This book was reviewed via XPresso Blog Tours

In Arwen Paris’ Fate of the Stars, Earth has become a battlefield in the war between two alien groups. Allison just wants to enjoy a night on the beach with her friend Becca. During a beach party, she and several others witness an odd light in the sky. Later, Allison passes out on the beach. Waking in a panic, she hurries home, hoping to avoid an angry mother. Soon enough, she’ll have far more to worry about than a missed curfew...

Devastating news on the personal front is followed by devastating loss on the communal front, when more lights appear in the sky. The bestial and bizarre Ma’tiok seem to have no control over their ships. They crash wherever, disgorging four-footed, needle-mouthed hunters that tear into anyone they see. Their bite proves infectious, turning the victims into some sort of psuedo-zombies, and the creatures themselves rapidly reproduce in a most unusual way. The little Ma'tiok are just as lethal as their larger dams.

Then come the other ships, bringing bipedal leopard-like warriors that hunt and kill the Ma'tiok. During the first attack, Allison managed to get to a ship out at sea. When she realises her mom is back ashore, she leaves the ship, heading to the old nuclear bunker under the library.

That journey turns into one of discovery, as she learns she is hosting an alien presence within herself, one that the second group, the Vongjar, rever. In exchange for help for her mother, Allison agrees to learn to work with the Xeenci called Eenoki, the advanced soul now sharing her body, for the Vongjar believe that only in times of great universal crisis will a second Xeenci appear.

Question is, how does Allison reconcile her humanity with the weight of this new status? And, of course, there are those who do not believe her a worthy host, though Eenoki chose her, out of the millions of others out there.

I don't usually enjoy alien invasion stories, because the aliens are often left as just that- alien. The Ma'tiok are, don't get me wrong. They act like mere animals, yet they've achieved spaceflight, or someone shoots them into planets to wipe it clean. If the latter, who controls them? If the former, what of their culture and motivations? However, the introduction of the Vongjar and Hytan species changed the dynamic. Once Allison is among the Vongjar, we learn of their culture. The Hytan as well. They cease to be faceless. They become beings whose goals and ideas we can admire.

Allison learned the hard way, just how terrified of the strange and unusual most humans are. Her growing bond with Eenoki gave her abilities beyond her known ken, and altered her appearance just enough to fall under the “too different” category for the survivors. Both of these things turned this into a very interesting book for me and I'm looking forward to continuing it!

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