Acquire Xenophobia Compiled By S.B. Roozenboom Issued As Textbook
is a decent sci/fi book which is worth a read, Good storyline I received this book free in exchange for my honest review from the author
May contain spoilers
Xenophobia is set aboutyears into the future and is a complete different way of life than now.
Aliens have come to earth and there was wars, but after that, aliens and humans came to a sort of a treaty where they would stay on their side and humans would stay on their side of the fence.
In this time, when humans were born, they'd grow
and would show marks on their bodies that would tell them about their futures.
Their graduations involved being matched up to their mate who had the exact patterns as them,
Nessora reminded me a lot of when I was a teenager, Smart mouthed and not afraid to speak it how it is, Nessora couldn't figure out the marks on her body because they didn't match anything in the books they had about the marks, She was afraid of the aliens as she was attacked by one as a small child and kept to herself most of the time.
One day, her dog ran into the trees and forced Nessora to go after him, despite her being scared of what laid in those trees.
When she came to her dog, she found an alien boy, a Telemira, who was stuck in a trap and hurt, Going against her better judgment, nessora cut the alien free and took him back to her house to tend to his wounds, They spent a few days together in the house, until he was healed, and he left when Nessora was at school, Nessora didn't think she'd see him again,
Until one day when Nessora's "uncle" had gotten drunk and came after her, Nessora was forced to run into the trees and climb the fence that separated the humans from the aliens.
The telemira boy saved her from the fence and took her to his treehouse, Kept hidden and away from the other aliens, Nessora soon came to find that her markings matched the telemira boy exactly, She had found her mate,
After an encounter with a huge alien spider, The boy became hurt and Nessora thought the only way to save him and for him to live was to take him to her side of the fence to be treated.
Shot out of the sky, Nessora woke up in a facility where she found out she was part alien and had a brother.
Of course, I left a lot out of this but I really did like this book, There were still a lot of questions left open in this book and were never answered, And the ending was left open letting me believe there will be other books behind this, The synopsis of the book didn't really let you believe there would be a sequel but I'm thinking there will be, I have so many questions, Did anyone other than Uncle Carl know about Nessora's alien DNA Why did Shakespeare not tell her she was her mother How did Shakespeare seem to be out in plain view and no one from Control came and got her back And what about the woman who called herself her mother
This book gripped me and kept me page turning when I should have been in bed.
I'm looking forward to other books, if there will be any and hope the author will keep us updated on this status, Normally I won't read a series until it's finished because I hate waiting so this will be suspenseful to me lol,
Thank you to the author for allowing me to read this book and for an awesome read! ,/Stars
Xenophobia quickly pulled me in and before I knew it, l was completely addicted to this story, In that first chapter alone, I already felt connected to our heroine, Ness, Her voice was honest, captivating and watching her struggle had me curious where this book was headed, You see, Ness was a little bit different then her peers, Ever since the aliens came, humans changed, They have cryptosyms on their skin, which are markings that are meant to help you find the best possible path in your life.
They tell you what career, mate, number of children etc, would be the best fit for you, Yet Ness' markings aren't easily deciphered like her classmates, and I was more than intrigued to find out why,
Enormous, twisting trees towered behind the Fence, evidence of them , Evidence that humans were no longer the only dominant species, Earth was no longer our world,
The aliens now called it home, too,
The world that was described, and the lifestyle that Ness lived, was fascinating and so unique to me, I loved being in this world! We slowly got immersed while following Ness throughout the day, Which sounds simple enough, until she arrives at home, She lives with her Aunt, and because of what they can afford, they live closest to the border of where the humans and aliens are separated from one another.
Personally, I'd be terrified to live so close to the border because of the descriptions of the some of the creatures that sneak into the human side shudders.
But living in that close proximity is about to completely flip Ness' life upside down,
Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, I lowered myself closer to the dirt, but even the surrounding foliage couldnt hide all of me,
It eyes stopped on my silver boots sticking out, tracing them up to my dress, my arms,
We locked eyes,
Everything that happens, leads Ness to meeting Tevire, And let me hang my head in shame because I didn't know if I could fall for him in the first few seconds we met him.
Yes he's an alien, and although he looks awfully human, he has many characteristics that make him different, His speech, hair, eyes, nose and the shocker for me was that he even had a tail, But you know what Tevire slowly seeped into my heart and I found myself completely falling for him, Watching him interact with Ness showed who he truly was, He was selfless. He was protective. He had a sense of humor, He was so many amazing things wrapped up into one beautiful being, But my favorite aspect about him The things Tevire did to protect Ness was gut wrenching, sweaty palm inducing and entirely swoon worthy.
No one has ever had this kind of chance,
Although Ness and Tevire had a rocky start, I loved how they slowly but steadily morphed into a true friendship.
It was such a natural progression, But the more they spent around one another, the chemistry between them seemed to grow hotter and hotter, It got to the point where I wanted to beg them to act on it, I guess you'll just have to see what happens, since I don't want to say anything other than they were so much fun to watch.
Xenophobia is truly a hidden gem! There is so much more that I want to talk about, especially with how the story progresses.
But this is one of those books where you're going to want to discover this world by yourself, Xenophobia was such a fun, unique read and I can't wait to see where this series goes, I will definitely be picking up this authors other books!
ARC kindly provided by S, B. Roozenboom in exchange for an honest review
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