This was a very short book, only 158 pages, which made it a very quick, but enjoyable, read. The pace was very swift, so it made it easy to read, but it didn't skimp on action. The characters were varied and interesting, and the world building was done very well.

All in all, I enjoyed this sci-fi/dystopian story and give it my recommendation.

4/5 stars. ( )

I just plain didn't like the novella. I couldn't seem to anchor myself in the story via either the main character or the world. (Provided by publisher) ( )

I liked this quite a lot and can only say that I wish it had been longer. It's more like a novella length read and while that makes me want to get on to the second part soon, I was a little disappointed that it ended so abruptly. The end though was on a story high note, to its credit. Beginning to end, this only took a couple of hours to read.

Jet was a great character to follow (she was strong & sensible, a wonderful combination) and the state of Vancouver in her world post-Nerrith is fairly grim. I don't want to spoil main points but I quite enjoyed the Richter reveal and Anaze as well. I even got to like Laksri and found the terraformed environs in which the Nerrith live, their caste system and the planetary scope of their colonisation, fascinating. On balance, there was a lot to like here, though I did find that in the first chapter, I started to feel like the story was meandering a bit but this may be because it was so good that I'd got into it enough that I'd wanted to get on. Very good action sequences are to be found here as well.

I'd definitely recommend this especially to those looking for a New Adult title in the scifi genre. I find those & non-Contemporary Romance New Adult titles, in general, hard to come by. This one delivered & even had a hint of future romance for Jet which seemed appropriate for the character but in no way overshadowed the main story.

I received a copy of this title for free via Netgalley in exchange for my honest review. ( )

The Culling (The Slave Girl Chronicles #1) by J.C. Andrijeski is a great book about humans as the underdog where the world has been taken over by aliens and they are far from friendly. It is a part 1 so it ends where you have to get the next book to continue and leaves the reader hanging a bit. ugh! The book is good up to that point. Our gal gets kidnapped and taken on board and the sh*t hits the fan and the reader learns quite a bit about life on Earth now and what it is like for humans. The ending has lots of surprises and twists that makes you eager to read the next part. Nice job! ( )

I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is a book about a girl named Jet and her survival in an alien ruled Earth. This was definitely a page turner and I read it in one sitting. The characters were well developed and the storyline was well developed and didn't lag anywhere. I am looking forward to the rest of the series! ( )