Odette C. Bell

Great start to a series.

What was most catching about this book is that the main character lily doesn't just acclimate to the changes in her life. She is dumbfound, and unsure of everything. Many books where the main character is becoming something supernatural they take on like a badass and go with it with little hesitation. Lily isnt afraid to second guess her situation or choices which was kind of refreshing. Well written, and a great starter novel to what looks to be a larger world and series.… (meer)

Clunky

It is not necessary to call the alien and alien every time it is mentioned. As a matter of fact, simply describing it is likely sufficient for readers to identify its alien-ness.

Capitalizing ‘Barbarians’ does little to describe or contextualize raiders.

A medical robot does not ‘prevent’ injury.

Basically, the writing is a touch pedantic. And the early chapters force feed background information almost without context. There were some interesting concepts and the writing was ‘clean’ (few to no proofreading errors). It didn’t flow and establish a narrative, however.

Seriously needs a content editing pass or two.… (meer)