Earth Quarantined

Thus book is an interesting take on future Earth. I am interested in this type of novel where loyalties across species is conflicted and complex. The alien race that controls Earth is both benevolent and untrustworthy. I was very sympathetic to the young woman who is destined to be the figurehead for the human race. We see her struggle to avoid her enviable fate.

Set about 300 years into the future, Earth is unrecognizable. Humans are divided into the isolated communities they live in. The plot is mostly driven by the secret contact between those separated groups, and how they struggle independently and sometimes together to deal with the alien overloads. The surprise ending was satisfying and gives suggestions of where the story can go in future sequels.

Told in past tense with multiple 3rd person POVs, the story does a good job of explaining the complicated world that has been built. I love this type of story where we see villains and heroes having differing ideas of right and wrong. One minute I was routing for one character, later I had my doubts. The moral ambiguity and uncertainly makes for a fun read. I recommend this book to middle school and up readers who enjoy science fiction.

Earth Quarantined is a science fiction book that kicks off a soon-to-come series. It takes the mixture of an alien race, the human race, and naturally, a plague that doomed the earth, and creates an almost Dystopian-type of world setting–with kick-butt characters, conspiracies, and rebel groups.

Honestly, I wanted to like this book a lot. The plot was interesting, the characters were okay, and the story-world was unique. But in the end, I just struggled to keep my eyes open. I tried so hard to push through and finish the book to the end, but I eventually just lost interest entirely and bailed on the book about three quarters into it.

There was some cursing in the book, but that didn't affect my overall opinion on it. I think what inevitably caused me to bail was the lack of connection I felt to the characters. Some of the characters dealt with the losses of loved ones, and I felt nothing. There wasn't a whole lot of relatability between being the reader and who the characters were or who they aspired to be. Plus there were so many different point of views, I felt distracted from what the main plot was.

Overall, I feel like this author has potential and that the story itself is likely good to big fans of science fiction, however, I just don't think that it was a good match for me. I give it 2 out of 5 stars.

I received this book from the author for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are entirely my own.

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