Children of the Gods (A Chosen Novel) by Monica MillardBlurb:
For as long as seventeen-year-old Reka Cushing can remember, she has watched her friends and her neighbors be stolen, their bodies used as hosts for the Halorans; an alien race that has come to earth posing as gods. For just as long, Reka has lived in fear of drawing the eye of a Haloran, keeping her head down, hoping not to be caught in their sights.
The only time she has ever been bold, tried to get what she wanted, a god, one more powerful, more dangerous than all others is watching
Edition Info:
Kindle Edition - Published (first published December 24th 2011)
ASINB006PZFWQ6
In a nut shell: I got this book from Goodreads.com as a Read to Review book. It was a good story with an original concept and uniquely done. I cried… I chuckled… I really did enjoy the story and the characters.
My Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
Details:
Ok I know what you are thinking… Why only 3.5 if you cried? **because we all know I don’t usually cry reading books** buuuuuuuut I didn’t love the book… I liked it yes, but didn’t love it. It just didn’t speak to me like some of my favorites have – and because of that is it a 3.5 review for me.
Reka and Jaxson – I absolutely LOVE the story here and the progression of the relationship. The only part that bothered me was not really being given a time line on this. It isn’t that it was confusing or anything like that; there just wasn’t any time frame on when things happened… had Reka been there a day, a week, a month, what? I think you’ll understand what I’m talking about as you read this book.
Like I said in the nut shell - this is a good story. I like the fight that Reka has in her and the inner issues she has throughout the book.
The last thing I want to say is about the ending of this book – which absolutely gutted me… not going to even try to lie about it – I hated the ending, but it is good because it brought out the emotion I felt for the characters. I hated the ending of this book in the best way possible – it isn’t what I wanted to happen but … you know how that goes! I’m not the author – I don’t have a say – it is hated in the best possible way.
So you need to pick up a copy of this book, and once you read it come back and let me know what you think! It is a steal for only $2.99 – click below to buy at your preferred shopping site
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Until Next Time,
@jendsmit
