Review: Romantic Sci-fi/Fantasy - Great Characters - Alien meets Girl!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2014
Alien Invasions, we’ve all seen the movie, read the book, got the T-shirt, right? Aliens come to Earth far superior in every way to humans, ready to conquer our world, oh, except for the Twilight Zone version I saw with friendly aliens who brought their great book, too bad it was a cookbook, “How to Cook Humans.” NOT SO WITH HUNTER’S CLAIM BY S. E. SMITH!Yes, aliens came to Earth, in peace, in a misguided effort to “help” Earthlings become a better world. They had no idea that their very existence would send a planet into total meltdown, chaos and social ruin, where gangs run rampant, danger lurks behind every corner and governments are losing the battle to keep law and order. Sadly, it is a statement to the underbelly of reality where a disaster seems to give license to loot, destroy and pillage. In an effort to help return order, an elite group of warriors are sent and it was when one warrior, Hunter, was captured that the story begins.Jessie and her younger sisters have been hiding out in fear, fighting to survive when she overhears Hunter’s fate and makes the decision to save him. Little did she know that decision would forever change both her life and the lives of her sisters when Hunter returns the favor in the only way he knows how. What ensues is a tale of growing love, protection, loyalty and a new life on another planet for these three young women.S. E. Smith has created a fantasy/sci-fi romantic adventure that is populated by some truly likeable characters, each with their own “style” and personality, each willing to give whatever it takes to keep their odd little “family” together. There is humor, fear, tenacity and adventure here as the story is driven more by its characters and their actions and reactions to events as opposed to massive scenes of space wars. Would I have liked more backstory, sure, but this is a romantic tale and as such S. E. Smith has set the mood perfectly, never going overboard, but giving shared time to each event. The sensual scenes are soft, tentative, as Hunter and Jessie discover how two worlds can meet and create their own magic.