Review: Science Fiction/Young Love at their best!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
So, you think Earth spiders are creepy? Imagine meeting up with alien arachnids who spew poisonous venom and suck the life out of other beings to feed their queen and her eggs? Oh, and they have their own planet, spaceships and are on an intergalactic hunt and your planet was on their “to do” list of conquests. Alliance by Aubrie Dionne, the third installment in the Paradise Reclaimed YA/Fantasy/Sci-fi series not only lets the reader escape from reality, but from the planet Earth, itself, which could be a good thing, as the Earth of the future has been destroyed. Colonies have been set up across the galaxy to save mankind, and Paradise 21 is now home to Lyra, a girl who never thought of herself as the heroic type, until one life-changing moment when she saw her future in the eyes of Asteran, possibly the sole survivor of an alien planet devastated by the arachnids. Together with a rag-tag group of unlikely warriors, they set out in the ship of defeated arachnid scouts, to discover what is left of Asteran’s world and attempt to thwart the full scale arachnid invasion. Will they accomplish their suicidal mission and save Paradise 21?From page one, the action and the budding romance takeoff, as Lyra learns the importance of following her heart, and protecting her colony. Ms. Dionne breathes life into each scene, each character with her wonderfully detailed story-telling. There is adventure, personal growth for many characters, and amazing discoveries to be had inAlliance as I was transported into the far reaches of space, living each moment in the strange and wondrous reality of these pioneers of the future as they blaze their own trail into the unknown.Low on angsty whining and high on adventure and bravery, Ms. Dionne takes us where no human has gone before, while allowing the reader the pleasure of seeing that young love truly is universal and worth fighting for.