Review: Out of this World (Pun Intended)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 10, 2014
The year is 2050 and Earth is made aware that they are in fact not the only living species in the universe. An alien inter-sex species called the Tar'Nharians (pretty sure i'm spelling this wrong) have -I don't want to say invaded but they kind of did in a way- earth. Due to a war between another warring species, the Tar'Nharians can no longer carry their young. So they find Earth and work out some kind of deal with the government. They call it the "harvest" . That's a scary thing to hear. The harvest is when a select few thousand of human (gay) males (females didn't work out so well) are chosen to become prospective mates for the aliens. The Tar'Nharians don't want their race to die out so this is the only way thy can ensure the continuation of their race.According to the Earth government , when males reach a certain age they are are put in a type of lottery. Where their names can be called out for the harvest.Dale isn't of age but an extract team comes to his house and violently takes him away from his home. Dale puts up a fight. He already lost one friend because of the harvest and he doesn't want to leave his family. But his efforts fail and he is taken. Doesn't even get to say goodbye to his family. That was heart breaking.Dale is made aware of a few things concerning the harvest, the fact that he's no longer human, his health ,some lies his government told, and the secrets that they keep. He learns that he was chosen to be a mate for the ship commander Kenyo. (Kenyo is fantastic. He doesn't like what his people have to do but there isn't any other way) SURE THERE IS . But let's not go there for the sake of the story.The first few chapters after Dale was taken is a bit hard to read. I struggled to continue because I was angry and sad for Dale. I was pissed at Kenyo and his entire species. Once the story progressed a bit further than that though, I started to really get into it. The writing is brilliant. I love the secondary characters. Chad (turns out he isn't lost or dead) annoys me . John (another chosen) is adorable. Colt (prospective mate, Latino gangsta, & BDSM enthusiast) fascinates me. His relationship with another alien named Ti intrigued me. If there is another book with these characters , I hope we get to read more from Colt and Ti.I can understand why some people didn't like it but once you get through -I wanna say chapter 4 or 5 the story really picks up. I love M.A. Church's writing. I'm really hoping there is a sequel.More Colt and Ti , please.