![]() ![]() As befits a novel written by an educator, the prose is clean and professional the action scenes are a bit sparse, but the conclusion of the story promises more to come. Her first-person narration and dialogue are clear and entertaining (“he familiar smell of sweet saskatoon berries, tangy yet tart, reheated freeze-dried goodness, and hot, gooey pizza consumed my nostrils”). The novel’s characters are well-developed and true to their types Ree is a very relatable Everygirl with a far more interesting personality than, say, Twilight’s Bella Swan. As she unravels mysteries and faces dangers, she learns the truth about her own past-and discovers feelings she’s never had before. When Zac and his ship vanish, Ree undertakes a dangerous rescue mission. ![]() Every night she has nightmares about her dead mother, who was killed by Bufoanthroids on the day Ree was born. Although Ree is happy enough spending her days in the company of her best friend, Zac, and dreaming of one day seeing the planet Earth, she’s still troubled. Their mission is to prevent further hostilities between humans and the shape-shifting Bufoanthroids from the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. Seventeen-year-old Ree Lindbergh is part of the 300-person crew of the starship Omega Centauri, patrolling the edge of the Milky Way galaxy. Debut author Sees delivers an exuberant YA sci-fi novel. ![]()
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