Alienation (C.H.A.O.S. Novel, #2) (C.H.A.O.S. Novels , #2)

by Jon S Lewis

Sixteen-year-old Colt McAllister, now in training at the secret Central Headquarters Against the Occult and Supernatural academy, joins in the battle against alien forces and discovers startling truths about himself, his friendship with Oz, and why he is being singled out from his fellow recruits.

• ISBN10: 1595547541
• ISBN13: 9781595547545
• Publish Date: 2 January 2012
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Out of Print: 20 March 2014
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Westbow Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[Charli G.]

Imagine living in a world where the threat of an alien race invasion is very real. Now imagine that you are a teenage boy who has already lost both parents, has a super-famous grandfather, and that you are being targeted for assassination.

Now that you have imagined all of that, I think you might want to take a look at Jon S Lewis's newest novel, Alienation. This fast-paced science-fiction novel is enough to keep any reader on the edge of their seat - whether you are a young adult, whom the novel is originally meant for, or an adult like myself. I did not want to put this book down!

When reading Alienation, the book is so well written that you forget there is a book that goes before it. I literally had no trouble following along even though I had not read the first book in the series, Invasion. This doesn't happen often. In my experience, most books that are part of a series do not fare well when read individually. Alienation is one of those few books that can be easily read on its own without needing to read the first book.

If you are looking for a book that is different from your normal Christian fiction, I highly suggest you try Alienation and its predecessor, Invasion.

[celinenyx]

The next instalment in the C.H.A.O.S. series, Alienation is definitely action-packed. And with action-packed I mean PACKED. One moment we're flying around with jetpacks, trying to evade a tank-size wasp. Just moments later we're attacked by some scary shapeshifting assassin.

I had this whole nice long and thoughtful review planned out, but Goodreads decided this was a perfect moment to start some maintenance. So it was deleted. I will thus be making a nice pro-con list!

Pro:
- Tons and tons of action. If I had a little brother, I would immediately recommend this book to him
- Will appeal to lovers of super-hero stories and comic book readers
- Imaginative creatures and technologies. It has a cool futuristic feel. Who doesn't love shiny gadgets?
- It has a super cool grandpa that can kick ass
- Very clean action. There is some blood, but definitely no ripping out entrails here
- Even though the book is published by Christian literature publisher Thomas Nelson, Alienation is not preachy at all

Con:
- You get thrown into the action right away. At times I wondered what the connection was with the actual plot
- I sometimes missed an emotional connection with Colt. At times he just feels cold and distant
- I was looking forward to some character development in this book, but I wasn't completely satisfied.

All in all, Alienation is a great fast-paced book that I would recommend.