Kelly
Written on Jan 30, 2014
I enjoyed the premise of Unite, it reminded me of Jennifer L. Armentrout's Lux series, but for the younger audience. The planet of Trucon is expected to be wiped from the solar system by a meteor and Earth is the only planet where inhabitants can migrate to. The government have allowed the children to enter a twenty five year trial, in which humans will be told about the aliens that walk among us on completion. But The Originals are determined to end their existence, they'll stop at nothing to remove each teen to keep the human genes pure.
I love to support Australian authors, and Jamie Campbell has created a fun and adventurous young teen series. Older or mature young adult readers may find the cliched love interest and instant love tedious, but for the intended teen audience it's age appropriate. I would have liked to have read more about The Originals, the group destroying the teen aliens, but being somewhat of a secret organisation, we only experience the storyline through Amery's point of view. It was entertaining and I loved the quirky descriptions that only Australian's would probably pick up on, spelling and phrasing that is uniquely home grown. It was cute, predictable and offers a sense of fun.