Alienated (Alienated, #1)

by Melissa Landers

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When I first saw this book I loved the synopsis and it was a book I couldn't wait to get my hand on then I saw it was released in Feb 2014....I wanted to SCREAM!!!! Netgalley, oh Netgalley, what a wonderful website it is, when I noticed the book listed I almost fell out of my chair. I crossed my fingers, pressed request and waited....when I was accepted I pretty much danced around the house all day but then it sat on my e-reader, I knew this was going to be my first read for the challenge. I was super excited with fingers crossed I jumped in.....I was not disappointed.
Alienated by Melissa Landers is an extraordinary tale about a human girl who falls in love with an alien exchange student in a world that wont except the unknown. Alienated was a unique story that really makes you think about what the world would be like if this situation really happened, it also has a great love story that builds over time. The story revolves around Cara an Honor student who gets picked to host an alien exchange student from L'eihrs in her house for a year. Aelyx is kind of a jerk in the beginning that doesn't want to be on earth and thinks the entire exchange program needs to end. So he and the other exchange students plan to sabotage the entire program only to realize the consequences are more extreme and Aelyx has a lot more to lose then he originally thought.

I loved Cara and felt so bad for her when everything took a turn for the worst. She is an extremely strong characters and has such a great sense of confidence and wouldn't let anything get to her, she was not a damsel in distress. She was really a great character to follow and someone I want to read more about.

Aelyx I like a lot he really had a lot to learn and I really loved how much he changed throughout the book. He went through so many changes and had a lot to deal with being so far (literally) from home and in a strange world with a bunch of crazy people out to get him. I thought he handled the situations very well and had a very big heart; he was a terrific character plus who doesn't love a handsome alien.

The entire story was amazing. I had some issues here or there with the flow and I thought the end was a little rushed but in all honesty I really thought this story was great. The details sometimes made you stop and think about how real it felt and how sometimes you got lost in what was going on. When I got to the end I was shocked, relieved and seriously wanting more. I hated to put the book down and found myself sneaking to read it every chance I got.

I gave Alienated by Melissa Landers 4/5 stars. I highly recommend, with its strong characters and original story it is a book not to be missed. When a book makes you dream about it after you put it down for the night you know it's a book that has an awesome effect on you :) A MUST read!

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