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violetsbookjar's review
5.0
First a big thankyou to the author for gifting me with her books to review.
4.5 stars
I will be honest, compared to the prequel, it took me a long while to get into the rhythm of this book.
But when I did, this book I found was well written. I loved the flow of the story. Everything just came together nicely.
As for Miranda... she was a character I couldn't really decide on what to think about her. She had her moments where she was cool and other times where I would just roll my eyes but she wasn't that bad a majority of the time.
Dimas, I will be honest, really freaked me the hell out. To me in the beginning he came across as weird and creepy but as I read along he really did grow on me and I would love to know more about him in the second book. :) Took me a while to get to like him but he changed my mind in the end.
The flow of story went well, Ms. Doporto knows how to write well and would be a great author to look forward to with her other books.
Overall I did enjoy reading this book and I would highly recommend anyone and everyone to dive into and be captured by the plot.
Thankyou again to the author and happy reading to you all! :)
4.5 stars
I will be honest, compared to the prequel, it took me a long while to get into the rhythm of this book.
But when I did, this book I found was well written. I loved the flow of the story. Everything just came together nicely.
As for Miranda... she was a character I couldn't really decide on what to think about her. She had her moments where she was cool and other times where I would just roll my eyes but she wasn't that bad a majority of the time.
Dimas, I will be honest, really freaked me the hell out. To me in the beginning he came across as weird and creepy but as I read along he really did grow on me and I would love to know more about him in the second book. :) Took me a while to get to like him but he changed my mind in the end.
The flow of story went well, Ms. Doporto knows how to write well and would be a great author to look forward to with her other books.
Overall I did enjoy reading this book and I would highly recommend anyone and everyone to dive into and be captured by the plot.
Thankyou again to the author and happy reading to you all! :)
bookish_satty's review
4.0
I got this book from the author, free of cost, in exchange of an honest review from my side.
Firstly I would like to thank C. M. Doporto, author of The Eslites, The Arrival, for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this fabulous book.
A great sci-fi read with a nice twist. I loved this book and really enjoyed every bit of it. Totally unique concept and well planned out plot. Here we are taken to the time where the human race is facing grave danger due to the invasion of an alien race that are using our women and girls as a carrier to reproduce and continue the existence of their kind. Amongst this chaos we find an utterly brave girl Miranda who has set a firm foot against all odds and is determined to save her and others alike and get them free.
A totally intriguing read which is packed with action, romance, suspense and will take you on a whirlwind ride. Unpredictable twists and turns will shock you now and then and the quest that Miranda leads and the problems through which she drags herself out smartly and intelligently will surprise you. The romantic scenes spiced up the read and the awesome writing style of the author made the read simple and easy for me and it didn’t seem confusing at all. Crisp dialogues and excellent presentation of the unknown race and the detailed descriptions regarding each and every aspect of the characters and the plot really made it a page turner. The characterization is great and Miranda’s developed character won the show for me. She was confident, independent and totally in control of her bearings and I liked Bryce as well but Miranda’s dad made me furious and I wanted to kill him myself. All in all a great and recommended read for ya all and hope that you guys will love it. Enjoy, folks!
Firstly I would like to thank C. M. Doporto, author of The Eslites, The Arrival, for giving me this opportunity of reading and reviewing this fabulous book.
A great sci-fi read with a nice twist. I loved this book and really enjoyed every bit of it. Totally unique concept and well planned out plot. Here we are taken to the time where the human race is facing grave danger due to the invasion of an alien race that are using our women and girls as a carrier to reproduce and continue the existence of their kind. Amongst this chaos we find an utterly brave girl Miranda who has set a firm foot against all odds and is determined to save her and others alike and get them free.
A totally intriguing read which is packed with action, romance, suspense and will take you on a whirlwind ride. Unpredictable twists and turns will shock you now and then and the quest that Miranda leads and the problems through which she drags herself out smartly and intelligently will surprise you. The romantic scenes spiced up the read and the awesome writing style of the author made the read simple and easy for me and it didn’t seem confusing at all. Crisp dialogues and excellent presentation of the unknown race and the detailed descriptions regarding each and every aspect of the characters and the plot really made it a page turner. The characterization is great and Miranda’s developed character won the show for me. She was confident, independent and totally in control of her bearings and I liked Bryce as well but Miranda’s dad made me furious and I wanted to kill him myself. All in all a great and recommended read for ya all and hope that you guys will love it. Enjoy, folks!
hannahsophialin's review
4.0
So... it's been roughly a year since I read The Arrival's prequel, well before the author actually made it into a series. I even mentioned that it had potential to be a good series, and here we are: it's actually a series!!! I signed up ASAP when I saw it available to be reviewed on David Estes Fans and YA Book Lover's R&R program, despite the fact I should probably be knocking out some books on a certain reading challenge. *coughs* 2014 TBR Pile Challenge *coughs*
Plus, I'm really surprised I actually read this really quickly, and I'm personally thinking it's probably because I must be getting tired of not going to school or something. Or maybe my mind is still in devouring mode after reading The Forever Song and The Body In the Woods (review in June).
Either way, it's a quick read, and the prequel is actually set after the prologue in The Arrival, but before Chapter 1. It's set about 3 years after the events in the prequel, and Miranda and the other girls in Nidus are ready to break free from the compound because they discover the Eslites are there for different reasons entirely.
This is no sappy romance you usually find in other alien stories where the alien falls in love with the human while trying to get away from an enemy species that's not by the name of human. This is pure "aliens are going to take over the world, and they're a dominant species with high-tech technology." It's not like Lux or the Lorien Legacies, where the aliens are trying to be inconspicuous. The Arrival is completely different from that, even though there are romantic elements mixed in. Miranda is a determined heroine wanting to break both her and the girls currently in the compound away from the Eslites true reasons. And she's preventing other girls meeting similar fates.
Then there are a few curve balls thrown at you, which is always the biggest plus in the bowl. And there's the ending, in which I'm extremely curious about because it probably does some more table turning. Actually, that ending did do a table flip, so all I'm doing is blinking rapidly and wondering if that really just happened and the book is over. o_o
Oh, and a random thought, but Dimas really isn't as bad as I thought he would be from the prequel.
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Review copy provided by author (R&R)
Original Rating: 4.5 out of 5
This Review and more can be found at Bookwyrming Thoughts
Plus, I'm really surprised I actually read this really quickly, and I'm personally thinking it's probably because I must be getting tired of not going to school or something. Or maybe my mind is still in devouring mode after reading The Forever Song and The Body In the Woods (review in June).
Either way, it's a quick read, and the prequel is actually set after the prologue in The Arrival, but before Chapter 1. It's set about 3 years after the events in the prequel, and Miranda and the other girls in Nidus are ready to break free from the compound because they discover the Eslites are there for different reasons entirely.
This is no sappy romance you usually find in other alien stories where the alien falls in love with the human while trying to get away from an enemy species that's not by the name of human. This is pure "aliens are going to take over the world, and they're a dominant species with high-tech technology." It's not like Lux or the Lorien Legacies, where the aliens are trying to be inconspicuous. The Arrival is completely different from that, even though there are romantic elements mixed in. Miranda is a determined heroine wanting to break both her and the girls currently in the compound away from the Eslites true reasons. And she's preventing other girls meeting similar fates.
Then there are a few curve balls thrown at you, which is always the biggest plus in the bowl. And there's the ending, in which I'm extremely curious about because it probably does some more table turning. Actually, that ending did do a table flip, so all I'm doing is blinking rapidly and wondering if that really just happened and the book is over. o_o
Oh, and a random thought, but Dimas really isn't as bad as I thought he would be from the prequel.
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Review copy provided by author (R&R)
Original Rating: 4.5 out of 5
This Review and more can be found at Bookwyrming Thoughts
lina_reads's review
4.0
You can also find this review on my blog: : The Little Book Pixie
**I recieved a free copy from the author in exchange for an honet review**
Pros:
-Miranda is a quite strong and intelligent character, yes she had her moments when she annoyed me but those moments just made her a more complete character in my mind.
-Kate: The perfect companion to Miranda, she brought great balance to the book, another strong character but in a different way so no cookie cutter characters
-Dimas: He intrigued me since the prequel and this book makes me want to see much more of him. I kind of picture him as a younger alien version of Tom Hiddleston.
-Overall all the characters were excellent, their presence made sense in the story, no one was just there to look pretty. Even Miranda's dad
-A very original Alien invasion very smart too, I can imagine how scared I would be to be selected to be a donor. It also was different to all the other alien stories where the plot focuses on the survival of a group in a ravaged planet, in this book the planet was “ok”.
Cons:
I really couldn’t find any cons in this book; the only thing that annoyed me a little bit was how many times the phrase “Mays are strong leaders. We never show weakness” I understand that Miranda but it bothered me a little bit.
**I recieved a free copy from the author in exchange for an honet review**
Pros:
-Miranda is a quite strong and intelligent character, yes she had her moments when she annoyed me but those moments just made her a more complete character in my mind.
-Kate: The perfect companion to Miranda, she brought great balance to the book, another strong character but in a different way so no cookie cutter characters
-Dimas: He intrigued me since the prequel and this book makes me want to see much more of him. I kind of picture him as a younger alien version of Tom Hiddleston.
-Overall all the characters were excellent, their presence made sense in the story, no one was just there to look pretty. Even Miranda's dad
-A very original Alien invasion very smart too, I can imagine how scared I would be to be selected to be a donor. It also was different to all the other alien stories where the plot focuses on the survival of a group in a ravaged planet, in this book the planet was “ok”.
Cons:
I really couldn’t find any cons in this book; the only thing that annoyed me a little bit was how many times the phrase “Mays are strong leaders. We never show weakness” I understand that Miranda but it bothered me a little bit.
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