Title: Earth (The Invasion Trilogy #1)Author: Jessica Frances
Genre: New Adult Sci-Fi Romance
Publication Date: June 19, 2014
Plot: Earth is being invaded. There was no warning and no time to stage any kind of defense. Instead countries started to go silent. They were no longer reachable and no one knew what was happening.
So when Canada went dark; everyone knew America would be next.
My name is Matilda, but everyone calls me Mattie. I was at college in Oregon when the attack began. By the time Canada went quiet, we’d had enough. So two of my friends and I decided to join the fight in Vancouver and find out what was really happening.
That is when everything changed. What we found was death, destruction and machines that were slaughtering humans. There would be no escape for us; no place to go where the machines couldn't reach us.
I had no future, but then I met him.
My name is Marduke and I’m part of the reason Earth is being invaded. I’m from a different planet and even though I look human, I’m not. But when Earth was invaded, I began running from my family and running for my life.
Then she saved me.
She made me feel something I’d never felt before. She saved my life and opened my heart to the possibility of love, she changed me forever.
What are the chances of finding your true love right when the world is ending? What kind of cruel fate places them together under those circumstances?
What is she supposed to do when he tells her he is not from Earth?
When she finds out that he is one of the invaders?
What does she do when she finds out everything she thought she knew was wrong?
What does he do when he has to make a choice between protecting her and saving himself?
How can they overcome everything standing in their way?
☆✮ My Review ✮☆
At first glance of the synopsis I originally thought, “oh, this is Terminator meets War of the Worlds” but this book has its own unique twist.
I appreciated how the author, Jessica Frances, shows us the gritty details of going from one life to be on the edge of survival. It isn't easy. Especially when you’re one of the hunted.
Each chapter was compelling and mind gripping. I was literally on the edge of my seat as you see firsthand the chaos and destruction that takes place while still carrying a figment of hope.
I'm now really curious as to where Ms. Frances where take us next in books two and three. I mean, there's so much possibilities and stakes at risk. I wonder!
Anyways, a great start for the Invasion Trilogy! I can’t wait for more from this trilogy!
My Rating:
-Overall : 8.5
-Plot : 8
-Writing : 8
-Characters : 8
-Cover : 8
☆✮ Excerpt ✮☆
The
truck moves again and this time we do topple over. Neither of us have put
seatbelts on, so we both crash to the ceiling, my head taking most of the
impact as my legs fall into the steering wheel.
I
scream in shock, and as my mind catches up, I realise there is no way Hank and
Lisa would be okay after being crushed into the road.
“Hank!”
I scream out again, panicking as the truck is hit once more and we slide along
the road. “Lisa!” I screech when we finally stop and hands grab hold of me,
dragging me through the windshield which broke long ago.
It’s
Hank, and as he drags me free, he quickly moves back to take hold of Marduke.
Blood pours down from my forehead, but I don’t bother checking myself any
further. My eyes first find the machine as it leers over us then I see Lisa off
to the side, hiding by some bushes.
“We
need to get out of here, now!” Hank has Marduke up and on his feet. The truck
shakes as the machine shoots at it, and I’m half expecting a fireball to burst
out at us.
“Take
this!” I thrust the grenade into Hank’s hand and then wrap Marduke’s arm over
my shoulder.
Hank
begins shooting with the handgun, heading around the truck and jogging in the
opposite direction to Lisa.
I
stumble her way with Marduke, hoping Hank can keep the attention on him while
we get away.
Marduke
grunts in pain as he has to put heavy pressure on his knee, and I cry in shock
when I feel his body jolt forward from the impact of a bullet hitting his back.
He pushes me off him and I lose my balance, falling to the ground.
“Run!”
he yells at me. But before I can even consider moving at all, an explosion
erupts and everything goes black.
☆✮ About the Author ✮☆
Born and raised in South Australia, Jessica spends her days working in a bakery, afternoons catching up on lost sleep, and nights reading and writing. After having the Taken Trilogy taking up space in her head for years, she was relieved to have a break and her mind clear. But apparently the free rent was spoken to Mattie and her friends, because now she is hearing new voices and a whole new story. The Invasion Trilogy was then born.
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