Review: United by Melissa Landers

United

By: Melissa Landers

Series: Alienated Trilogy

Genre: Science Fiction, Young Adult

Length: 317 pages

Synopsis From Goodreads:

After thwarting a deadly coup and saving the alliance between their worlds, Cara and Aelyx have finally earned a break. Their tiny island colony is everything they dreamed it would be―days spent gathering shells on the beach and nights in each other’s arms.

But the vacation is short-lived.

The treaty between Earth and L’eihr has awakened an ancient force that threatens to destroy them all. The Aribol, mysterious guardians charged with maintaining interstellar peace, deem the alliance a threat to the galaxy. They order a separation of the races, decreeing humans and L’eihrs must return to their own planets within the month or face extinction. In fact, they already have agents in place on Earth, ready to begin.

With the clock ticking, Aelyx and Cara assemble a team of colonists and race back to Earth, where they unite with old friends to solve the mystery of who the Aribol are, what they want, and the real reason the alliance has provoked them. As tensions build to a full-scale war, Aelyx and Cara must fight harder than ever―not just for their future, but for the survival of both their worlds.

My Review:

Rating:

This books was a great conclusion to Cara and Aelyx's story, however at times I found it a bit fast-paced and anti-climatic. I was hoping for a more epic ending for this phenomenal trilogy. Melissa Landers is an amazing author and I absolutely fell in love with her story and the characters in the first two books. However, with this final installment I feel as connected to the characters as I was previously.

Invaded got you prepared for a final showdown, an epic battle between the Aribol and the two colonies only to come up short in United. I was prepared for a lot more than a two chapter take over of the Aribol. I felt the story was rushed and we missed some of the details, that really would have brought this ending together.

I missed the interaction between Aelyx and Cara as well. I didn't feel the love they had from the first two books. The characters almost seemed like such small roles in United, compared to Alienated and Invaded.

With the first books I devoured them in a matter of days, this book took me nearly two weeks to finish only because I had a hard time staying connected to the story. I had hoped for a lot more with this conclusion.

Even though, it was a good conclusion to this trilogy, I can't say it was horrible. Everyone got their happy ending!

And I would still recommend this trilogy, it is definitely worth reading at least once!! :)



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