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It's been awhile since I read Alienated, like over a year. So I was worried that when I started Invaded that I wouldn't be able to get into it but that did not happen. I immediately jumped back into the story like I just read it yesterday. I love the way Melissa Landers writes. The lines are witty and the characters can have some funny comebacks.

I love Cara so much. She feels real to me, sure she does unbelievable things sometimes. Like moving to another planet to be with the alien boy that she loves. Okay, to some people that sounds crazy but I don't think so. I rooted so hard for Cara and Aelyx in the first book and even harder for them in this book.

A lot of the book was hard to read because of how much the characters struggled. Cara was struggling with being one of the only earthlings on this planet. Aelyx was struggling with people constantly trying to kill him. I found Cara's situation a little annoying because it felt so much like high school drama to me. She didn't fit in and was being bullied by the other kids, ugh, just stop. I also didn't like that it seemed like it was going to be love triangle-y and I hate love triangles.

In the end, I liked this book. I look forward to finishing this series with reading United.


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Invaded Alienated Melissa Landers Books Reviews

Actual rating 3.5 stars

I have been intrigued with this trilogy by Melissa Landers, the first novel ‘Alienated’ was fun and easy to read, though the insta-love and narrative style kept it from a 5 star review. I was hoping ‘Invaded’ would bring something new to the story… and while we got to explore Aelyx’s planet through Cara’s eyes and see if their relationship would survive being apart, this second installment, although enjoyable failed to surpass my initial opinion and rating.

Not sure what it was that didn’t have me totally invested in our protagonists, Aelyx and Cara. Maybe they were a little too goody-two-shoes and didn’t make mistakes? There was no downfall. We see them go through difficulty, but it felt like neither lost all that much to give them opportunity to grow; and subsequently I wasn’t rooting for either character. They lost the underdog edge. Or a good redemption story. Only a little insecurity made them human (pun intended) with an otherwise cyclone of crap hurled at them. So I guess for me the story is great, but the character development lacking.

There are still some fangirly moments over Aelyx – if you enjoy that sort of thing, but understandably, they are few and far between with our OTP separated for the duration of the novel. The biggest thing I appreciate about Cara is her strength and determination, there is a tenuous line of feminism in her bearing.

The political intrigue grew even stronger and is the best part of this series. Landers really knows how to write tension and collusion in each culture. She also is adept in how many of the secondary cast had separate character arcs.

I really savored the storyline, it kept me guessing right to the end, and the narrative style is again, easy to read, lending me to complete the novel in a day. But having said that, I didn’t really get into ‘Invaded’ until the last third – a lot of set up for the storyline sapped the pacing. Though it did paint a fantastic landscape for the final installment of this trilogy.

Which has me looking forward to the last book ‘United’ due for release in August this year. I’m anticipating that the pacing should really be amped up and foreseeing Cara and Aelyx reuniting and facing down their foes.
***PLEASE READ WITH CAUTION IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOK. MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS*** also, I apologize for the lack of structure. I really only have time to put down my thoughts, not organize them... Sort of throwing them all at you with this review.

I really am enjoying this series. For the record, I am not one of the teen members for whom it was intended, I am a member of the MUCH older crowd. I am looking forward to a third book to wrap up the storyline. I fell in love with Aelyx and Cara in Alienated, and that is still true after reading Invaded. However, after the 2nd, I am now curious about others as well like, Cara's brother Troy will he have a chance with Elle? Syrine, what will happen to her after this second great tragedy? David - Is there hope? Jaxen and his (whatever she is) will they get what's coming to them? What is going to happen on the Colony and Earth... the list goes on. I think a lot of readers will be left wanting should this be the final book. I read that Disney is waiting to see what kind of sales they get from this one before deciding on a 3rd, and I hate that. Either commit to finishing the series, or leave it at one book! Stopping in the middle of a series is just mean.

Back to reviewing this one. I was surprised at the few 1-star reviews. They stated that they were disappointed, but failed to explain why. So I don't want to do that with my "I loved it".
No book is perfect and this is no exception. Like most, I was frustrated that Cara and Aelyx had to be apart for most of it, but I did enjoy getting to know them as individuals too. In the first they are immediately thrown together so we never really get a feel for who they are without the other. I liked that they showed Cara to be strong enough to push through living on a planet where she knew absolutely no one. That isn't something an average 17 year old could do. I'm not sure it would be easy at any age, and it wasn't easy for Cara, but she managed it well.
I really enjoyed the descriptions of the planet - I could almost smell the citrus and feel the calm/quiet that she describes.
I wish she'd done a little more with some of the clone's though. Certainly ONE of them could have been curious and maybe even liked Cara?
I loved David, and was quite disappointed at the end with what happened to him (though I did suspect him early on after he pointed out the insider theory). I did NOT however, expect what happened to him.
I never understood how Aisly was so understanding of Jaxen's obsession with Cara. It didn't make sense given he was supposed to be her consort. IF their relationship really was more like brother and sister (and different than the queen and consort from whom they were cloned), she didn't do enough to explain that.
I also felt Alona was too flat. She was such an important leader that I thought she deserved a bit more description. Maybe more personality at least.
The two things that annoyed me with the book was 1. Her mother's dog. I thought her interaction with him was silly and unnecessary. And 2. Cara and Troy's constant inabilty to be real together. Troy could never tell her he cared - really? The guy has to be at least 21. Grow up for goodness sake. That interaction would have been more believable if they'd been say 12. The two issues just took up space in the book that could have been better utilized.
All in all I did enjoy the 2nd book, and I think I my 4-star review is accurate, if a 3rd is on the way. First books are always best because they hook us. 2nd books are necessary for information and bridges to bring on the 3rd conclusion book. IF there won't be a 3rd book, my review of this one would drop to 2-3 stars because it would leave us with many more questions than closure. This was enjoyable and is a great bridge book. It is not a final series book.
It's been awhile since I read Alienated, like over a year. So I was worried that when I started Invaded that I wouldn't be able to get into it but that did not happen. I immediately jumped back into the story like I just read it yesterday. I love the way Melissa Landers writes. The lines are witty and the characters can have some funny comebacks.

I love Cara so much. She feels real to me, sure she does unbelievable things sometimes. Like moving to another planet to be with the alien boy that she loves. Okay, to some people that sounds crazy but I don't think so. I rooted so hard for Cara and Aelyx in the first book and even harder for them in this book.

A lot of the book was hard to read because of how much the characters struggled. Cara was struggling with being one of the only earthlings on this planet. Aelyx was struggling with people constantly trying to kill him. I found Cara's situation a little annoying because it felt so much like high school drama to me. She didn't fit in and was being bullied by the other kids, ugh, just stop. I also didn't like that it seemed like it was going to be love triangle-y and I hate love triangles.

In the end, I liked this book. I look forward to finishing this series with reading United.