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[Following is a volunteer review of "Homecoming: The Unari Experiment Book 1" by Brian L. Harad.]
Homecoming: The Unari Experiment Book 1 by Brian L. Harad is about two groups of aliens, the Thunerians and Unarians, that come to Earth in order to extract a man named Byron Hollington. Hollington is a Unarian that was born and raised on planet Earth. However, he was never informed of his true identity, so even after his alien DNA is activated, he still thinks and acts like a human. As this is unfolding, there seems to be something very suspicious going on among the two groups of aliens. Before I get into the review, I must note that this is not a stand-alone book, the ending WILL leave you with the need to read the next book in this series.
One of my favorite things about this book is the author’s use of mythological references in order to describe the aliens’ appearance. I personally find that in science-fiction books, imagery is extremely important. It is essential for the audience to be able to clearly imagine what the aliens look like in order to properly enjoy the book. Thankfully, Harad succeeds on this matter. The aliens described in this book look a lot like mythological creatures that we have all seen at some point in our lives. Therefore, it is very easy to imagine what they look like and it just makes the story flow effortlessly in a person’s imagination. Yet, as good as the imagery was, that was not my most liked part of this book.
My most liked part of this book was the fact that it made me laugh out loud twice. It is such a big pleasure for me to be able to find a book that can get me to laugh, cry, or scream out loud. Once this happens, the book just becomes ten times more enjoyable than it previously was. I will not mention what made me laugh, but it was a very, very small detail that I thought was cleverly added in.
Furthermore, I also enjoyed the way in which Harad portrays the complexity of human psychology throughout the book. Imagine one day waking up in an alien spaceship, in a completely different body than what you are used to. This will surely affect anyone in a deep psychological and emotional way, and I feel the author does a good job in showing it throughout the book. Additionally, I also enjoyed the pace of the book. It was never too fast or too slow for my liking.
Overall, there wasn’t really anything that I disliked about the book. The only thing that bothered me was the ending since it leaves you with a lot of questions in the middle of a very suspenseful event. Nevertheless, this isn’t something that I necessarily disliked, it is more of a normal nuisance when it comes to reading series instead of stand-alone books.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because I would 100% recommend this book to anyone that loves science-fiction novels. The story is enjoyable and very well constructed. Even though there were a few grammatical mistakes, the book does seem to be professionally edited. I decided to give it more than three stars because the book was not just good, but excellent, in my opinion.
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Homecoming: The Unari Experiment Book 1
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Homecoming: The Unari Experiment Book 1 by Brian L. Harad is about two groups of aliens, the Thunerians and Unarians, that come to Earth in order to extract a man named Byron Hollington. Hollington is a Unarian that was born and raised on planet Earth. However, he was never informed of his true identity, so even after his alien DNA is activated, he still thinks and acts like a human. As this is unfolding, there seems to be something very suspicious going on among the two groups of aliens. Before I get into the review, I must note that this is not a stand-alone book, the ending WILL leave you with the need to read the next book in this series.
One of my favorite things about this book is the author’s use of mythological references in order to describe the aliens’ appearance. I personally find that in science-fiction books, imagery is extremely important. It is essential for the audience to be able to clearly imagine what the aliens look like in order to properly enjoy the book. Thankfully, Harad succeeds on this matter. The aliens described in this book look a lot like mythological creatures that we have all seen at some point in our lives. Therefore, it is very easy to imagine what they look like and it just makes the story flow effortlessly in a person’s imagination. Yet, as good as the imagery was, that was not my most liked part of this book.
My most liked part of this book was the fact that it made me laugh out loud twice. It is such a big pleasure for me to be able to find a book that can get me to laugh, cry, or scream out loud. Once this happens, the book just becomes ten times more enjoyable than it previously was. I will not mention what made me laugh, but it was a very, very small detail that I thought was cleverly added in.
Furthermore, I also enjoyed the way in which Harad portrays the complexity of human psychology throughout the book. Imagine one day waking up in an alien spaceship, in a completely different body than what you are used to. This will surely affect anyone in a deep psychological and emotional way, and I feel the author does a good job in showing it throughout the book. Additionally, I also enjoyed the pace of the book. It was never too fast or too slow for my liking.
Overall, there wasn’t really anything that I disliked about the book. The only thing that bothered me was the ending since it leaves you with a lot of questions in the middle of a very suspenseful event. Nevertheless, this isn’t something that I necessarily disliked, it is more of a normal nuisance when it comes to reading series instead of stand-alone books.
I would rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because I would 100% recommend this book to anyone that loves science-fiction novels. The story is enjoyable and very well constructed. Even though there were a few grammatical mistakes, the book does seem to be professionally edited. I decided to give it more than three stars because the book was not just good, but excellent, in my opinion.
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Homecoming: The Unari Experiment Book 1
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