Official Review: Elquin by Rose Sweetwater

[Adrianna Melillo]

[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Elquin" by Rose Sweetwater.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Meet Jen, a student and sorority sister at the University of Florida. There’s not much unusual about Jen … apart from her occasional precognitive dreams. All she wants is to enjoy college and earn her degree in physical therapy. Unfortunately, everything gets a little messy when an alien (disguised as a human) kisses her at a casino and puts her life in a lot of danger.

Enter Vishnu (or Taren, depending on the planet) and Locknoff. They come from the dying planet Elquin and are tasked with the mission of finding out how hospitable Earth is for the Elquin population. They need to make a move soon, regardless of whether or not the people of Earth are willing to cooperate. Unfortunately for Vishnu, the thought of destroying the human race doesn’t sit super well with him. You see, he’s grown to care for the humans … perhaps much more than he should.

Rose Sweetwater’s Elquin is the first novel of an extremely promising sci-fi series. It’s beautifully detailed; action packed; perfectly paced; and the characters were incredibly well developed, each having a complete story that helps the readers empathize with their motives and actions. Furthermore, at times Sweetwater diverts from a chronological story-telling format in a way that allows the readers to slowly put the pieces together. I found this method to work exceptionally well. It leads the reader to see each character in a variety of scenarios (each one reveling a new part of the character) before learning the entirety of their story and forming a final opinion of them.

There is not much about this novel that I can criticize. My only disappointment came at the very end. Although I know this is the beginning of a series (so the reader does need to be left wanting more), I felt the ending was quite abrupt. I thought the outcome of the final council meeting or an update on Jen would at least be revealed. But alas, I suppose I must wait for the next one.

Elquin absolutely deserves 4 out of 4 stars. I did not find a single spelling or grammatical error in all 333 pages, and I was completely absorbed by all the action, adventure, suspense, and romance this novel has to offer. Certain scenes were so wonderfully descriptive that I actually got goosebumps and felt tingles in my stomach. I simply did not want to put this one down.

I think this novel would most certainly appeal to a young-adult audience (I, personally, cannot wait for the follow-up). Readers should know, however, that there are a few scenes with erotic content, and some are quite descriptive.

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[InventorT]

I can’t wait to know how the role of Jen plays out. This story seems quite captivating so I’ll definitely check it out. Nice review

[NetMassimo]

Honestly, the premises don't seem particularly original and I'm probably too old for this novel, but it seems well developed, so I'll look into this series. Thank you for your great review!

[Adrianna Melillo]

I can’t wait to know how the role of Jen plays out. This story seems quite captivating so I’ll definitely check it out. Nice review

I was so sad when this one ended. I found myself thinking about it for days after (and actually felt reluctant to start a different book). Thank you for reading!

[Adrianna Melillo]

Honestly, the premises don't seem particularly original and I'm probably too old for this novel, but it seems well developed, so I'll look into this series. Thank you for your great review!

I do have to agree with the not-completely original premise. However, the writing was fresh and so well done that I did not feel like I was simply reading the same fantasy book I’d read a thousand times in my teens. Thank you for reading!

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

Series books always have a catch inside. Thank you for the review.

[Awesomeliker]

The plot of the story is very unusual. I'm very interested in it! Thanks for the amazing review!

[Adrianna Melillo]

Series books always have a catch inside. Thank you for the review.

Thank you for reading!

[kljrox]

This sounds like an exciting book to begin an interesting series. I enjoy reading books that have well developed characters and descriptive writing. Thanks to your enthusiastic review, I will add this to my list. Great job!

[Ben97]

The book has an interesting combination of action, adventure, and romance. It must be entertaining!

[Adrianna Melillo]

The plot of the story is very unusual. I'm very interested in it! Thanks for the amazing review!

I could not recommend it more. Thank you for reading!

[Adrianna Melillo]

This sounds like an exciting book to begin an interesting series. I enjoy reading books that have well developed characters and descriptive writing. Thanks to your enthusiastic review, I will add this to my list. Great job!

Enjoy! Thank you for reading!

[Adrianna Melillo]

The book has an interesting combination of action, adventure, and romance. It must be entertaining!

It was so difficult to put down!

[Diana Lowery]

The fact that it was well-edited is a big plus for me. I get discouraged reading books that are filled with errors.

[Adrianna Melillo]

The fact that it was well-edited is a big plus for me. I get discouraged reading books that are filled with errors.

I feel the same. The clear, professional writing was a big bonus for me.