Book Review: Connecting (Earth's Only Hope - prequel)
Connecting (Earth’s Only Hope – Prequel) by Joynell Schultz
5 stars
Category: Adult
Note: I’m not really certain why this is a ‘prequel’ when it’s the size of a full book since prequels are usually novella-size.
Summary: The world is about to go through an ice age in a little less than one year. Jana’s scientist parents first discovered this when she was young and warned the world. Her father knew that their best chance for saving the world was to contact alien life, and reached out via his ham radio. Now in her 20s and living with her younger brother and grandmother, with both of her parents dead, Jana’s nightly communications to the stars gets an answer from an alien named Lon. He tells her he has a way to save the Earth’s population, but he wants one thing in exchange. He wants Jana.
Comments: I loved this story! I’m a sucker for an apocalyptic, so I loved the idea of the world ending soon hanging over their heads. I loved the idea of alien life contacting us, and I loved that she couldn’t see him through most of the book and had to just imagine what he was like from the voice in her head. And I loved the idea of what the world would be like with things shutting down and people sliding into depression and people trying to carry on and others trying to answer what they would do with the remaining time they have left and the shortages (though with things being as tight as they were, it didn’t really make much sense for Jana to be driving so much). The largest problem I had with this book was Jana. She was a good narrator for the most part, swinging between hope and depression, and I loved the love she had for her brother. But there were times I wanted to knock her upside the head. Like she gets contacted by an alien who says he can save her race and that he needs to speak to the president. Does she try to contact the president or even try to figure out how she’d even go about contacting the president? No. She sits on it for several days until he contacts her again. So, when they tell her that to save the human race (which would include her brother and grandmother), Lon wants her to go with him. Does she immediately say yes? No. She wavers and argues. I didn’t much care for Lon making such a big deal of her drinking. It seemed rather unreasonable for him to insist on total abstinence from alcohol. Not that I’m into drinking, or support Jana wanting to get drunk with the world about to end, but he objected to her even having a drink at her friend’s wedding. Yes, this is a romance, and I did love the relationship Jana and Lon grew into. Lon reminded me more than a little of Doctor Who (which probably isn’t a coincidence), especially his need for a companion in his travels around the galaxy (and I know so many fan girls wanted a romance between the Doctor and Rose, so this is full-filling that want). Yes, I can’t wait to see where the story takes Jana and Lon to next.
5 stars
Category: Adult
Note: I’m not really certain why this is a ‘prequel’ when it’s the size of a full book since prequels are usually novella-size.
Summary: The world is about to go through an ice age in a little less than one year. Jana’s scientist parents first discovered this when she was young and warned the world. Her father knew that their best chance for saving the world was to contact alien life, and reached out via his ham radio. Now in her 20s and living with her younger brother and grandmother, with both of her parents dead, Jana’s nightly communications to the stars gets an answer from an alien named Lon. He tells her he has a way to save the Earth’s population, but he wants one thing in exchange. He wants Jana.
Comments: I loved this story! I’m a sucker for an apocalyptic, so I loved the idea of the world ending soon hanging over their heads. I loved the idea of alien life contacting us, and I loved that she couldn’t see him through most of the book and had to just imagine what he was like from the voice in her head. And I loved the idea of what the world would be like with things shutting down and people sliding into depression and people trying to carry on and others trying to answer what they would do with the remaining time they have left and the shortages (though with things being as tight as they were, it didn’t really make much sense for Jana to be driving so much). The largest problem I had with this book was Jana. She was a good narrator for the most part, swinging between hope and depression, and I loved the love she had for her brother. But there were times I wanted to knock her upside the head. Like she gets contacted by an alien who says he can save her race and that he needs to speak to the president. Does she try to contact the president or even try to figure out how she’d even go about contacting the president? No. She sits on it for several days until he contacts her again. So, when they tell her that to save the human race (which would include her brother and grandmother), Lon wants her to go with him. Does she immediately say yes? No. She wavers and argues. I didn’t much care for Lon making such a big deal of her drinking. It seemed rather unreasonable for him to insist on total abstinence from alcohol. Not that I’m into drinking, or support Jana wanting to get drunk with the world about to end, but he objected to her even having a drink at her friend’s wedding. Yes, this is a romance, and I did love the relationship Jana and Lon grew into. Lon reminded me more than a little of Doctor Who (which probably isn’t a coincidence), especially his need for a companion in his travels around the galaxy (and I know so many fan girls wanted a romance between the Doctor and Rose, so this is full-filling that want). Yes, I can’t wait to see where the story takes Jana and Lon to next.
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