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Diverse Similarity
An enemy—or a friend? No way to know except the forbidden touch of an alien mind.
Kena is the only human in a multi-racial starship crew. She’s admired for her navigational skills, but her race is viewed as problematic. Cultural differences abound, seasoned by unexpected similarities. Those lacking telepathic abilities have another disadvantage. Kena presents the crew with a paradox. She cannot be a telepath, and yet she is.
Their challenging mission strains every limit and claims lives. When an enemy discovers their presence, Kena is captured. As both guest and prisoner, she finds the PitKreelaundun race much harder to comprehend than any she has known. They entwine kindness with cruelty. Worst of all, their telepathic practices are intolerable to a human, threatening Kena’s sanity and life. Mutiny is forming among her captors, rescue is impossible, and diplomacy fails. There is only one way out—something that Kena must never do.
Diverse Similarity is the first novel in a compelling science fiction series by Sharon Rose. If you are intrigued by alien cultures, rich characters, and dangerous adventures among the stars, this book is for you. Read it today and explore not only outer space, but the spirit within.
Kena is the only human in a multi-racial starship crew. She’s admired for her navigational skills, but her race is viewed as problematic. Cultural differences abound, seasoned by unexpected similarities. Those lacking telepathic abilities have another disadvantage. Kena presents the crew with a paradox. She cannot be a telepath, and yet she is.
Their challenging mission strains every limit and claims lives. When an enemy discovers their presence, Kena is captured. As both guest and prisoner, she finds the PitKreelaundun race much harder to comprehend than any she has known. They entwine kindness with cruelty. Worst of all, their telepathic practices are intolerable to a human, threatening Kena’s sanity and life. Mutiny is forming among her captors, rescue is impossible, and diplomacy fails. There is only one way out—something that Kena must never do.
Diverse Similarity is the first novel in a compelling science fiction series by Sharon Rose. If you are intrigued by alien cultures, rich characters, and dangerous adventures among the stars, this book is for you. Read it today and explore not only outer space, but the spirit within.
480 pages, ebook
Published March 31, 2018
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About the author
Sharon Rose
24 books124 followersSharon Rose has been weaving stories since her second-grade masterpiece, titled My Life as a Flying Squirrel. No publisher snatched it up, but her classmates loved it.
After creating home and family, Sharon pursued her dream of creating stories for people like you. To date, she has published ten books, with more in the works. She writes fantasy and science fiction because they offer vast spaces to explore the realities that we all face. Her stories blend cultures and characters into adventures with mystery, romance, and hope.
When not writing or reading, Sharon may be traveling, enjoying gardens, or searching for unique coffee shops with her husband. She lives in Minnesota, USA, famed for its 10,000 lakes and vibrant seasons.
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What’s in a name?
Way more than I expected. As in, more people. Of course, I knew I was not the only Sharon Rose in the world, but it turns out that some of them are authors, too. I’m the Sharon Rose who writes science fiction and fantasy for those who prefer a cleaner read.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
After creating home and family, Sharon pursued her dream of creating stories for people like you. To date, she has published ten books, with more in the works. She writes fantasy and science fiction because they offer vast spaces to explore the realities that we all face. Her stories blend cultures and characters into adventures with mystery, romance, and hope.
When not writing or reading, Sharon may be traveling, enjoying gardens, or searching for unique coffee shops with her husband. She lives in Minnesota, USA, famed for its 10,000 lakes and vibrant seasons.
~~~
What’s in a name?
Way more than I expected. As in, more people. Of course, I knew I was not the only Sharon Rose in the world, but it turns out that some of them are authors, too. I’m the Sharon Rose who writes science fiction and fantasy for those who prefer a cleaner read.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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August 18, 2019
A winning combination of well-written and engaging "hard science" and heart, this science fiction novel presents a strong female protagonist with moral integrity and values, with whom readers can readily identify, along with an engrossing plot and wonderfully executed world building.
September 17, 2019
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Diverse Similarity is a book that delves deeply into the culture and differences between various alien races.
The protagonist is Kena, the only human serving in a multi-racial crew on the Starship Ontrevay. Their mission is primarily scientific exploration in nature, which gave me some of the Star Trek vibes that I crave in a sci-fi book. But this story is very much its own thing.
One of the interesting things we learn in this book is that every species has what’s called emfrel. Kind of a telepathic scent that they emanate. This emfrel can be distracting and uncomfortable to other races so if they’re going to spend any significant time with each other, they need to acclimate to each other. Humans, it turns out, are especially sensitive to emfrel, but we never knew this until we started encountering other species.
This is really interesting, because it’s adds something new and unexpected about what it means to be human. Often in sci-fi, we’ll encounter other races, and those races have interesting new abilities, or aspects to them. But humans usually tend to be the bland, base, species with no special abilities. This book twists that around as we find that in some ways, we are the odd ones out. We are the weird ones.
Actually, that doesn’t suprise me. We are pretty weird.
Another difference that is explored, is the makeup of what it is to be human. Most species have two aspects to them, the physical body, and what they call the sarit, which kind of encompasses the mind and the spiritual aspect. But humans are said in this story to have three components, the body, the mind and the spirit, all as distinct. And these concepts are considered real. When an unknown race doesn’t understand that humans are spiritual beings, rather than saratial beings, and treat her accordingly, it causes damage to our hero. And this is all tied into the idea of telepathy. Humans are one of the few races that can’t initiate telepathic contact.
The story, while heavily character driven, has two main plot segments. The first deals primarily with relationships on board the ship, as they investigate a space mystery. The second is more outwardly focussed and is more suspenseful, involving dangerous natural forces and an alien race that we have a very tentative peace with.
While quite distinct, these two parts are very much linked together and form one cohesive story.
This is another book that has difficult to pronounce names, which is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I think maybe it’s just a personal taste thing. There is one race who have no vowels in their names at all, which is a big stumbling block to me as I read because I don’t know what to say in my head when I see one of these names. Interestingly, we learn through the story that these names do have vowel sounds in them, causing difficulty for characters in universe, and it even explains how to pronounce then names of major characters, but this came a little late in the book for me, and honestly, I was too lazy to bother memorising them. It was, however, great worldbuilding.
The main antagonists in this book are the PitKreelaundun, another tongue twister, although there’s a lot of meaning behind that name. They remain a mystery for much of the book, but when they are explored, they’re explored with a great deal of depth. We learn some interesting things about them, their culture and their history.
The book also explores some ideas of mercy and forgiveness. This can be hard to do. When a character is portrayed as being seriously violated or wronged in some way, by an antagonist, I sometimes struggle when the character later finds forgiveness in their heart for that antagonist, even though I very much believe in forgiveness and grace. In a fictional setting, we yearn for the guilty to get what’s coming to them. In the case of diverse Similarity, it worked for me. The conflicting desire for justice, and appreciation of mercy somehow worked together. So big props to the author for that.
Sharon Rose has created a vivid rich world populated by fascinating alien races. Most of the conflict in this story comes out of genuine and logically-understandable cultural differences and misunderstandings. It makes me appreciate how hard it would really be to form a meaningful peace and friendship with an alien race, because, you’re likely coming from such different backgrounds, that everything is going to be interpreted wrongly. And sometimes, no amount of words can help alleviate those misunderstandings.
If you like alien-based science fiction that digs into the cultures and biology of the different species, then you should check out Diverse Similarity by Sharon Rose. I think you’ll really like it.
Diverse Similarity is a book that delves deeply into the culture and differences between various alien races.
The protagonist is Kena, the only human serving in a multi-racial crew on the Starship Ontrevay. Their mission is primarily scientific exploration in nature, which gave me some of the Star Trek vibes that I crave in a sci-fi book. But this story is very much its own thing.
One of the interesting things we learn in this book is that every species has what’s called emfrel. Kind of a telepathic scent that they emanate. This emfrel can be distracting and uncomfortable to other races so if they’re going to spend any significant time with each other, they need to acclimate to each other. Humans, it turns out, are especially sensitive to emfrel, but we never knew this until we started encountering other species.
This is really interesting, because it’s adds something new and unexpected about what it means to be human. Often in sci-fi, we’ll encounter other races, and those races have interesting new abilities, or aspects to them. But humans usually tend to be the bland, base, species with no special abilities. This book twists that around as we find that in some ways, we are the odd ones out. We are the weird ones.
Actually, that doesn’t suprise me. We are pretty weird.
Another difference that is explored, is the makeup of what it is to be human. Most species have two aspects to them, the physical body, and what they call the sarit, which kind of encompasses the mind and the spiritual aspect. But humans are said in this story to have three components, the body, the mind and the spirit, all as distinct. And these concepts are considered real. When an unknown race doesn’t understand that humans are spiritual beings, rather than saratial beings, and treat her accordingly, it causes damage to our hero. And this is all tied into the idea of telepathy. Humans are one of the few races that can’t initiate telepathic contact.
The story, while heavily character driven, has two main plot segments. The first deals primarily with relationships on board the ship, as they investigate a space mystery. The second is more outwardly focussed and is more suspenseful, involving dangerous natural forces and an alien race that we have a very tentative peace with.
While quite distinct, these two parts are very much linked together and form one cohesive story.
This is another book that has difficult to pronounce names, which is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. I think maybe it’s just a personal taste thing. There is one race who have no vowels in their names at all, which is a big stumbling block to me as I read because I don’t know what to say in my head when I see one of these names. Interestingly, we learn through the story that these names do have vowel sounds in them, causing difficulty for characters in universe, and it even explains how to pronounce then names of major characters, but this came a little late in the book for me, and honestly, I was too lazy to bother memorising them. It was, however, great worldbuilding.
The main antagonists in this book are the PitKreelaundun, another tongue twister, although there’s a lot of meaning behind that name. They remain a mystery for much of the book, but when they are explored, they’re explored with a great deal of depth. We learn some interesting things about them, their culture and their history.
The book also explores some ideas of mercy and forgiveness. This can be hard to do. When a character is portrayed as being seriously violated or wronged in some way, by an antagonist, I sometimes struggle when the character later finds forgiveness in their heart for that antagonist, even though I very much believe in forgiveness and grace. In a fictional setting, we yearn for the guilty to get what’s coming to them. In the case of diverse Similarity, it worked for me. The conflicting desire for justice, and appreciation of mercy somehow worked together. So big props to the author for that.
Sharon Rose has created a vivid rich world populated by fascinating alien races. Most of the conflict in this story comes out of genuine and logically-understandable cultural differences and misunderstandings. It makes me appreciate how hard it would really be to form a meaningful peace and friendship with an alien race, because, you’re likely coming from such different backgrounds, that everything is going to be interpreted wrongly. And sometimes, no amount of words can help alleviate those misunderstandings.
If you like alien-based science fiction that digs into the cultures and biology of the different species, then you should check out Diverse Similarity by Sharon Rose. I think you’ll really like it.
May 30, 2019
If you like Star Trek, you'll love this book!! Reminds me of the old Lost in Space, and all of the Star Trek family, with the added component of faith. It shows that if we accept each other, we can always find some type of common ground. Just because we are different, doesn't mean we can't see things the same, even if we arrive from different viewpoints. A little longer of a read than I'm used to, but well worth the time and effort.
July 16, 2023
This was a decent book. It was well written and a lot of things were described quiet beautifully. The first half was really cool when it was exploring space and different species of aliens, their cultures and histories and interpersonal relationships. In addition to scientific research and discovery and even some action being interspersed throughout the book. AND there seemed to be a supernatural aspect to the book that I was super curious about. Buuuut, that supernatural aspect got weirder and more vague (lots of “my beloved”s referring to some unknown creature/alter ego/telepathic link?) until I was hit with the Christianity aspect of the book, which made me realize I did not read the description as closely as I thought I had. The “my beloved” the MC was referring to was God…
I don’t think I would have picked up this book if I had more closely read the description because I have a bit of a rocky relationship with religion. And despite growing up in a catholic household and knowing some truly wonderful people who believe in myriad religions, listening to and reading about people with a very specific and absolutely unshakeable belief in a higher power brings me some discomfort.
This likely due to my own agnosticism and how a lot of angry and intolerant people are currently using their religion as an excuse to cause others harm.
And then, (and I truly hate describing any female character this way, because it is absolutely overused for women and underused for men) the MC kept becoming more and more of a Mary Sue. She was always patient and kind and understanding, but strong and protective. She was able to make friends with everyone (eventually) despite whatever cultural barriers were in the way, and was extremely skilled at every task she carried out.
She was willing to risk her own life in dangerous situations because she knew she’d go to heaven and have an afterlife while her alien co workers would not, because they didn’t believe in God. The issue of believing in the wrong god was neatly sidestepped by explaining that not a single other alien race had any form of organized religion. Which just felt weird.
Spoiler-y part:
Anyways, the thing that really bothered me in the end was the absolute forgiveness and self sacrificing attitude that was especially prevalent at the end of the book where the MC endured what was essentially mental rape and torture, but after listening to some religious music that God told her father to send her from half a galaxy away, she was able to recover quickly enough to protect her torturer from being killed and thus saved two civilizations from the horrors of war through the power of forgiveness.
Yes, there was some miscommunication, and yes, different cultures (and different species) are going to see “normal”things from different points of view. But the lack of consent leading to torture leading to “they didn’t really understand they were causing me pain” (they did, but “it’s complicated”) so I should completely forgive any and all transgressions against me for the greater good mindset really got to me.
I don’t think I would have picked up this book if I had more closely read the description because I have a bit of a rocky relationship with religion. And despite growing up in a catholic household and knowing some truly wonderful people who believe in myriad religions, listening to and reading about people with a very specific and absolutely unshakeable belief in a higher power brings me some discomfort.
This likely due to my own agnosticism and how a lot of angry and intolerant people are currently using their religion as an excuse to cause others harm.
And then, (and I truly hate describing any female character this way, because it is absolutely overused for women and underused for men) the MC kept becoming more and more of a Mary Sue. She was always patient and kind and understanding, but strong and protective. She was able to make friends with everyone (eventually) despite whatever cultural barriers were in the way, and was extremely skilled at every task she carried out.
She was willing to risk her own life in dangerous situations because she knew she’d go to heaven and have an afterlife while her alien co workers would not, because they didn’t believe in God. The issue of believing in the wrong god was neatly sidestepped by explaining that not a single other alien race had any form of organized religion. Which just felt weird.
Spoiler-y part:
Anyways, the thing that really bothered me in the end was the absolute forgiveness and self sacrificing attitude that was especially prevalent at the end of the book where the MC endured what was essentially mental rape and torture, but after listening to some religious music that God told her father to send her from half a galaxy away, she was able to recover quickly enough to protect her torturer from being killed and thus saved two civilizations from the horrors of war through the power of forgiveness.
Yes, there was some miscommunication, and yes, different cultures (and different species) are going to see “normal”things from different points of view. But the lack of consent leading to torture leading to “they didn’t really understand they were causing me pain” (they did, but “it’s complicated”) so I should completely forgive any and all transgressions against me for the greater good mindset really got to me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2018
Diverse Similarity by Sharon Rose. Is the first book in a new sci-fi series. Though it could easily be called the first two.
The book is in two parts that feel like complete stories in their own right. Each part has a compelling plot and a character developing arch.
Diverse Similarity is a cerebral sci-fi story. Much like the Star Trek franchise. There is more dialogue than action, and emphasis is placed on understanding and putting aside differences, avoiding conflict rather than making it.
Though similar to Star trek it is also different. In this crew Kena is the only human. One would assume that in such a situation she would feel isolated, picked on, but Kena not only holds her own, she excels at making friends and bridging cultural divides. Astonishing since she is also the only Christian and the only non-telepath.
I both liked and wondered at the religious aspect of the novel. Kena does not preach or even try to discuss her faith with the alien crew. But she does pray and the divine nature of the human soul is a major plot point in the second half of the book.
In the end this is not a light read. It will make you think and there will be a few feels too. But isn't that good sci-fi is all about?
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
The book is in two parts that feel like complete stories in their own right. Each part has a compelling plot and a character developing arch.
Diverse Similarity is a cerebral sci-fi story. Much like the Star Trek franchise. There is more dialogue than action, and emphasis is placed on understanding and putting aside differences, avoiding conflict rather than making it.
Though similar to Star trek it is also different. In this crew Kena is the only human. One would assume that in such a situation she would feel isolated, picked on, but Kena not only holds her own, she excels at making friends and bridging cultural divides. Astonishing since she is also the only Christian and the only non-telepath.
I both liked and wondered at the religious aspect of the novel. Kena does not preach or even try to discuss her faith with the alien crew. But she does pray and the divine nature of the human soul is a major plot point in the second half of the book.
In the end this is not a light read. It will make you think and there will be a few feels too. But isn't that good sci-fi is all about?
*I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
May 17, 2020
You will want to read Diverse Demands next.
Kena is a human navigator going on a fact-finding mission with 11 other planetary species or races working on the space ship. The scientists are investigating the cause of exploding planets.
Kena is a telepath of sorts, speaks many languages, and look for how the races are similar instead of different. She is a peacemaker and makes friends quickly.
The mission is going smoothly, until Kena and her copilot rescue an infant alien on a dead ship. The child is the only survivor. In an attempt to keep advanced technology for the Collaborative's spaceship from the child's native species, Kena does a manual swap carrying the baby to a docking station on the Pitkreelaundun alien craft.
It should have worked; it did until they decided to detain her and see how she communicated with the child.
Read and find out what happens next, it is out-of-this-world. Shades of StarTrek, this needs to be a movie, using the next book too.
I received a free ARC of this book. I am thrilled that I had the next episode before I read the first one.
Kena is a human navigator going on a fact-finding mission with 11 other planetary species or races working on the space ship. The scientists are investigating the cause of exploding planets.
Kena is a telepath of sorts, speaks many languages, and look for how the races are similar instead of different. She is a peacemaker and makes friends quickly.
The mission is going smoothly, until Kena and her copilot rescue an infant alien on a dead ship. The child is the only survivor. In an attempt to keep advanced technology for the Collaborative's spaceship from the child's native species, Kena does a manual swap carrying the baby to a docking station on the Pitkreelaundun alien craft.
It should have worked; it did until they decided to detain her and see how she communicated with the child.
Read and find out what happens next, it is out-of-this-world. Shades of StarTrek, this needs to be a movie, using the next book too.
I received a free ARC of this book. I am thrilled that I had the next episode before I read the first one.
December 24, 2019
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
"Diverse Similarity" ( Diverse #1 ) is a wonderful story that balances action and exposition. Rose does a superlative job of world building and character development. Nay, I should change that to universe building as that is what the author did. I was very quickly drawn into this universe that Rose built.
Along with seeing friendships bloom as Kena adjusts to her new ship and mission. Throughout, the author gently shares a vitally important message without beating the reader over the head with it. There's plenty enough action to be had to satisfy the "space jockeys" among us along with enough blooming relationships between a human and an array of diverse beings to satisfy the culturalists among us.
I truly enjoyed this story and I highly recommend it to anyone. I look forward to reading the rest of the volumes in this series.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.
"Diverse Similarity" ( Diverse #1 ) is a wonderful story that balances action and exposition. Rose does a superlative job of world building and character development. Nay, I should change that to universe building as that is what the author did. I was very quickly drawn into this universe that Rose built.
Along with seeing friendships bloom as Kena adjusts to her new ship and mission. Throughout, the author gently shares a vitally important message without beating the reader over the head with it. There's plenty enough action to be had to satisfy the "space jockeys" among us along with enough blooming relationships between a human and an array of diverse beings to satisfy the culturalists among us.
I truly enjoyed this story and I highly recommend it to anyone. I look forward to reading the rest of the volumes in this series.
In the interest of transparency: I was given a free review copy of this book and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.
May 25, 2020
This is Book 1 of a two-volume (so far) series by author Sharon Rose. Quite an adventure with the author giving us plenty to read about concerning aliens and their cultures.
If you like movies and books with aliens, you will like this book. I had a lot of fun reading this story. I especially appreciated the focus on how different races felt about most everything, and how different their customs could be. Misunderstandings within any culture are common, but to see it illustrated across alien groups was also interesting.
I wish the author provided more illustrations (perhaps line drawings!) and reminded us more frequently about the different appearances of each alien group, but I kind of grasped the images once I associated the character names and races. But it took quite a while.
Highly recommended for the serious sci-fi reader. Family friendly and fun.
If you like movies and books with aliens, you will like this book. I had a lot of fun reading this story. I especially appreciated the focus on how different races felt about most everything, and how different their customs could be. Misunderstandings within any culture are common, but to see it illustrated across alien groups was also interesting.
I wish the author provided more illustrations (perhaps line drawings!) and reminded us more frequently about the different appearances of each alien group, but I kind of grasped the images once I associated the character names and races. But it took quite a while.
Highly recommended for the serious sci-fi reader. Family friendly and fun.
September 5, 2019
In the beginning of the book, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to "get into it" so to speak. But I kept reading, thinking that this book would be a great movie. As I continued reading, I was captivated. There were a few small "spiritual" things in there that caught my attention and lots of spiritual truths. Kena was the only human aboard a space ship of aliens and she went out of her way to get to know them, their language, customs, etc. Not going to say a lot more due to don't want to spoil the story. But whether you are into science fiction or just Christian fiction, this is the best of both genres, all in one book, in my opinion. I'm really looking forward to the next book!!!
I was gifted this book but all opinions are my own.
I was gifted this book but all opinions are my own.
July 30, 2018
Unique sci-fi
Along the lines of Star Trek in that the whole story takes place on board ships. The plot seemed to move slowly, but then I saw Part 2 and realized how long the booknreally was. A paperback edition would have set me up for the length better. Loved the interaction of cultures and the intricacies of telepathy. My interaction with Kena kept me moving forward during part one and the action and intrigue moved me through to part 2. I'll definitely have my eye out for book 2.
Along the lines of Star Trek in that the whole story takes place on board ships. The plot seemed to move slowly, but then I saw Part 2 and realized how long the booknreally was. A paperback edition would have set me up for the length better. Loved the interaction of cultures and the intricacies of telepathy. My interaction with Kena kept me moving forward during part one and the action and intrigue moved me through to part 2. I'll definitely have my eye out for book 2.
December 26, 2019
Kena is the only human navigator on a space ship full of alien races. She is not a native telepath. All of the aliens are. The development of her relationships with the folks on her ship is a delight to experience. She has a big heart. Humans are physically faster than the aliens because of adrenaline. Nice. No other race can sing! The Christian emphasis is awesome without being preachy. No cursing. No sex. Can't recommend it enough.
June 18, 2021
Surprising
I really enjoyed this book, the world building was part of the story rather than an info dump at the beginning. The characters interacted and grew with their own motivations. Miscommunications is a theme of the story, and how we often are defensive about our misunderstandings. Even the primary character struggles at times to let go of group descriptions and accept people as individuals. The science and technology of the story flows naturally.
I really enjoyed this book, the world building was part of the story rather than an info dump at the beginning. The characters interacted and grew with their own motivations. Miscommunications is a theme of the story, and how we often are defensive about our misunderstandings. Even the primary character struggles at times to let go of group descriptions and accept people as individuals. The science and technology of the story flows naturally.
July 5, 2019
This was a wonderful book. The characters have novel names but once you catch on it becomes easy.
I generally do not care for sci fi but this book has won me over. It was very well written and kept me wanting to read more. To get into any of the book would be doing it a disservice.
I generally do not care for sci fi but this book has won me over. It was very well written and kept me wanting to read more. To get into any of the book would be doing it a disservice.
December 29, 2019
Outstanding story telling
I enjoyed the wholesome attitude of the heroin that can cross over to many cultures. Adding that a few guiding word's of support and friendship can make the struggle of living bearable.
Thanks for your creative ability.
I enjoyed the wholesome attitude of the heroin that can cross over to many cultures. Adding that a few guiding word's of support and friendship can make the struggle of living bearable.
Thanks for your creative ability.
February 28, 2021
Good Sci Fi Read
I enjoyed the book. It had enough action and character interaction to keep me interested. There was no cursing or sex, which was nice. I would have liked for Kena to have an alien love interest, but I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
I enjoyed the book. It had enough action and character interaction to keep me interested. There was no cursing or sex, which was nice. I would have liked for Kena to have an alien love interest, but I wholeheartedly recommend this book.
October 23, 2021
Pretty great
This book was definitely one I never wanted to put down. Maybe I missed it but I wish the religion aspect hadn't croped up. I use my books to get away from reality. However it is nicely integrated.
This book was definitely one I never wanted to put down. Maybe I missed it but I wish the religion aspect hadn't croped up. I use my books to get away from reality. However it is nicely integrated.
May 27, 2022
Great Clean Christian Science Fiction
Great read. Deals with working with different types of people with wisdom and learning to overlook offenses. Great realistic book.
Great read. Deals with working with different types of people with wisdom and learning to overlook offenses. Great realistic book.
July 31, 2023
DNF after chapter 25. It was very interesting in the beginning but I lost interest around the middle.
June 20, 2025
great book
i really enjoyed reading every page in this book. if fitted my thinking and reading style. looking forward to the next one in the series
i really enjoyed reading every page in this book. if fitted my thinking and reading style. looking forward to the next one in the series
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