Tricia Wentworth

In a post alien takeover world, Earth is left an apocalyptic ruin. Humans are forced to hide out underground, starved and wild, or face the surface and the culling ships, huge hovercrafts who snatch people up and never bring them back. And Jet is one of the few survivors on the planet, not herded like cattle into the alien made settlements for humans.

A strong female lead, Jet survives with her mother and younger brother, though we aren't able to meet them in this book. She's trained with a sword, and she's known for her bravery and violent nature. This book isn't about living in the wasteland though, because Jet, at the beginning of the book, is being hunted down by a culling ship.

Get ready for a shocker. Despite what the cover implies, this book is actually about Jet being kidnapped and forced into slavery by the aliens who took over the planet, the big blue lizards as they're referred to many times in the story. And if you don't like it, they'll sting you with their tails and render you conscious but completely submissive and drugged.

Though there's another series with the same name and a similar cover, I can't see them being very similar otherwise. This book was a very intense but powerful read. It's about fighting back, even when all hope is lost. It's about staying strong and doing what's right even when what you're facing is terrifying and strange.

If you're a fan of books like the hunger games, but want something a little more mature and science fiction based, you should check this book out. It's intense, it's scary, and it has a lot of twists I never expected. It's also very well written, and I couldn't put it down once I picked it up. I can't wait to check out the next one.… (mehr)