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A review by serialromancelibrarian
Homebound by Lydia Hope
5.0
*** Book Q & A***
* How did the book make you feel?: Wow, I went into this book blind and had no idea how much I would love it. It’s one of the most unique and satisfying books of this genre I’ve read to-date. I stayed up all night reading this baby.
* How do you feel about how the story was told?: It’s told entirely from Gemma’s POV. There is a lot of suffering and the book is rather dark. There were a few typos, but not so many that it detracted from the story. It’s a slow burn. The dystopian, alien-invaded world building was incredible.
* What did you think about the main characters?: Gemma was weak physically, but not mentally. She nurses Simon back to health and gives him a will to live. Simon’s (the H) character was wonderful and so steadfast. His actions spoke of love and devotion without having to say the words.
* Which parts of the book stood out to you?: I loved the growing relationship between the MC’s. Their love for one another was palpable.
* What themes/tropes did you detect in the story?: sci-fi alien romance, victim of scientific experimentation, prisoner and prison employee, slow burn
* What did you think about the ending?: I would’ve loved an epilogue. Was Gemma pregnant? It was implied with the nausea that she could be. I would’ve loved to have read about how she adapted to being the alien. In my mind everything worked out.
* What is your impression of the author?: This was my first read, but I was blown away and so impressed.
Triggers: attempted rape, murder
* How did the book make you feel?: Wow, I went into this book blind and had no idea how much I would love it. It’s one of the most unique and satisfying books of this genre I’ve read to-date. I stayed up all night reading this baby.
* How do you feel about how the story was told?: It’s told entirely from Gemma’s POV. There is a lot of suffering and the book is rather dark. There were a few typos, but not so many that it detracted from the story. It’s a slow burn. The dystopian, alien-invaded world building was incredible.
* What did you think about the main characters?: Gemma was weak physically, but not mentally. She nurses Simon back to health and gives him a will to live. Simon’s (the H) character was wonderful and so steadfast. His actions spoke of love and devotion without having to say the words.
* Which parts of the book stood out to you?: I loved the growing relationship between the MC’s. Their love for one another was palpable.
* What themes/tropes did you detect in the story?: sci-fi alien romance, victim of scientific experimentation, prisoner and prison employee, slow burn
* What did you think about the ending?: I would’ve loved an epilogue. Was Gemma pregnant? It was implied with the nausea that she could be. I would’ve loved to have read about how she adapted to being the alien. In my mind everything worked out.
* What is your impression of the author?: This was my first read, but I was blown away and so impressed.
Triggers: attempted rape, murder