First Contact Book Review
The militaristic and absolutely disrespectful environment Renee must endure adds a creepy undertone to the overall story. As she begins to run her toxicology tests and put together the pieces of what she is studying, she knows something is up, yet those around her would pretend otherwise. But Renee isn’t one to allow others to push her around, even if they’re a high ranking military officer. Then again she isn’t great at moving around those same people delicately. Instead, she bulldozes her way through causing quite the upstart and interesting conflict in her effort to interact with the Neighbors.
The Neighbors themselves are a wonderful blend of fantasy and sci-fi. What some humans may perceive as demonic fae creatures, use what seems to be magic to those of us familiar with fantasy settings. Yet the characters in the book perceive it as technology. First Contact just brushes the surface of what The Neighbors are capable of, but it is certainly enough to tantalize readers into reading book two.
Kim Harrison has a way of tying the main character’s emotions so intricately with the reader’s. As Renee struggles for The Neighbors to be treated as the sentient beings they are, it will strike a nerve within the reader. Especially when Renee begins to build working relationships with The Neighbors and discovers some of the less than savory tactics the military has been using. Not to mention the slow build up of teaching the Neighbors how to communicate is fascinating. There is emotion tied into the interactions as Renee learns the body language and the way the neighbors perceive the humans at the base. Their interactions and high attention to emotional details allow Renee to discover some feelings she didn’t quite pick up on initially.
First Contact is a fast-paced look into an exciting new world created by Kim Harrison. And with the way book two ends on a crescendo of activity, readers will demand book two for answers.
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