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Violet City
He came to destroy. Then he met her.In the chaos of an alien invasion, Penelope Simmons wants one to get to her mom before the world ends.
But after stumbling upon an unearthly chemical weapon, and being hunted down by a tenacious and surprisingly human-looking Volkranian, Pen becomes entangled in an uprising of intergalactic proportions.
To stay alive, Pen and her alien captor will have to trust each other. To save the world, they’ll have to decide which species—human or Volkranian—is worth dying for.
But after stumbling upon an unearthly chemical weapon, and being hunted down by a tenacious and surprisingly human-looking Volkranian, Pen becomes entangled in an uprising of intergalactic proportions.
To stay alive, Pen and her alien captor will have to trust each other. To save the world, they’ll have to decide which species—human or Volkranian—is worth dying for.
210 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 5, 2021
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About the author
Page Morgan
12 books438 followersPage is the author of THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE CURSED, THE LOVELY AND THE LOST, and THE WONDROUS AND THE WICKED, young adult gothic thrillers critically acclaimed by Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, VOYA, and The Bulletin. Page’s novels have been an IndieNext selection, a Seventeen Magazine Summer Book Club Read, and a #1 Amazon bestseller. Her next book, THE LAST HUNTSMAN, is a reimagining of the Huntsman and Magic Mirror from the tale of Snow White.
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their three daughters, an English Pointer, an arrogant cat, two boring bearded dragons, a one-eared bunny, a bunch of chickens, and during the summer and fall, their neighbor’s two sweet horses.
Page also writes adult historical romance under the name Angie Morgan. Find out more at www.AngieMorganBooks.com
She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their three daughters, an English Pointer, an arrogant cat, two boring bearded dragons, a one-eared bunny, a bunch of chickens, and during the summer and fall, their neighbor’s two sweet horses.
Page also writes adult historical romance under the name Angie Morgan. Find out more at www.AngieMorganBooks.com
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September 8, 2024
Massive thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for providing me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I was initially torn whether to rate this 4 or 5 stars, but since reading this book I haven't been able to stop thinking about it! So I've decided to settle on an unofficial 4.5. Violet City is an alien-invasion sci-fi, which follows Penelope Simmins, your average teenager, and 'Rowan', her alien captor, a Volkranian who eerily resembles a human. The first chapter jumps straight into the action and I was hooked straight away, I binged the entire book in less than 24 hours, because I just needed to know what happened next! It was fast-paced, action-packed and all-round fantastic!
My favourite thing about this book was definitely the romance, especially the chemistry and tension built between the 2 main characters. I think it happened very naturally (even though they hadn't known each other very long) I think the progression of their character development made it feel like they'd known each other forever. I also loved the tiny bit of spice, which I wasn't expecting as this is classed as YA, but it was a nice surprise.
Also, we need to talk about THE ENDING! I won't go into the nature of the plot, but just know this one hits hard, and I NEED the sequel ASAP Page!! (please say there is one, I'll wish for it for the rest of my living days). My heart feels like it's been ripped to shreds.
The only slight fault (that's not even a fault, to be honest) is that at the beginning of the book Penelope does act like your stereotypical dumb teenager and some of the stuff she does made me cringe and think "what are you doing girl?!" However, I do think it accurately reflects how the average person would react when panicking, in contrast to female leads usually shown in YA literature.
I would recommend this book to fans of sci-fi & paranormal romance (or those who are just wanting to try it - I feel like this is a great start!)
CAWPILE: 6.86 / 10
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I was initially torn whether to rate this 4 or 5 stars, but since reading this book I haven't been able to stop thinking about it! So I've decided to settle on an unofficial 4.5. Violet City is an alien-invasion sci-fi, which follows Penelope Simmins, your average teenager, and 'Rowan', her alien captor, a Volkranian who eerily resembles a human. The first chapter jumps straight into the action and I was hooked straight away, I binged the entire book in less than 24 hours, because I just needed to know what happened next! It was fast-paced, action-packed and all-round fantastic!
My favourite thing about this book was definitely the romance, especially the chemistry and tension built between the 2 main characters. I think it happened very naturally (even though they hadn't known each other very long) I think the progression of their character development made it feel like they'd known each other forever. I also loved the tiny bit of spice, which I wasn't expecting as this is classed as YA, but it was a nice surprise.
Also, we need to talk about THE ENDING! I won't go into the nature of the plot, but just know this one hits hard, and I NEED the sequel ASAP Page!! (please say there is one, I'll wish for it for the rest of my living days). My heart feels like it's been ripped to shreds.
The only slight fault (that's not even a fault, to be honest) is that at the beginning of the book Penelope does act like your stereotypical dumb teenager and some of the stuff she does made me cringe and think "what are you doing girl?!" However, I do think it accurately reflects how the average person would react when panicking, in contrast to female leads usually shown in YA literature.
I would recommend this book to fans of sci-fi & paranormal romance (or those who are just wanting to try it - I feel like this is a great start!)
CAWPILE: 6.86 / 10
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March 22, 2021
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to review an advanced reader's copy of this book.
I had a weird conundrum when trying to settle on a star rating for this book. I couldn't decide whether to give it 2 stars or 4! I'm going to give it three stars to fit in between the two star ratings that I was deciding between, but I have so many mixed feelings about this book...
I requested this book on NetGalley simply because I saw that it was about an alien invasion. Alien invasions are sort of my jam. However, this book wasn't entirely what I'd expected or hoped for. The alien part of this story filled my craving for an alien book, but it didn't feel very unique. It followed a very typical alien invasion romance plot. I almost wished there would be more unique features to this book that would make it stand out more.
The writing style was also not for me. The content of this book was young adult including a steamy scene, but the writing style was middle grade and bordering on children's. The writing felt almost naive and childish yet the content was very much appropriate for a teenager or adult. It was a weird combination that I was not a huge fan of.
However, all that being said, the romance in this book is what really carried the book for me. It felt like insta-love at first but it grew into a sweet romance with lots of chemistry. I loved the two lovers together and how innocent yet loving they both were. I'm very eager to read the next book once it comes out and see where the romance goes. This is the first book that I've read by Page Morgan and I can already tell that she's really good at writing amazing romances that make you root for the couple.
I had a weird conundrum when trying to settle on a star rating for this book. I couldn't decide whether to give it 2 stars or 4! I'm going to give it three stars to fit in between the two star ratings that I was deciding between, but I have so many mixed feelings about this book...
I requested this book on NetGalley simply because I saw that it was about an alien invasion. Alien invasions are sort of my jam. However, this book wasn't entirely what I'd expected or hoped for. The alien part of this story filled my craving for an alien book, but it didn't feel very unique. It followed a very typical alien invasion romance plot. I almost wished there would be more unique features to this book that would make it stand out more.
The writing style was also not for me. The content of this book was young adult including a steamy scene, but the writing style was middle grade and bordering on children's. The writing felt almost naive and childish yet the content was very much appropriate for a teenager or adult. It was a weird combination that I was not a huge fan of.
However, all that being said, the romance in this book is what really carried the book for me. It felt like insta-love at first but it grew into a sweet romance with lots of chemistry. I loved the two lovers together and how innocent yet loving they both were. I'm very eager to read the next book once it comes out and see where the romance goes. This is the first book that I've read by Page Morgan and I can already tell that she's really good at writing amazing romances that make you root for the couple.
April 16, 2021
This book made me realise how much YA-books have changed over the last few years, because this read like a throw-back to the early golden days of the genre, when Twilight and The Hunger Games were new and in fashion - it was almost like a trip down memory lane.
It's quite a short book and moves at non-stop breakneck speed, and I blew through it in two days, unable to stop reading. It just keeps pulling you along to find out what comes next.
There's a fun aliens-are-taking-over-the-earth plot, a budding romance between the attractive alien and our heroine, the appropriate dash of angst and longing and everything is wrapped up in a neat, satisfying ending.
You could certainly read this as a stand-alone, but obviously it's the first in a series, and even though you're pretty sure what's going to happen in the next book (I'm being intentionally very vague here to avoid any kind of spoiler), you're still left wanting to find out how!
Now I'm an adult and haven't been this book's target audience for rather more than 20 years, and the adult reader in me would point out some things that didn't quite work for me, but the book is not aimed at people like me, and it seems unfair to project reading expectations onto a book that does not set out to fulfill them in the first place. So I left those out in my review on purpose. 15- or even 20-year old me would have loved this book and probably re-read it right after finishing it, and what more could you possibly ask for? And yes, I might have tried drawing Rowan. A lot.
So if you like well-written YA romances with a sci-fi/alien angle, you really cannot go wrong with this.
I want to thank NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here, however, are my own.
It's quite a short book and moves at non-stop breakneck speed, and I blew through it in two days, unable to stop reading. It just keeps pulling you along to find out what comes next.
There's a fun aliens-are-taking-over-the-earth plot, a budding romance between the attractive alien and our heroine, the appropriate dash of angst and longing and everything is wrapped up in a neat, satisfying ending.
You could certainly read this as a stand-alone, but obviously it's the first in a series, and even though you're pretty sure what's going to happen in the next book (I'm being intentionally very vague here to avoid any kind of spoiler), you're still left wanting to find out how!
Now I'm an adult and haven't been this book's target audience for rather more than 20 years, and the adult reader in me would point out some things that didn't quite work for me, but the book is not aimed at people like me, and it seems unfair to project reading expectations onto a book that does not set out to fulfill them in the first place. So I left those out in my review on purpose. 15- or even 20-year old me would have loved this book and probably re-read it right after finishing it, and what more could you possibly ask for? And yes, I might have tried drawing Rowan. A lot.
So if you like well-written YA romances with a sci-fi/alien angle, you really cannot go wrong with this.
I want to thank NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here, however, are my own.
April 19, 2021
3.5 stars
This book is not flawless. Not at all. Nor it's the most original story I have read.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the ride. The author made me care for the characters and eager to know what will happen in the next book (there better be a second instalment after that ending!).
Full review to come
Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for this digital ARC. All thoughts are my own.
This book is not flawless. Not at all. Nor it's the most original story I have read.
Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the ride. The author made me care for the characters and eager to know what will happen in the next book (there better be a second instalment after that ending!).
Full review to come
Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for this digital ARC. All thoughts are my own.
March 29, 2021
A couple of weeks ago I saw this book here on Goodreads and it immediately grabbed my attention. I'm in a sci-fi mood at the moment, but I also don't want to read too heavy books because my brain is not capable of understanding those. This book sounded like the perfect solution. A Sci-Fi, but just not too complicated. And then I discovered that the book was on Netgalley and that I could just click read now! I got the book right away and I really looked forward to reading it.
The book turned out to be exactly what I had expected it to be. If you love all those more classic YA's like Twilight, Fallen and Beautiful Creatures you will for sure enjoy this story too! Although there is certainly a lot going on, the book is in the first place a romance. A romance between a human girl and an alien boy while aliens are taking over the world and killing half of the population. And yet I enjoyed it immensely!
Mostly because the romance felt quite natural in a way. Of course, they only know each other for a few days when the romance escalates, but during those days they've gotten to know each other's world, where they come from, how they grew up and they've also seen loads of each other's personality. And since the book never presents this relationship as the kind of relationship worth sacrificing everything for, I just enjoyed the cuteness of an alien discovering human tenderness.
Of course, I would have loved to learn and see way more of the politics. I mean, taking over the world is not an easy task and it's implied that it went differently in different area's of the world, but it's also quite powerful that among all this the story focusses on two people and how they're dealing with everything. It also makes the conflict personal, it makes both of them understand what's going on and why they are reacting the way they are.
I will for sure read the next book in this series too, because I'm quite curious how it will continue and which parts of the universe we might explore!
The book turned out to be exactly what I had expected it to be. If you love all those more classic YA's like Twilight, Fallen and Beautiful Creatures you will for sure enjoy this story too! Although there is certainly a lot going on, the book is in the first place a romance. A romance between a human girl and an alien boy while aliens are taking over the world and killing half of the population. And yet I enjoyed it immensely!
Mostly because the romance felt quite natural in a way. Of course, they only know each other for a few days when the romance escalates, but during those days they've gotten to know each other's world, where they come from, how they grew up and they've also seen loads of each other's personality. And since the book never presents this relationship as the kind of relationship worth sacrificing everything for, I just enjoyed the cuteness of an alien discovering human tenderness.
Of course, I would have loved to learn and see way more of the politics. I mean, taking over the world is not an easy task and it's implied that it went differently in different area's of the world, but it's also quite powerful that among all this the story focusses on two people and how they're dealing with everything. It also makes the conflict personal, it makes both of them understand what's going on and why they are reacting the way they are.
I will for sure read the next book in this series too, because I'm quite curious how it will continue and which parts of the universe we might explore!
July 5, 2021
*I received a free copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.*
3.5 stars. I initially gave this book 2 stars because the ending left me so unsatisfied. But then I reached out to the author via Twitter and found out that it's the first of a series. I am really looking forward to reading the rest.
Several years ago, I read Page Morgan’s The Beautiful and the Dispossessed series and loved it. (In fact, I’ve listened to it twice since then and purchased the hardcover editions of the books.) And apparently I’ve also read another series by this author (writing as Angie Frazier): Everlasting and its sequel The Eternal Sea. I wasn’t as big of a fan of that one because, although I liked the story, I hated the ending. I had no idea those two series were written by the same author. Just from reading this one, I wouldn’t have guessed she wrote it, too. They all felt very different, not only in plot but also in style. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; however, I do feel like The Beautiful and the Dispossessed is her best series of the ones I have read so far.
Strangely, I liked the alien, Rowan (20?), more than I liked the human, Penelope (18?). Perhaps it was due to the differences in their responsibilities and experiences as a high school student compared to his as a commanding sentinel that highlighted her immaturity. Yet I couldn’t keep myself from wanting something to work out between them, as awkward as their interactions were at times.
The writing was not what I would have expected after reading the other two series. It wasn’t quite as smooth, and the dialogue sometimes felt unrealistic. Not so much from Rowan, as he relied on a translating device that wouldn’t always pick up on the nuances of the English language with which a native speaker would be familiar. His speech was understandable. But Penelope sometimes said or thought things I would never anticipate hearing from a teenager, especially in the face of hostile aliens.
My biggest complaint, though, was the ending. It doesn’t feel like the ending of a stand-alone novel. So much is left unfinished and uncertain. But since more books are coming, I'm okay with this now.
How it ends:
Note: Maybe some swearing. Some sensuality.
3.5 stars. I initially gave this book 2 stars because the ending left me so unsatisfied. But then I reached out to the author via Twitter and found out that it's the first of a series. I am really looking forward to reading the rest.
Several years ago, I read Page Morgan’s The Beautiful and the Dispossessed series and loved it. (In fact, I’ve listened to it twice since then and purchased the hardcover editions of the books.) And apparently I’ve also read another series by this author (writing as Angie Frazier): Everlasting and its sequel The Eternal Sea. I wasn’t as big of a fan of that one because, although I liked the story, I hated the ending. I had no idea those two series were written by the same author. Just from reading this one, I wouldn’t have guessed she wrote it, too. They all felt very different, not only in plot but also in style. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; however, I do feel like The Beautiful and the Dispossessed is her best series of the ones I have read so far.
Strangely, I liked the alien, Rowan (20?), more than I liked the human, Penelope (18?). Perhaps it was due to the differences in their responsibilities and experiences as a high school student compared to his as a commanding sentinel that highlighted her immaturity. Yet I couldn’t keep myself from wanting something to work out between them, as awkward as their interactions were at times.
The writing was not what I would have expected after reading the other two series. It wasn’t quite as smooth, and the dialogue sometimes felt unrealistic. Not so much from Rowan, as he relied on a translating device that wouldn’t always pick up on the nuances of the English language with which a native speaker would be familiar. His speech was understandable. But Penelope sometimes said or thought things I would never anticipate hearing from a teenager, especially in the face of hostile aliens.
My biggest complaint, though, was the ending. It doesn’t feel like the ending of a stand-alone novel. So much is left unfinished and uncertain. But since more books are coming, I'm okay with this now.
How it ends:
Note: Maybe some swearing. Some sensuality.
May 31, 2021
Had so much fun reading this! An alien-human, enemies to lovers dynamic isn't something I knew I needed until now... and all I want is more. I really hope there's a sequel in the works even though that ending could technically wrap the story up, but I really want there to be more.
March 26, 2021
i found this book to be fun and entertaining! the angst and yearning between rowan and pen was very satisfying to watch as well. the open ending only made it all the more intriguing. i am however concerned as a reader and reviewer as to the kind of message it sends to have the colonization and invasion of the human world more or less succeed at the end of this book even though i appreciate the themes of rebellion and realism being conveyed. while entertaining, it was extremely concerning to see the invading forces of this story turn out to be victorious and in the eyes of the story, in the right.
April 12, 2021
5 Stars
"Violet City" by Page Morgan is an action packed Sci-fi that kept me hooked from the very first page. There wasn't a dull moment in the whole book and, while I was reading it, I kept wondering what would I have done if I had been in all the crazy situations our main character found herself in. Penelope is on a school field trip when an alien spaceship hovers over New York city and starts shooting people with some kind of weird alien weapon. So, even if she has a hard time believing that what she sees is real, she knows she has to survive and make it home, to her mother and make sure she is safe. That's her main goal throughout the whole book, but somehow she gets involved into something bigger than her quest and we get to learn more about the invaders and the mysterious male alien she seems to be stuck with. Aside from the story itself, which I found fascinating and engaging, I found very realistic how humans behaved throughout the invasion: everyone looked out only for themselves and that's how I imagine things would be if a similar situation happened for real. Still, I didn't find the situation plausible enough, but that's just me. Anyway, I loved this book and I can't wait to read what happens next, so I will be definitely waiting for a sequel
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the ARC.
"Violet City" by Page Morgan is an action packed Sci-fi that kept me hooked from the very first page. There wasn't a dull moment in the whole book and, while I was reading it, I kept wondering what would I have done if I had been in all the crazy situations our main character found herself in. Penelope is on a school field trip when an alien spaceship hovers over New York city and starts shooting people with some kind of weird alien weapon. So, even if she has a hard time believing that what she sees is real, she knows she has to survive and make it home, to her mother and make sure she is safe. That's her main goal throughout the whole book, but somehow she gets involved into something bigger than her quest and we get to learn more about the invaders and the mysterious male alien she seems to be stuck with. Aside from the story itself, which I found fascinating and engaging, I found very realistic how humans behaved throughout the invasion: everyone looked out only for themselves and that's how I imagine things would be if a similar situation happened for real. Still, I didn't find the situation plausible enough, but that's just me. Anyway, I loved this book and I can't wait to read what happens next, so I will be definitely waiting for a sequel
Thank you to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the ARC.
March 14, 2021
An enjoyable read, I found it a light, fast paced read. There’s something quite naive about this authors writing style , but I found the style a bit lacking, the world building is also lacking too and definitely needed more work, the characters are nice but I felt needed more development and connection. It was entertaining, but I just felt it needed some more work and development before I could say it was a great read, but it’s a good start.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
March 1, 2024
this was so splendorific and rowan is so hot 🥵 i like how she wrote it and not make it cringe, it was really good
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March 29, 2021When an alien invasion takes root in New York City, Pen Simmons, Violet City's teenage lead, remarks that it's "like a big budget space movie has come to life over our heads." She uses this point of reference often, as the novel progresses and its plot unfolds. Dead bodies roll down the pavement like stunt doubles, the destroyed city looks like a post-apocalyptic film set, and when she first encounters one of the aliens, beginning a tenuous alliance that later turns into something more, the whoosh of air rushing from the airlock of a spacesuit first enters her ear as something she'd only heard before in sci-fi movies.
It seems a trivial detail, but in terms of what it reveals about Violet City's execution as a work of science fiction, it's critical. Page Morgan, ultimately, relies on the reader's knowledge of pop culture as a crutch in building both the landscape of post-invasion Manhattan and the internal logic of the world of the Volkranians, her species of coldly logical, ruthless invaders. Rather than a deliberate entry into the genre, it feels like a collection of details assimilated from like sources––the vague trope that people panic in disaster informs every glance we get of post-invasion New York City, while the Volkranians are aliens of the wholly expected Vulcan variety: formal-speaking, human-faced, and only a hair's breadth away at all times from offering up an explanation eerily similar to "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
This isn't to say that alien invasion concepts have to be wildly original in order to be valid––rather that in Violet City's quest for broad appeal and familiarity, it neglects the opportunity to introduce something new. Even the execution of the book's central hook, the budding romance between Pen and one of the invaders, whom she nicknames Rowan, is expected, snagging on conflicts even a casual viewer of sci-fi could predict at a glance.
The book also suffers from a severe dearth of proper scaffolding with regards to character: though it's perfectly readable and its pacing moves at a fast clip, there's something off at the heart of its planning, and it doesn't reveal itself until the final act, where Pen takes several almost existential risks, and they all ring hollow because there's nothing the story equipped her with that she lacked in the beginning. Though character work like this takes the back seat to the action of most stories, its skillful implementation is essential: a protagonist must substantially change, and the obstacles they face must be the catalyst for their doing so.
In one of the most important early scenes, however, Violet City has Pen jump to defend the life of an alien she doesn't even know––and succeed. From there, though it's clear the author wants to write a character whose morals and worldview change after getting close to the enemy, the approach has nowhere to go. Because the book opens by showing the reader that Pen is willing to act to protect one of the aliens, and can work up courage in the face of mortal peril, it renders all of the objections Pen has to doing the same later on entirely obsolete. Nothing's at stake in the event that Pen fails. And the threat that she will is virtually nonexistent.
From here, it doesn't matter when either of the major characters' lives are in danger. It doesn't matter when Pen gets the chance to abandon her shaky alliance and doesn't take it. It doesn't matter when ships crash or shots are fired or action tears through the pages. The story, in its construction, wants for everything a narrative needs to breathe.
When movies destroy landmarks and level city blocks, they do it because it's a shortcut: when cities that loom large in popular imaginations turn to rubble on-screen, it evokes at least an echo of what a story would otherwise have to do to awaken that feeling. In some regard, it must work––after all, screenplays keep using it. But a shortcut is no substitute for real groundwork. I may have seen plenty of what happens in Violet City in a movie before, but that doesn't mean it cuts closer to me once it transpires here. In fact, that might be the very reason it doesn't.
It seems a trivial detail, but in terms of what it reveals about Violet City's execution as a work of science fiction, it's critical. Page Morgan, ultimately, relies on the reader's knowledge of pop culture as a crutch in building both the landscape of post-invasion Manhattan and the internal logic of the world of the Volkranians, her species of coldly logical, ruthless invaders. Rather than a deliberate entry into the genre, it feels like a collection of details assimilated from like sources––the vague trope that people panic in disaster informs every glance we get of post-invasion New York City, while the Volkranians are aliens of the wholly expected Vulcan variety: formal-speaking, human-faced, and only a hair's breadth away at all times from offering up an explanation eerily similar to "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
This isn't to say that alien invasion concepts have to be wildly original in order to be valid––rather that in Violet City's quest for broad appeal and familiarity, it neglects the opportunity to introduce something new. Even the execution of the book's central hook, the budding romance between Pen and one of the invaders, whom she nicknames Rowan, is expected, snagging on conflicts even a casual viewer of sci-fi could predict at a glance.
The book also suffers from a severe dearth of proper scaffolding with regards to character: though it's perfectly readable and its pacing moves at a fast clip, there's something off at the heart of its planning, and it doesn't reveal itself until the final act, where Pen takes several almost existential risks, and they all ring hollow because there's nothing the story equipped her with that she lacked in the beginning. Though character work like this takes the back seat to the action of most stories, its skillful implementation is essential: a protagonist must substantially change, and the obstacles they face must be the catalyst for their doing so.
In one of the most important early scenes, however, Violet City has Pen jump to defend the life of an alien she doesn't even know––and succeed. From there, though it's clear the author wants to write a character whose morals and worldview change after getting close to the enemy, the approach has nowhere to go. Because the book opens by showing the reader that Pen is willing to act to protect one of the aliens, and can work up courage in the face of mortal peril, it renders all of the objections Pen has to doing the same later on entirely obsolete. Nothing's at stake in the event that Pen fails. And the threat that she will is virtually nonexistent.
From here, it doesn't matter when either of the major characters' lives are in danger. It doesn't matter when Pen gets the chance to abandon her shaky alliance and doesn't take it. It doesn't matter when ships crash or shots are fired or action tears through the pages. The story, in its construction, wants for everything a narrative needs to breathe.
When movies destroy landmarks and level city blocks, they do it because it's a shortcut: when cities that loom large in popular imaginations turn to rubble on-screen, it evokes at least an echo of what a story would otherwise have to do to awaken that feeling. In some regard, it must work––after all, screenplays keep using it. But a shortcut is no substitute for real groundwork. I may have seen plenty of what happens in Violet City in a movie before, but that doesn't mean it cuts closer to me once it transpires here. In fact, that might be the very reason it doesn't.
April 12, 2021
Thank you to Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for this digital copy. All thoughts are my own.
I think the perfect epithet for this book is "short and sweet". It definitely could have been longer. I would've liked a little more exposition before the alien invasion happened. We're literally thrust straight into the action, and though I do appreciate that at times, it was super abrupt in this book. Giving us a little bit more space to get to know our main character Penelope would've made me more invested in her survival right from the beginning. Instead I thought she was rather dumb in the first chapter, and maybe I would've overlooked that if I had gotten to know more of her personality beforehand.
As the book progressed, it felt rather predictable at first, but the author managed to keep me on my toes which was a welcome surprise. There were a couple moments that I didn't see coming. A few reveals that I was able to predict, but did not foresee when or how those pieces of information would come out. That is to say, I liked how Page Morgan set the plot up and then followed through on the execution. It was engaging and super exciting to read through. Clearly I did not put the book down as I finished it within a couple hours.
I do wish we got to see a little more of Penelope and Rowan as characters. It would have been nice to get some development from them and/or have some scenes where they could just breathe and open up to each other. We got some great scenes where the tension was so thiccc, but I wanted more sweet moments where they truly let their guards down and talked. To be honest, it was a kind of impossible in this book since it was literally nonstop action, but that it my minor gripe.
As I read through this book though, I could not stop getting flashbacks to Angelfall by Susan Ee. I read Angelfall a couple years ago and there's a similar premise in which there's an apocalypse and the main girl falls for one of the leaders of the invading group, except y'know...they're angels instead of aliens. It's funny because the two main characters have the same nickname: Pen. In Angelfall, it's Penryn rather than Penelope. Anyway! I really loved Angelfall back then so the comparisons were welcome and actually made me like Violet City all the more. The overall premise is similar but the execution was different enough that it wasn't too much like deja vu.
It's not the most creative thing in the world, but I liked it! It was a great time, and if you're looking for an easy read, I would recommend this. Definitely looking forward to the next book.
...there better be a next book after that ending my goodness!
I think the perfect epithet for this book is "short and sweet". It definitely could have been longer. I would've liked a little more exposition before the alien invasion happened. We're literally thrust straight into the action, and though I do appreciate that at times, it was super abrupt in this book. Giving us a little bit more space to get to know our main character Penelope would've made me more invested in her survival right from the beginning. Instead I thought she was rather dumb in the first chapter, and maybe I would've overlooked that if I had gotten to know more of her personality beforehand.
As the book progressed, it felt rather predictable at first, but the author managed to keep me on my toes which was a welcome surprise. There were a couple moments that I didn't see coming. A few reveals that I was able to predict, but did not foresee when or how those pieces of information would come out. That is to say, I liked how Page Morgan set the plot up and then followed through on the execution. It was engaging and super exciting to read through. Clearly I did not put the book down as I finished it within a couple hours.
I do wish we got to see a little more of Penelope and Rowan as characters. It would have been nice to get some development from them and/or have some scenes where they could just breathe and open up to each other. We got some great scenes where the tension was so thiccc, but I wanted more sweet moments where they truly let their guards down and talked. To be honest, it was a kind of impossible in this book since it was literally nonstop action, but that it my minor gripe.
As I read through this book though, I could not stop getting flashbacks to Angelfall by Susan Ee. I read Angelfall a couple years ago and there's a similar premise in which there's an apocalypse and the main girl falls for one of the leaders of the invading group, except y'know...they're angels instead of aliens. It's funny because the two main characters have the same nickname: Pen. In Angelfall, it's Penryn rather than Penelope. Anyway! I really loved Angelfall back then so the comparisons were welcome and actually made me like Violet City all the more. The overall premise is similar but the execution was different enough that it wasn't too much like deja vu.
It's not the most creative thing in the world, but I liked it! It was a great time, and if you're looking for an easy read, I would recommend this. Definitely looking forward to the next book.
...there better be a next book after that ending my goodness!
March 29, 2021
But I don’t feel irritated. I feel… full. Like I do whenever I see the sparking glow of a firefly at dusk, or when our resident chipmunk skitters close to the sliding glass doors. Like I’ve been given an unexpected gift, and I have no idea what to do with it.
This is doomed. The logical side of my brain screams at me to see reason.
It’s wasting its breath.
Like with the firefly, I’m going to try to catch it. Like with the chipmunk, I’m going to get as close as I can before it runs away.
Oh. My. Goodness. Please tell me this is going to be a series. A duology. A trilogy. Anything. It can't just end like that. A fast-paced quick read, Violet City is a pleasant surprise. I went in with no expectations and they were blown out of the sky.
Violet City reminded me of Amid Stars and Darkness, The Sound of Stars, and The First 7. We start out with aliens, called Volkranian, invading Earth while Penelope (Pen) is on a school field trip in New York City. Penelope barely escapes and immediately runs into 'Rowan' who happens to be one of the aliens. Of course, they both continue to run into their own trouble and have to rely on each other to survive. There's pining. There's rebellion. There's secrets. There's betrayal. There's hope. Violet City is a Scifi story that kept me up, reading, way past my bedtime.
***Thank you to Netgalley and Books Go Social for providing me with a review copy.***
March 24, 2021
I received an ARC from the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
I picked up Violet City due to remembering the author from our brief interactions during Entangled Publishing’s Historical FB group parties (she also writes historical romance for them as Angie Morgan, although I actually haven’t read any of those books yet). The book also sounded pretty interesting.
Stylistically, this book seems to struggle to figure out what it wants to be, and while I can’t speak to her past work, I feel like it reflects my first impression of all her author identities mixed together. It’s primarily trying to be YA, but it also feels a bit like it’s trying to skew younger (upper middle grade/younger side of YA), while also wanting to be a bit sexy, including a steamy scene. That’s not to say YA can’t be a bit steamy (even if it isn’t full-on ACOTAR-explicit, which this isn’t), but the writing and the content choices suggested different things at times.
Yet, there are some good elements here. I don’t read a ton of alien-oriented romance (a lot of it sounds a bit too out there for me), and I liked what was included here, although it wasn’t as prominent as I expected based on the premise.
The characters are fun, although not overly remarkable. I did like Pen and that she did have real teenage concerns, like about her mother, in the midst of this crisis. And I did want more development for Rowan, but the romance itself was sweet overall.
This is a fun story, although perhaps not the best intro to Page Morgan’s work overall. I’ll definitely be looking for more of her work to try across her different pen names. I’ll also keep an eye on this series, as while it’s very flawed, it has a lot of potential. And I think if you’re looking for a fun YA alien/dystopian romance, this is a pretty solid effort that is worth giving a try.
I picked up Violet City due to remembering the author from our brief interactions during Entangled Publishing’s Historical FB group parties (she also writes historical romance for them as Angie Morgan, although I actually haven’t read any of those books yet). The book also sounded pretty interesting.
Stylistically, this book seems to struggle to figure out what it wants to be, and while I can’t speak to her past work, I feel like it reflects my first impression of all her author identities mixed together. It’s primarily trying to be YA, but it also feels a bit like it’s trying to skew younger (upper middle grade/younger side of YA), while also wanting to be a bit sexy, including a steamy scene. That’s not to say YA can’t be a bit steamy (even if it isn’t full-on ACOTAR-explicit, which this isn’t), but the writing and the content choices suggested different things at times.
Yet, there are some good elements here. I don’t read a ton of alien-oriented romance (a lot of it sounds a bit too out there for me), and I liked what was included here, although it wasn’t as prominent as I expected based on the premise.
The characters are fun, although not overly remarkable. I did like Pen and that she did have real teenage concerns, like about her mother, in the midst of this crisis. And I did want more development for Rowan, but the romance itself was sweet overall.
This is a fun story, although perhaps not the best intro to Page Morgan’s work overall. I’ll definitely be looking for more of her work to try across her different pen names. I’ll also keep an eye on this series, as while it’s very flawed, it has a lot of potential. And I think if you’re looking for a fun YA alien/dystopian romance, this is a pretty solid effort that is worth giving a try.
March 28, 2021
Through NetGalley, I was able to read an ARC of this for free. Here’s what I thought of it!
This came off as a refreshing dystopian-meets-alien YA story. The main character was young but not totally naive, although there’s definitely some holes in her history that I’m intrigued to fill. There was a dashing male counterpart to the main character, full of bonus angst and mystery. The plot was fast-paced, and the entire story was a quick read (about half a day for me).
Loved:
-This wasn’t a typical alien love story OR a dystopian love story - a combo I can’t say I’ve come across before in YA.
-It doesn’t follow the standard formula expected, and the curveballs thrown were fun and kept me intrigued!
-It’s a quick read; I’d almost want more in the one book, but for the target audience it’s perfect. It remains to be seen if that pattern continues - if this series goes beyond 4-5 books, this detail would become a ‘meh’ for me.
Meh:
-Writing-wise, this story didn’t seem to quite make up its mind; it mainly targets a younger YA age group, but there’s random spice (like, bell pepper, not full cayenne) inappropriate for a 12-15 year old audience.
-This writer has room to grow stylistically in this genre, for sure, but there’s a lot of potential.
-It moved almost too fast; some plot points did seem thrown in just to take the reader around a quick corner, and I’d reread parts to see how/what/why the changes happened...but some were superficial at best.
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Stars: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This came off as a refreshing dystopian-meets-alien YA story. The main character was young but not totally naive, although there’s definitely some holes in her history that I’m intrigued to fill. There was a dashing male counterpart to the main character, full of bonus angst and mystery. The plot was fast-paced, and the entire story was a quick read (about half a day for me).
Loved:
-This wasn’t a typical alien love story OR a dystopian love story - a combo I can’t say I’ve come across before in YA.
-It doesn’t follow the standard formula expected, and the curveballs thrown were fun and kept me intrigued!
-It’s a quick read; I’d almost want more in the one book, but for the target audience it’s perfect. It remains to be seen if that pattern continues - if this series goes beyond 4-5 books, this detail would become a ‘meh’ for me.
Meh:
-Writing-wise, this story didn’t seem to quite make up its mind; it mainly targets a younger YA age group, but there’s random spice (like, bell pepper, not full cayenne) inappropriate for a 12-15 year old audience.
-This writer has room to grow stylistically in this genre, for sure, but there’s a lot of potential.
-It moved almost too fast; some plot points did seem thrown in just to take the reader around a quick corner, and I’d reread parts to see how/what/why the changes happened...but some were superficial at best.
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“Emotions cannot come into play when the survival of a species is at risk. Only instinct and necessity.”
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Stars: 3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
April 5, 2021
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Today is the publication day for Violet CIty by Page Morgan. Violet CIty is a YA romance between a human and a human-looking alien. The story revolves around Pen, who a normal teenage girl. Suddenly, the aliens invade, and an alien who Pen nicknames Rowan saves her. Here an excerpt from when Pen first meets Rowan:
"It’s a guy. A guy, with brown hair that reaches almost to his ears. There’s a stylish wave to it, like he might actually have stopped to comb through it before he got dressed in his robotic suit and started up his space pod to come attack my city.
He has eyes. Just two of them, thank goodness, and they’re normal size—not huge dinner plates like the green aliens I’ve seen on TV all my life. He has lips, a chin, and smooth cheeks. Ears, too. The only weird thing about him, the only feature that stands out as non-human, is a band of silver metal around his neck."
Sometimes you're just in the mood for a light, fluffy romance, and you're not interested in anything deep and dark. That's exactly when you should read Violet City. It is a fun, light-hearted romance between a human and paranormal creature that I would recommend for fans of Twilight, Hush, Hush, etc. except it's not as dark. If that's what you're in the mood for, you won't regret checking out this book!
Today is the publication day for Violet CIty by Page Morgan. Violet CIty is a YA romance between a human and a human-looking alien. The story revolves around Pen, who a normal teenage girl. Suddenly, the aliens invade, and an alien who Pen nicknames Rowan saves her. Here an excerpt from when Pen first meets Rowan:
"It’s a guy. A guy, with brown hair that reaches almost to his ears. There’s a stylish wave to it, like he might actually have stopped to comb through it before he got dressed in his robotic suit and started up his space pod to come attack my city.
He has eyes. Just two of them, thank goodness, and they’re normal size—not huge dinner plates like the green aliens I’ve seen on TV all my life. He has lips, a chin, and smooth cheeks. Ears, too. The only weird thing about him, the only feature that stands out as non-human, is a band of silver metal around his neck."
Sometimes you're just in the mood for a light, fluffy romance, and you're not interested in anything deep and dark. That's exactly when you should read Violet City. It is a fun, light-hearted romance between a human and paranormal creature that I would recommend for fans of Twilight, Hush, Hush, etc. except it's not as dark. If that's what you're in the mood for, you won't regret checking out this book!
February 10, 2023
So I got this book a while ago and even started it but then it somehow disappeared from my Kindle apps and I couldn't find it again until MIRACULOUSLY it appeared on my new Kindle right after I bought and set it up a couple months ago. Of course after that I knew I had to commit to finally finishing it so here I am!
This book is surprisingly delightful! I highly recommend it for fans of Twilight or Lux because it is 100% most definitely an alien love story. One of the things I really liked that was very different from Twilight and Lux is that the aliens aren't just hanging out and blending in with society, the book starts off with a full blown alien attack! This also makes the stakes much higher for the entire book rather than just at the climax and for a shorter book that is a definite plus. It also adds some depth to the feelings of the main characters because they are unsure why they as enemies are drawn to each other.
If you're looking for something unique or mature and sophisticated or something mind-blowing or hard-hitting - this is NOT the book for you. It has some romance but it's not steamy, it's your basic YA Romantasy vibe and if that's what you're looking for you probably won't be disappointed because I found myself thoroughly engrossed. A solid 3.5/5 for sure.
This book is surprisingly delightful! I highly recommend it for fans of Twilight or Lux because it is 100% most definitely an alien love story. One of the things I really liked that was very different from Twilight and Lux is that the aliens aren't just hanging out and blending in with society, the book starts off with a full blown alien attack! This also makes the stakes much higher for the entire book rather than just at the climax and for a shorter book that is a definite plus. It also adds some depth to the feelings of the main characters because they are unsure why they as enemies are drawn to each other.
If you're looking for something unique or mature and sophisticated or something mind-blowing or hard-hitting - this is NOT the book for you. It has some romance but it's not steamy, it's your basic YA Romantasy vibe and if that's what you're looking for you probably won't be disappointed because I found myself thoroughly engrossed. A solid 3.5/5 for sure.
March 24, 2021
I'm not quite sure how to feel about this book
I loved the concept - an alien invasion/romance plot? I'm in!
We follow high school student Penelope as her home city in New York is invaded by, you guessed it, aliens. We are thrown right into the action from the very first page. Penelope is eventually thrust into a plotline with Rowan - an alien invader, thus ensues the romance plot. This is where my first issue arose.
Penelope is a high school student - a minor. She describes Rowan as looking 20 years old but as an alien who can be sure how old he actually is, this made me a little uncomfortable. If I read the book pretending Penelope was older, then the romance was lovely but, she isn't written this way and that felt off throughout the book.
Pacing. This book was action-packed from the first page till almost the last - which in an alien invasion feels accurate, however, the story was so fast-paced it almost felt rushed? There were little moments within the book that I wish could have been expanded upon instead of rushing to the next beat.
Overall I enjoyed the read and am interested to see how Penelope matures in the next book
I loved the concept - an alien invasion/romance plot? I'm in!
We follow high school student Penelope as her home city in New York is invaded by, you guessed it, aliens. We are thrown right into the action from the very first page. Penelope is eventually thrust into a plotline with Rowan - an alien invader, thus ensues the romance plot. This is where my first issue arose.
Penelope is a high school student - a minor. She describes Rowan as looking 20 years old but as an alien who can be sure how old he actually is, this made me a little uncomfortable. If I read the book pretending Penelope was older, then the romance was lovely but, she isn't written this way and that felt off throughout the book.
Pacing. This book was action-packed from the first page till almost the last - which in an alien invasion feels accurate, however, the story was so fast-paced it almost felt rushed? There were little moments within the book that I wish could have been expanded upon instead of rushing to the next beat.
Overall I enjoyed the read and am interested to see how Penelope matures in the next book
March 29, 2021
Thank you to NetGallery (@netgallery) for allowing me to have an e-ARC of this book.
First off - if this is going to end up being the cover then I love it!
However, I’m not quite sure how to feel about this. I struggled to get into it at first.
“Penelope wants to do one thing: to get to her mum before the world ends”.
After that - I don’t think it’s a complete new idea. It’s interesting to say the least however, alien invasions and romance. The target age of this also confused me. Its content should be for a YA book, as it does contain a steamy scene, but the writing is very middle grade, naive and almost childlike. I didn’t find much to the world building - in fact it was very lacking. Character development could have been increased, as I didn’t feel connected to any of them.
Very mixed feelings about this one I’m afraid.
First off - if this is going to end up being the cover then I love it!
However, I’m not quite sure how to feel about this. I struggled to get into it at first.
“Penelope wants to do one thing: to get to her mum before the world ends”.
After that - I don’t think it’s a complete new idea. It’s interesting to say the least however, alien invasions and romance. The target age of this also confused me. Its content should be for a YA book, as it does contain a steamy scene, but the writing is very middle grade, naive and almost childlike. I didn’t find much to the world building - in fact it was very lacking. Character development could have been increased, as I didn’t feel connected to any of them.
Very mixed feelings about this one I’m afraid.
April 5, 2021
You are very much thrown into the world right from the beginning! I was so confused with the main character for some of the beginning. There were some parts where I actually enjoyed the main love interest, Rowan, more than I did the main character. Their love is definitely a slow burn, but the dystopian Earth and alien dynamic was actually really interesting and not what I expected from this novel. By the end of the novel, I was wishing for more romance and at least an afterward of their story, but ended up being left with a little sadness in my heart. Overall, it was a very good story and very fast paced! It was a different take on an alien invasion that I actually really enjoyed!
Thank you NetGalley and Page Morgan for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange for a review!
Thank you NetGalley and Page Morgan for giving me a free copy of this book in exchange for a review!
April 21, 2021
2/5 stars!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I liked the premise of this book, however, the execution feels flat to me. I feel like there's a lot of parts in here that should've been cut and/or rewritten in a more concise way because it feels like the author did everything to make one scene be the longest possible version of it, and then to that to every other scene. The characters did not have any personalities as well. There's a lot of telling instead of showing, making me feel distant and not caring about anything that happened in this book.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I liked the premise of this book, however, the execution feels flat to me. I feel like there's a lot of parts in here that should've been cut and/or rewritten in a more concise way because it feels like the author did everything to make one scene be the longest possible version of it, and then to that to every other scene. The characters did not have any personalities as well. There's a lot of telling instead of showing, making me feel distant and not caring about anything that happened in this book.
March 25, 2021
This was one of the most unexpected reads of this month.
I'm not normally a big fan of Sci-Fi history's but I couldn't stop reading it... It was fast-paced, action-packed but easy to read. I actually read the book in about 2 days, picking it up as soon as I had free time.
With enemies to lover romance in between a "aliens are taking over the earth" plot the book kept me captivated with the "just one more chapter" feeling.
Really recommend this book and will be definitely reading more books by this author.
I'm not normally a big fan of Sci-Fi history's but I couldn't stop reading it... It was fast-paced, action-packed but easy to read. I actually read the book in about 2 days, picking it up as soon as I had free time.
With enemies to lover romance in between a "aliens are taking over the earth" plot the book kept me captivated with the "just one more chapter" feeling.
Really recommend this book and will be definitely reading more books by this author.
June 10, 2021
Not going to lie Sci-Fi isn’t really my thing but I liked the the premise so I decided to give it a go. It was an interesting read different to what I normally stick to but I enjoyed it. I enjoyed Penelopes sarcastic humour and the enemies to love aspects of the book. Has it converted me to Sci - Fi ? No. Has it made me want to try and read more as Sci-Fi books? yes.
I know from the ending that technically, this is a stand-alone but I would mind a sequel or another book set in this universe
I know from the ending that technically, this is a stand-alone but I would mind a sequel or another book set in this universe
August 25, 2021
Thanks to the publisher, the author and Netgalley for this eARC!
This book really had a promising premise. It was definitely intriguing and I felt like I was back in high school and reading a YA book for the very first time. It has its good parts, and I get where the author is coming from but it just fell a bit short of what I was expecting. It might be due to the length of the book and I personally think that if it were a but longer, then the execution could have been better and I would have liked it more.
This book really had a promising premise. It was definitely intriguing and I felt like I was back in high school and reading a YA book for the very first time. It has its good parts, and I get where the author is coming from but it just fell a bit short of what I was expecting. It might be due to the length of the book and I personally think that if it were a but longer, then the execution could have been better and I would have liked it more.
March 15, 2021
3.5
This is a really fast read. Almost too quick, in a way. It pretty much hits the ground running with how quickly the plot progresses. I almost wish the author took their time developing the setting and background story a little more. The romance is sweet and slow burn, and I look forward to knowing more in the next installment. While some YA sci-fi tend to get clunky, this is quick, easy read I'll be happy to recommend to those who want to dabble in sci-fi but not go off into the deep end.
This is a really fast read. Almost too quick, in a way. It pretty much hits the ground running with how quickly the plot progresses. I almost wish the author took their time developing the setting and background story a little more. The romance is sweet and slow burn, and I look forward to knowing more in the next installment. While some YA sci-fi tend to get clunky, this is quick, easy read I'll be happy to recommend to those who want to dabble in sci-fi but not go off into the deep end.
March 16, 2021
I really enjoyed this book. It’s fast paced and action packed. I enjoyed it all but would have loved it more if the author would’ve delved more into the world building. I really liked Rowan’s character development. I cannot wait to see what the author has in store for these characters and in this world. Overall I would recommend this book.
Thank you netgalley, the publisher, and author for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you netgalley, the publisher, and author for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.
April 20, 2021
Thank You So Much, NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for providing me with and ARC of this book in exchange of an honest review!
I loved this book. I'm not going to get too much into detail, because you really have to read it for yourself to know what it's about, because in my mind, you can take it in different ways. But I love it, the sci-fi, and this is giving me the vibes of this movie I watched saterday 'New Mutants'. Please read, I really do reccommend!!
I loved this book. I'm not going to get too much into detail, because you really have to read it for yourself to know what it's about, because in my mind, you can take it in different ways. But I love it, the sci-fi, and this is giving me the vibes of this movie I watched saterday 'New Mutants'. Please read, I really do reccommend!!
April 16, 2021
I did not like this book. It took me a long while to even finish reading it. I would pick it up, and then drop it, again and again and again. Maybe it was the premise of aliens attacking and the MC acting in what I deem a silly manner that was off putting, but it was something.
Please let me know if someone else has also read it, and they liked it.
Please let me know if someone else has also read it, and they liked it.
April 25, 2021
VIOLET CITY by Page Morgan is one of my favorite sci-fi reads in recent years! It's just so fun and fast-paced, and the banter between Pen and Rowan is (insert all the hearts!!!!!!). If you like a hearty dose of romance in with your sci-fi, I can't recommend this one enough!
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