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The Silver Spoon
Zara Mitchell's nightmares began when the Observers landed. These strangely vivid visions continue to haunt her nightly, leaving her terrified of the silver-eyed visitors and their true intentions. When one of the eerily beautiful beings shows up at her diner with the local sheriff, her world changes forever. The Observer insists that she come with him. He claims her life is in danger. But can he be trusted? After two years, Caelan's search is finally over. He's found her, the human female from the prophecy. She is the one thing he recognizes from his life before Earth, his only link to the truth. Now all he has to do is keep her alive long enough to find the clues to a past he can't remember and a future she fears.
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First published January 1, 2004
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July 23, 2019
I don't know how to review this. I didn't enjoy it much, but it was interesting/weird/confusing enough that I couldn't make myself DNF it.
April 28, 2012
Zara's story is fun and addictive. Feisty, smart and shunned by most people in her small town, she's more like a regular person than a kickass heroine. But she grows throughout the story into a admirable heroine, one whose story I can't wait to continue when I find the next book in the series. The ending is satisfying in itself. The Romance. Was fulfilling. The sf a tad predictable for me but I read so much sf that things jump out at me.
I really liked how the romance and sensual scenes were worded. No cussing, no extremes, just unique down to earth imagery. I really enjoyed this story and plan to find the rest of the series.
July 12, 2018
I find it kind of heartening to dig up my favorite authors’ very early books and read them – it’s reassuring to know that even my idols have humble writing beginnings. The Silver Spoon is relatively unremarkable – a bog-standard sci-fi romance with sexy aliens, violent aliens, and evil aliens. It didn’t do a great job of holding my attention some of the time, but it was a quick and harmless read.
February 17, 2019
Hello!
Not a review - just a question about this book.
I’m new to good reads and unsure where to ask questions about a book so hope this is ok!
I’m in Australia and can’t seem to locate this book! Anyone read this in Aus and can tell me how to purchase it? I’ve tried a few sites and they say unavailable or shipping from US for a ridiculous price.
Thanks!
Not a review - just a question about this book.
I’m new to good reads and unsure where to ask questions about a book so hope this is ok!
I’m in Australia and can’t seem to locate this book! Anyone read this in Aus and can tell me how to purchase it? I’ve tried a few sites and they say unavailable or shipping from US for a ridiculous price.
Thanks!
August 7, 2019
LOVE! "Silver Spoon" is a wonderful read ! Great fast read, you can put it down! You will love this book too!
September 25, 2012
This is Stacey Klemstein's first novel and it's a great debut. I hope it will be the first of many to come in the years ahead.
Two years ago, Zara Mitchell began having terrible nightmares and has been known since as the local crazy. At the same time, Earth made its first contact with aliens. The Observers had been watching us from a distance for a while and have since landed on Earth, sending out small numbers of research parties. Zara is terrified of the aliens, but fortunately unlikely ever to meet any.
Or so she thinks. As the story opens, she is working in her diner, The Silver Spoon, when the sheriff stops in with his latest captive - one of the Observers. Moments later her world turns upside down when the diner explodes, her life is saved by Caelen, the Observer, and he insists she was the target of the attack. Reluctant, but determined to find answers to the questions in her life, Zara finally agrees to go with Caelen. From there, her life just gets more complicated as every answer raises a host more questions.
Klemstein has placed her characters very neatly on the board and proceeds to play havoc with them with skill, ease and a delightful touch of wit and humour. What impressed me most is the way, as she slowly revealed more about the nature and plans of the Observers, she made them more human at the same time as she showed us how different they were. Zara too finds she is not exactly what she has always believed as she finally discovers the source of her nightmares. She deals with this realistically rather than easily, a fact that made me like her more. She has a wry sense of humour and is strong without being forcefully or unbelievably so.
Caelen is less clearly drawn, partly because we never see his thought processes (the story is told first-person from Zara's point of view) and because his motives remain cloudy and uncertain. The romance between Zara and Caelen is gentle, cautious and uncertain; while "happy ever after" is definitely a possibility at the end, it is not yet certain.
Many of the questions facing the characters at the start of the book are answered by the end, but some remain and others have been created. This book is crying out for a sequel and I hope Stacey Klemstein is in the process of writing one. I'll be buying it.
[Copied across from Library Thing; 25 September 2012]
Two years ago, Zara Mitchell began having terrible nightmares and has been known since as the local crazy. At the same time, Earth made its first contact with aliens. The Observers had been watching us from a distance for a while and have since landed on Earth, sending out small numbers of research parties. Zara is terrified of the aliens, but fortunately unlikely ever to meet any.
Or so she thinks. As the story opens, she is working in her diner, The Silver Spoon, when the sheriff stops in with his latest captive - one of the Observers. Moments later her world turns upside down when the diner explodes, her life is saved by Caelen, the Observer, and he insists she was the target of the attack. Reluctant, but determined to find answers to the questions in her life, Zara finally agrees to go with Caelen. From there, her life just gets more complicated as every answer raises a host more questions.
Klemstein has placed her characters very neatly on the board and proceeds to play havoc with them with skill, ease and a delightful touch of wit and humour. What impressed me most is the way, as she slowly revealed more about the nature and plans of the Observers, she made them more human at the same time as she showed us how different they were. Zara too finds she is not exactly what she has always believed as she finally discovers the source of her nightmares. She deals with this realistically rather than easily, a fact that made me like her more. She has a wry sense of humour and is strong without being forcefully or unbelievably so.
Caelen is less clearly drawn, partly because we never see his thought processes (the story is told first-person from Zara's point of view) and because his motives remain cloudy and uncertain. The romance between Zara and Caelen is gentle, cautious and uncertain; while "happy ever after" is definitely a possibility at the end, it is not yet certain.
Many of the questions facing the characters at the start of the book are answered by the end, but some remain and others have been created. This book is crying out for a sequel and I hope Stacey Klemstein is in the process of writing one. I'll be buying it.
[Copied across from Library Thing; 25 September 2012]
October 2, 2012
Oh my god this was a great story!! This book has it all!! This is a book you do not want to miss if you like paranormal.
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