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Rebirth of the Prophesy #2
Citizen
1,000 years have passed since Citizens took over Earth.
Humans disgust Morthane, the son of the most powerful Citizen in Cathrach, but business is business. Dealing with whiny, demanding customers is what he does every day—and human slaves are getting harder to find. When a wild-haired, aggressive man is captured, Morthane doesn’t think twice about selling him to the first offered price thrown his way.
He never expected his sister to buy him.
Wrenched away from his home by an alien race, Lend loses all names except "human".
Forced to bend to the whim of the daughter of a strong leader, Lend never expected love to grow between him and the woman.
When trouble rises, Lend collides straight into a force that may be the salvation of the planet.
Humans disgust Morthane, the son of the most powerful Citizen in Cathrach, but business is business. Dealing with whiny, demanding customers is what he does every day—and human slaves are getting harder to find. When a wild-haired, aggressive man is captured, Morthane doesn’t think twice about selling him to the first offered price thrown his way.
He never expected his sister to buy him.
Wrenched away from his home by an alien race, Lend loses all names except "human".
Forced to bend to the whim of the daughter of a strong leader, Lend never expected love to grow between him and the woman.
When trouble rises, Lend collides straight into a force that may be the salvation of the planet.
270 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2011
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January 6, 2013
Natasha House’s Citizen introduces us to a dark future where humanity has been conquered and enslaved for the past millenia and a half by an alien race of blue-skinned bat-winged creatures called the Citizens. Those who live in the wilds must hide their existence against periodic hunts for more human slaves. Citizen begins when one defiant human from the wilds is sold to the daughter of Jael, the most ruthless Citizen ruler on Earth. This human, Lend, finds himself in a strange world where Citizen rule humans with contempt, killing and hurting them at the slightest whim or displeasure, stripping them of all dignity and identity, even forbidding them to mate, marry and bear children.
At its heart, Citizen is a love story with plenty of twists and turns and adventure to keep the reader engaged. It also features a lot of family intrigue and drama amongst the house of Jael. The alien culture House paints is very interesting and serves to remind us that slavery, abortion [for all offspring of humans, whether fully human or Halfsie are to be destroyed by law] and prohibitions against “inter-racial” marriage are just plain wrong.
House’s characters are delightfully complicated and interesting. She features several strong protagonists: the human Lend, Jael’s often haughty Lila, Jael himself [whom I would have liked to have seen more of] and, of course, Morthane, who quite simply steals the show.
As a Biblicist, I was initially concerned about the alien element of Citizen. Sapient aliens are theologically problematic [Superman is a bigger threat to Christian orthodoxy than Harry Potter ever was], for if all creation fell in Adam and all mankind can find salvation through Christ because he was fully God and fully man, sapient aliens would be effected by Adam’s Fall but have no means of salvation. This would seem to impugn on God’s justice. In the case of House’s Citizen, I noted that the aliens and humans are able to interbreed. The Bible notes that all creations multiply after their kind; biology likewise confirms that any creatures which may interbreed successfully are related genetically. That being the case, if such creatures did exist, we might suggest that they were Homo sapiens citizens. How did they come from space then? My theory, given their undeniable biological relation to us, I suggest that these Citizens are merely humans from the future. I came upon this theory because one of the humans ends up having his DNA rewritten to have powers and abilities nearly identical to the Citizens. In essence, this genetic manipulation could continue and be combined with true pantropy to eventually create the Citizens who somehow come back to Earth’s earlier history to subjugate us [without either of us knowing we are related]. Of course, House may’ve simply come up with true aliens who are somehow able to interbreed with us which is just biologically and theologically prohibitive.
House’s references to Christianity are muted. She ventures into personal Biblical theism, but Jesus Christ is never referenced except in her Acknowledgements. Still, her allusions to Exodus and Joshua are very clear. Likewise, her premise that prayer, faith and love can change unjust laws and bring about reform and deliverance are at the heart of the Gospel message.
While House handles the sexual references in a most modest fashion, parents should be aware that the book contains quite a few references to promiscuous extramarital behavior. Mating is a pervasive subject in the book, though a necessary one due to the subject matter and the plot. Again, these references are never descriptive or graphic.
My only real complaint about the book is that the end could have been less hurried. I was really looking forward to an epilogue featuring Jael. He’s the type of villain I’ve always thought should have the last word and expects no less!
All-in-all, Citizen was an entertaining and thought-provoking book which certainly held my interest. I ended up dropping my other review projects and finished it in a couple days.
Available on Amazon Kindle and in other eBook formats through Smashwords.
Tony Breeden
From the Bookwyrm’s Lair
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
At its heart, Citizen is a love story with plenty of twists and turns and adventure to keep the reader engaged. It also features a lot of family intrigue and drama amongst the house of Jael. The alien culture House paints is very interesting and serves to remind us that slavery, abortion [for all offspring of humans, whether fully human or Halfsie are to be destroyed by law] and prohibitions against “inter-racial” marriage are just plain wrong.
House’s characters are delightfully complicated and interesting. She features several strong protagonists: the human Lend, Jael’s often haughty Lila, Jael himself [whom I would have liked to have seen more of] and, of course, Morthane, who quite simply steals the show.
As a Biblicist, I was initially concerned about the alien element of Citizen. Sapient aliens are theologically problematic [Superman is a bigger threat to Christian orthodoxy than Harry Potter ever was], for if all creation fell in Adam and all mankind can find salvation through Christ because he was fully God and fully man, sapient aliens would be effected by Adam’s Fall but have no means of salvation. This would seem to impugn on God’s justice. In the case of House’s Citizen, I noted that the aliens and humans are able to interbreed. The Bible notes that all creations multiply after their kind; biology likewise confirms that any creatures which may interbreed successfully are related genetically. That being the case, if such creatures did exist, we might suggest that they were Homo sapiens citizens. How did they come from space then? My theory, given their undeniable biological relation to us, I suggest that these Citizens are merely humans from the future. I came upon this theory because one of the humans ends up having his DNA rewritten to have powers and abilities nearly identical to the Citizens. In essence, this genetic manipulation could continue and be combined with true pantropy to eventually create the Citizens who somehow come back to Earth’s earlier history to subjugate us [without either of us knowing we are related]. Of course, House may’ve simply come up with true aliens who are somehow able to interbreed with us which is just biologically and theologically prohibitive.
House’s references to Christianity are muted. She ventures into personal Biblical theism, but Jesus Christ is never referenced except in her Acknowledgements. Still, her allusions to Exodus and Joshua are very clear. Likewise, her premise that prayer, faith and love can change unjust laws and bring about reform and deliverance are at the heart of the Gospel message.
While House handles the sexual references in a most modest fashion, parents should be aware that the book contains quite a few references to promiscuous extramarital behavior. Mating is a pervasive subject in the book, though a necessary one due to the subject matter and the plot. Again, these references are never descriptive or graphic.
My only real complaint about the book is that the end could have been less hurried. I was really looking forward to an epilogue featuring Jael. He’s the type of villain I’ve always thought should have the last word and expects no less!
All-in-all, Citizen was an entertaining and thought-provoking book which certainly held my interest. I ended up dropping my other review projects and finished it in a couple days.
Available on Amazon Kindle and in other eBook formats through Smashwords.
Tony Breeden
From the Bookwyrm’s Lair
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author for review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
February 3, 2014
Ms. House did a fabulous job creating characters that became real to me and that I cared about. The strange futuristic-utopian-like setting was easy to see in my mind based on the visuals she provided. The plot carried me through, keeping me anxious to see how it was going to end.
The politics, the laws, and the society created in this world were believable and sucked me into another time and a strange place.
Being a Christian and a big study on Genesis 6, I teetered a bit with the seemingly celestial beings (Citizens) and terrestrial beings uniting and creating "halfsies", because it reminded me too much of the creation of the Nephilim, which angered God.
However, if I studied this from the viewpoint of different races (as known in the real world), then the acceptance of this story became a compelling piece that strongly advocated for us to put aside our differences and live together as one people in spite of our differences in color or abilities.
I loved the references that the author made to the "law" as well, showing us that love overcomes all and that the law, while it may have been put in place for a reason, needed to be fulfilled and be "nailed it to the cross", giving us a new covenant.
In spite of my Nephilim comparison, the story and characters were compelling enough to give an excellent rating.
The politics, the laws, and the society created in this world were believable and sucked me into another time and a strange place.
Being a Christian and a big study on Genesis 6, I teetered a bit with the seemingly celestial beings (Citizens) and terrestrial beings uniting and creating "halfsies", because it reminded me too much of the creation of the Nephilim, which angered God.
However, if I studied this from the viewpoint of different races (as known in the real world), then the acceptance of this story became a compelling piece that strongly advocated for us to put aside our differences and live together as one people in spite of our differences in color or abilities.
I loved the references that the author made to the "law" as well, showing us that love overcomes all and that the law, while it may have been put in place for a reason, needed to be fulfilled and be "nailed it to the cross", giving us a new covenant.
In spite of my Nephilim comparison, the story and characters were compelling enough to give an excellent rating.
February 8, 2013
Citizen is a captivating read that keeps you turning the pages. I found myself unabe to put the book down. House is an amazing writer and the world for which she creates in Citizen is amazing.
Citizen takes place in the far future, humans no longer have their freedom, and aliens now control their lives. These aliens are called Citizens. A few humans have managed to escaped the grasps of the Citizens and live in small villages in the wilds. The main story revolves around Lend and Lila. Lila is a Citizen who was gifted a human slave, Lend.
When Lila starts having romantic feelings for Lend, together they escape the Citizens and return to the wilds. When they arrive, Lend bands the humans together and leads a revolution against the Citizes for the humans freedom.
Other reviewers have made the remark in their reviews that the ending was rushed. House was awesome enough to provide me with a new version Citizen. I did not feel that the ending was rushed. I think House did an amazing job with Citizen, the plot, writing style, pace, all of it.
If I had something bad to say about Citizen, it's the new cover. I think the previous cover for Citizen was much more appealing.
Citizen takes place in the far future, humans no longer have their freedom, and aliens now control their lives. These aliens are called Citizens. A few humans have managed to escaped the grasps of the Citizens and live in small villages in the wilds. The main story revolves around Lend and Lila. Lila is a Citizen who was gifted a human slave, Lend.
When Lila starts having romantic feelings for Lend, together they escape the Citizens and return to the wilds. When they arrive, Lend bands the humans together and leads a revolution against the Citizes for the humans freedom.
Other reviewers have made the remark in their reviews that the ending was rushed. House was awesome enough to provide me with a new version Citizen. I did not feel that the ending was rushed. I think House did an amazing job with Citizen, the plot, writing style, pace, all of it.
If I had something bad to say about Citizen, it's the new cover. I think the previous cover for Citizen was much more appealing.
October 3, 2014
Citizen is a fast-paced, exciting read that combines many themes: love, hate, race relations, slavery, hope and faith, just to name a few. The author did an excellent job building suspense throughout the novel. What I'd thought would be a predictable storyline turned out to be anything but. Every time I thought I knew what was going to happen next, the author threw a curve ball I didn't see coming, and this kept me engaged through the whole story. There were parts of the story I felt could have been further fleshed out (i.e. Lend's people being so accepting so fast of Layla, Layla's quick adjustment to the humans, Morthane's transformation) but the author gave just enough to make me believe those things could happen (though I personally would have preferred more detail). I also enjoyed the many character arcs offered in this book. So many others besides the main character went through a transformation and that made for an exciting read.This was really an enjoyable book. If you like action/adventure, aliens and dystopian, then this is a book for you!
April 1, 2014
This is the first book I have read by Natasha House and I can say I will definitely be reading more.
This is a story where humans have lost control of Earth to aliens called citizens and are treated as slaves. There are a lot of rules that must not be broken, some of them are very strict for both humans and citizens alike.
I loved the plot twists and the way some of the citizen characters in the book changed when meeting the human characters in their life. You have the bad characters who do get just what they deserved.
WaAr
This is a story where humans have lost control of Earth to aliens called citizens and are treated as slaves. There are a lot of rules that must not be broken, some of them are very strict for both humans and citizens alike.
I loved the plot twists and the way some of the citizen characters in the book changed when meeting the human characters in their life. You have the bad characters who do get just what they deserved.
WaAr
February 4, 2014
Aliens, altered humans, a fight against oppression, what's not to love?
This was a well written story overall. There were a few places where the story was a bit choppy, and the plot felt a little rushed, but it could be that I was just hoping for it to go on a little longer! There was absolutely nothing that took away from this book and I only wish it was a series so I could read the next one.
Loved it!
This was a well written story overall. There were a few places where the story was a bit choppy, and the plot felt a little rushed, but it could be that I was just hoping for it to go on a little longer! There was absolutely nothing that took away from this book and I only wish it was a series so I could read the next one.
Loved it!
February 14, 2014
I'm very much a science fiction kind of girl, so I knew going into it that I would like this book. It was definitely different than I expected it to be, but in a fantastic way. It was hard to put down. I'm certainly looking forward to reading more books by Natasha!
February 17, 2019
A wonderful, fantasty love-story by the late and ever great Natasha. I will miss your beautiful stories xx
November 20, 2013
Disclaimer: I was sent this book by request of the author in exchange for an honest review.
Unfeeling eyes stare at Lend as he’s forced up against a metal contraption. A smile curls on the face of a blue skinned, bat-winged creature that towers above him. Blue electricity is pressed crudely to his face, and a voice slithers from the throat of the other worldly being. “There’s nowhere to run, human.”
Lend, wrenched away from his home in the wild loses everything in one eternal moment. Not only have these creatures, who call themselves Citizens, steal his world, now his freedom. Forced into the back of a speedcar the aliens take him to a warehouse. Ill fed, terrified humans huddle in the darkness waiting to be purchased by a Citizen. Losing all identity except the name human Lend fights to regain the freedom he, and his race have lost.
Purchased by the daughter of the most powerful Citizen on the planet Lend finds his world churning. The female Citizen shows him a new side of the alien race who he believed was incapable of love or trust. Jealousy rages in her relationship with her future mate, and Lend runs from the killer inamorato. With the threat of being burned alive, Lend collides straight into a force beyond his control. Does he have what it takes to become a savior? Or will he be enslaved at the hands of the powerful beings who corrupted our world.
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I enjoyed reading this book. Natasha introduced us to a future earth that is inhabited by aliens that are called Citizens. The humans that are on earth have lost all freedom and are slaves. Two things that really stood out for me was the introduction and how the story is told from different point of views.
To me, the introduction is setting of the story. I liked the fact that it got right to the point and it engaged you in the moment. You felt what the character was feeling. The emotions that was playing through increased your interest to continue reading the story. So cudos for that!
The story is told from different POV through out the book. It is good that we get to see the story from other characters.
Lend who is the human slave of Lilia (the Citizen). He was captured from the "Wild" as the Citizens say and brought to the city to become a slave for them. At the beginning we see the struggle that he has to adapt to his role as being a slave to a Citizen (who wouldn't). I was able to feel and understand his anger towards Lilia. I really liked this character as I continued reading.
Lila is Lend's master. She is the daughter of Jeol which is the most powerful Citizen and owned Human Co which is the place where the humans were kept until a Citizen purchased them. Lila had this constant struggle with what is right and obeying the laws. To me, she is the type of person that would try to please everyone except herself and not follow her heart. I loved how her character was able to see beyond what was right in front of her.
Morthane is Lila's sister and he owns Human Co. He is the first Character that we are introduced to. He is unhappy with his life and it shows. Into the story my heart went out to him because just like his sister he is going through that constant battle of what is right and obeying the laws.
Jodge is Lila's inamorato (boyfriend) and he is just a big jerk. He despises humans and treats them like dogs which is what they actually call them. ughhh!
Overall I enjoyed reading this book although I did feel that the ending was rushed but it still was great.Thanks to the author Natasha House for letting me read and review this for her.
Rating :4 Stars
Will I recommend this?Yes
You can check out this review and others at my blog
http://highway-ya.blogspot.com/2013/1...
Unfeeling eyes stare at Lend as he’s forced up against a metal contraption. A smile curls on the face of a blue skinned, bat-winged creature that towers above him. Blue electricity is pressed crudely to his face, and a voice slithers from the throat of the other worldly being. “There’s nowhere to run, human.”
Lend, wrenched away from his home in the wild loses everything in one eternal moment. Not only have these creatures, who call themselves Citizens, steal his world, now his freedom. Forced into the back of a speedcar the aliens take him to a warehouse. Ill fed, terrified humans huddle in the darkness waiting to be purchased by a Citizen. Losing all identity except the name human Lend fights to regain the freedom he, and his race have lost.
Purchased by the daughter of the most powerful Citizen on the planet Lend finds his world churning. The female Citizen shows him a new side of the alien race who he believed was incapable of love or trust. Jealousy rages in her relationship with her future mate, and Lend runs from the killer inamorato. With the threat of being burned alive, Lend collides straight into a force beyond his control. Does he have what it takes to become a savior? Or will he be enslaved at the hands of the powerful beings who corrupted our world.
***********************************************************************************
I enjoyed reading this book. Natasha introduced us to a future earth that is inhabited by aliens that are called Citizens. The humans that are on earth have lost all freedom and are slaves. Two things that really stood out for me was the introduction and how the story is told from different point of views.
To me, the introduction is setting of the story. I liked the fact that it got right to the point and it engaged you in the moment. You felt what the character was feeling. The emotions that was playing through increased your interest to continue reading the story. So cudos for that!
The story is told from different POV through out the book. It is good that we get to see the story from other characters.
Lend who is the human slave of Lilia (the Citizen). He was captured from the "Wild" as the Citizens say and brought to the city to become a slave for them. At the beginning we see the struggle that he has to adapt to his role as being a slave to a Citizen (who wouldn't). I was able to feel and understand his anger towards Lilia. I really liked this character as I continued reading.
Lila is Lend's master. She is the daughter of Jeol which is the most powerful Citizen and owned Human Co which is the place where the humans were kept until a Citizen purchased them. Lila had this constant struggle with what is right and obeying the laws. To me, she is the type of person that would try to please everyone except herself and not follow her heart. I loved how her character was able to see beyond what was right in front of her.
Morthane is Lila's sister and he owns Human Co. He is the first Character that we are introduced to. He is unhappy with his life and it shows. Into the story my heart went out to him because just like his sister he is going through that constant battle of what is right and obeying the laws.
Jodge is Lila's inamorato (boyfriend) and he is just a big jerk. He despises humans and treats them like dogs which is what they actually call them. ughhh!
Overall I enjoyed reading this book although I did feel that the ending was rushed but it still was great.Thanks to the author Natasha House for letting me read and review this for her.
Rating :4 Stars
Will I recommend this?Yes
You can check out this review and others at my blog
http://highway-ya.blogspot.com/2013/1...
June 29, 2016
I read this novel under another name: Fatal Alien Attraction: Can love exist in an untamed Earth? (Rebirth of the Prophesy Book 2) The author must have updated it with a new cover.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
The idea is interesting; earth has been overrun by this winged, blue alien race who enslave the humans. The aliens are a bit odd, and their society has tight rules, but that doesn't stop some of the aliens from being human lovers. Which makes you wonder, when the halfies are born. So the aliens can procreate with the humans, which leaves you to believe there is more than meets the eye.
The novel starts out with a human being captured. He has weird dreams, but that impact and importance of the dreams isn't really developed. There's a prophecy about someone who will save the humans too.
We see the novel through two alien perspectives as well as the human's. Lila and her brother Morthane, and Lend. We see a bit of Morthane in the beginning, but don't come back to him until halfway through. And the POV’s an abrupt change, almost like two stories smooshed together. I would have liked to see more of Morthane’s developing persona throughout the novel.
I had an issue with the suits giving the humans' powers like the aliens’. It's as if the technology just appeared, with no explanation.
The beginning intrigued me as I read about how different aliens felt about humans as slaves. I liked getting a glimpse at the inner turmoil of characters. All the characters seemed to question their beliefs as new feelings emerged over the characters that came into their lives.
The writing was halting and abrupt. Many things aren't described. A human girl is burned, but the extent is not mentioned, only that she might not survive. Because of the lacking description throughout the novel, the reader is emotionally distant from the story.
One glaring repeated grammatical error, among others. No commas before participial phrases, which drove me nuts.
Reader Rated for ages 14+ for mild violence and mild sensuality. The aliens liked to look at their naked slaves, a lot, but it was never in a sexual way, it was always to check for injuries, which happened regularly because when the aliens became angry, they burned their humans.
I recommend reading the Look Inside to see if this novel will grab your interest, because the parts where the story is lacking can be overlooked for an enjoyable read.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
The idea is interesting; earth has been overrun by this winged, blue alien race who enslave the humans. The aliens are a bit odd, and their society has tight rules, but that doesn't stop some of the aliens from being human lovers. Which makes you wonder, when the halfies are born. So the aliens can procreate with the humans, which leaves you to believe there is more than meets the eye.
The novel starts out with a human being captured. He has weird dreams, but that impact and importance of the dreams isn't really developed. There's a prophecy about someone who will save the humans too.
We see the novel through two alien perspectives as well as the human's. Lila and her brother Morthane, and Lend. We see a bit of Morthane in the beginning, but don't come back to him until halfway through. And the POV’s an abrupt change, almost like two stories smooshed together. I would have liked to see more of Morthane’s developing persona throughout the novel.
I had an issue with the suits giving the humans' powers like the aliens’. It's as if the technology just appeared, with no explanation.
The beginning intrigued me as I read about how different aliens felt about humans as slaves. I liked getting a glimpse at the inner turmoil of characters. All the characters seemed to question their beliefs as new feelings emerged over the characters that came into their lives.
The writing was halting and abrupt. Many things aren't described. A human girl is burned, but the extent is not mentioned, only that she might not survive. Because of the lacking description throughout the novel, the reader is emotionally distant from the story.
One glaring repeated grammatical error, among others. No commas before participial phrases, which drove me nuts.
Reader Rated for ages 14+ for mild violence and mild sensuality. The aliens liked to look at their naked slaves, a lot, but it was never in a sexual way, it was always to check for injuries, which happened regularly because when the aliens became angry, they burned their humans.
I recommend reading the Look Inside to see if this novel will grab your interest, because the parts where the story is lacking can be overlooked for an enjoyable read.
March 29, 2014
Set in the world 1000 years or so on from what we know and things have changed. The planet is no longer ruled by humans, but by aliens known as citizens. Humans are slaves, dogs that are kept in control by threats and brutal punishments. Lend is a young man living in the wild, until he is captured and taken to the city. He is bought by a female citizen, wanting him more to make a point to a would be mate than for practical reasons. With his defiant ways and her reluctance to discipline him by burning, a bond develops and each sees the possibilities of the other race.
The action builds quickly with some form of relationship blossoming. Her father is a very powerful man and she has grown up with his hatred of humans all her life, so trust is hard to find. When things spiral out of control, they need to make a life or death decision, and everything will change forever.
This book quickly jumps into action, one minute Lend is with his family the next he is being tortured and dragged to the city to be sold. The first thing that came to mind when reading this, was planet of the apes. A world turned upside down, humans under tight control not allowed to speak, and death is a common theme. Of course the human spirit will not rest and there are always undertones of rebellion. To me the writing wanders a little at times, I felt it could be a little tighter and the relationship between Lila and Lend grows a little too quickly. Almost from the moment they meet, there is a connection and would have liked to see the aggression between the two of them a little longer. The editing is good and the pace moves you along nicely. If you would like romance with a fantasy feel this would be a good read for you.
The action builds quickly with some form of relationship blossoming. Her father is a very powerful man and she has grown up with his hatred of humans all her life, so trust is hard to find. When things spiral out of control, they need to make a life or death decision, and everything will change forever.
This book quickly jumps into action, one minute Lend is with his family the next he is being tortured and dragged to the city to be sold. The first thing that came to mind when reading this, was planet of the apes. A world turned upside down, humans under tight control not allowed to speak, and death is a common theme. Of course the human spirit will not rest and there are always undertones of rebellion. To me the writing wanders a little at times, I felt it could be a little tighter and the relationship between Lila and Lend grows a little too quickly. Almost from the moment they meet, there is a connection and would have liked to see the aggression between the two of them a little longer. The editing is good and the pace moves you along nicely. If you would like romance with a fantasy feel this would be a good read for you.
February 13, 2014
Citizen is a book with a little bit of everything: sci-fi, romance, action. We get placed right in the middle of a future where aliens rule earth, and human's have lost touch with their pasts. In this world, all of mankind is enslaved, and many have come to accept this is just the way things are. A defiant human and a compassionate Citizen start to change this.
For the most part, I enjoyed this book. I wasn't bogged down by too much information, and the alien elements were light enough not to be distracting. I like watching Lila and Morthane develop as characters, although Lend was somewhat confusing as a character from time to time. His personality changes so abruptly, I didn't feel like he 'grew' the way Lila did. I wanted to know more about him early on, and felt there was more we could have delved into with Lend, especially since there is so much emphasis on him in the beginning. That might have been linked to the formatting though.
In this book, we get to see different viewpoints, which is nice in the beginning. At the end I felt like it was excessive, however, and the short, clipped fragments of story made the novel feel a little incomplete. I would have liked to stay in one story line a bit longer, rather than switching back and forth so often. While the plot was nice, I did feel that was a formatting flaw that distracted me as a reader. Changing characters every few paragraphs then time jumping almost every other page can be a little straining.
Overall, I think it was a good read, and I would be interesting in reading more of Natasha House's work.
For the most part, I enjoyed this book. I wasn't bogged down by too much information, and the alien elements were light enough not to be distracting. I like watching Lila and Morthane develop as characters, although Lend was somewhat confusing as a character from time to time. His personality changes so abruptly, I didn't feel like he 'grew' the way Lila did. I wanted to know more about him early on, and felt there was more we could have delved into with Lend, especially since there is so much emphasis on him in the beginning. That might have been linked to the formatting though.
In this book, we get to see different viewpoints, which is nice in the beginning. At the end I felt like it was excessive, however, and the short, clipped fragments of story made the novel feel a little incomplete. I would have liked to stay in one story line a bit longer, rather than switching back and forth so often. While the plot was nice, I did feel that was a formatting flaw that distracted me as a reader. Changing characters every few paragraphs then time jumping almost every other page can be a little straining.
Overall, I think it was a good read, and I would be interesting in reading more of Natasha House's work.
March 19, 2014
This novel has a really great story line. I had a hard time putting it down when I had to go do something else. I've read a couple of other things this author has written and in my opinion this is her best one yet. It's one I want to read a few more times which doesn't happen too often for me, I usually finish the book I’m reading and rarely come back to it again. I would say it was hitting on all cylinders for me.
It isn't often I give a five stars but this one I feel I must. There's excellent world building, excellent character building, a decent amount of background that’s mixed in, and it's all set in a great tale. The sci-fi elements were just about perfect also for me and none of them were overwhelming.
The Citizen's come to this world, take it over, and the human race becomes their slaves. Over time, as you would expect, a resistance forms. Eventually it leads to a war for the future of the planet. I really don't want to give away any more than that but that's part that grabbed me and held me.
It isn't often I give a five stars but this one I feel I must. There's excellent world building, excellent character building, a decent amount of background that’s mixed in, and it's all set in a great tale. The sci-fi elements were just about perfect also for me and none of them were overwhelming.
The Citizen's come to this world, take it over, and the human race becomes their slaves. Over time, as you would expect, a resistance forms. Eventually it leads to a war for the future of the planet. I really don't want to give away any more than that but that's part that grabbed me and held me.
March 4, 2014
I must say, I started reading this book with no expectation. As I started to read it I figured, ok so this is going to be a bit of a predictable read, and although not totally wrong I was not correct either.
The story took twists and turns and I was soon enthralled in the lives of the humans and the citizens.
The political turmoil, the fact that love triumphs, the power held by the dreaded halfies' all of it tugged me in and kept me reading.
Once the basic of the story line became apparent, I figured aah, I know where this is headed. A pure romance! Again I was wrong, the story flows nicely, it keeps logical in a genre known for its infuriating jumps in logic and the characters came to life.
A very good read. One I would recommend to all who love the genre and a ending of hope and salvation.
WaAr
The story took twists and turns and I was soon enthralled in the lives of the humans and the citizens.
The political turmoil, the fact that love triumphs, the power held by the dreaded halfies' all of it tugged me in and kept me reading.
Once the basic of the story line became apparent, I figured aah, I know where this is headed. A pure romance! Again I was wrong, the story flows nicely, it keeps logical in a genre known for its infuriating jumps in logic and the characters came to life.
A very good read. One I would recommend to all who love the genre and a ending of hope and salvation.
WaAr
August 11, 2016
"Citizen" by Natasha House starts out with a great idea: Creatures, called the Citizens, rule and hold humans as slaves. Brutal and incapable of love a couple of Citizens still have their own relationship problems and use their humans as pawns in their chess game of the mind.
A strange development then when the female Citizen becomes fascinated by the male human. Fear, jealousy and mind games play a vital role in this futuristic / science fiction story and made this an unexpected and very pleasant surprise.
The story is more involved than this. The female Citizen is not just anyone but happens to be very powerful.
Very enjoyable.
A strange development then when the female Citizen becomes fascinated by the male human. Fear, jealousy and mind games play a vital role in this futuristic / science fiction story and made this an unexpected and very pleasant surprise.
The story is more involved than this. The female Citizen is not just anyone but happens to be very powerful.
Very enjoyable.
September 7, 2014
Imagine a time where humans are no longer masters of the Earth, but instead aliens - 'Citizens' - rule the lands and humans are no more than slaves and scavengers.
Mating is outlawed and any humans found to be doing so are destroyed or banished to the wilderness.But what if a human and a Citizen fall in love? This would certainly be punishable by death; especially if the Citizen you have fallen in love with is the daughter of the most powerful alien on Earth.
A fast-paced read with plenty of characters on both sides of the good/bad divide. Another great read from Natasha House.
Mating is outlawed and any humans found to be doing so are destroyed or banished to the wilderness.But what if a human and a Citizen fall in love? This would certainly be punishable by death; especially if the Citizen you have fallen in love with is the daughter of the most powerful alien on Earth.
A fast-paced read with plenty of characters on both sides of the good/bad divide. Another great read from Natasha House.
October 17, 2014
The characters and their connections drew me in. It was captivating to see how the novel played out based on the idea of prejudice of one race the citizens who opposed the humans ways using them instead as slaves. The idea of conflict between the Character's Lila, and her brother questioning their beliefs based on teachings of their father and his rullings. The idea of forbidden love between a citzen and a human is explored while the characters try to find middle ground ending the war between both races.
February 9, 2013
Full disclosure: I didn’t finish this book. In fact, I only read half of it. I tried. I really tried, but eventually I realized it wasn’t getting better. This book is an ARC (Advanced Review Copy) sent to us a few months ago. I hate to give bad reviews to any book, but especially an ARC. However, you know what I hate more? Reading a bad book. So, here goes…
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March 5, 2014
I have to start out by saying I had no idea what to expect out of this book. I never read the blurbs and was blown away by how unique this book is. A new breed of being called citizens has taken over the world. They own humans as slaves. Lila who is basically the Princess of the citizens finds love, unfortunately to a human. Great action packed story with romance and adventure. WaAR
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