The needle that pierced Magalah's lower spine was imperceptible. There was no feeling of pain, only the immediate reaction. She slumped to the ground, vacating her bowels and bladder. Magalah was still aware of her surroundings, aware of Insa and Na reaching for her even as she fell. Shock filled her brain cells when she saw the syringe in Insa's hands. No, not Insa. They were a mere child, gender-yet-to-be-determined, whom Magalah had taken in shortly after their arrival in Sector X. How could Insa betray her? It was not possible.
I did NOT finish reading this book. It was a Giveaway and I was committed to reading it but once I started it became apparent immediately that it was not a genre of my interest. The little of the book that I did read (only 15%) did appear to be well written but I was just not enjoying the content. Perhaps a reader of science fiction could more honestly/appropriately review this book and give it a fair rating. I gave it a 3 because I really couldn’t go positive or negative.