Monsters only he can see. Voices only he can hear. Ash Bennett knows that he's unlike other people. He learned how to keep secrets, how to evade, and stay quiet. He learned how to lie. When strange visitors appear on the Bennett ranch, an out of this world truth begins to unfold. The monsters he’s seen are, in fact, aliens. Aliens are real. With his entire existence suddenly altered, his ordinary life gives way to dangerous life or death, world-altering situations. Ash finds himself at the epicenter of it all. As his neatly ordered world is flipped on end, Ash realizes that no matter how many times he’s evaded the truth, kept silent, or flat-out lied, the most damaging lies are the lies he's told himself.
I really loved this book. The characters were diverse and nuanced, even the minor ones. The worlds were fabulous and I loved how they merged (I'm trying to be spoiler free here, guys). The plot starts off loose with all these threads then slowly weaves together in a way that's a lot of fun to follow. I'm excited to see where this story and these fantastic characters go in the next book!
This is an exceptionally written book and SO SO SO good! L.A. Goodman created a wonderful, detailed, beautiful, and yes, sometimes terrifying world and her writing makes you feel like you're right there in it! I could NOT put it down and now I want to read more!!!!!!! Book 2 needs to come out yesterday!