Alienated Series Book 2: Invaded by Melissa Landers

Alienated Series Book 2

The romantic sequel to Alienated takes long-distance relationships to a new level as Cara and Aelyx long for each other from opposite ends of the universe...until a threat to both their worlds reunites them. 

Cara always knew life on planet L’eihr would be an adjustment. With Aelyx, her L’eihr boyfriend, back on Earth, working to mend the broken alliance between their two planets, Cara is left to fend for herself at a new school, surrounded by hostile alien clones. Even the weird dorm pet hates her.

Things look up when Cara is appointed as human representative to a panel preparing for a human colony on L’eihr. A society melding their two cultures is a place where Cara and Aelyx could one day make a life together. But with L’eihr leaders balking at granting even the most basic freedoms, Cara begins to wonder if she could ever be happy on this planet, even with Aelyx by her side.

Meanwhile, on Earth, Aelyx, finds himself thrown into a full-scale PR campaign to improve human-L’eihr relations. Humans don’t know that their very survival depends on this alliance: only Aelyx’s people have the technology to fix the deadly contamination in the global water supply that human governments are hiding. Yet despite their upper hand, the leaders of his world suddenly seem desperate to get humans on their side, and hardly bat an eye at extremists’ multiple attempts on Aelyx’s life.

The Way clearly needs humans’ help . . . but with what? And what will they ask for in return?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17316770-invaded

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Second book in the series and I have to say I think it was better than the first one. Though it wasn't fun to see Cara and Aelyx apart, Cara got to see what L'eihr is like. And boy, is it different from Earth. In this book, Aelyx is fighting hard to fix the alliance between Earth and L'eihr after the mistakes he and his friends made. And though he didn't expect it to be easy, it's a lot harder when there are people trying to assassinate him. But despite that, he wants to succeed, not just for him and Cara, but for Earth who will die without L'eihr help. Meanwhile, Cara is trying to find her place on L'eihr, improve the rights that the colony will have if the alliance is successful, and try to figure out what exactly is going on, on this planet because something isn't right. Not when The Way members Jaxen and Aisly are clearly different. There is something bigger going on that just finding a way to work together. Definitely kept my interest and I am looking forward to reading the third and final book.