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A review by eloise_bradbooks
Why on Earth: An Alien Invasion Anthology by Vania Stoyanova, Rosiee Thor
3.5
Well this was nice and fun and a pretty cool idea for an anthology!
A group of teen aliens crashland on Earth to rescue the captain's brother who is now a famous movie star in the USA.
If you think that sounds kinda crazy, it is. But it's also a lot of fun and a good way to see a bunch of queer teens around the States, interact with a bunch of aliens and realise how aliens can be relatable to us queer folk.
Here's the thing: it did feel a tad bit too easy in the way that every one accepted the alien situation super easily and they were all very happy to help and open up to strangers, I mean... aliens!! And of course each alien landed in a place where a queer teen with similar issues to them were there to help and become their friend over the course of five minutes...
If you're able to look past that, you'll have a great time though.
(One last thing: this could have been an incredible opportunity for found family subplots but it never occured to anyone!?)
Special shout out to One Last Shot Before the End of the World By Julian Winters and A Taste of Country by M.K. England which were stand-out stories for me.
A group of teen aliens crashland on Earth to rescue the captain's brother who is now a famous movie star in the USA.
If you think that sounds kinda crazy, it is. But it's also a lot of fun and a good way to see a bunch of queer teens around the States, interact with a bunch of aliens and realise how aliens can be relatable to us queer folk.
Here's the thing: it did feel a tad bit too easy in the way that every one accepted the alien situation super easily and they were all very happy to help and open up to strangers, I mean... aliens!! And of course each alien landed in a place where a queer teen with similar issues to them were there to help and become their friend over the course of five minutes...
If you're able to look past that, you'll have a great time though.
(One last thing: this could have been an incredible opportunity for found family subplots but it never occured to anyone!?)
Special shout out to One Last Shot Before the End of the World By Julian Winters and A Taste of Country by M.K. England which were stand-out stories for me.