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New Sion by Diana Green
4.0

New Sion is a planet much like Earth that is inhabited by Humans, being run by outlaws/raiders, and invaded by aliens. It remind me a lot of the Old West, which is good in my opinion because it's easy to imagine versus a high-tech, strange world.

This story is very unique, probably the most unique story I've read all year.

The prologue starts out in first person, telling us all about Finn's past and the traumatic event that occurred when she was young, which forces her to pretend to be a boy to stay alive. The prologue is deftly written with wonderful details and emotions that made it easy to relate to Finn. The rest of "New Sion" is written in third person and is divided between Finn, Eamon (the bounty hunter), and Jor (an alien protecting a princess).

When Finn saves Eamon's life, she joins up with him to collect the bounty for the men she killed. Knowing Finn is really a young woman makings following her entertaining. She certainly gets into tricky situations, including falling in love with Eamon.

Jor escapes his home planet with the Shyir (a princess of sorts) and crash lands in New Sion. Now he faces new troubles that he can't even fathom.

When Eamon finds out Finn is a women, I was expecting him to be more shocked and even mad that he was lied to and unknowingly put a woman's life at risk. The climax felt a bit rushed to me. I thought there would've been more of a battle, but the ending was well written and completed the story neatly.

Overall, this was an entertaining read with memorable characters and a unique story line. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys books set in strange worlds.