By Lindsay Ellis
St. Martin's Press, 2020. 384 pgs. Young Adult Sci-Fi
It's 2007, and Cora Sabino is trying to lay low from the media frenzy created by her whistleblower father. Though he's in hiding, his organization has leaked new evidence proving the government's knowledge of extraterrestrial life. Though Cora doesn't want to get involved, she may not be able to avoid it as the mysteries surrounding her family circle closer, until late one night when a strange presence lurks outside in the dark. Cora must decide whether or not to finally take matters into her own hands.
Some may be familiar with Lindsay Ellis, popular Youtuber, although this book is completely unrelated to her video essays. In this book, Ellis has created an interesting alien culture and sets all of the action within the familiar tensions of 2007 US society. I found the main character to be a little too often swept along by events and a little too infrequently the driver of her own fate, but her "close encounters" were a fun read overall. Recommended for any fans of YA alien fiction.
BHG
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