This is the story of Tom, a small town sheriff, and Julia, a doctor in the making. They meet later in life, fall in love, and live the rest of their lives together in perfect harmony. That is, until half way through the book, when the aliens are introduced.

And when I say half way, I really mean that my kindle app literally said 50%. Up until then, I wasn’t so sure where the story was headed. It seemed like it was a small town murder mystery kind of vibe, and it morphed into a scifi adventure right when I was wondering if it was for me or not. And I really loved that.

Written in a very straight forward was, I enjoyed how unique it was, but I also felt like it’s written in such a passive way, that I didn’t really even realize when the action was happening at some parts, and had to go back and re-read.

Definitely an interesting and enjoyable read, but it’s not my new favourite. But not every book is going to be exactly what I want, and that’s okay. I think it took too long to get into the scifi parts of the story, and I got a little bored waiting for it to show up. Overall, I think that many people would like this book, but it’s just not for me. If you like scifi and small town mysteries, than check it out for yourself!

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I really struggled to even get this far, but at 65% complete, I'm finished!

I truly hate giving critical reviews but there are just so many problems with this story. There are formatting issues which I could disregard those. However the entire novel is written in a very monotone manner. Just one sentence after another, no real life. The romantic portions feel very shallow and aseptic. The story finally arrives to the science fiction piece at about 50%. But even aliens and galactic "wormgates" aren't enough to hold my interest any longer!

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for a copy of the book in exchange for this honest review.

James Lee took me on an enchanted tour into the town of Pikeville, South Alabama. It turns out this relic of a town actually exists. It's a ghost town in Alabama. That's rather interesting. The leading protagonist's were well-drawn. I was just beginning to settle in and get a feel for the narrative when the storyline hit me along the side of the head. It turned on a dime. From watching close relationships bud and family bonds strengthen, it emerged into interplanetary space travel. Literally overnight. Quite a leap to say the least.

Tom Sutton, age 34 is County Sheriff in the town of Pikeville. It was there he came to meet his future wife Julia. For both, it was love at first sight. Sappy but heartwarming. She was warmly welcomed into his family. Out of the clear blue, Tom had been brought into the family business by his father and given land that he would preside over. A great responsibility for which he knew nothing about. Shortly thereafter, Tom and Julia married.

Just after Christmas, they went on their honeymoon to the Yucatan peninsula. Julia's idea. While there, Tom received a call from his father that a spaceship had landed on one of the pieces of land that was under Tom's control. As president and CEO of the company, Tom found it his responsibility to end their honeymoon early. They met with a group of scientists and flew down to the spaceship. It was in Argentina.

The storyline suddenly shifted into overdrive. Everything was now happening at the speed of light. Tom and a research scientist decided to enter the spaceship after steps leading from it had descended. To their dismay, after shortly getting inside, it lifted up and departed for outer space. Held captive now headed for the Galaxy of Aximeno. Destination Planet Zurot. They did not know what to expect upon their arrival there. Thought their chances of survival were slim to none. All they could do was wait and find out. Hope for the best. If only they hadn't decided to enter the ship. Their fate was now out of their hands.

My thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.