I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Review is not spoiler-free for the first half of the book.
Despite young adult romance and sci-fi being some of my favorite genres, I could not get into this book. The characters fell very flat, and Sage in particular was terribly annoying. At every turn, she was whiny and selfish, and she always seemed to fixate on the entirely wrong things. Like, when she discovered her sort-of boyfriend was a alien, the first question she asked was why he kissed the mean girl at the Christmas party. On top of that, I could never be bothered to care about their relationship. All the development happened off-screen, and the author did not do a good job of making it clear why they even like each other, other than being childhood friends. In all, the writing felt very lackluster, and nothing about it was terribly engaging.
As for the narration, she emphasized Sage’s whining to the extreme, and I think that is a big part of why I couldn’t stand the book. I think she took the teenage girl voice too far, making nearly every single line sound like a whine.
I would not recommend this book.