Alouette’s Song, Second Edition, Jewish Wedding Cover by Andrew Jonathan Fine
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The overall story arch was interesting and I enjoyed the mix of characters. It was refreshing to have young people as the protagonists. The first encounter with the alien was interesting and done well. The political structure of the alien planet was unique and well thought out.
I think the author was ambitious and put too into the story. This has the beginnings of a great story about a young group of people trying to find themselves, their relationships and dealing with a strong antagonist. It also can be an interesting Science Fiction story, but I think it was too aggressive putting the two stories together. From a Science Fiction perspective there was too much background about the characters’s and their beliefs. From a romance perspective there was too much math and quantum theory.
I almost gave this book a lower rating. As I said above, there was essentially two books. Both had potential but by combining them I think they detracted from each other. The romance story was interesting although I think the sex was too detailed and a little unusual. Less details and more passion for young people figuring out who they are and how to work together fighting some powerful force would have been an interesting story. The SciFi story had too much math and quantum mechanic’s detail. The average reader would have gotten lost early. I’m an Aeronautical Engineer with a MS and it bored me. Either separate this into two books or decide which theme you want to dominate and stick to it. Also, I expected more of a story about autism, the character has issues and I think more of the autistic challenges should be included. The story seemed to categorize it more as a multiple personality problem.

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