Review: Found (Project: Adapt Series Book 1) by Jade Waltz

Found by Jade Waltz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Aliens Who Look And Behave Like Aliens

Quite often in alien romance fiction the aliens the MFC will fall for are aliens that are remarkable similar to humans, but they are really big and blue or they have behavioural traits of a very alpha males. This makes for a less complicated story and more acceptable romance. This book takes an alternate slant.

Selena is kind of human. Earth was destroyed 60 years earlier by the Yaarnik, a race of aliens who have no problems at all with destroying a planet. Before they wiped out Earth, they took many women prisoners. These women have been experimented on. Selena is the second generation of offspring born from the original humans and has been changed. She has been ruthlessly experimented on her entire life, kept naked and imprisoned, alone and in pain until the day the ship on which she lived was attacked.

After the attack she is rescued by a ship filled with very alien looking aliens. The ship carries two different species that come from the same planet, one plant based and the other fish based. As you can imagine they have very different cultures and their relationships are different.

Sex in this book may feel uncomfortable to read about and strange and some people may not enjoy it. However, I thought the writing was beautiful and as Selena is not entirely human, it made sense that she would be attracted to non-humans.

This book mainly deals with Selena’s entrance into a environment, where she encounters different species, cultures and abilities. It’s a nice safe contained space, so the story can be less overwhelming than if she’d been thrust into a multi-species environment straight away.

Selena is a strong and interesting character, who has a great attachment to Earth and human culture, despite never having lived there. This is because the Yaarnik used the lure of books and other media from Earth as a way of keeping her docile and well behaved. Selena was so starved for companionship and intellectual stimulation she dove into Earth culture and that is what has shaped her expectations of what family and friendships should look like.

It’s a very interesting book, and I look forward to reading about Selena’s adventures as she gets exposed to further cultures.

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