This was the first book I'd read from this author. 
 The YA market seems overly inundated with fantasy stories, so I was happy to find what seemed to be a solid sci-fi adventure that didn't need a futuristic setting or "magic". The premise of this sci-fi story initially intrigued me because of the use of the (view spoiler)[alien abduction and government conspiracy (hide spoiler)] tropes, and I enjoyed what seemed to be a different treatment. 
 However, the unexpected lesbian scenes with the main character narrative pulled me right out of the story several times. I would appreciate if there would have been some labeling in the bookflap like they do for romance novels (f/f, m/f, f/m/f, m/m) so that a potential reader can choose to seek it out or prepare themselves or maybe avoid the book entirely if the chemistry and physical relationship descriptions between same sex partners are a distraction and a turn-off, particularly when these relationships appear to be key to the story. 
 This was a library book so my only investment was time. This book does work well as a stand-alone, but I understand that there is a sequel out in Fall 2013 which I might check out as I'm curious to find out more about the (view spoiler)[aliens and their world (hide spoiler)] and how this "adaptation" continues.