God I feel like patting myself on the back for reading this book and then feeding it to the shredder. I don't know how people read this book it was absolutely awful, so badly written and a stupid high school love story that was soo cheesy and should not be considered sci-fi. This book is not sci-fi no matter what anybody else says. I'm an easy to please reader so this must be telling you something that I hated this book so much. I kept reading for the hope it would improve (though sadly I knew it wouldn't) and no other reason. I knew I shouldn't have read this book so may people have been telling me not to read it, and I really should have listened this book was such a waste of my time. 
 In Alienated, Earth and L'eihr (an alien planet) are doing a foreign exchange program (if I'd heard this before reading I would have made sure to avoid it straight away and then I wouldn't have experienced its awfulness). Cara is our main character and she's been chosen to take part in this program, so for the next year she'll be living with an alien to strengthen Earths and L'eihrs alliance. The alien, Aelyx, the most boring character I've ever encountered made this book dreadful, and of course they had to make him super hot (because what else would an alien be) and the main focus around Cara and his relationship, when clearly I've asked for sci-fi. 
 "she'd already elicited this reaction in him several times, starting with the moment she'd removed her undergarments and revealed her bare, round bottom. Her skin was even paler than he'd thought possible, so translucent it practically illuminated the darkness, and he'd finally understood why humans called the act mooning." 
 Oh my god! Seriously, SERIOUSLY 
 that was Aelyx by the way, this book mainly focuses on high school drama where all the kids are little birches and the boys perverts. 
 "Where's your dad?" 
 She plucked a leaf from his sweaty blond hair and used it to tickle beneath his chin. "In the kitchen. Why?" 
 "'Cause he'd kill me for this." Hooking an index finger, he pulled back the top of her T-shirt and peered inside. When she smacked his hand away, he flashed a lopsided grin and nodded toward the kitchen. "Feed me. I'm dyin' here." 
 What the fuck is attractive in that! Cara you and I girl need to have a chat about guys. That was her ex boyfriend so yes thankfully she ditches the douche but whenever he was in the book I felt like tearing my eyeballs out. 
 Let's talk about the sci-if in this book... there isn't any. Why would they call this sci-if. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT SCI-FI, THIS IS THE STUPID YA ROMANCE YOU TRY SO DESPERATELY TO AVOID BUT SADLY YOU ALWAYS END UP READING IT ANYWAYS! 
 So anyways I suggest not reading this book. You will be disappointed. You will want to feed this book to the fire. I promise that much. Such a shame too because the cover is just gorgeous. But don't let it fool you Alienated is one of the worst books I have ever read. Not very long but I got my point across, right? Just don't the book.