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 Alienated has possibly one of the best covers I've seen this year: it's clever, inventive, and extremely eye-catching. It was the first thing that enticed me into reading Alienated, this is one of the few cases where the book inside is actually better than the cover suggests. Alienated may appear to be just a simple paranormal romance on the surface, but the book I delved into was much deeper and more meaningful. Alienated is a powerful outlook on how society persecutes individuals and how people are blinded by meaningless hatred. Alienated is a profound and extremely humorous novel that will capture readers' hearts and leave them hungry for more. 
 This is the 1st novel that I've read where the main character is a blogger, it was interesting to see how Landers portrayed blogging as an outlet for Cara to express her feelings about the L'eihrs. I truly believe Landers truly captures the art of blogging-- all of the good, the bad, and the ugly components of it. All of the reactions to Cara's blog--both good and bad were extremely realistic. 
 I felt truly bad for Cara because she had no idea what she was getting into when she took in Aelyx (pronounced A-licks). Yet, despite all of the hatred and protests, Cara doesn't ever seem to truly regret her decision. Cara is extremely loyal to Aelyx, even when she had no reason to trust him; I loved how Landers wrote her character with so much depth. 
 Aelyx and Cara are a couple that seems destined to be with each other, they're both hilarious and so clever. I'm not usually a huge fan of romances in YA because they usually resort to cheesy cliches, but Alienated has one of the hottest romances I've ever read. Yes. I'm slightly embarrassed, but the romance in Alienated is extremely steamy and there's one scene that was so sexy. Melissa Landers writes contemporary romance under the name Macy Beckett and her skill in writing a sexy romance is extremely evident in Alienated. 
 Alienated is an extremely fun, fast read, despite it's deep and powerful thematic messages. I loved watching Aelyx slowly acclimate to Earth and his reactions to many of our customs were absolutely priceless. Though I loved the direction the plot went, I do feel as if last quarter of the book was extremely predictable. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the ending of this book, I just felt like it was glaringly obvious how this novel would conclude. 
 Alienated is an extremely realistic, thought-provoking look at would happen if humans made contact with aliens. Alienated is really bound to make a huge splash in the YA market and I have a feeling that readers will fall for Cara and Aelyx's relationship. I absolutely loved Alienated and I'm extremely excited to see where Landers takes Aelyx and Cara next!