Official Review: Watchers by Marietta Standlee

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Re: Official Review: Watchers by Marietta Standlee

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DathanReeves wrote: 24 Jun 2018, 18:12 Since it starts on earth, would you say this book in the series is like a prelude to what's to come?
No. Not really. It's not futuristic. It's more like Aliens that have been watching our planet since it began. Hope that makes sense. Thanks!
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I like stories about aliens, but recently there hasn't been one that pulls me in. It's a good thing this author knew how to excel her characters even the minor, which makes the story more appealing regardless the ordinary plot. I'll give it a try after being edited. Thanks for the review!
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I want to cry each time a good book gets lost because of bad editing. It's such a shame. Hopefully, that will be fixed up. Great review!
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The editing would make this a hard read for me but the alien romance element might just make this worthwhile. Nice review!
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The plot sounds fun. It's nice that it's a clean romance novel. I think kids would enjoy the book. Great review!
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Great review. The author certainly threw a lot into that story. What happens to the people who are possessed? Are they subsumed or do they live alongside?
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It remind me of Avatar and also a tv series called Star Crossed. Nice book.
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It sounds like an interesting premise for a story. Your review almost tempts me to read about an alien romance!
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You had me with the plot:girl likes boy and boy likes girl,boy turns out to be an alien and girl doesn't know what to do. Up until the errors began. I don't think I currently have that much patience. Thanks for the great review though.
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The story line is definitely different. The grammar problems might get a little annoying buy I may enjoy this book.
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Wow, great review. And yes, I hate it when a book has an engaging story-line with compelling characters but then the editing ruins them all.
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This book doesn't bring any interest in my taste... thank you for the review though!
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