Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
Book: Love At First Sighting
Author: Mallory Marlowe
Number of pages: 316 words
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance,
Fantasy, Mystery
Attended Audience Age: Mature Young Adult
Medium Type (physical, digital, audio): Physical
Book rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Summary:
When El Martin, a beautiful influencer encounters a strange unidentified flying object, she does what any other person would do: film it on live stream. But when her saved video is mysteriously deleted, she realizes she’s being followed by an agent from a secret organization. Agent Carter Brody and El Martin meet in the most uncertain of times, when mysterious and paranormal happenings bring these two unlikely people closer together with one mission in mind.
Qualities:
Prose: The novel is written in a comical, metaphorical but realistic point of view that makes it unique and mysterious. The voice of the novel is portrayed by two character perspectives, whom tell the story in an intriguing and personal manner that elicits believability and reliability.
Characters Development: Each character has their unique development as certain events happen in their lives. When El and Carter meet in person, the character development drastically changes for the better, as revelations, mysteries, and personal wishes are revealed. However, come character development is lacking, particularity at the end of the novel but does not make a huge impact on the story.
World Building: The world building shifts and changes fairly often between the two characters as they encounter different things and personal issues. Much of the world building is centered around support, mystery, and romance which is indicated in different scenes. The world building reveals things about the main and side characters.
Recommendation:
I recommend this novel to anyone who is interested is a comical mystery with some romance and paranormal happenings. The book is fast paced and well planned out, making it an intriguing read. Getting to know more about characters motives, their personal lives and their interactions with each other was a nice change. I especially enjoyed the realistic detail between the characters; neither were boring. And the subtle hints of aliens and the mystery behind UFO’s was fun to read too.
Notable Quotes:
- “I broached quite close to a rusty gate that might have said NO TRESPASSING, but the faded letters look more like NO ASS at this point” (p. 4).
- “It doesn’t actually impact my life is aliens are real or not but it’s cool to know” (p. 110).
- “Despite being in the Men in Black, there’s no guarantee that the aliens have to cooperate with us” (p. 198).
Related Music:
- Levitating by Dua Lipa
- I Got My Eyes On You by Gary Clark Jr.
- Drive by Halsey
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