A Unique Story

5 out of 5 stars

They Will Be Coming For Us was such an interesting book. I featured it in my January 13th New and Notable because it looked and sounded intriguing. But little that I know just how crazy this book was going to get.

Throughout the first few chapters of this book, I kept going back to read the book description because I was unsure what genre I was reading. It felt like it could be a thriller or a mystery, and then there was a little bit of Science Fiction thrown in. But I could tell just by the way it kept building and hinting at things it was going to have some twists and turns I couldn’t predict (and was I right!)

I’ll try not to spoil anything, and mentioning the twists and surprises is sort of implied if you read the description… But I will say that I went from not understanding how this was going to be the first book in a series to fully understanding it in a few short chapters at the end. The entire last quarter of the book is full of revelations and surprises, let me tell you the weird feelings I was getting throughout were both right and wrong.

Overall, the story combined with the excellent performance by Traci Odom made this a hybrid science-fiction/thriller/mystery that I won’t forget. It was a breath of fresh air. And I’m excited that there is more to this story.

Book Description:

They Will Be Coming for Us
Jovian Universe #1
Kim Catanzarite
Narrated byTraci OdomLength10 hrs and 29 minsPublished byForster Publishing · January 9th 2024
Science Fiction
Brian's rating★★★★★
Publisher description

In this gripping sci-fi thriller, Svetlana Peterman has met her soul mate in Andrew Jovian, a young astronomer who works for Starbright International, the aerospace company his wealthy parents own. Once married, they make a home in Kirksberg, Pennsylvania, a small town famous for a UFO sighting that occurred in the 1960s. Svetlana is, for once, truly happy, except that Andrew’s family is strange, and not in a normal-strange kind of way.

Preoccupied with only two things—the night sky and carrying on their family lineage—the Jovians lack social skills and often pry into Svetlana’s personal life. Her intimidating mother-in-law demands she get busy fulfilling her reproductive duty to the family, and Andrew’s eccentric uncle seems to be able to read her mind.

Feeling bullied and wanting a career before motherhood, Svetlana takes precautions but ends up pregnant anyway. But that’s the least of her worries when she discovers the Jovians have a monumental secret that will change her fate (and that of her child’s) forever—a secret so powerful, it could alter the course of mankind.

They Will Be Coming for Us is a BlueInk Notable Book and a five-star Readers' Favorite contest winner.