#BookReview: Valiant by @merriedestefano

Title: Valiant

Author: Merrie Destefano
Genres: Young Adult, Science Fiction
Pages: Paperback, 304
Published: December 4, 2018
Publisher: Entangled: Teen
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Synopsis:  The Valiant was supposed to save us. Instead, it triggered the end of the world.

Earth is in shambles. Everyone, even the poorest among us, invested in the Valiant’s space mining mission in the hopes we’d be saved from ourselves. But the second the ship leaves Earth’s atmosphere, our fate is sealed. The alien invasion begins. They pour into cities around the world through time portals, possessing humans, forcing us to kill one another.

And for whatever reason, my brother is their number one target.

Now the fate of the world lies in the hands of me, a seventeen-year-old girl, but with the help of my best friend, Justin―who’s suddenly starting to feel like more―maybe if we save my brother, we can save us all…

About the Author: Born in the Midwest, former magazine editor Merrie Destefano currently lives in Southern California with her husband, two German shepherds, a Siamese cat, and the occasional wandering possum. Her favorite hobbies are reading speculative fiction and watching old Star Trek episodes, and her incurable addiction is writing. She loves to camp in the mountains, walk on the beach, watch old movies, and listen to alternative music―although rarely all at the same time. www.merriedestefano.com

My Review: The one thing that I want to say about this book is OMG THAT COVER!! I did a promo to this one a while ago and I just fell so in love with this cover.  The next thing I want to let you know is that this is very heavy with the romance aspect of the story.  It's not overly explicit it's just that the romance is at the forefront of the story.  

This story was so full and amazing we get aliens, time travel, and other science fiction aspects and OMG this book did it so well!! I could not put it down and I was so happy to get a chance to read this.  The start of this book is very fast paced and I wished it would have been a little slower. But it does serve to get the story going and get you into the story at large.  That is pretty much my only issue with this book was that the start was just a little to fast.  

The rest of the story and the characters were just so spot on and I loved every second of it. 

Go Into This One Knowing: Heavy Romance, Scifi, Time Travel 

"An imaginative, fresh take on the time travel novel. Valiant has it all: breakneck adventure, high stakes, a kick-ass heroine, and a time-twisting narrative. Seriously captivating sci-fi." --Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny

"Edge of Tomorrow meets Terminator in this riveting, post-apocalyptic adventure from Merrie Destefano."--Paul Regnier, author of the Space Drifter series

"I'm one that absolutely loves an extremely fast paced read with new happenings practically on every page and Valiant was just that sort of book." - Carrie's Book Reviews 

"It's quick paced and creative. The romance is sweet and the Earth take over is gory." - D.M., Goodreads

"If you enjoy action-packed YA science fiction, then I highly recommend it!" - So Many Books, So Little Time

"You bet this book ends up on my keeper shelves once my print copy arrives..." - Carien, Goodreads

"Valiant is Edge of Tomorrow in a post-apocalyptic future, and Destefano's Sara has the grit of Sarah O'Connor as she fights to save the people she loves." - Jane, NetGalley

"I highly recommend Valiant to anyone that loves dystopian books.  It's hard to tell a good story and have it be believable. This book is both."- Books in Brogan

"If you enjoy action-packed YA science fiction, then I would recommend this book for you." -Laila, Goodreads

"I would recommend this book to fans The 5th Wave and The Darkest Minds." - Vivian, Goodreads 

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