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This book was one of my most anticipated titles. Ever since the cover reveal and the pitch line of "The 5th Wave meets Beauty and the Beast", I truly wanted to have this book in my hands.
But let's get something clear. While the situation between the "5th Wave" and "Zero Repeat Forever" is similar, Gabrielle's book is far more emotional, touching with no philosophical bul*it about stars.

The story follows Raven, a troubled teen who had issues with drugs and her behaviour and was sent to a summer camp along with her boyfriend and his twin brother. When the Nahx invade and survival becomes vital for all, a group of brave ones along with Raven, begin to travel in order to find rescue and escape the Nahx soldiers who scout the earth, killing the humans in sight.

Enter Eight, a Nahx soldier who feels far more than he is allowed to and he can't help but feel defective and sorry for his existence.

While the pace is indeed slow (and I saw many fellow reviewers mentioning that), the story picks up through the middle of the book and on. But the first part makes a great job on setting the emotional plane of both characters and also outline how the loss of life affects everyone and how devastated and savage humankind can be when reason goes out of the window.

The title is also explained, which was one of the saddest moments in the book and my heart ached for Eight. He is so strong, yet his emotional state and POV made me feel like he was a constantly kicked puppy. His devotion to Raven is beyond words and I also loved the way he could communicate only with sign language. In some scenes his POV was so emotional, I couldn't help but remember the song the Beast sang on the new "Beauty and the Beast" movie!
Both characters also are POC, which I will let you discover it on your own.

The book was a small cliffhanger for me because it gave away a crucial clue about the truth behind everything. I can only pray that the ending of this series won't be like the one on the "5th Wave" because I will be devastated.

A great read with a gorgeous cover, which I would love to have as a tattoo and an amazing story!

This book floored me... completely. Reminiscent of "Fifth Wave" by Yancey, I am addicted to apocalyptic sci-fi novels. There is something so poignant about the human spirit being unwavering in our utter human-ness that truly speaks to me. Probably since there is nothing that says "we can weather anything" more than characters you love making it through alien attacks.

"Zero Repeat Forever" was an example of an author getting it right for me. I felt as though this novel were written specifically for me. G.S. Prendergast wrote characters so complex that I couldn't put them into words if I wanted to, and she even made sure that her alien characters were just as complex. Even having directives that state "Dart the vermin. Leave them where they fall. Move on." becomes much more than a direct statement. Thank you for creating such a masterpiece that weaves together science fiction, young adult, and romance with a story line that will haunt me until I read the next one.

I enjoy most of it but the ending made no sense.

I’m really surprised I don’t hear about this book more often. The story is great and kept me engaged. It was exciting and had a great plot, lots of action, and overall an amazing story. Highly recommended by me.

I actually really liked the premise of this book, but I simply could not connect with any of the characters. Their actions often did not make much sense, and their feelings towards one another would change on a dime for no clear reason. I wanted to like it more! 2.5 stars.

Just when I’m ready to give up YA entirely, I find one that I don’t hate. I’m tired of TSTL heroines. I liked Raven. She was a little overly rebellious but she was strong. Her character flaws were believable and how she befriended the enemy was believable. I riveting little read.

Oh my goodness, this book was action packed. There was a point when I couldn't believe how much had happened in the book because it didn't seem to correlate with the amount of chapters I had read.

There wasn't a conventional romance, I would actually say the romance was very limited. This is a book focused on conflict, action, and the consequences of those actions.

It was just so good. I highly recommend to anyone looking for young adult science fiction that takes place on Earth.

**** Great read, 4 stars ****

Really good. I picked this up because it was on Alex Brown's best YA SFF list for 2017 over at Tor.com and it was one of a few on there I hadn't yet read. Also the author is Canadian:)

This alien invasion book focuses on character development and lots of inner dialogue about emotion rather than action scenes, so if that's your thing, you might enjoy it. The ending was great, and has me looking forward to the sequel.

I’ll be completely honest - in the first half of the story I was feeling very meh about this story. Halfway through, I definitely became more invested. The last 15% really grabbed me though - I kind of had an inkling where it might be going - and let’s just say I’m really invested now.
There was much more emotion in the second half, and I think that was what I was missing in the first half. Raven lacked heart for me until August rocked up. And he lacked personality without her.
Hence the four stars. If I was rating this book on the last 15%, I’d be giving it five without a moment’s hesitation.
So from being unsure about reading the second book, I’m going to pick it right up now and get started, because things have really gotten interesting…

Too much relationship stuff, not enough plot.