![The Alienation of Courtney Hoffman: A Novel by [Stefani, Brady]](https://i0.wp.com/images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZOOtj0dFL.jpg?w=656&ssl=1)
Publisher: SparkPress
Date of publication: June 7th, 2016
Genre: Young Adult, Science Fiction, Aliens, Fiction, Teen, Fantasy, Coming of Age
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Fifteen year old Courtney wants to be normal like her friends. But there’s something frighteningly different about her—
My grandpa Dahlen was crazy. According to my mom, anyway. I was seven when he had me tattooed, and then tried to drown me in his bathtub to escape the bad men. Whether his obsession with alien visitors drove him over the edge or he just knew things we didn’t, I can’t say.
He used to tell me things, though. Things that normal people would never believe. Secrets about an ancient alien-human bloodline, covert societies, and wormholes to the alien universe.
My grandpa’s dead. But people still say that I have his same silvery-blue eyes. What they don’t know is, I inherited far more from him than just his eyes.
This book was fantastic. The book starts with Courtney as she runs through her backyard. She is trying to escape alien visitors and her memories of her beloved grandfather.
I felt bad for Courtney. Her mother was a grade-A bitch. At some points in the book, I wanted to reach through the pages and take Courtney away. She was in competition for Mommy Dearest. The best thing that happened to Courtney was when she was sent to live with her father. He was more accepting of her.
The story got going once Courtney met Agatha. Once Agatha came into the picture, the ball got rolling. Everything Courtney remembers wasn’t the truth. The truth was so much more than what I expected.
The ending was great. There were a couple of twists that I saw coming from a mile away and that I went eh at. The biggest one was saved for the end. I was disappointed that events were forgotten by everyone except Agatha and Courtney. It made me want to scream. I did like that the author left it open for a possible sequel (Jorge and his blue eyes….swoon)
I would recommend The Alienation of Courtney Hoffman to anyone over 16. There is mild violence, mild language, and no sex.
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