Amorphous Breaking the Mold by Steven Burgess
In the near future, an eclectic group of friends finds themselves in the center of an alien invasion. When an interstellar object crashes into Earth and releases an alien lifeform that starts to subsume people the friends are surprised to find that they are the best chance to save the human race.
I can't say I didn't like this book, but it was not what I expected. For an alien invasion story there was a lack of alien lifeforms in the first two thirds of the book. I was also surprised by the fact that most of the book is conversation. Even after the alien lifeform arrives, almost everyone (even the often mentioned AI) sits or stands around having philosophical discussions. I was often left waiting for something to happen. Anything. Some of the discussions were interesting, but for me, it was too much. Too much of the book takes place around a restaurant table. I do like the interesting take on an alien invasion. There were some fun moments. But the write up is misleading and I was left slightly disappointed.
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