Pulau Malika by Craig Herdern (Kalacite Chronicles Book 1)

         After all of Constance's family suddenly dies she decides to make the most of her remaining years and buy the island she and her late husband always talked about. However, she soon finds herself in the middle of an interstellar war complete with time travel. Armed with this second chance she is certain she can save her family, but fate is fickle and she doesn't get what she wants. Still, the aliens aren't going anywhere and some are more trustworthy than others. The Kalacite has the unique abilities, in just the right situation, to allow for time travel, something the Slembai, the race of aliens who have carefully cultivated the current universal order, have been unable to achieve. 

    I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. I enjoy sci-fi books as I'm sure you have noticed if you've been around this site for any length of time. I feel like I would have enjoyed this book more if the names of everything weren't so excessive. It became a pain to keep track of which was what and who was who. 

    I liked the little bit of a surprise at the end regarding Constance. I don't know that I would want to continue this series. I feel like I am okay with where this ended. I know if it book one and there is enough loose ends that if you were drawn into the book you could be excited for the rest of the books. Personally, I'm just not. I'm content with how things ended with Constance and Heini. I will state that there is a glossary in the book to help keep track of things. At the end. But, in an eBook that isn't very useful in my opinion. In a physical book, sure, I could flip back and forth. Some people may not have the same struggle, just sharing my experience. 

    I did like how descriptive the islands were and that Constance was able to go back in time at one point instead of just the aliens being able to go back. It made for an interesting reading segment. Also the fact that every time Evelyn made a change in the timeline her kids changed was an amusing side point to me. There were also dinosaurs at one point. Which is always a bonus to any present or future time period book. 

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