Goodreads review: ‘Zoi’ by Jane Mondrup

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Zoi by Jane Mondrup

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Full disclosure: I was asked to write a blurb for this novel by the publisher, who supplied a copy of the book.

A lot of books are written about first contact with a species alien to Earth. This novel asks an original question — because if we ever get first contact, nothing will remain the same. We, as a species and as individuals, will need to made decisions and choices. So what do we do?

In Zoi, Jane Mondrup gives us a clear, anguished voice that must weigh the risk of making dreams come true against an irrevocable choice — with no way to know what is the right choice. Space and time are immense, and her characters struggle to keep their humanity and purpose while accompanying an alien that has its own biology and methods of dealing with new species.

This is an intense story about one woman’s decisions. She had always wanted to meet the aliens and go to the stars, but it comes at a price. Can she make the right choices? How will she know?



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