From a Distant Star: an adventure story filled with lesson on life, love, and relationships

From a Distant Star by Karen McQuestion is a Young Adult book about loyalty and the power of love. Lucas Walker is near death, according to his doctors, it’s only a matter of time. One night a shooting light is seen falling near Lucas’ home. The next day, he miraculously recovers from terminal cancer, everyone is astonished. Everyone that is but Emma, his girlfriend, who never gave up hope. As his family and friends celebrate, Emma is concerned. Lucas has changed. Something is different, off. He speaks haltingly, can’t recall past events and even his dog, Mack, doesn’t recognize him. What happened to the Lucas she knows and loves? Is his strange behavior connected to the light seen the night before? Soon, the two set off on a road trip in search of the truth, the journey filled with unknown enemies and help from unlikely allies and a  desperate race against time.

From a Distant Star is a mixture of love, adventure, and the extraterrestrial. It is sweet, adorable, filled with young love and the fight to be together. While it is tagged as a Young Adult novel, it has great insight on humanity from the perspective of an outsider and the complexity of human relationships. I feel that adults and teens can enjoy this story and gain new insights on life, love and relationships. I enjoyed all the characters and their interactions ranged from the breezy banter to deep conversations. The ending had me smiling and I closed with the book, satisfied with a great story. It was not overly complicated and the action flowed very well which made reading it enjoyable. It is a great mixture of science fiction, romance and wonder. A great book for troubling times. I highly recommend From a Distant Star. 

From a Distant Star is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook