In fall of 2007, a document is leaked online implying that the U.S. has made first contact with extraterrestrial life. Cora, the daughter of the famed whistleblower, believes it's all a hoax and wants to avoid the whole issue — but when a "meteor" hits northern California in the same place another "meteor" hit a month earlier, it doesn't seem like that'll be possible. Pretty soon, Cora's on the run from the CIA, as well as an unexplained visitor that is lurking in her neighborhood, and is finding out that her family is much more involved in an alien coverup than she ever thought possible.
I wasn't sure what to expect from a first-contact story, but somehow this one hits all the right buttons. It's action-packed, yet thoughtful; told from a human-centric point of view, but universal; smart, but not difficult. I loved it.
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