A New Beginning

I was thrilled to discover that the series was being continued, if only through the written word, and I would have loved to be able to give it 5 stars. I freely admit that I am a true Roswellian and have been reading fanfiction regarding this series for the past couple of years. As a result I could hardly help but enjoy this SUBJECT. However, getting past the fact that I am a fan of the show and Metz's books, I had a very difficult time enjoying the actual BOOK. The plot was slow, but forgiveably so as it did a decent job of getting into the characters' minds. I really enjoyed the growth and importance of Liz's abilities. I also enjoyed the fact that they decided to stop running and to use their abilities. The difficult part came in the reading. I am a college graduate who is currently going through the masters program. (The only reason I even say this is to let you know that I know what I am writing about.) I am well known for my writing and editing abilities but was prepared for a teenage writing level as that seems to be the focus demographic. I certainly was not prepared for this. The punctuation was terrible, the spelling was a disaster, and the grammar was atrocious. The discontinuity between the author's statements and the show, not to mention the page by page disparity found within the writer's own storyline (like the money brought up in the first section), is appalling. I cannot applaud a book whose storyline is disturbed by the fact that I have to read and reread the same statements in an effort to figure out what the author was trying to say because the author didn't write it decently. At best I could call this a fanfiction PRE-editor. However, this is a book that cost me $6, and not a free fanfiction that I could have found on the web at a myriad of sites and that I could have read more easily and enjoyed more completely. This was supposedly a professional work. That said, I want to restate that the plot was a decent one, and that there were some bright spots to it. I would definitely suggest this book to any other Roswell fans for three reasons. One, it is another item that can be added to your library. Two, it is a decent plot if you can ignore the way it was put together. Three (and this is the most important), WE WANT MORE ROSWELL and if we are going to get more we are forced to support any effort, regardless of its quality. I don't want to tell the author to never write again. Just next time (and if it is based on Roswell, I'll probably still read it), be more careful, think through your story more completely, and get it edited by people who actually know how to edit.

I was a bit startled that the book picks up the story a mere few hours after they left Roswell. I was thinking that Max and Liz would be married and they would have been on the road for some time. Of course, since they were on the road only a few hours, there was no time for them to get married. I hope they will be in the next book.I had a few problems with the book, one of them being the incredibly numerous typos. Didn't anyone proofread this book? Also, I couldn't stop wondering why they didn't just take some paper and change it into 20 dollar bills. They did with plane tickets in the 3rd season episode "Interruptus" and that seemed to work just fine. Also I was unsatisfied that there was no real resolution. What were the aliens doing? Who were they? However, I overall liked the book. It was kind of refreshing to see what happens after they leave Roswell, kind of like getting a season 4. The relationship stuff was all good, although I'm irritated at Maria. I like how Michael was thinking about how hestayed on the planet for her. Those two need to have a serious talk and she needs to apologize for how she treated him in season 3. Max and Liz are happy, so I'm happy. I wish Isabel wasn't actually married to Jesse, so then eventually she and Kyle could end up together. At the end of season 2, I really thought they would end up together, and now it seems like that's the best thing to do. I'm a bit disappointed that these new books are not a continuing series with cliffhangers at the end like the Melinda Metz books. Still, though, any Roswell is good with me, as long as they don't kill off any of these remaining six characters. If you likeRoswell at all, read this book!

So what happens to them after they drive off? That is the question we have all been asking. Mr. Ryan has done an excellent job of keeping true to the storyline and characters while exploring new territory. A must read for any Roswell fan! I just can't wait till his next book...

this is the first roswell book that dares to venture where the tv show left off last year. it finds our 6 friends on the road and in deep thought about their future. all of a sudden liz has a dream of the future where max and the 2 aliens are killed in the future. this also comes along the time the van breaks down outside of a small town where females have been disappearing. vowing to help people instead of trying to protect themselves, they delve head first into the live of the small town and they are in for an adventure they could not believe possible in such a small place. this book is for any disappointed roswell fan who was as upset as i was that the show was cancelled and the last 6 episodes were obviously thrown together in haste as the network pulled the plug. i hope authors such as this one keep the faith alive and keep writing books for many years to come.