Trailer Park Prince

A decade ago, a rift tore open the Kaydan sky, pulling twin princes, Noan and Jormon, plus thousands of their people, from their home world and dumping them in the American South. In the years since, they've grown used to the drones policing their every move and to hiding the magic-like abilities that set them apart. But they'll never get used to the crosses burning outside their trailer—a reminder that Kaydans don't belong. Forced to attend a human high school in the name of integration, a band-aid on a fraught diplomatic situation, the brothers are hesitant but hopeful. Jormon is excited about pursuing the feelings he has for Dirk, a human-raised Kaydan, away from his traditional father's watchful eye. And Noan, blamed for the Kaydans' displacement, is looking for somewhere—anywhere—to fit in.

But the halls of Toombs County High are as inhospitable as the rest of the country, and Jormon and Noan quickly find they're as unwanted in class as they are on this planet. When tragedy strikes and violence breaks out, Jormon and Noan find themselves at the forefront of a battle for the existence of their people. Their bonds tested, the twins face gut-wrenching choices, forcing them to confront who they really are, what they truly want, and what it takes to survive. When asked to lead in the face of oppression, will they walk away or fight fire with fire?

©2024 Andre L. Bradley (P)2026 Tantor Media

heavy but really good

Highly recommend this book. Plot has a lot of depth and there is a lot of focus around the characters and their evolutions over the course of the book. There's a lot of heaviness that comes with the focus of the plot, where the best of times see outright discrimination and abuse from humans, and it devolves from there. A lot of strong allegories to humanity's own treatment of "othered" communities over the years, either due to race, identity, culture, or factors of simply existing.

It's multi-pov with perspectives from both brothers and a few other characters over the course of the book. Narration is done quite well

I really hope there is a book two. This book has an ending in a sense, but the story has the foundation for much more. Excellent writing on the whole.