The premise started out really interesting, but the rationale behind the obvious big questions of the book never materialize. The closest you’ll get is “the aliens have proven God exists, so he does,” with no actual evidence presented to either the characters or the reader. That’s all the basis there is for some truly terrible choices by the aliens who don’t really suffer consequences, and who basically only promise not to do it again. The main character’s motivations are mercurial and too easily swayed based on whomever is speaking to him at the moment. Most characters are 2-dimensional, unlikable, and unrealistic, and their dialogue is on the nose what you’d expect for standard issue archetypes. Pacing is mostly opaque and seemingly random with all but the most significant events seemingly planned as “and then, and then” vs “because of A, B happens, which in turn causes C…”
The only redeeming element of this book is the solid-to-good voice acting in the style of a radio play, but it really wasn’t worth their time or talent.