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kerrycat's review against another edition
4.0
This intense science fiction thriller is almost too fast-paced to follow, as Selah throws herself physically, mentally and emotionally into her quest to discover and fulfill her destiny. Her romance with Bodhi is a sweet respite from the action and a reminder that she is, after all, still a teenager — one with the weight of the world on her shoulders.
Selah’s role as a novarium becomes clearer and more complicated as she searches for her family, while Bodhi and Glade work toward traveling west to find the Third Protocol. Bethany, however, has plans for Selah and Selah’s blood, which Bethany believes holds the key to immortality. There are those who would protect her and those who would kill her, but how can Selah be sure who she can trust? (REVELL, Oct., 416 pp., $12.99)
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Kerry Sutherland
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Selah’s role as a novarium becomes clearer and more complicated as she searches for her family, while Bodhi and Glade work toward traveling west to find the Third Protocol. Bethany, however, has plans for Selah and Selah’s blood, which Bethany believes holds the key to immortality. There are those who would protect her and those who would kill her, but how can Selah be sure who she can trust? (REVELL, Oct., 416 pp., $12.99)
Reviewed by:
Kerry Sutherland
- See more at: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/lightning-0#sthash.n2Mowi46.dpuf
christygsp's review against another edition
Mmmmmm
Something about this felt… wrong
It was unsettling
Something about this felt… wrong
It was unsettling
virtualvalli's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It took me a while to get into the book, but once I didn't regret it.
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The ending was really sad! Calhoun did a great job at getting readers emotionally attached to the characters. I thought I was going to cry!longtimereader's review against another edition
5.0
We are back with the second book in this series! It just adds so much more and if you want some fun free extras, Tremors and Aftershock are free on Amazon. The order goes Tremors (A prequel), Thunder (Book #1) Aftershock (in-between Thunder and Lightning, and Lightning (Book #2). It would be best to read at least Thunder first, but why would you want to miss out on the others would be beyond me!
We left Selah having found her birth Father, Glade, and being rather confused. She is the novarium, whatever that means. After what Selah has already been through, she is just getting started! If you recall, Selah was rather astonished to become a Lander, one of the people who shows up from the sea for reasons that aren't explained yet. Glade has secrets too, and they are about to not be so secret anymore.
Now there is an added issue. Selah is fractured. They have to find The Third Protocol or Selah is going to die, as in not exist! Before The Sorrows, there was a place called Atlantic City. Now it is TicCity, and maybe it holds answers for them. To farther complicate matters, not everyone is glad of Selah's powers and "bloodlines". Can her blood caused immortality? Can she trust the people she has met, her new family by genetics, some of her family that raised her? What about her friends, and her protector, Bodie?
Selah is really strong in this book, and I can't wait to read the next one!
My copy came from Christian Fiction Blog Alliance in exchange for my honest review and nothing more.
We left Selah having found her birth Father, Glade, and being rather confused. She is the novarium, whatever that means. After what Selah has already been through, she is just getting started! If you recall, Selah was rather astonished to become a Lander, one of the people who shows up from the sea for reasons that aren't explained yet. Glade has secrets too, and they are about to not be so secret anymore.
Now there is an added issue. Selah is fractured. They have to find The Third Protocol or Selah is going to die, as in not exist! Before The Sorrows, there was a place called Atlantic City. Now it is TicCity, and maybe it holds answers for them. To farther complicate matters, not everyone is glad of Selah's powers and "bloodlines". Can her blood caused immortality? Can she trust the people she has met, her new family by genetics, some of her family that raised her? What about her friends, and her protector, Bodie?
Selah is really strong in this book, and I can't wait to read the next one!
My copy came from Christian Fiction Blog Alliance in exchange for my honest review and nothing more.
marie_thereadingotter's review
4.0
Review:
I received this book from NetGalley for review
It took me a few chapters to get back into this world, as I forgot a lot of what happened in the previous book. But once I got back into the world and remembered enough to follow what was happening in relation to the events in the last book, I could barely put this book down. During many of the beginning chapters I was curious if I needed to read the sequel novella (Aftershock) before reading this book, to just bridge some of the facts and maybe remember somethings just a little bit better.
Selah was way more likable earlier in this book than I remember her being in the first book. While she still makes really rash decisions without thinking things through. She is desperate for answers and when her Mother and younger brother go missing along with her step-father, she takes a chance and goes to try and find them.
The suspense was subtle enough that it didn't overpower the other plot of Selah being a novarium, and what that means for her future. Not remembering a lot of the first book was where this hurt me when reading this book. I didn't remember that happening to her. I found that a little more interesting about the character than the rest of the plot lines. Selah trying to get Bodhi's abilities back and her missing family members didn't capture my attention as much as finding out more about the Landers who they are and what they can do.
This book was really engaging and I loved every minute reading it. I look forward to reading the next book and where these characters are headed.
I received this book from NetGalley for review
It took me a few chapters to get back into this world, as I forgot a lot of what happened in the previous book. But once I got back into the world and remembered enough to follow what was happening in relation to the events in the last book, I could barely put this book down. During many of the beginning chapters I was curious if I needed to read the sequel novella (Aftershock) before reading this book, to just bridge some of the facts and maybe remember somethings just a little bit better.
Selah was way more likable earlier in this book than I remember her being in the first book. While she still makes really rash decisions without thinking things through. She is desperate for answers and when her Mother and younger brother go missing along with her step-father, she takes a chance and goes to try and find them.
The suspense was subtle enough that it didn't overpower the other plot of Selah being a novarium, and what that means for her future. Not remembering a lot of the first book was where this hurt me when reading this book. I didn't remember that happening to her. I found that a little more interesting about the character than the rest of the plot lines. Selah trying to get Bodhi's abilities back and her missing family members didn't capture my attention as much as finding out more about the Landers who they are and what they can do.
This book was really engaging and I loved every minute reading it. I look forward to reading the next book and where these characters are headed.
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