Awaken by Michelle Bryan
- michmacqueen
- Feb 1, 2017
- 3 min read
Title: Awaken
Author: Michelle Bryan
Genre: YA Dystopian/ Urban Fantasy
Cover Designer: Molly Phipps at We Got You Covered
Publisher: Aelurus Publishing
Expected Release Date: Feb. 1st, 20117
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR
Blurb:
The world is broken. Tara is alone. But within her a power grows.
The Shift destroyed the world. All that remains is the harsh and unforgiving sand lands. Food is scarce; water even more so. And Tara has just discovered that she's been lied to her entire life. The world as she knows it does not exist. She is not the ordinary girl she thought herself to be. Instead, she is one of a unique breed known as New Bloods – revered by some, hunted by others.
Tara is no stranger to hardship. But when her village is destroyed and the young people taken by the merciless Prezedant, she must quickly learn how much of a fighter she can become.
Gathering a ragtag fellowship on her way, she embarks on a quest into the unknown to find what remains of her family. Little does she realize how dangerous it will be. Or how it will change her – and perhaps the world – forever.
Review:
Tara is a teenage girl living in a broken world. The land is harsh and food is scarce and they are led by a tyrannical madman. What isn't to love about all of that right there? We've automatically got characters who have to fight for their lives every single day and its all building towards the larger goal of taking down this Tyrant. Anyways, Tara's village is attacked. The adults are killed but the children are taken to work in the President's iron mines. Tara was hidden during the attack and is left alone. She begins her journey to find a woman that her Gra'da told her to find. As she travels, she picks up stray people along the way: Finn, the recently orphaned boy. Tater, the storytelling imp. And Jax, the somewhat surly boy that gets under her skin. My favorite part of the entire book was the dialogue. It is very different but it didn't take long to get used to and, once you do, it adds so much to the character development. I can't wait for the second book. I hope it explains more about what this "shift" was that changed the world so drastically and I really really want to know if Tara finishes the original mission she set out on: to save her kind.
Buy Links:
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2jo2lHO
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY5C9LE/
About the Author:
I wish I could tell you I’ve climbed Mt. Everest or taken a hot air balloon ride around the world, but alas I lead a very quiet life in Nova Scotia, Canada. The only adventures I go on are in books. But what adventures they are!
When I’m not reading or writing, I manage a chocolate shop. That’s right; I work with both books and chocolate. Living the dream.
The rest of my time is spent with my three favourite guys; my hubby, my son, and my crazy fur baby. We are a family of geeks. Fans of Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead, lovers of books of any genre, and players of video games. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2kI2GBU
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