Author - Ciara Knight
Series - The Neumarian Chronicles #1
Genre - Dystopian Sci Fi Fantasy
Published - February 26th 2013
Publisher - Smashwords
Format - Kindle Review copy
Synopsis
Ten years after the great war of 2185 the queen’s reign is threatened by uprisings and fear. In celebration of my sixteenth birthday it is my duty as princess to sacrifice a slave to be initiated into the ruling council, solidifying my mother’s empire. When my own erratic powers surface I’m captured and tried for treason. Slaves hate me, my mother wants me executed, and my only chance of survival rests in the hands of a young man, Ryder Arteres, whose sister I sentenced to death.
Review
I received Escapement in return for an honest review. It’s
been ten years since earth was all but destroyed by war and the Queen has
rising up as the new leader. Her daughter Semara has returned but isn’t up to
doing everything that her mother has in store for her. When she starts to develop
powers like the Nuemarian that her mother considers parasites Semara knows she’s
in trouble. On her sixteenth birthday in order to take her place among the council
she will need to sacrifice a Nuemarian and her mother has just the one. Force
to go against her mother Semara takes off with Raeth the girl she befriended
and left for dead in the desert instead of disposing of her.
Now fleeing from her mother Semara and Raeth are joined
by her brother Ryder knowing that if they have any chance of stopping Mother
they will have to travel across the country to the ocean where the rebellion
will be waiting. The trio set out on a treacherous journey risking their lives
to save their people finding alleys in unlikely places and learning more about
themselves. Semara finds that maybe she can have a happy ever after with Ryder
if only he knew the truth about what part she played in Raeth’s torture. Will
they make it to the ocean or be eating by spiderats or captured by scavengers
and what about the father she thought was dead?
I wasn’t sure how I felt about Semara but as the story
progressed I liked her more and more. She has issues which I found made her more
likeable and she learns to overcome her abilities and use them to her
advantage. I like a character who isn’t afraid to get her hands wet and she is
willing to risk her life to save those she loved she felt very real to me. I
loved Raeth she’s a sweetheart even though she also has issues but she had a
very unique way of dealing with them. What’s not to like about Ryder he’s very
supportive of his sister and puts her above everything else. He’s a good guy
who is fighting to save his people what’s not to love. We also had a little
glimpse of Maggie I hope to see more of her in a future book while we didn’t
get a lot she caught my attention.
I’ve had this book sitting on my kindle for months way
longer than I should have but I’ve not been in a dystopian mood until recently
so of course I knew it was the book for me. Escapement is set into the future
after a war that decimated much of the counter people have evolved into three
kinds the traditional humans, slags which are humans with metal parts and
Nuemarian who are humans who have abilities that make them a threat to the
Queens rule. The author has taken the dystopian concept and put her own unique
spin creating a captivating story that I found hard to put down. I found the
story well written it flows along smoothly action packed, loaded with suspense
that kept me on the edge of my seat and just enough romance to tease me. I have
very much enjoyed the characters they are easy to connect with and I loved
Semara and Raeth. This is my first book by the author but I don’t plan on it
being the last. I have the rest of the series on my kindle and look forward to
finish it over the next week it’s hard to put down. Escapement is a novel that teens as well as adults will enjoy.
Mandy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to read and review Escapement. I'm so happy you connected with the characters! Although my sweet romance series is my bestseller, this series is my favorite. I miss these characters. :)
Ciara
Mandy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to read and review Escapement. I'm so happy you connected with the characters! Although my sweet romance series is my bestseller, this series is my favorite. I miss these characters. :)
Ciara