A paranormal romance series.
An epic journey.
If the Seventine are released, will anyone survive?
Abigail Swish might not love her life, living in gang-ridden New York in 2035 and training to fight and survive with Compound 23. But she is grateful for a few things, especially her no-filter-between-brain-and-mouth best friend Lucy and her escape each night into a dream world far different from her own.
In fact, sometimes she lives for the fleeting moments she spends at night with the man who fuels every romantic fantasy she’s ever had. But each morning reality returns. She could just cry. But she won’t of course; tears don’t change a damn thing.
Then without any warning, a month before her eighteenth birthday, everything does change. A guardian finds her. He explains, in a strangely familiar accent, that she was stashed on Earth for safekeeping and has been lost to her family ever since. And it is time to return home. To the First World; a land of unimagined beauty.
Abigail and Lucy find themselves escaping New York, ending up on another planet and traversing through an unforgiving wilderness. Yeah, because that sort of thing just happens every day. Luckily an unexpected saviour arrives; the man from her dream-world. Brace is six-and-a-half feet of gorgeous perfectness, wrapped in an arrogance like no other. Unable to trust his assistance, and unsure which of her instincts to follow - kiss him or punch him in the mouth - Abigail eventually accepts his help to find her family.
And what a family. Enter Josian, her father; larger than life and apparently not even human. He is Walker, a planet-less race revered as gods, causing mischief and mayhem through-out this star-system. Unfortunately, there is no time for a cosy reunion, since no one explained that by returning to First World her half-Walker genetics would act as a catalyst setting forth a chain of events which could spell disaster for not only her existence but that of all worlds.
First World is book one in the Walker Saga, a seven-book paranormal fantasy series.
Spurn - A Walker Saga Book Two release date set for September 23rd, 2013.
My Review
I was able to have the opportunity of reading 'First World' as an ARC (Advanced Reader's Copy) on Goodreads.
I really, really, really enjoyed this novel. As a YA sci-fi, dystopian and utopian novel, First World is an original, interesting and fantastic novel that consisted of romance, magic, beauty and reunion.
I was impressed how the settings of the two worlds in comparison were completely different from each other. Earth is a dark, horrible place, controlled by wars and gangs, whereas First World is filled with beauty, magic and life.
The main character Abigail Swish, grows up in a compound for girls growing up in war torn New York. She goes out into the centre of Manhattan, facing the gangs and meets her guardian. The action begins to pick up as Abby and Lucy travel to First World. In First World, Abby begins to unveil her past, her family, but also her future.
From the moment she sees Brace, tall, dark-haired, handsome guy, she falls for him, even though how much she doesn’t want to. There is tension between Abby and Brace but they were well written because their romance was not over the top and lots of the scenes hold sexual tension and wonder.
I will say that I loved the cover. It may look ordinary if you haven’t read the book, but that is exactly how I picture Abby. I rated First World 4.5 because I not only loved it but it was well written. I cannot wait to get Spurn (the second novel) and read about how they’re going to save all the worlds.
I recommend anyone who enjoys reading sci-fi, dystopian, utopian, romance novels. It was well written, the characters were relatable and different to me at the same time and the story was mysterious and left me wanting more. Definitely a book to read!
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