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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This book owes a lot to Stephan King. It reads like a slightly softer version of THE STAND. That said, it was much better than I expected it to be. I am really looking forward to the next books.
Brought up too many real feelings from 2020. Can’t read until pandemics don’t scare me.
Started out interesting but around page 100 I lost focus, it became too farfetched and to unexplainable.
Now I love science fiction, so there were no issue to flying sorcerers, elfs in the subway - but it just didn't work with the setting in my opinion. I would have loved it more without the supernatural part or if the supernatural part had more flesh on it so to speak. It felt rushed and I might just break my own rules and not read the next book in this series...
Now I love science fiction, so there were no issue to flying sorcerers, elfs in the subway - but it just didn't work with the setting in my opinion. I would have loved it more without the supernatural part or if the supernatural part had more flesh on it so to speak. It felt rushed and I might just break my own rules and not read the next book in this series...
ok, I've tried twice & I give up. I just don't care enough to finish it.
It took me a little bit to get into this one. It was written in 2017 and reading the start of it in 2024 I had to pause a moment. The reactions were pretty spot on for what happened so I have to say it hit a nerve.
The plague was interesting... I love me a good board wipe. The magical aspects introduced didn't sit well with me, though, and it pretty much lost steam altogether with New Hope. Foreshadowing much? I skimmed most of the last half and certainly won't continue with the series.
I'm also a little judgy about the preggo chick's fickleness of heart.
I'm also a little judgy about the preggo chick's fickleness of heart.
"Year One" by Nora Roberts offers readers a disturbing glimpse into human nature when civilization as we know it ends and a world with new rules and ancient magicks emerges. From the Good Reads synopsis, "The end has come. The beginning comes next."
It's the New Year and amid the revelry a sickness has begun to spread. It hits fast and spreads even quicker. Within a few weeks the world has been decimated—more than half the population is dead, infrastructures have collapsed, and the Uncanny are among the immune. The Uncanny have powers and abilities. There are witches, faeries, elves, and others, some light and some dark.
Max and Lana practiced witchcraft before the Doom. Now immunes, their powers have increased and they find themselves trying to get out of New York away from the savages and evil attempting to take over the city. Also heading out of the city are Arlys and Fred, a journalist and a young intern who both worked for the same television station plus their friend Chuck, a tech genius. This trio eventually meets up with another group fleeing the city: Rachel the doctor, Jonah the paramedic, and Katie a young mother who just gave birth to twins and adopted a third baby left orphaned by the Doom.
"Year One" is told from multiple POV's and spans a full year in time, but maybe you already guess that from the title. If you pick up this book expecting the typical Nora Roberts romance, it's not there. Romance takes a backseat in "Year One" — even though we do get a nicely developed relationship between Lana and Max. This novel focuses more on the breakdown of order and the chaos that quickly follows. There's the rise of magic as tech dwindles and dies. And there is the fear.
Author Roberts has created a very disturbing reality in "Year One." She explores the dark side of humanity, both the "normal" humans and their prejudice against any type of Uncanny or person who may be perceived as an Uncanny plus the dark Uncanny who simply are evil. She takes readers on a frightening journey, but also manages to give us hope.
There's a nice balance in "Year One". While we see the horrors and atrocities, we also get to see the good. The people who learn to live together, pooling resources and relying on all types of abilities—supernatural as well as natural. Faeries, elves, and witches living and working with policemen, teachers, and lawyers to build a new society that's safe and welcoming for everyone.
"Year One" by Nora Roberts is epic and a book I highly recommend, especially if you've enjoyed her books like The Sign of Seven Trilogy and The Guardians Trilogy. If you've never read a Nora Roberts book, this actually is a really good one for a start.
It's the New Year and amid the revelry a sickness has begun to spread. It hits fast and spreads even quicker. Within a few weeks the world has been decimated—more than half the population is dead, infrastructures have collapsed, and the Uncanny are among the immune. The Uncanny have powers and abilities. There are witches, faeries, elves, and others, some light and some dark.
Max and Lana practiced witchcraft before the Doom. Now immunes, their powers have increased and they find themselves trying to get out of New York away from the savages and evil attempting to take over the city. Also heading out of the city are Arlys and Fred, a journalist and a young intern who both worked for the same television station plus their friend Chuck, a tech genius. This trio eventually meets up with another group fleeing the city: Rachel the doctor, Jonah the paramedic, and Katie a young mother who just gave birth to twins and adopted a third baby left orphaned by the Doom.
"Year One" is told from multiple POV's and spans a full year in time, but maybe you already guess that from the title. If you pick up this book expecting the typical Nora Roberts romance, it's not there. Romance takes a backseat in "Year One" — even though we do get a nicely developed relationship between Lana and Max. This novel focuses more on the breakdown of order and the chaos that quickly follows. There's the rise of magic as tech dwindles and dies. And there is the fear.
Author Roberts has created a very disturbing reality in "Year One." She explores the dark side of humanity, both the "normal" humans and their prejudice against any type of Uncanny or person who may be perceived as an Uncanny plus the dark Uncanny who simply are evil. She takes readers on a frightening journey, but also manages to give us hope.
There's a nice balance in "Year One". While we see the horrors and atrocities, we also get to see the good. The people who learn to live together, pooling resources and relying on all types of abilities—supernatural as well as natural. Faeries, elves, and witches living and working with policemen, teachers, and lawyers to build a new society that's safe and welcoming for everyone.
"Year One" by Nora Roberts is epic and a book I highly recommend, especially if you've enjoyed her books like The Sign of Seven Trilogy and The Guardians Trilogy. If you've never read a Nora Roberts book, this actually is a really good one for a start.
not really worth the reread because it's not very good, but it has a part in the middle where they are rebuilding society and it's really satisfying to read about the scavenging/logistics loop. i read up to where that part falls apart and didn't finish the rest
This book!!! I’ve been looking for a book this year to give me all the feels and this one did not disappoint. I laughed, I cried, I was terrified, I was disgusted! If you love urban fantasy/ paranormal type books this is a must read! You meet a whole lot of people that you will fall in love with and can’t help but root for. The tragedy in the story is awful and hard to take in, but the light and hope is amazing. Can’t wait to read the next one!
3.5
I love a good apocalypse story. This one has all sorts of death sickness crazies ect on top of normal people randomly turning into fae or witches ect. I can dig it.
I love a good apocalypse story. This one has all sorts of death sickness crazies ect on top of normal people randomly turning into fae or witches ect. I can dig it.