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A review by thepetitepunk
Generation One by Pittacus Lore
5.0
So I've been putting off reading Generation One for FOREVER. I don't really have a good reason except that Lorien Legacies is my favorite series. I think I've been reading it since around the time The Rise of Nine came out, and I've been reading all the other books in the series the day they each came out. Trust me, I've been very committed.
However, when Generation One came out, I just could not get into it at first. Maybe I was worried that my favorite series had been going on for so long that a spin off series was going to ruin it. Maybe I just really missed the original characters. Who knows. Finally though, a year(!) later, I missed the Garde so much I forced myself to push through.
I was not expecting Generation One to be this good.
For long time Lorien Legacies fans, it might take awhile to get into the book. Most of the characters are new (except I was super excited to see Nine again), and because they're all humans first discovering their legacies, it gives the series a whole new feel. It's definitely not bad—just different. There are six main characters and even though they're not all likable at first, I loved them all by the end of the book (shoutout to Taylor, Nigel, and Caleb for being my favorites). Some of the legacies mentioned are pretty well known (like telekinesis and healing) but there are a few cool ones that haven't been discovered until now. There's actually a pretty interesting focus on the interaction between legacies and mental health, especially through Ran and Caleb. Lorien Legacies Reborn is definitely a different series, but it has the same action, emotion, and intriguing characters as the original series.
Again, I wasn't expecting too much from Generation One but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm looking forward to reading book two.
However, when Generation One came out, I just could not get into it at first. Maybe I was worried that my favorite series had been going on for so long that a spin off series was going to ruin it. Maybe I just really missed the original characters. Who knows. Finally though, a year(!) later, I missed the Garde so much I forced myself to push through.
I was not expecting Generation One to be this good.
For long time Lorien Legacies fans, it might take awhile to get into the book. Most of the characters are new (except I was super excited to see Nine again), and because they're all humans first discovering their legacies, it gives the series a whole new feel. It's definitely not bad—just different. There are six main characters and even though they're not all likable at first, I loved them all by the end of the book (shoutout to Taylor, Nigel, and Caleb for being my favorites). Some of the legacies mentioned are pretty well known (like telekinesis and healing) but there are a few cool ones that haven't been discovered until now. There's actually a pretty interesting focus on the interaction between legacies and mental health, especially through Ran and Caleb. Lorien Legacies Reborn is definitely a different series, but it has the same action, emotion, and intriguing characters as the original series.
Again, I wasn't expecting too much from Generation One but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm looking forward to reading book two.