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BOOK REVIEW: Fate Born Series (Secrets of Sratta & Kingdoms of Kartzel) by Michelle L. Robison
Genre: sci-fi dystopian, romance, suspense
Audience: New Adult +
Secrets of Sratta (Book One)
Audiobook narrated by Laura Lieben
Summary: Aria is the youngest student ever accepted to the Academy on Drammat. When she begins at the Academy, she meets someone who she believed was only in her head. The boy, Luca, shows her that the universe isn’t what Drammat paints it as, and when Aria begins investigating deeper, she discovers many horrible secrets.
The book presents and supports a difficult yet important topic.
The main character had a great balance of skills and flaws. She was able yet made relatable mistakes, and she thought through getting into a relationship, which made the romance emotional, thoughtful, and realistic.
The book had suspense, action, a bit of mystery, friendship, and takes on several important issues.
I really loved listening and didn’t want to stop.
Kingdoms of Kartzel (Book Two)
Summary: Everything in book two is more perilous, and the stakes are higher.
This book hooks you with emotion, peril, mystery, danger, and a history altered by lies, secrets, and brainwashing.
The emotion is intense. It’s described in a way that you feel with the characters, which makes the action more thrilling and anxiety-inducing.
The action flies hard and fast. So many dangerous situations happen so rapidly that the book zips along. I did not want to stop reading. I needed to know what happened.
The characters remained consistent in their personalities and flaws. I didn’t love everything about them, but those parts were realistic.
The mystery around Aria and Luca's connection intrigued me in the first book, and more is revealed about it, but those revelations opened whole new worlds of questions.
The side romance enhances the main plot.
The underlying message is an important one.
I need book three! The end was such a good cliffhanger.
Overall: A thrilling, complex, emotional race to stop evil from ruining the galaxy.
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BOOK REVIEW: Fate Born Series (Secrets of Sratta & Kingdoms of Kartzel) by Michelle L. Robison
Genre: sci-fi dystopian, romance, suspense
Audience: New Adult +
Secrets of Sratta (Book One)
Audiobook narrated by Laura Lieben
Summary: Aria is the youngest student ever accepted to the Academy on Drammat. When she begins at the Academy, she meets someone who she believed was only in her head. The boy, Luca, shows her that the universe isn’t what Drammat paints it as, and when Aria begins investigating deeper, she discovers many horrible secrets.
The book presents and supports a difficult yet important topic.
The main character had a great balance of skills and flaws. She was able yet made relatable mistakes, and she thought through getting into a relationship, which made the romance emotional, thoughtful, and realistic.
The book had suspense, action, a bit of mystery, friendship, and takes on several important issues.
I really loved listening and didn’t want to stop.
Kingdoms of Kartzel (Book Two)
Summary: Everything in book two is more perilous, and the stakes are higher.
This book hooks you with emotion, peril, mystery, danger, and a history altered by lies, secrets, and brainwashing.
The emotion is intense. It’s described in a way that you feel with the characters, which makes the action more thrilling and anxiety-inducing.
The action flies hard and fast. So many dangerous situations happen so rapidly that the book zips along. I did not want to stop reading. I needed to know what happened.
The characters remained consistent in their personalities and flaws. I didn’t love everything about them, but those parts were realistic.
The mystery around Aria and Luca's connection intrigued me in the first book, and more is revealed about it, but those revelations opened whole new worlds of questions.
The side romance enhances the main plot.
The underlying message is an important one.
I need book three! The end was such a good cliffhanger.
Overall: A thrilling, complex, emotional race to stop evil from ruining the galaxy.
#HAPruitt #author #writer #review #bookreview #reviewer #bookreviewer #independentauthor #indieauthor #authorsupportingauthors #fiction #sci-fi #dystopian #dystopia #Academy #fateborn #romance #suspense #readthisbook #whatshouldireadnext
