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Secondborn

Secondborn, Book 1

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Secondborn

By: Amy A. Bartol
Narrated by: Kate Reinders
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Firstborns rule society. Secondborns are the property of the government. Thirdborns are not tolerated. Long live the Fates Republic.

On Transition Day, the second child in every family is taken by the government and forced into servitude. Roselle St. Sismode's eighteenth birthday arrives with harsh realizations: she's to become a soldier for the Fate of Swords military arm of the Republic during the bloodiest rebellion in history, and her elite firstborn mother is happy to see her go.

Televised since her early childhood, Roselle's privileged upbringing has earned her the resentment of her secondborn peers. Now her decision to spare an enemy on the battlefield marks her as a traitor to the state.

But Roselle finds an ally - and more - in fellow secondborn conscript Hawthorne Trugrave. As the consequences of her actions ripple throughout the Fates Republic, can Roselle create a destiny of her own? Or will her Fate override everything she fights for - even love?

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©2017 Amy A. Bartol. (P)2017 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Destiny Dystopian Science Fiction Fiction Government

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A great story that is well written and narrated. Makes you want to keep on listening.

Exciting and Intriguing

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My daughter and I recommend books for each other and she had been recommended Secondborn by a friend. She is early 20s and I'm mid-fifties.

I like the idea of the story and the characters are credible. The story is written in the first person which makes it easy to include the thoughts and feelings of the main character. Everything covered in the book is her experience. I find this style of writing dilutes the reality of the book for me. A bit like someone describing a meal rather than eating it yourself. My main reason for thinking a mid-fifties bloke isn't the right target audience comes from the thoughts, feelings and observations of the teenage girl who is the key character. There are lots of descriptions of muscled men in tight-fitting uniforms and extended narrative getting into the inner thoughts of a young girl, her loves, fears and ideas. I marked it three stars because of the above issues and also because the story ends very abruptly. I have read a number of trilogies and series and believe each individual book should be a self-contained story that feeds a continuing story as the series continues. I don't feel Secondborn has an ending which is a little frustrating. I am unlikely to continue the series.

Probably not intended for my demographic

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The story line was good and interesting however the narration didn't always work.
the voice was too relaxed and tranquil especially during the action/fighting. there was not sense of thrill, danger, urgency or anything and fell flat.

another slight problem was that I felt things were a little spoon fed and things like 'a year later' was repeated so many times. ok we got it, time has passed. I don't feel like the story flowed well but again the idea was good just wasn't 100%sure on the execution or performance.

The romance wasnt believable, rushed, predictable and slightly irritating. Seemed as though there was a need to include a romantic aspect for the audience however it wasnt poorly done and a little overlooked... just wasn't believable even for a young romance.

liked the story line but had a few issues

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definitely exceeded my expectations. I haven't read/ listened to a book this interesting in a while. the plot and the whole world of Roselle is enthralling.

amazing

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A very good story. Exciting with a continuity of thrills and adventure. Very plausible story line had me unable to put my iPhone down and keep on listening. First of a trilogy ifbyhr other two books are as good it'll be money well spent . Narrator is top class and makes everything more enjoyable .

First class not second

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Not my usual genre, I purchased this on a whim and am glad I did. I found this book interesting, almost addictive, albeit a little reminiscent of Hunger Games. It is relatively fast paced and this first book was well worth the credit.

Different

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Was a little put off by the whole first born second born angle however really enjoyed the story.

Surprisingly good!

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This book has a great lead and lots of twists and turns so many possibilities have been built that you just don't know what will happen next !

Great kick ass female lead

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I think the plot for the book is an interesting one, however it should have been thought though better as i can already see a few plot holes, parts that didn't make sense and parts could have been written better.
The way the romance part of the story is written sucks, it was too rushed and there was no real chemistry between the characters.

I can't put my finger on it, but I felt something was missing, I didn't feel the excitement of wanting to know what happens next that i felt when listening to "The gender game" or "The children of Eden".

I am interested enough to want to know what happens next, hopefully the next book in more interesting.

Interesting enough

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I love a book with a strong female lead, action and a little bit of the lovey Dovey stuff(not too much) After searching for books to read that catch my interest i found this. Its different to most things on the market. I'm looking forward to the next book already. I'm in my 30's but like fantasy and sometimes its difficult as this category is mostly young adult and can be written a little too young for me - with too much 'teenage girl problems'. But this wasn't too bad if you liked hunger games or the girl who dared . Then I'm sure you will enjoy this .

really enjoy a strong female lead

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