About the Book
Published: October 4th 2016
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Genres: Mature-Adult, YA, Science-Fiction
Series: The Rift Uprising Trilogy #1
Normal seventeen-year-old girls go to high school, binge watch TV shows all weekend, and flirt with everyone on the face of the Earth. But Ryn Whitaker is trying to save it.
Ryn is a Citadel. A soldier. A liar. Ryn and her fellow Citadels were specially chosen and trained to guard a Rift—one of fourteen unpredictable tears in the fabric of the universe that serve as doorways to alternate Earths. Unbeknownst to her family, Ryn leaves for school each day and then reports for duty as an elite, cybernetically-altered soldier who can run faster, jump farther, and fight better than a Navy SEAL—which comes in handy when she’s not sure if axe-wielding Vikings or any number of other terrified and often dangerous beings come through the Rift. A fine-tuned weapon, Ryn is a picture-perfect Citadel. But that’s all about to change.
When a young man named Ezra is pulled through the Rift, Ryn finds herself immediately drawn to him, despite her training. What starts as a physical attraction quickly grows deeper, and Ezra’s curiosity throws Ryn off balance when he starts questioning the Rifts, the mysterious organization that oversees them, and the Citadels themselves—questions that lead Ryn to wonder if the lies she’s been telling her family are just the surface of a much bigger lie told to her. As Ryn and Ezra desperately try to get to that truth, they discover that each revelation blurs the line between the villains and the heroes even more.
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About the Author
Amy S. Foster is a celebrated songwriter, best known as Michael Bublé’s writing partner. You might recognize her work in his four hit singles, including “Home” and “Haven’t Met You Yet.” She has also collaborated with Destiny’s Child, Diana Krall, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban and a host of other artists. She is also the author of the novel When Autumn Leaves. When she’s not in a studio in Nashville, Amy lives in the Pacific Northwest with her family. Amy is the daughter of singer B.J. Cook and the legendary music producer, David Foster. Fun fact about Amy: Her extended family tree includes Bella and Gigi Hadid, Sara and Erin Foster and Brody and Brandon Jenner, and Clay Aiken! The Rift Uprising, her YA debut, will be released on October 4, 2016.
This was marketed as adult, and sadly I ended up DNFing it. It was one I was really looking forward to reading.
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I don’t think this is a book for me, but thanks for sharing! 😀
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I hadn’t heard of this book before your post, but you have me intrigued abut the romance between Ezra and Ryn! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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I’ve not heard of this particular title from Harper Voyager! They have some good ones coming up – Heartstone and The Fate of the Tearling are on my TBR!
Wonderful post, Lekeisha. 🙂
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
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There are just so many good series starting out and seeing as they all look so interesting it’s hard to know which ones to begin and which ones to skip out on! I do think this one sounds pretty promising though – I’ll keep my eyes peeled for some more reviews before I decide it’s TBR list worthy though 😉
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Michael Bublé’s writing partner? How interesting! I also like the sound of this book. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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Oh thanks, I didn’t know about this one
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I recently read this, and it was very cool! I had thought it would be a YA/Adult crossover sci-fi title, but it turned out it’s really mostly YA.
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Oh now doesn’t that sound interesting- conspiracy and sci-fi. Sounds great!
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Ooh! I hadn’t heard of this but it definitely sounds like my kind of book!😊
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