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Author: Sherrie Cronin
Series: 46. Ascending (Book #1)
Series: 46. Ascending (Book #1)
Genre: Science Fiction
Length: 328 pages
Published: 2012
Publisher: Cinnabar Press
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) What if you are capable of far more than you realize? Lola, a Texan geophysicist who doesn't believe in nonsense, finds that a near fatal accident reintroduces a disturbing phenomenon into her mind. Lola pretends it isn't there until the changes taking place inside of her just won’t be ignored.
Across an ocean, Somadina is a young Nigerian who thinks that her telepathic abilities are perfectly normal. When her sister becomes a captive, the young Igbo woman draws upon her powers to find an ally like herself, a woman with a strong sense of justice and a desire to protect the helpless. As Somadina discovers that her sister has become a strategic pawn in a larger and more dangerous game, she vows to do anything to get the attention of this kindred, uncooperative lady.
x0 is an ancient organization with good reasons to stay hidden, but it knows that these two women have more important things in common than they realize, and that such will forge a powerful link. This forces x0 to reluctantly emerge from the shadows. Somebody needs to intervene. Both women are far stronger than they know, and to make matters worse, a fringe fanatic may be on the verge of altering a nation’s future.
Across an ocean, Somadina is a young Nigerian who thinks that her telepathic abilities are perfectly normal. When her sister becomes a captive, the young Igbo woman draws upon her powers to find an ally like herself, a woman with a strong sense of justice and a desire to protect the helpless. As Somadina discovers that her sister has become a strategic pawn in a larger and more dangerous game, she vows to do anything to get the attention of this kindred, uncooperative lady.
x0 is an ancient organization with good reasons to stay hidden, but it knows that these two women have more important things in common than they realize, and that such will forge a powerful link. This forces x0 to reluctantly emerge from the shadows. Somebody needs to intervene. Both women are far stronger than they know, and to make matters worse, a fringe fanatic may be on the verge of altering a nation’s future.
My Review:
I give this book a 4 out of 5.
I did receive a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
One of the really intriguing things about this book is that it's marketed as an "interactive novel". This means that if you purchase the e-book version of the novel, you are able to press on links through the story for more information. Sadly, I have the paperback copy so I was unable to do this. However, they do give a list at the back of the book of all of the websites you can go to for more information. The sections that are interactive are underlined in the hard copy.
I did receive a copy of this book through a Goodreads giveaway.
One of the really intriguing things about this book is that it's marketed as an "interactive novel". This means that if you purchase the e-book version of the novel, you are able to press on links through the story for more information. Sadly, I have the paperback copy so I was unable to do this. However, they do give a list at the back of the book of all of the websites you can go to for more information. The sections that are interactive are underlined in the hard copy.
A lot of research was done for the writing of this novel, which is not necessarily a bad thing. A lot of the facts garnered from that research was put into the book and kept causing me to put the book down after a couple of chapters and left me with the feeling of not wanting to pick it back up. However, at around the midway point, the book got significantly more fiction-like and I started to really enjoy reading it. I do intend on reading the rest of the series (second book is y1 and third book is z2; the remainder have not been published yet, but there are supposed to be 6 books in total) in the hopes that I don't keep getting that feeling of needing to put it down after only a couple of chapters.
All that being said, I really did enjoy the premise behind the story and I really did enjoy the book. While the factual information seemed long and did not flow very well, it was very helpful in understanding the cultures and the technical terminology in relation to Lola's job as a geophysicist.
You can purchase X0 through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read X0? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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