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The Alpha Drive #3
Restitution
The world that Emery Parker grew up in no longer exists—she'd made sure of that. Adjusting to a new lifestyle is no easy feat, but Emery is more than ready to leave the past behind. With the promise of a fresh start and a new beginning, it is a place where she can finally let go of all her painful memories and replace them with better ones.
But Emery's new reality is more unsettling than she ever could have imagined. The sustainability of this world is at risk, and it's up to her to find the solution. To do this, she must follow her intuition and put aside any feelings of guilt and uncertainty, even if it means betraying someone close to her. Once again, Emery must search for new truths and question old ones at the expense of the ones she loves, all while facing conflicting choices about life, death, and love.
But Emery's new reality is more unsettling than she ever could have imagined. The sustainability of this world is at risk, and it's up to her to find the solution. To do this, she must follow her intuition and put aside any feelings of guilt and uncertainty, even if it means betraying someone close to her. Once again, Emery must search for new truths and question old ones at the expense of the ones she loves, all while facing conflicting choices about life, death, and love.
350 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2017
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About the author
Kristen Martin
13 books1,025 followersKRISTEN MARTIN is the International Amazon Bestselling Indie Author of THE ALPHA DRIVE trilogy and SHADOW CROWN series, the standalone novel BEYOND THE STARS AND SHADOWS, as well as nonfiction works, SOULFLOW and BE YOUR OWN #GOALS. She is also a writing coach, a YouTuber, a podcaster, and a full-time creative entrepreneur. Living in Southeast Texas with her husband and their six kids, she loves all things young adult, science fiction, and fantasy.
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June 21, 2017
Another fun and fast-paced installment. This was probably my favorite one. The characters really grew on me this time. The world was well established and the plot moved along really well. Kristen Martin does a great job with foreshadowing and bringing things in from previous books you didn't think were important, and surprising you with new revelations. The writing throughout the series itself was simple but by no means beautiful or lyrical, which is fine. I went into this series expecting a fun story, not beautiful writing. And that's exactly what I got. A really fun Dystopian series.
May 30, 2019
This third part of the trilogy is interesting. The science did make a bit more sense in this one. The sickness from being in Dormance and under the influence of lethargum made sense. Of course there's a physical consequence for being in a forced comatose state for over a decade. I enjoyed the riddle/scavenger hunt part of the novel.
What frustrated me was the hypocrisy of using the sanare on just the main character and her family and friends, but then stating, unequivocally, that it would be immoral for anyone else who was suffering from the after effects of Dormance to use it. The greedy pharma aspect was vague and a bit obtuse, and then the idea that, even before any real distribution of the sanare, that Mother Nature would suddenly unleash Hell? If this were more fantasy than sci-fi, with Greek-influenced gods who watch over humans and become jealous and angry, then that would make sense. If it had been better presented that the crazy climate was based on the strain that sudden reappearance of half the human population put on the environment, then that would have made more sense.
What frustrated me was the hypocrisy of using the sanare on just the main character and her family and friends, but then stating, unequivocally, that it would be immoral for anyone else who was suffering from the after effects of Dormance to use it. The greedy pharma aspect was vague and a bit obtuse, and then the idea that, even before any real distribution of the sanare, that Mother Nature would suddenly unleash Hell? If this were more fantasy than sci-fi, with Greek-influenced gods who watch over humans and become jealous and angry, then that would make sense. If it had been better presented that the crazy climate was based on the strain that sudden reappearance of half the human population put on the environment, then that would have made more sense.
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May 31, 2018
I was worried going into the final book of this series because it felt like The Order of Omega wrapped itself up pretty good. With that said, I was very happily surprised to see the very clear drive that was created in the final book even though Dormance had been dissolved. The entire concept of the series is really awesome and kinda bad-ass!
SPOILER!
My only issue was how Mother Nature started "fighting back" so to speak. After having a book so propelled on science, having something like Mother Nature being pissed off (to put it simply) seemed a little off. But really, that's the only issue I had with the novel. Can't wait to see what Kristen brings to the table with her next novel!
SPOILER!
My only issue was how Mother Nature started "fighting back" so to speak. After having a book so propelled on science, having something like Mother Nature being pissed off (to put it simply) seemed a little off. But really, that's the only issue I had with the novel. Can't wait to see what Kristen brings to the table with her next novel!
April 7, 2018
I loved this book. I'm pretty sure it was my favorite out of the Alpha Drive trilogy. It was quite fun and fast-paced which I loved. Kristen did a great job in ending off this trilogy. This book had a very clear drive even with Dormance having been dissolved in The Order of Omega.
January 30, 2019
Best book in the trilogy
This book is by far the best book out of the three. Everything is still kind of a mess but a mess that you can figure out and Torin got the girl, that’s all I cared about in the end to do honest
This book is by far the best book out of the three. Everything is still kind of a mess but a mess that you can figure out and Torin got the girl, that’s all I cared about in the end to do honest
August 17, 2019
I felt the series as a whole was wrapped up pretty well.
Even though I felt the ending of Restitution was a bit rushed.
Mother Nature fighting back was a little odd too.
But overall I liked the story of Emery Parker and her involvement with the Alpha Drive.
Even though I felt the ending of Restitution was a bit rushed.
Mother Nature fighting back was a little odd too.
But overall I liked the story of Emery Parker and her involvement with the Alpha Drive.
October 10, 2017
Loved it! Though the ending is rushed.
April 4, 2019
My favorite of this series! It was filled with emotional situations, mystery, intelligence, and action! I really loved reading this book - so much so that I finished it in a day. :D
September 22, 2018
I only just liked it.
I wanted to love it. The story had potential but I found that some of the ideas were lost on me. The world seemed vastly unpopulated and the futuristic feeling was portrayed with use of 'holo' (hologlasses, holopad, holoetc, etc.) Many times I ended up putting down the book and leaving it unread for months. I only finished it to support the author (kindle unlimited), but ended up overall enjoying the climax. I think, with a few more revisions, this story could've been great. That's just my opinion though.
I wanted to love it. The story had potential but I found that some of the ideas were lost on me. The world seemed vastly unpopulated and the futuristic feeling was portrayed with use of 'holo' (hologlasses, holopad, holoetc, etc.) Many times I ended up putting down the book and leaving it unread for months. I only finished it to support the author (kindle unlimited), but ended up overall enjoying the climax. I think, with a few more revisions, this story could've been great. That's just my opinion though.
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