The Rift Frequency

The Rift Uprising Trilogy #2

by Amy S. Foster

To save her love and unlock the mystery of who she is, a brave young woman must travel between alternate realities in this exciting second book in The Rift Uprising Trilogy

She didn’t mean to, but teenage super-solider Ryn Whittaker started an uprising.

For three years Ryn was stationed at The Battle Ground Rift site—one of the fourteen mysterious and unpredictable tears in the fabric of the universe that serve as doorways to alternate Earths—and then she met Ezra Massad.

Falling in love and becoming a rebel Citadel wasn’t part of Ryn’s life plan, but with Ezra there asking all the right questions, they began to decode what’s really going on, and what they discovered was enough to start a civil war.

When the base explodes with infighting and Ezra gets caught in the fray, he is accidentally pushed through the Rift, taking a stolen laptop—and the answers it could give Ryn—with him.

Now all Ryn wants is to locate Ezra and get back to her Earth. But that’s not easy when she’s traveling the multiverse with Levi, the painfully guarded Citadel who shoved Ezra through in the first place. And Ryn is quickly learning that inside the multiverse there is no normal—it’s adapt, or die—and the one weapon she really needs to win the war back home is the truth.

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction, Dystopia, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy

368 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 2017

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have not read the first book in the series so mainly I was just trying to figure out what was happening. The author did a great job of recapping so it was a fairly painless process; the only thing left for me was to draw a connection to the characters.

That was where I faltered. I’m never a fan of love triangles, and without having the history behind the individual characters I quickly lost interest in that. When it was just all action I was great! But when it was all about our main girl pining over a boy while another boy was sullen? That’s when I got bored.

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

*Source* Edelweiss
*Genre* Science Fiction
*Rating* 3.5

*Thoughts*

The Rift Frequency, by author Amy S. Foster, is the second installment in The Rift Uprising Trilogy. The Rift Frequency is an action packed, science fiction, travel through strange alternate multiverses adventure. Protagonist Ryn Whittaker is a Citadel, a super soldier who was altered by an alien race called the Roones. She's also team leader of beta team and the instigator of a rebellion against her superiors. Ryn and Levi Branach have jumped into the Rift in order to find Ezra Massad who uncovered things about what was done to them as children.

*Full Review @ Gizmos Reviews*

http://gizmosreviews.blogspot.com/201...

[William Bentrim · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Rift Frequency by Amy S. Foster

This book features a butt kicking female protagonist. Ryn is seventeen and a Citadel team leader. Citadels are enhanced humans who protect society from a trans-dimensional invasion.

Rifts are breaks in reality allowing entry into this earth. The multi-dimension theory is that there are infinite earths that may have developed in different ways from the current earth. Citadels are enhanced teenagers who are tasked to guard the Rifts and prevent any cross over beings from running lose in our earth.

In this book Ryn and Levi are exploring the Rift trying to determine what ARC, the controlling entity of Rift guardianship is doing and why they are doing it. Ryn has been deprogrammed and discovers some unpleasant truths about the lies she has been told since a child.

Ryn and Levi search for Ezra a Rift traveler and discover the Roones are also not what they seem. They find some excellent but surprising allies and discover that an enemy may be an ally.

I enjoyed the book.

Incidentally the author actually lets real teen behaviour and angst bleed through the persona of the enhanced warrior.

Web: http://amysfoster.com/the_rift_trilogy

[Darcy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was a journey for Ryn. Nothing was how it seemed. Traveling from earth to earth really opened up Ryn's eyes as worlds were so much worse than what she was used to. Even Levi being by her side wasn't horrible. Of course that brought up some difficulties later, but they worked well together. They made some interesting choices along the way, found odd allies and ultimately found the answers they wanted. The only thing is that those answers caused a whole lot of trouble and pitted Ryn against someone she never expected.

[Kurt Springs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review was first published on Kurt's Frontier.

The book read is a reader’s copy loaned by a local bookstore ahead of publication.

Synopsis:

Ryn Whittaker is a brave young woman travels between alternative realities to save the man she loves. Ryn is a super soldier, altered by a race called the Roones. She, with the other Citadels, defended her Earth from monsters that travel through the Rifts from alternate Earths. She battled invaders long and hard until a young human from another alternate Earth stumbled through the rift. He opens her eyes to the reality of what is really going on. Overnight, she became a rebel to the Citadels. In the ensuing fight Ezra was shoved through the rift.

Now Ryn is traveling the multiverse looking for Ezra. The multiverse is unpredictable. There is no such thing as normal. She must adapt or die. A task made difficult by her travel companion, Levi. He is the Citadel that shoved Ezra into the rift. To win the war back home, she needs weapons, and she knows knowledge is her most valuable weapon.

Review:

The Rift Frequency is the second book of The Rift Uprising Trilogy. (The first book of the trilogy goes by the same name.) It mixes military science fiction with travel through a multiverse by means of portals called Rifts. Ryn Whittaker is a super soldier known as a Citadel. As the story opens, she is leaping between universes with her fellow Citadel named Levi. She is looking for her beloved Ezra, a human from a parallel universe who opened her eyes to the lies her masters were telling.

The story is somewhat episodic. Ryn and Levi find themselves on strange alternate Earths. There is an Earth where the Axis won WWII, a world with an acidic atmosphere, an Earth where humanity went extinct and only Robots survived, an Earth where Rome never fell, etc. Partway into the story, people they identify as Roones start tracking them. As Roones are responsible for their current plight, danger seems to be at hand.

The story focuses on the relationship between Ryn and Levi. She isn’t happy that he is the person who has her back. He pushed Ezra through the portal after all. However, as she attempts to deprogram him from being a killing machine, she finds he is a dependable teammate. Her feelings for him grow, complicating her feelings for Ezra. The story is exciting with adventure waiting around every corner, or at least on every new Earth.

[Sahir Sheikh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh man, I feel like this was better than the first book and the first one was excellent, new species, new earths, crazy action, I'm just pumped to read the next installment

[Lisarenee · Rating 4 out of 5]

>>>>> My Synopsis (Review Follows): <<<<<
Ryn Whittaker was a loyal Citadel who had trained for her position since the age of fourteen. She was the head of her own unit--beta team--until she realized all she believed and had been taught from an early age was a lie. After securing her base and debriefing all who work there, she and her fellow Citadel Levi are on a mission which will take them through the multiverse to find Ezra who holds the key to finding out exactly who the Roones are and what they want with Ryn's version of Earth. With the Quantum Operating Interdimensional Navigating System, QOINS for short, synchronized to find Ezra's quantum signature they set off. They know not what dangers they will encounter or how many jumps it will take to find Ezra, but God willing, they should end up in the same place. Hopefully sooner rather than later for time is of the essence.

>>>>> My Review: <<<<<
This is the second book of The Rift Uprising Trilogy. In the first book we learned that an experiment into dark matter caused several gateways called Rifts to open around the Earth. Creatures and people crossed over into our world creating the need for the Rifts to be patrolled and guarded. Ryn is a seventeen year old Citadel, one of several groups of children who were medically enhanced to make them into the perfect super soldiers. The enhancements were made with the help of a species known as Roones who passed through one of the Rifts shortly after they opened.

Ryn and Levi are attempting to travel through The Rift to find Ezra, whom Levi pushed through the Rift, and get some answers. He holds in his possession a computer with information on it from the Roones which they hope he can decode. They spend the majority of the novel jumping from one version of Earth to another looking for Ezra and information as to who the Roones are. As one would expect along the way they make friends, enemies, and allies. They also start finding answers and learning things that the Roones never wanted them to know. Things they find deeply disturbing.

While Ryn begins this adventure disliking Levi, things start to change as she finds herself constantly in situations which require the two to have each other's back. Keeping their distance from one another becomes, at times, impossible as going though The Rift sometimes throws them literally together. This creates dangerous situations for Ryn because of Levi's programming which causes violent reactions when he comes in contact with a person he finds himself attracted to.

Overall, I gave this one 4 out of 5 roses. I liked the book, but frankly wish the whole love triangle going on had been toned down a notch. At this point I'm not sure I like either of Ryn's love interests. Maybe one of them will redeem themselves in the next novel? We'll have to wait and see. As for the main story line, it still has me hooked and was highly entertaining. There were plenty of twists, turns, action, and drama. I look forward to seeing what will happen in the next and final book of the trilogy. I'm betting it's going to be something good.

[Jeffrey Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

This second entry in the series was as entertaining as the first. The "Sliders" premise helped keep things fresh and interesting, and there was enough information revealed to make it feel like the characters were making progress with their mission; this wasn't just a backdrop to let the Ryn/Levi/Ezra relationship situation boil.

But it did boil. I found a lot of those elements frustrating but then again YA style romances generally frustrate me because of the forced ignorance and naivete that is always present. Some of the related content though made me understand the trouble people have with categorizing this series as YA or full adult. The author seemed to have stepped up her game with story structure a little in this book; I suspect she may have been trying for a YA title with the first book, but by the time it was bought by a publisher the decision was made to aim more for an adult audience. But she made sex and romance a major theme of the first book so it couldn't be dropped or sidelined here. I suppose the awkward, stumbling relationship hangups are an occupational hazard in dealing with teenage protagonists. I managed to power through it and enjoy the read nonetheless.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

With the first book I had trouble deciding whether or not I liked it. I did not have that problem with this one. Mostly it just suffered from sequel syndrome. My 3 complaints are 1) the relationship between Ryn and Ezra. It would have worked better had he been an alternate Earth version of someone she had known but who had died (or something like that). It would make them being so in love more believable. 2) the love triangle. The story is strong enough without it and it just kept reminding me this was a teen book. It also makes all of them kind of annoying. 3) the Blood Lust. It's brought up way too often and takes away from the good parts of the book. I'm also not sure of its message to the young girls this book is marketed to that having your boyfriend become violent during sex isn't really his fault and that they shouldn't defend themselves when it happens.

All that being said, I'll be reading the 3rd book to see how this all ends.

[Yara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Minor spoilers.

I liked this book even more than the first one. The author was really creative with descriptions. I loved experiencing different Earths with Ryn through the multiverse, different atmospheres, species, cultures, customs, and possibilities, even alternate Ryns. I loved that various languages are an underlying prominent factor. I liked getting to know more about the mysterious and stoic Levi, and whether he'll ever be able to be reprogrammed away from the Blood Lust. We find out more about the Roones and Karetins, who's truly bad or not, who's lying and why. Ezra shows a different side of himself which wasn't alluded to in the first book, not really a good thing. Hopefully he can grow up and mature some. I can't wait to see what the author thinks up next in the third installment.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this second book in the proposed trilogy. Sometimes the middle books are mostly spent building to the third book's conclusion, but not at all in this case. There were exciting events, fast -paced plot and well-executed character development all through this book. The concept of a multiverse, with "echo" earths is so interesting, and Ms. Foster is very creative, without bogging down the story in too much description. I highly recommend you read the first book, or this one won't make as much sense.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book two of The Rift Uprising trilogy and the story just keeps getting better and better! Ezra has been pushed through the Rift and teenage super-soldiers Ryn and Levi are traveling the multiverse trying to find him and bring him back to their Earth. The laptop Ezra has with him holds information that could explain everything about the Rifts, the alternate Earths and about what was done to them as children to make them the weapons they have become. Amy S. Foster is an excellent story teller and I can't wait for the concluding chapter!

[Veronica · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was disappointed with this novel. There is something about Ryn that I do not like - probably her aggressive teen age behavior. The other characters are fine although at times I think I'm reading a YA novel. The plot is also very repetitive. How many more earths can be put into a novel when all that is gained is a tiny bit more info and a bit of new technology - if you're lucky. Ezra has been found but he seems to be a dead weight now. There is little if anything that will attract me to read the next novel.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun read. I was not familiar with book one so I was tossed into this chaotic and fast passed story of Ryn and her fellow soldier Levi who are able to open rifts in the fabric of the world and change dimensions or worlds or realities. Some worlds are harmless, some are helpful and some down right full of hostile bad guys. Throw in a love triangle, a lot of pop culture references (all of which rang true for me) and this is a fun frantic story

[Groucho42 · Rating 3 out of 5]

First was ok Young Adult, but this was just went downhill. Very canned plot, conversations and more. The obligatory YA romantic triangle was even dumber than usual. Ryn and Levi wander universes looking for Ezra and continually do idiotic things. "hey, he can't be here, let's hide our weapons and look anyway." Sheesh.

I'd give it 2-stars, but it's YA so I'll give it 3 just in case some pre-teens might put up with it.

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this story. I find it so compelling. But the constant self reflection is very transparent. And this second book was full of one of my pet peeves, the name dropping of current pop culture fads. 20 years from now much of this book just won't make sense to the YA audience it targets. To me this book read like the author needed to get it done and wasn't sure how. I still want to read book 3 but I hope the quality of writing is a little better.

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always loved Stargate show because their team had not only military people on it but also a cultural anthropologist and scientists. The sequel really delivered to the Stargate fun in me and my love of cultural anthropology. Can't wait to know what is going to happen in the third installment.

[Abbey Kirberger]

Love it. Very well done. I like this book better than the first. We learn more about the characters and there's plenty of action both internal and external. Just for a heads up there is an explicit sex scene. It's not dirty, but I think some readers might want to know it's in there.

[Kathy Heare Watts]

I won a copy of this book during a Goodreads giveaway. I am under no obligation to leave a review or rating and do so voluntarily. So that others may also enjoy this book, I am paying it forward by donating it to my local library.

[K · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was much more exciting and intriguing than the first but the author had to go and spoil it with teen angst and melodrama.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had high hopes for this book, but teenage ubermench in a love triangle wandering around the multiverse was not the story for me.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series. Was a bit goofy at one point. Love the how the characters are evolving as the story progresses. Looking forward to the next one.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ryn and Levi travel through many verses trying to find and save Ezra. The SenMachs (sentient machines) chapter is really good.

[Kevin Driskill · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good addition to the series. Many questions are answered. There is a very graphic sex scene in this one and the end hangs you well off a massive cliff, but interesting.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say about this book? It was excellent! I couldn’t have been the only one who wanted Ryn to rift to other worlds during the first book. The whole book I was like ( great, we know about the rifts and that they lead to billions of other worlds, now jump the fuck in one! ) Obviously you’d be the stupidest human being ever to do something like that and jump into something like a rift blind. Even with all the advanced tech from the Senmachs, rifting is still insanely dangerous, and Ryn has drones to scope out the areas and get a decent idea where they are on another earth. Get this, Levi rifted with her, that angry douche bag from the first book who Ryn saved his sister from being raped? Yup, he’s with her, turns our Ryn had been crushing on him until she learned he was an angry dick all the time. Ryn offers to deprogram Levi of the blood lust for her own safety, that’s when you see a different side to Levi, suddenly he’s not such a dick, he has feelings for Ryn, feelings he’s kept buried very deep. And let’s just say that when Ryn finally dies find Ezra, ( because let’s face it, we all know she’s going to. ) turns out there’s trouble in paradise. Ryn has awakened new feelings with Levi, she’s only deprograming Levi to get back to Ezra, or so she tells herself. Personally I’d choose Levi, despite the fact that’s he’s an asshole and likes to argue with Ryn he’s exactly my type. He’s fucking gorgeous and has lovely green eyes. He also sounds like he’d be a loyal partner to Ryn, he’s fierce and he loves her, and he’d do anything to defend her. Ezra is nice and good looking too, personality wise I don’t think he’s my type. He’s sweet and insanely smart, but he can come off as a bit of a know it all sometimes. So let’s get down to the earths Ryn rifted to. I think she rifted to maybe two or three earths that weren’t dangerous, the yellow atmosphere earth and all the radiation eating their skin away? Yeah definitely not a place you’d visit twice, chances are nothing is alive in that earth anyway. The desert island earth I think is the only place they rifted to where it was no one but her and Levi. Ryn called it “Water world earth” but who knows, there’s way more water than land on our planet. The mish mash of the Rome with technology earth was interesting, Ryn and Levi became slaves and had to fight robotic machine to secure their freedom. No one wants to be a slave, reminds me of Game of thrones with Dany trying to free all the slaves. That earth can go fuck itself. There’s some surprising twists in this book, apparently nothing it as it seems. Apparently the roones are batshit crazy, well not like mental institution crazy with straight jackets and everything, but they’re definitely nuts. They seem to have a god complex that desperately needs to be cured. I certainly found the robot world, or “SenMach” earth to be very interesting. It’s every human beings worst fear, that robots will one day over power us and take over. These robots are nice though, and very accommodating, and most importantly, not the reason human beings disappeared from the earth, at least on that planet. Ryn and Levi get some pretty cool and advanced tech from them. Oh and get this, some SenMachs even have a bit of an attitude, most of them don’t show a lot of emotion but some are just dicks. I loved this book! It sucked me right in from the very first page! The action starts immediately which I loved. I finished this book in six days which must be a record for me. This book is definitely a page turner, the best part is that Ryn and Levi didn’t just rift to a few earths and then stop, they pretty much rifted to earths right up until the end of the book. Excellent book and it definitely sucked me in! I loved it! I can’t wait to read the third book, unfortunately I have to preorder it which will suck since I have to wait for it. Ah well, I have some other books to finish. Definitely a five star read, hell I’m going to say seven. It’s that good, in my opinion anyway. Can’t wait to get my hands on book three!

[Susanb · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book.

I did not like that it ended just when I was really getting to the meat of the story.

I want to know what happens next!

[Layla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thoroughly enjoyed this book, I cannot wait for the next one in Oct

[Guillaume · Rating 3 out of 5]

Le début est sympa, avec la découverte de mondes étranges. Après, ça s'étire un peu.

[Rena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ryn and Levi have to navigate the various rifts to find Ezra. Some multiverse Earths are safer than others. I loved the different worlds and creatures (especially the robot one).