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First Charge
Meredith and Theo both have their lives mapped out for them as a protector and guardian. They were born to protect people with an important destiny. However, not everything they've been told is true and they face difficult choices and obstacles as they struggle with their responsibilities, while trying to do the right thing. They discover that sometimes there is no good side to be on
188 pages, Paperback
Published May 12, 2017
About the author
Amanda Steel
56 books51 followersNot the Amanda Steel who writes erotic werewolf novels.
Also, I have some publications under my married name of Amanda Nicholson, but there is another author with the same name and Goodreads keep crediting my books to her.
These include:
Death to All Men
Nobody Left Behind: A Printed Word Anthology (editor)
Summer Bludgeon (contributor)
Nobody Left Behind| (editor)
Summer Bludgeon (contributor)
Also, I have some publications under my married name of Amanda Nicholson, but there is another author with the same name and Goodreads keep crediting my books to her.
These include:
Death to All Men
Nobody Left Behind: A Printed Word Anthology (editor)
Summer Bludgeon (contributor)
Nobody Left Behind| (editor)
Summer Bludgeon (contributor)
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June 19, 2017
Meredith's life is anything but ordinary. She's a Protector. She protects people. People who are destined to do great things in life that need protecting against other people that want to kill them. All in the name of the "greater good."
First Charge takes the morally gray area of right and wrong and runs with it. Both factions believe that their mission is the right one, and so are at war with each other. As a character, Meredith doesn't care. She is, of course, the one that doesn't buy into any of it, and herein we have the remaining conflict. Quite a few industry-standard tropes involved in the narrative.
The writing style didn't bring a whole lot of imagery to the table. It was very to-the-point, full of telling the reader what was going on. Because of that, the reading felt jerky. Words, sentences, and paragraphs didn't flow into each other as well as they should have. There's definitely some polishing and work needed on the technical side of the novel. The story and plot felt solid all the way around. Characters didn't feel all that three-dimensional.
While a lot of young adult stereotypes ran rampant through the story, the fact that the author chose a LGBT main character was refreshing. And, while her character depth needed some fine-tuning, she reflected good qualities that younger people could look up to.
First Charge had good points and bad points, much like any novel. It's not a bad read.
First Charge takes the morally gray area of right and wrong and runs with it. Both factions believe that their mission is the right one, and so are at war with each other. As a character, Meredith doesn't care. She is, of course, the one that doesn't buy into any of it, and herein we have the remaining conflict. Quite a few industry-standard tropes involved in the narrative.
The writing style didn't bring a whole lot of imagery to the table. It was very to-the-point, full of telling the reader what was going on. Because of that, the reading felt jerky. Words, sentences, and paragraphs didn't flow into each other as well as they should have. There's definitely some polishing and work needed on the technical side of the novel. The story and plot felt solid all the way around. Characters didn't feel all that three-dimensional.
While a lot of young adult stereotypes ran rampant through the story, the fact that the author chose a LGBT main character was refreshing. And, while her character depth needed some fine-tuning, she reflected good qualities that younger people could look up to.
First Charge had good points and bad points, much like any novel. It's not a bad read.
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