Rise of the Forgotten

The Forgotten Chronicles #2

by Jason J. Nugent

After brothers Timo and Eron are separated by the ritual of the Selection, they’re forced into vastly different lives. Accepting their fate, they make the best of their situation. But when Timo’s home among the Forgotten is invaded everything changes.

Eron must decide if he will join the invaders or risk the life he’s earned and fight alongside the Forgotten.

Though hidden for centuries, the time has come… the Forgotten must rise.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 19, 2018

About the author

Jason J. Nugent has been a paperboy, pizza maker, dishwasher, restaurant manager, promotional products sales rep, chamber of commerce director, and one time BBQ champion. He has skated with Tony Hawk, had a babysitter with a serial killer brother, and is followed by rapper Chuck D on Twitter. He and his wife share a home in beautiful Southern Illinois with their son, four cats, and one dogs.

Reviews

[Norma · Rating 4 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"Long gone were the carefree days."
Don't be fooled by the apparent simplicity of the main players of this story and their gentle outlook. This is a tale of fear and chaos, broken lives, wild beasts, terror, love and racial discrimination. And war. Continuing where Book I ended, after the Selection, the two brothers go their separate ways, Timmi (now Nagi) back underground to his City, Freedom, and family there, and the younger Eron to the new thrills of Beta Prime, a city unlike any he has seen before, to a new apartment and wife. But the ruling Queen has decided that it is time to rid the planet of the animals living in the below ground tunnels and sends in her troops. Except the fur covered beings are as human as the Overlanders - and one of them is Eron's brother.

The narration by English accented Paul Jenkins is clear, with good expression and individually voiced protagonists. His pace is matched to the text and carries the story forward well. A good delivery.
Rise of the Forgotten is an exciting, full action story with vibrant imagery and a large cast of characters, which illustrates the cruelty that comes with ignorance, confusion, misunderstanding and corruption from above as well as courage, love and family bonds. My thanks to the rights holder who, at my request, freely gifted me a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. An excellent young person's read.

[Books With Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice sequel to The Selection, which was book 1 of The Forgotten Chronicles. It answers some questions and continues the story pretty much where it ended in The Selection.
The style of writing and plot development is pretty consistent with the first part. I did like this second book better than the first because it had more characters who had their own story line, which offered some nice variations.

I had the same issues as with book 1 (I refer you to my review of The Selection for those), including the narration, but when I encountered the same frustrations consistently, I decided to listen to it as if it were aimed at young teenagers. And that helped a lot, since now all of my issues were explained by it being aimed at that kind of audience.

So, if you're a 10-12 year old, or if you are a parent of one, this is a nice youth sci fi novel. Not much younger than that though, since there are some (very modest) references and hints to sexual behavior, and there is some violence that is mild for adult readers but not for children.

All in all a nice children's/young teen's book - and therefore in my (very humble) opinion not very accomodating to adult readers/listeners.

- I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. I was not required to write a positive review and this reflects my honest opinion of the work.

[Mv · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having come to terms with who and what she is, Ren continues to go to school to learn to use her powers and to fight to defend herself. Along with her friends, they attempt to locate Grace. They are still unsure what everything means and if a real threat truly looms. They will soon find out the answers.
My only negative with the story is hearing of Ren’s constant distraction by her infatuation of Marek. I don’t mind a little romance or infatuation, but for her to be constantly distracted by wanting to kiss him became little redundant and a bit much to read about (even if likely realistic for a teenager ).

This is the second book I’ve read/listened to by this author. I previously listened to Book 1: Chosen by Grace. I would definitely listen to another.

This is the second book I’ve listened to by this narrator (Natalie Nauru’s) since she also did Chosen by Grace. Once again, she did an excellent job voicing all the characters in producing a comfortable listen and engaging story.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review

[Colin Rowlands · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book picks things up right where the previous one left off and manages to take the series far further forward than the initial one with the hunger games style trial being put to one side upon completion as the main character ventures into a very different world than the one he was used to growing up.

It is interesting that the author seems to have managed to do a better job at introducing and fleshing out characters while far more stuff is happening around them than he did in the previous book, which was a more personal tale with the main focus being on Eron's journey, but even with having to cover more characters of note I also found Eron's development to be better in this book too.

The narrator again provided a strong performance and helped to enhance the overall enjoyment of this book in doing so.

Overall, a strong second installment in this series that built on the first one while changing quite drastically in scope.

[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]

[Pamela Morris · Rating 4 out of 5]

The brothers, Eron and Timo (Nagi) are reunited only to be torn apart in the earliest stages of war. Eron desperately searches for his lost love, Mina while Nagi is going nearly mad looking for his wife and children. All while being hunted down by the evil ADF. Other members of Eron and Timo's family emerge from the mayhem in the most unexpected of ways.
Having read the first book of this series, I was eager to dive into the second. I'm happy to report I found it even more delightful and engaging. Jason has rounded out his main characters very nicely in this book, giving them much more depth.
Rise of the Forgotten is a fast-paced read full of hope and despair, love, hate, suspense, death and some very unexpected twists. It's probably the best work I've read by Jason so far. I am so looking forward to reading the third book in this series!

[C.L. Cannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay, a certain part of this gutted me! You know which part Jason! I really loved that character!
This is such a wild ride and I'm here for it! I really enjoyed learning more about the forgotten (especially Timmo/Nagi) and the history of Anastasia. The different classes and territories are described and explored in much more detail in this book and the action never stops! Onward to book 3!

[C.A. King · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action packed doesn't say enough about this book and series. I was out of breath just reading! I'll say it again - this is a young adult novel you don't want to miss.

4.5/5 stars (sorry Nugent you lost .5 when my favourite character died)

[Staci Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clear example of how powerfull currupt and manpulate.

Crazy to see greed and power cause division with confusion. So many people hurt in the path of supporting lies. Will the Truth prevail? Is it enough after so much misinformation. Excited to jump to next in series.

[Iso Rivers · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sequel even better than the first book. I loved getting to know the characters and the world in even more depth.
With new revelations and danger around every corner it is a riveting read.