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The Altered: Subsist
Book One After the government knocks on their door and takes down their mother, Katherine Mathews is forced to drag her younger sister behind her through the West Virginia mountains to keep them from being captured and ‘altered’ for social control. After being attacked by two of the altered, Kat and Izzy are taken in by Daren and his sister Kayla. To her surprise, Kat finds herself falling for her hero. The four have to fight to survive and encounter several obstacles before deciding enough is enough.
226 pages, Paperback
Published April 29, 2017
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Donise Sheppard
36 books19 followersDonise Sheppard is co-owner of Pixie Forest Publishing and a fiction writer residing in Southern West Virginia with her husband and four rambunctious children. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, baking, or chasing her monsters. Follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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November 29, 2017
Donise Sheppard has done a great job of creating an original idea of the altered and the way they came to be.
That said when I read the first page I started to wonder if I would enjoy the story. Maybe I'm fussy, but the use of the word 'captured' three times on the first page, made me question the authors writing skills. However I persevered and soon found myself wrapped up in this delightful story.
There were just a few that things that stopped me from giving 5 stars. Mostly, that the reader is expected to believe that two teenage girls could carry enough food to last 6 to 9 months. Particularly of the canned variety, and the continual use of 'knock an arrow' rather than 'nock an arrow,' got a bit annoying.
However the way in which the author alternates between present day and the past is very clever, as it gives the reader the background without just a massive download. It also keeps you wanting more, so I found myself wanting to keep turning the page.
If you overlook the niggles, this is a great story and I would recommend this book to anyone that likes the genre and I look forward to reading the next two books.
That said when I read the first page I started to wonder if I would enjoy the story. Maybe I'm fussy, but the use of the word 'captured' three times on the first page, made me question the authors writing skills. However I persevered and soon found myself wrapped up in this delightful story.
There were just a few that things that stopped me from giving 5 stars. Mostly, that the reader is expected to believe that two teenage girls could carry enough food to last 6 to 9 months. Particularly of the canned variety, and the continual use of 'knock an arrow' rather than 'nock an arrow,' got a bit annoying.
However the way in which the author alternates between present day and the past is very clever, as it gives the reader the background without just a massive download. It also keeps you wanting more, so I found myself wanting to keep turning the page.
If you overlook the niggles, this is a great story and I would recommend this book to anyone that likes the genre and I look forward to reading the next two books.
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