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Escape Forbidden
Fight to stay alive.
The Gravelands are a dangerous place.
In a world of uncertainty, Cora Manning knows one thing without a doubt: getting into Genesis will offer her a brighter future.
When the intake coordinator agrees to let her in because of her genetic makeup, Cora discovers the promised city of utopia is nothing like she imagined.
The rebellion has begun.
The Gravelands are a dangerous place.
In a world of uncertainty, Cora Manning knows one thing without a doubt: getting into Genesis will offer her a brighter future.
When the intake coordinator agrees to let her in because of her genetic makeup, Cora discovers the promised city of utopia is nothing like she imagined.
The rebellion has begun.
- GenresDystopiaYoung Adult
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Published June 15, 2018
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June 16, 2018
Dystopian Heaven 👼🌈 Turns Out To Be Hell👹
Cora's super DNA from the Three Parent program, has opened the door for her to go live in Genesis, a protected city in the new order of the world.
People outside the city are starving, they fall prey to human predators. They must keep moving to find food. Her parents can't enter, she will never see them again.
But almost as soon as she is enrolled in the program, all hell breaks loose and the city is attacked and much of it burned🔥 by those on the outside.
She was assigned to the Delta Project, a secret project that requires the scientist to draw her blood several times. The scientist says the shot they gave her to protect her from the Red Plague, is going to kill her, because she is a perfect human, immune to all disease. It starts making her feverish.
When the mob breaks into Genesis, the scientist is killed and Cora💃 makes a break for it, finding Jasper🐺🍆🌋🔫, a guard with a rifle to protect her.
There is something about Cora💃 that makes her extremely valuable to the Delta Project, and all of mankind.
ARC Received from BS for a Voluntary and Honest Review
I also got the book📑 with KU.
I liked the book. Since it's a dystopian 🌎, there is a lot of violence.
Cora's super DNA from the Three Parent program, has opened the door for her to go live in Genesis, a protected city in the new order of the world.
People outside the city are starving, they fall prey to human predators. They must keep moving to find food. Her parents can't enter, she will never see them again.
But almost as soon as she is enrolled in the program, all hell breaks loose and the city is attacked and much of it burned🔥 by those on the outside.
She was assigned to the Delta Project, a secret project that requires the scientist to draw her blood several times. The scientist says the shot they gave her to protect her from the Red Plague, is going to kill her, because she is a perfect human, immune to all disease. It starts making her feverish.
When the mob breaks into Genesis, the scientist is killed and Cora💃 makes a break for it, finding Jasper🐺🍆🌋🔫, a guard with a rifle to protect her.
There is something about Cora💃 that makes her extremely valuable to the Delta Project, and all of mankind.
ARC Received from BS for a Voluntary and Honest Review
I also got the book📑 with KU.
I liked the book. Since it's a dystopian 🌎, there is a lot of violence.
June 22, 2018
Prepare to enter a world of where everything has changed. In this science fiction dystopian novel we are thrown into a world of where nothing is the same anymore. The world has been destroyed. The Red Plague has wiped out the ability to have children naturally, cities have been destroyed, food is scarce, and the government is seeking to start anew. Certain people have been selected to begin again in a new settlement, but one must contribute or be cast out or killed. Cora, because she was conceived through a government program, is able to just squeak by getting in. She has no idea what it is that she is getting herself into, but she soon will the longer she stays.
Escape Forbidden by Ruth Silver is the first book in a new series. Escape Forbidden is meant to be a prequel to this series, but for me, it falls flat. The way the story starts off we are given no real background on what has happened or is happening. A lottery has taken place for most of the people who are left, but we don’t get to read about that lottery. Typically, when I think of a “prequel” I think of a beginning story that tells us how things came to be and set a solid foundation for the overall story as it moves forward. I wish that the author had done more of this. As is the story feels like it has already been going and that the reader is brought in on a scene that is already in motion and that we are having to play catch-up.
I like the pace of the story overall. The story moves at a quick pace and kept me engaged. There are certain scenes of where I wanted more. I wanted to know more of what was going on. I like that the author takes Cora and alters her in the story. She starts out one way, but thanks to the very government that is meant to save them all, she is changed. There are some nice surprises in the story, but I feel that there are certain places that could have been built up to and on and fleshed out more.
When I read the blurb for this book, I was excited to read it and delve into this series. I have to say though that I feel that as a prequel, this story falls a bit flat for me. There is no real background created for this story to build on. I think that if the author had built on the war(s) that caused the world to become what it now is, that would have helped this story. As is, the story is character driven, but it needs more.
As is I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. I like the overall idea for the story, but I don’t feel that it was brought to its full potential as a prequel. I am interested in pursuing this series and seeing where the storyline goes.
Escape Forbidden by Ruth Silver is the first book in a new series. Escape Forbidden is meant to be a prequel to this series, but for me, it falls flat. The way the story starts off we are given no real background on what has happened or is happening. A lottery has taken place for most of the people who are left, but we don’t get to read about that lottery. Typically, when I think of a “prequel” I think of a beginning story that tells us how things came to be and set a solid foundation for the overall story as it moves forward. I wish that the author had done more of this. As is the story feels like it has already been going and that the reader is brought in on a scene that is already in motion and that we are having to play catch-up.
I like the pace of the story overall. The story moves at a quick pace and kept me engaged. There are certain scenes of where I wanted more. I wanted to know more of what was going on. I like that the author takes Cora and alters her in the story. She starts out one way, but thanks to the very government that is meant to save them all, she is changed. There are some nice surprises in the story, but I feel that there are certain places that could have been built up to and on and fleshed out more.
When I read the blurb for this book, I was excited to read it and delve into this series. I have to say though that I feel that as a prequel, this story falls a bit flat for me. There is no real background created for this story to build on. I think that if the author had built on the war(s) that caused the world to become what it now is, that would have helped this story. As is, the story is character driven, but it needs more.
As is I am rating this book 4 out of 5 stars. I like the overall idea for the story, but I don’t feel that it was brought to its full potential as a prequel. I am interested in pursuing this series and seeing where the storyline goes.
June 21, 2018
Cora was conceived by the Three Parent Project, which should have assured that she and her parents would be allowed into Genesis, a government-run “utopian dream”, a place of sanctuary from the rest of the outside world struggling to survive. But new people in power, new rules, and limited resources changed all that. Now her father was begging the intake coordinator to allow Cora in. Her survival would depend on it. Her perfect genetics which would not let her get cancer or an auto-immune disease made her elite and valuable to Genesis. But she had to prove she was born from that briefly run Project. Unfortunately, scanning her records let the coordinator see her birth date which would tell him she was not 18, the age requirement for acceptance, as she and her father had earlier claimed she was. However, he told her she would be accepted. She would never see her parents again. And on her way inside, they injected her with something they said would keep her healthy and immune from disease.
The more Cora sees, the more she realizes things are not what they had been told. The city is quickly attacked – is this the start of a rebellion? And Cora gets sick. What is happening? With death all around her, she has no choice but to run. And what is she getting into now?
This is the kind of book that makes you squirm a little bit. But it was well written and let the reader see what kind of world Cora was entering. It promises an exciting series to follow!
The more Cora sees, the more she realizes things are not what they had been told. The city is quickly attacked – is this the start of a rebellion? And Cora gets sick. What is happening? With death all around her, she has no choice but to run. And what is she getting into now?
This is the kind of book that makes you squirm a little bit. But it was well written and let the reader see what kind of world Cora was entering. It promises an exciting series to follow!
June 21, 2018
Watch what you wish for - it may not be what you expect.
Think of a world with too many people, not enough food, and you'd do anything to survive, or at least your family. The everywhere you go, gangs and people will steal the food out of your mouth or over your dead body just to survive. Then the government has creates these utopias or perfect towns that promise, food, water, safety; all the comforts that no longer exist.. But you must be selected by a lottery system to be eligible to go to these towns. Cora Manning finally makes it to the New Government City. The closer she gets to the City, the more uncertain she is, the City has a fence around it and there are seems guards. She's told it's to protect the City and people inside the fence from the wild gang and others who want to attack the City. As the days and weeks go by she becomes more uncertain.
I gave 4 stars because I felt there could have been more of explanation of how the world reached the level it has.
I will be looking for future books to find out what happens.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Think of a world with too many people, not enough food, and you'd do anything to survive, or at least your family. The everywhere you go, gangs and people will steal the food out of your mouth or over your dead body just to survive. Then the government has creates these utopias or perfect towns that promise, food, water, safety; all the comforts that no longer exist.. But you must be selected by a lottery system to be eligible to go to these towns. Cora Manning finally makes it to the New Government City. The closer she gets to the City, the more uncertain she is, the City has a fence around it and there are seems guards. She's told it's to protect the City and people inside the fence from the wild gang and others who want to attack the City. As the days and weeks go by she becomes more uncertain.
I gave 4 stars because I felt there could have been more of explanation of how the world reached the level it has.
I will be looking for future books to find out what happens.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 22, 2018
I have to say, this was a pretty good start to a new series. Since the story ends fast forwarded a few years, I’m not quite sure where the author is going for the main series, but I’m looking forward to finding out! I loved the little ‘magical’ twist at the end. I wish that particular part played a bigger part in the book, but who knows for future novels? I also liked Jasper, one of the main characters. He’s a strong and likable guy. Cora comes off as a fighter from chapter one, but she gets softer and more likable throughout. If you like young adult dystopian novels with some action and suspense then I would recommend this. It’s a quick read and well written, with a few soft hints at romance and some violence.
Escape Forbidden is the prequel to the Aberrant series.
Final Rating: 4 Stars
Escape Forbidden is the prequel to the Aberrant series.
Final Rating: 4 Stars
June 24, 2018
Escape Forbidden is a fast paced dystopian thriller from Ruth Silver featuring a strong dynamic female lead in Cora Manning. An original, entertaining book with a unique and different storyline, it is well plotted, is unpredictable and full of surprises, but also has some interesting and scary elements that could be considered somewhat disturbing at times. That of course, depends on the reader, whose attention is held captive until the last page.
On the negative side, considering that this is a prequel to a series, there is not much background information or history with regard to the main protagonist and the secondary characters in the story and the situation they find themselves in. There is also not much depth to the different characters portrayed Hopefully this will be addressed in the next book.
On the negative side, considering that this is a prequel to a series, there is not much background information or history with regard to the main protagonist and the secondary characters in the story and the situation they find themselves in. There is also not much depth to the different characters portrayed Hopefully this will be addressed in the next book.
October 5, 2018
"You couldn't force someone not to have feelings. Perhaps hiding them you could instill but you couldn't deny attraction. People had emotions, we were wired for love."
There is something that I love about this series, and this dark world. I guess just how real and gritty it can be, while being a dystopian it really highlights the highs and lows of society.
My favourite part of this prequel was Jasper. I thought he was brave and cute. I didn't like the reveal that he and Cora knew each other when they were young, I felt that was pretty much out of left field.
As with the main book, there is something about this series that halts me from falling in love with it and really gushing over it. I would definitely read the next novel or novella within this series; but it's not a must read series for me at this moment.
There is something that I love about this series, and this dark world. I guess just how real and gritty it can be, while being a dystopian it really highlights the highs and lows of society.
My favourite part of this prequel was Jasper. I thought he was brave and cute. I didn't like the reveal that he and Cora knew each other when they were young, I felt that was pretty much out of left field.
As with the main book, there is something about this series that halts me from falling in love with it and really gushing over it. I would definitely read the next novel or novella within this series; but it's not a must read series for me at this moment.
June 24, 2018
Ruth Silver knows how to write dystopian tales that are also well plotted, well written and loads of fun. That was certainly the case with her latest, Escape Forbidden, the prequel to her new Aberrant Series. This is loads of fun while being somewhat scary and disturbing at the same time. It was well written, and had a great plot with a great lead in Cora Manning. It also definitely made me itch to start the series, which is precisely what a good prelude should do. But for the fact that I’m literally dictating this review to my husband from my hospital bed I could go on and on with praises - this book definitely deserves it. Since I can’t do that I will simply note that the book is most definitely one to read, it is easy to highly recommend.
June 21, 2018
I was very involved in the first half of the story. However, the second half seemed to lose focus and the ending felt a bit disconnected. I review well over 200 books each year and things catch my attention which might slip past others. At one point the two main characters escape in a truck which suddenly becomes a car. I also have difficulty with protagonists who ask themselves questions too often. With some editing, I think this would be a fine read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 21, 2018
Short read that sets the table
by GRThemann
Enjoyed the book but felt that there was a bigger story that could have been told. Granted, this did set the table for further books and that the author didn't want to give much away, but Cora and Jasper have a lot more depth to their story that needs to be expanded upon. Now, I'm ready to get on with the meat after this tasty appetizer.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 23, 2018
A great beginning for a series.
I can't wait for more of this, I want to say more about this story but I absolutely hate spoilers, so I won't go into details.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Wonderful characters, Page-turner, Great world building, Unpredictable, Original, Easy-to-read, Entertaining, Action-packed, Twisted.
Bookshelves/tags:
dystopian, series, young-adult.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I can't wait for more of this, I want to say more about this story but I absolutely hate spoilers, so I won't go into details.
Reasons I enjoyed this book:
Wonderful characters, Page-turner, Great world building, Unpredictable, Original, Easy-to-read, Entertaining, Action-packed, Twisted.
Bookshelves/tags:
dystopian, series, young-adult.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 22, 2018
I have never read anything from Ruth Silver before this story. I am glad I read this book I was so into the book and could not put it down till I finshed it. This story has strong characters and a wonderful story as it unfolds I loved reading it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 24, 2018
I really enjoyed this book and getting to see where Gensis actually began gives more insight to the series. The Cora and Jasper are likable characters. I'm excited to read the rest of the series!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 24, 2018
The grasslands are a dangerous place. She wants to get into the promised land a d she gets in. Life is not as she thought it would. Why not? What will she do now? See what she will do
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 26, 2018
Very good, this is not the type of story I usally read but I really liked it great story line. I was hooked from the first page.
December 9, 2018
Intriguing story!
Cora spent her whole life fighting to stay alive in a world devastated by the Red Plague. Her parents thought getting her into the protected city of Genesis would protect her. The new government promises to provide food, shelter and a better life. Unfortunately she no sooner arrives but the town is attacked, she gets sick and told she’s dying. Genesis is not the Utopia it’s described to be but a dictatorship. She escapes with Jasper to Cabal and builds a new life until the government attacks. Now she must fight for her freedom.
Cora spent her whole life fighting to stay alive in a world devastated by the Red Plague. Her parents thought getting her into the protected city of Genesis would protect her. The new government promises to provide food, shelter and a better life. Unfortunately she no sooner arrives but the town is attacked, she gets sick and told she’s dying. Genesis is not the Utopia it’s described to be but a dictatorship. She escapes with Jasper to Cabal and builds a new life until the government attacks. Now she must fight for her freedom.
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September 4, 2018I have a passion for dystopian stories if they are done well and this one is one of the best I've read. I really liked Cora - such a strong character. The premise is promising going forward and the author delivers as she creates a new world unlike the one we live in now. Great imagination.
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