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Emerge
From the author of the Mindspeak series comes the first in a brand new dystopian romance series.
Six years ago, a highly contagious virus wiped out more than ninety-nine percent of the country’s population. The only person to contract the virus and survive, Cricket fled her identity and the safety of New Caelum, an airtight city. Now eighteen, she watches the city where the wealthy cocooned from the devastating outbreak. When the city’s rumbling incinerator wakes her one night while she and her friends are camping just beyond the city walls, she alone knows what the fiery machine means: the lethal virus is back.
Only eighteen, Westlin Layne is already being groomed to succeed his mother as New Caelum’s next president. Suddenly West’s sister develops symptoms of the deadly virus thought to be eradicated years ago. Placed under quarantine, the president confesses to West a long-held secret: Christina Black, West’s childhood friend and first love, survived the virus, and her body alone holds the precious antibodies to save his sister.
Now West must leave the city to find Christina. But Cricket has no intention of being found.
Six years ago, a highly contagious virus wiped out more than ninety-nine percent of the country’s population. The only person to contract the virus and survive, Cricket fled her identity and the safety of New Caelum, an airtight city. Now eighteen, she watches the city where the wealthy cocooned from the devastating outbreak. When the city’s rumbling incinerator wakes her one night while she and her friends are camping just beyond the city walls, she alone knows what the fiery machine means: the lethal virus is back.
Only eighteen, Westlin Layne is already being groomed to succeed his mother as New Caelum’s next president. Suddenly West’s sister develops symptoms of the deadly virus thought to be eradicated years ago. Placed under quarantine, the president confesses to West a long-held secret: Christina Black, West’s childhood friend and first love, survived the virus, and her body alone holds the precious antibodies to save his sister.
Now West must leave the city to find Christina. But Cricket has no intention of being found.
376 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 3, 2015
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About the author
Heather Sunseri
25 books393 followersHeather Sunseri was raised on a tiny farm in the smallest of towns in thoroughbred horse country near Lexington, Kentucky. After high school, she attended Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, and later graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in accounting. Always torn between a passion for fantasy and a mind for the rational, it only made sense to combine her career in accounting with a novel-writing dream.
Heather now lives in a different small town on the other side of Lexington with her two children, and her husband, Mike, the biggest Oregon Duck fan in the universe. When she’s not writing or working as a CPA, she spends her time tormenting her daughter’s cat, Olivia, and loving on her son’s Golden Retriever, Jenny. MINDSPEAK is her first published novel.
Heather now lives in a different small town on the other side of Lexington with her two children, and her husband, Mike, the biggest Oregon Duck fan in the universe. When she’s not writing or working as a CPA, she spends her time tormenting her daughter’s cat, Olivia, and loving on her son’s Golden Retriever, Jenny. MINDSPEAK is her first published novel.
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October 21, 2017
Wow! I've been dying to read this book for awhile. When I realized I could download the audiobook to accompany my eBook, I jumped on it and flew through it. I love dystopian, and I truly enjoyed the character development. The first book was neatly tied up while leading perfectly into the next. I'm truly looking forward to continuing the series and heading over to download the eBook and audiobook now.
June 16, 2016
Intriguing plot. OK language. Not gripping enough.
August 22, 2019
I am a dystopian fan so it is of no surprise that I liked this book. In Emerge, a black plague like virus has changed the world. The virus was first spread from person to person contact (I think through fluids) then mutated to being airborne. Once it became airborne, it was a wrap. It spread quickly with a 100 percent fatality rate. Only one person is known to have survived the virus and it is our main character Cricket.
Cricket parent were doctors and left to help in another country but when the virus became airborne the U.S. grounded all flight and no one was allowed to come back in to the country. Unfortunately, Cricket had to fight this virus without her parent. Sick and an orphan, man that's enough to harden anyone. Blaming the community she lived in for the death of her parents she leaves the safety of the walled city for the unknown outside of it.
Then there is a new outbreak of the virus and of course everyone wants Cricket believing that she is the key to a cure. Only Cricket doesn't want to be found.
So I found this to be a quick read. Nothing in the book is surprising. There isn't any I-did-not-see-that-coming moments but it kept me turning pages anyway. I liked Cricket. I liked her story. I like how she handled herself. West was iffy for me and the love triangle was unnecessary. All in all though, it was a pretty enjoyable read for me.
Cricket parent were doctors and left to help in another country but when the virus became airborne the U.S. grounded all flight and no one was allowed to come back in to the country. Unfortunately, Cricket had to fight this virus without her parent. Sick and an orphan, man that's enough to harden anyone. Blaming the community she lived in for the death of her parents she leaves the safety of the walled city for the unknown outside of it.
Then there is a new outbreak of the virus and of course everyone wants Cricket believing that she is the key to a cure. Only Cricket doesn't want to be found.
So I found this to be a quick read. Nothing in the book is surprising. There isn't any I-did-not-see-that-coming moments but it kept me turning pages anyway. I liked Cricket. I liked her story. I like how she handled herself. West was iffy for me and the love triangle was unnecessary. All in all though, it was a pretty enjoyable read for me.
April 17, 2018
Cover/Title: Honestly, the cover and title had nothing to do with why I chose to read this book. I was in the mood for a dystopian book and this one was the first that I found.
Characters: I enjoyed the characters in this story. It was an interesting society. I'm not sure I would choose to live in a hospital like environment but it is an interesting way to live.
Plot: A huge chunk of humanity was wiped out by a deadly virus. Everyone that contracted the virus died except for 1 girl. She goes into hiding outside the city walls. 6 years later they come looking for her. The virus is back after a long period of dormancy.
Overall: I find dystopian societies interesting. The people that start them may or may not have good intentions but there is always someone who corrupts it. These books are always good "food for thought" as they say.
Characters: I enjoyed the characters in this story. It was an interesting society. I'm not sure I would choose to live in a hospital like environment but it is an interesting way to live.
Plot: A huge chunk of humanity was wiped out by a deadly virus. Everyone that contracted the virus died except for 1 girl. She goes into hiding outside the city walls. 6 years later they come looking for her. The virus is back after a long period of dormancy.
Overall: I find dystopian societies interesting. The people that start them may or may not have good intentions but there is always someone who corrupts it. These books are always good "food for thought" as they say.
May 16, 2022
PopSugar 22 Prompt 20 - Title begins with last letter of prior read
(Prior read on this device was Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman)
Meh. This was an OK read but not all that good and I won't bother with the sequels.
Dystopian set in a world where a major pandemic (hey!) has taken out a lot of the population and the rich & famous have walled themselves up in a city state. The protagonists are the Only Girl To Have Lived Through The Disease and The President's Son (though in a nice twist the President is actually a woman.) But suddenly! The disease is reappearing! Our heroes must find a way to save everyone! But oh no! GTHLTTD's immunity is waning and now she's been Exposed!
(I feel like this really ought to all be read in Movie Guy's voice so go back and read it that way to yourself.)
(Prior read on this device was Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman)
Meh. This was an OK read but not all that good and I won't bother with the sequels.
Dystopian set in a world where a major pandemic (hey!) has taken out a lot of the population and the rich & famous have walled themselves up in a city state. The protagonists are the Only Girl To Have Lived Through The Disease and The President's Son (though in a nice twist the President is actually a woman.) But suddenly! The disease is reappearing! Our heroes must find a way to save everyone! But oh no! GTHLTTD's immunity is waning and now she's been Exposed!
(I feel like this really ought to all be read in Movie Guy's voice so go back and read it that way to yourself.)
August 28, 2022
Cricket is such a fun nickname...that is all
January 10, 2020
I found this quite a compelling read and will probably buy the next in series. I only downloaded yesterday, and I think it's still free so if you like this genre, you might want to grab it quickly. It's dual first person POV.
Does not contain swearing or sex.
Does not contain swearing or sex.
March 3, 2017
I've read dozens of post apocalyptic stories, and I enjoyed this story world to the extreme. It was the personal and up-close view of the characters that won me. I really liked them. The contrast of settings reminded me some of Under the Never Sky, which is definitely not a bad thing, but it was totally different. This was more a personal journey for Christina, aka "Cricket."
Content warning: Some cussing. Disturbing images, due to the virus.
Content warning: Some cussing. Disturbing images, due to the virus.
March 8, 2015
Hands down--this book was absolutely good! I read it in two days!
Heather Sunseri's "Emerge" is a screen worthy narrative focused on life after a devastating worldwide pandemic. This intriguing plot embraces society's current concerns about Ebola, measles and the spread of other illnesses.
Along with a dynamic plot, Sunseri gives us strong, vivid, likable characters. Cricket is so well-developed it is easy to forget she's only eighteen. West is the disillusioned love interest--think of him as the male equivalent of Alice in Wonderland. He slid down the rabbit hole and someone turned the light on for him. It was interesting to see how he developed and changed by the end of the book. Dax and Dylan prove that identical twins do not necessarily have identical personalities. Dax is the hot button side of a love triangle--he reacts before thinking. But, you get the feeling that thinking isn't too high on his list of priorities. Dylan is the calmer side of the pair. But, we don't get a good look at his personality in this book (maybe he'll show up in Book Two). Hats off to Sunseri for creating a great antagonist--Vice President Justin! At no point will you like this man.
Description is handled expertly by Sunseri. New Caelum is a fictional city in a bubble located in close proximity to Biltmore Estates! (Thank you for a great frame of reference.) I pictured the city as a large Habitrail for people--air tight with no real escape route. The details of the settlement outside of New Caelum were superb--think fortified suburb meets Puritan village.
Yes, Sunseri's book is dystopian. And, yes, it's a romance. But, it doesn't read like a stereotypical, formulaic piece of dribble. Instead, it is well-written and thought provoking. What measures would any government take to protect its citizens from a worldwide pandemic? Would only the wealthy do well? Or, would everyone get a fair shot?
I enjoyed "Emerge" and can't wait for Book Two.
Heather Sunseri's "Emerge" is a screen worthy narrative focused on life after a devastating worldwide pandemic. This intriguing plot embraces society's current concerns about Ebola, measles and the spread of other illnesses.
Along with a dynamic plot, Sunseri gives us strong, vivid, likable characters. Cricket is so well-developed it is easy to forget she's only eighteen. West is the disillusioned love interest--think of him as the male equivalent of Alice in Wonderland. He slid down the rabbit hole and someone turned the light on for him. It was interesting to see how he developed and changed by the end of the book. Dax and Dylan prove that identical twins do not necessarily have identical personalities. Dax is the hot button side of a love triangle--he reacts before thinking. But, you get the feeling that thinking isn't too high on his list of priorities. Dylan is the calmer side of the pair. But, we don't get a good look at his personality in this book (maybe he'll show up in Book Two). Hats off to Sunseri for creating a great antagonist--Vice President Justin! At no point will you like this man.
Description is handled expertly by Sunseri. New Caelum is a fictional city in a bubble located in close proximity to Biltmore Estates! (Thank you for a great frame of reference.) I pictured the city as a large Habitrail for people--air tight with no real escape route. The details of the settlement outside of New Caelum were superb--think fortified suburb meets Puritan village.
Yes, Sunseri's book is dystopian. And, yes, it's a romance. But, it doesn't read like a stereotypical, formulaic piece of dribble. Instead, it is well-written and thought provoking. What measures would any government take to protect its citizens from a worldwide pandemic? Would only the wealthy do well? Or, would everyone get a fair shot?
I enjoyed "Emerge" and can't wait for Book Two.
November 18, 2015
Emerge (No1 Emerge Series) - Heather Sunseri 5 Big Gold Stars !
Cricket (formerly Christina) left the safety of the very clinical New Caelum City many years ago, she changed her identity and has no intention of being found. Cricket is the sole survivor of a deadly disease that wiped out the majority of the population. 'West' her long lost best friend, who was lead to believe Cricket had died, now needs to find her to save his sister, can he find her and persuade her to return ?
After reading the amazing Mindspeak series, I didn't think this author could do any better - I was so so wrong. Wow this book was amazing, I was hooked from the first chapter.
I was drawn in and transported right into this changed world, this book fully captured my imagination. As with Heather's previous books, I really loved the characters and connected with Cricket and her unfamiliar lifestyle. This was really well written and a really hard book to put down and I ended up reading well into the early hours of the morning.
I am eagerly awaiting the next book in this series, please don't make me wait too long!
Cricket (formerly Christina) left the safety of the very clinical New Caelum City many years ago, she changed her identity and has no intention of being found. Cricket is the sole survivor of a deadly disease that wiped out the majority of the population. 'West' her long lost best friend, who was lead to believe Cricket had died, now needs to find her to save his sister, can he find her and persuade her to return ?
After reading the amazing Mindspeak series, I didn't think this author could do any better - I was so so wrong. Wow this book was amazing, I was hooked from the first chapter.
I was drawn in and transported right into this changed world, this book fully captured my imagination. As with Heather's previous books, I really loved the characters and connected with Cricket and her unfamiliar lifestyle. This was really well written and a really hard book to put down and I ended up reading well into the early hours of the morning.
I am eagerly awaiting the next book in this series, please don't make me wait too long!
May 12, 2016
My opinion on this book is that it was very strong in vocabulary and it was extremely consistent with the events. Nothing was wrong with this book until the end, the ending was absolutely horrendous and that was the real reason I did not like the book because with me I look for the meaty ending and this just was a boring love sob story and I hate that in a book. It reminds me of reading boring and dreadful sob stories and it just sucks so much because it was absolutely fantastic but the ending just fell short.
The book was solid on everything and the author is great I already read many of her other books but this one just wasn't one of the better ones she has written. This was my review on the book and for all of you reviewers out there I encourage you to NOT I repeat not to read this book if you don't like sob story endings but if you do they I strongly encourage you. This was your review with Jared Fisher.
The book was solid on everything and the author is great I already read many of her other books but this one just wasn't one of the better ones she has written. This was my review on the book and for all of you reviewers out there I encourage you to NOT I repeat not to read this book if you don't like sob story endings but if you do they I strongly encourage you. This was your review with Jared Fisher.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 6, 2015
Heather Sunseri has done it again. In just a few pages she once again pulls you into a story you won't want to put down until you reach the end. Six years ago America shuts itself off from the world in response to a global epidemic that is wiping out the population, and the city of New Caelum is born. Christina Black, the lone survivor, flees the city. What happens, however, when the virus emerges again and Christina is forced to face all that she left behind? Get prepared for an emotional and exciting adventure that will leave you cheering on your new favorite characters, Cricket and West, as well as pondering the real possibility of the dystopian world you have entered. Welcome to the next must-read series.
March 10, 2015
Read this book in two days. Very well-written. When I had to put it down I couldn't wait to get back to it. I loved the complex and believable world Heather built. The characters were strong but not perfect. Their depth reflected their experiences. I really felt for them. The romance was really strong. Christina and West had to make tough choices.
I also loved that this wasn't a complete cliffhanger. There was an ending but plenty of room for another couple books.
Can't wait for the next one!
I also loved that this wasn't a complete cliffhanger. There was an ending but plenty of room for another couple books.
Can't wait for the next one!
February 15, 2016
Emerge by Heather Sunseri is a novel about a soul survivor of a deadly virus, an enclosed city, and two people that were friends/ early lovebirds when the disease tore them apart.
I read this book with low expectations. I read Mindspeak by Sunseri, and liked it, but was not wowed. This book was a hundred times better!! It was gripping and hard to put down. There was a lot going on and sometimes you were not aware of who was on what side, but it was very intriguing.
I think this is one of my favorites for this year!!
I read this book with low expectations. I read Mindspeak by Sunseri, and liked it, but was not wowed. This book was a hundred times better!! It was gripping and hard to put down. There was a lot going on and sometimes you were not aware of who was on what side, but it was very intriguing.
I think this is one of my favorites for this year!!
January 24, 2022
I appreciate the premise of the story, but I didn’t find it well-executed. Perhaps it was because it was told in first-person or the main character’s name is Cricket, or the storytelling method didn’t entice me. In general, the characters and ideas felt too simple and too predictable. There were no twists or surprises, and the use of a love triangle just doesn’t resonate with me anymore.
it was a fast read and ended somewhat conclusively, so I’m not planning on finishing the series, but perhaps the short plot also contributed to the lack of complexity in the storytelling.
it was a fast read and ended somewhat conclusively, so I’m not planning on finishing the series, but perhaps the short plot also contributed to the lack of complexity in the storytelling.
March 4, 2015
I loved Heather Sunseri's Mindspeak series so when I heard about a new series coming out, I was thrilled. She didn't disappoint. True to her "science goes sideways" style, Sunseri grounds readers in a unique setting where survival and power is everything. Hooked from page one, I sat on the edge of my seat as she carried me through an amazing journey with action, adventure, wild plot twists, and an exciting romance. Can't wait for the rest of the series to release!
March 21, 2015
Another great book
Heather has done it again! I can't get enough of her books! You are grabbed by her characters, and sucked in by the story. While I am certainly not a Young Adult, I have enjoyed each novel to the point I did not want to be bothered with the outside world when I was reading. I read this one while recovering, so it was great timing. I can't wait for the next one!
Heather has done it again! I can't get enough of her books! You are grabbed by her characters, and sucked in by the story. While I am certainly not a Young Adult, I have enjoyed each novel to the point I did not want to be bothered with the outside world when I was reading. I read this one while recovering, so it was great timing. I can't wait for the next one!
March 29, 2015
What I loved most about this book was how it ended. It closed off nicely without any loose ends and yet there's potential to continue the story further without a horrible cliffhanger.
It was very enjoyable and quick to read as I devoured it in a day.
It was very enjoyable and quick to read as I devoured it in a day.
August 26, 2020
Boring and unoriginal, just like you'd judge from the cover. Cookie-cutter characters who do cookie-cutter things. Two different perspectives that intertwine because apparently that's the trend now. I could barely finish the last few chapters.
Don't bother.
Don't bother.
March 15, 2015
I loved it. :).
April 4, 2020
I really, really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the rest of the books in the series!
January 22, 2021
What is this strange world with a hereditary presidency that can be strengthened by marriage but still is an elected position?
March 8, 2015
Loved it! Hard to put down. Didn't get my Saturday chores done.
February 19, 2016
Held my attention but was not a unique story IMO.
February 27, 2020
Pandemic pandemonium & elitism
The story starts in the aftermath of a pandemic with a 100% mortality rate...except for one person who survived the virus.
There are things this girl remembers vaguely that cone back to her & give her sone clues as to what might have enabled her to survive.
There is a city. The girl lived there with the president &her family. The president had created a sealed city for the elites & enough people to do the cooking, cleaning, etc. If you weren't the best at what you did, you didn't get in.
The girl, when she got sick, asked the president if she could leave so that those who loved her wouldn't have to watch her die. One of the epidemiologists had no desire to stay in the city & took supplies, settling in a somewhat deserted place with a hospital that is still in decent shape. He saw the girl through the disease & got rid of as much of the scarring as he could, & he became like a father to her. Her parents were both doct9rs, trying to help those less fortunate in poor areas, & were stranded outside of the US, while seeking a cure or at least something to help fight the disease & improve survival, when all flights incoming to the US were canceled, leaving the girl orphaned for all intents & purposes.
The girl, who calls herself Cricket now, likes to roam around the forested area. The city isn't far away, & she notices that the incinerator is in use more than normal & at odd hours.
Then, one night, there are 4 trucks that leave the city going 4 different directions. On one of them is the president's son, trying to find Christina Black, Cricket's true name...beciase his sister is sick with the disease they had all hoped was gone. The president tells her son that she believes this was done deliberately to get her out of power. He finds Cricket & figures out she is Christina.
Cricket has been working with the doctor to use the antibidies she has for the disease to experiment on mice. At one point, it seemed the mice they infected were getting better, then they all died. Meanwhile, several of the people from the city have come to the compound & turned up sick with the pandemic virus, & infected 2 people who lived there...one a twin of a guy, Dax, who has fallen in love with Cricket. Dax has genetic immunity, like the president's son, West, whom Cricket still loves, as he loves her.
Cricket agrees to go to try & help West's sister, Willow, but first, she contacts a girl who guards the gate & is part of their military, & they develop an "insurance policy" to make sure Cricket gets to leave...a bomb that will take down the city's IT safeguards, & release the virus into the air of the city. Of course, Cricket really doesn't want to ise it, but as it turns out, she was right & they wouldn't have let her go otherwise. Shebgladly deactivates it once she os away from tye city.
Meanwhile, the VP, a power hungry sort, has drugged the President up...something she soon manages to overcome. West starts asking questions & puts 2 &2 together. It is more horrifying than he imagined...but exactly what Cricket & her friends expected when the incinerator was being used more & more often.
The intricacy of the plan & the scope...the difficulties & complications Cricket faces...the way the people of the sealed city think of those outside their walls...all come out in this first book in a series.
This is promarily a young adult book, but I'm 67 & either I'm in my 2md childhood, or it's interesting for adilts as well (since my husband laughingly tells me I never lost the wonder of my first childhood, I'm sticking with the recommendation that adults will enjoy it as well).
The story starts in the aftermath of a pandemic with a 100% mortality rate...except for one person who survived the virus.
There are things this girl remembers vaguely that cone back to her & give her sone clues as to what might have enabled her to survive.
There is a city. The girl lived there with the president &her family. The president had created a sealed city for the elites & enough people to do the cooking, cleaning, etc. If you weren't the best at what you did, you didn't get in.
The girl, when she got sick, asked the president if she could leave so that those who loved her wouldn't have to watch her die. One of the epidemiologists had no desire to stay in the city & took supplies, settling in a somewhat deserted place with a hospital that is still in decent shape. He saw the girl through the disease & got rid of as much of the scarring as he could, & he became like a father to her. Her parents were both doct9rs, trying to help those less fortunate in poor areas, & were stranded outside of the US, while seeking a cure or at least something to help fight the disease & improve survival, when all flights incoming to the US were canceled, leaving the girl orphaned for all intents & purposes.
The girl, who calls herself Cricket now, likes to roam around the forested area. The city isn't far away, & she notices that the incinerator is in use more than normal & at odd hours.
Then, one night, there are 4 trucks that leave the city going 4 different directions. On one of them is the president's son, trying to find Christina Black, Cricket's true name...beciase his sister is sick with the disease they had all hoped was gone. The president tells her son that she believes this was done deliberately to get her out of power. He finds Cricket & figures out she is Christina.
Cricket has been working with the doctor to use the antibidies she has for the disease to experiment on mice. At one point, it seemed the mice they infected were getting better, then they all died. Meanwhile, several of the people from the city have come to the compound & turned up sick with the pandemic virus, & infected 2 people who lived there...one a twin of a guy, Dax, who has fallen in love with Cricket. Dax has genetic immunity, like the president's son, West, whom Cricket still loves, as he loves her.
Cricket agrees to go to try & help West's sister, Willow, but first, she contacts a girl who guards the gate & is part of their military, & they develop an "insurance policy" to make sure Cricket gets to leave...a bomb that will take down the city's IT safeguards, & release the virus into the air of the city. Of course, Cricket really doesn't want to ise it, but as it turns out, she was right & they wouldn't have let her go otherwise. Shebgladly deactivates it once she os away from tye city.
Meanwhile, the VP, a power hungry sort, has drugged the President up...something she soon manages to overcome. West starts asking questions & puts 2 &2 together. It is more horrifying than he imagined...but exactly what Cricket & her friends expected when the incinerator was being used more & more often.
The intricacy of the plan & the scope...the difficulties & complications Cricket faces...the way the people of the sealed city think of those outside their walls...all come out in this first book in a series.
This is promarily a young adult book, but I'm 67 & either I'm in my 2md childhood, or it's interesting for adilts as well (since my husband laughingly tells me I never lost the wonder of my first childhood, I'm sticking with the recommendation that adults will enjoy it as well).
October 27, 2016
Title: Emerge
Author: Heather Sunseri
Publisher: Sun Publishing
ISBN: 2940152852325
Buy Link: http://heathersunseri.com/novels/emerge/
Reviewer: Teresa Fallen Angel
Blurb:
Emerge 1
Six years ago, a highly contagious virus wiped out more than ninety-nine percent of the country’s population. The only person to contract the virus and survive, Cricket fled her identity and the safety of New Caelum, an airtight city. Now eighteen, she watches the city where the wealthy cocooned from the devastating outbreak. When the city’s rumbling incinerator wakes her one night while she and her friends are camping just beyond the city walls, she alone knows what the fiery machine means: the lethal virus is back.
Only eighteen, Westlin Layne is already being groomed to succeed his mother as New Caelum’s next president. Suddenly West’s sister develops symptoms of the deadly virus thought to be eradicated years ago. Placed under quarantine, the president confesses to West a long-held secret: Christina Black, West’s childhood friend and first love, survived the virus, and her body alone holds the precious antibodies to save his sister.
Now West must leave the city to find Christina. But Cricket has no intention of being found.
Total 5/5
Summary:
This book is an incredible look into a world ravaged by an out of control virus. Six years ago the world's population was decimated leaving the few left behind to deal with the dead because only one person survived the disease, nicknamed Bad Sam, and she, Christina, is missing. Instead of helping their people, the leadership of the USA choose to wall themselves into a self contained dome leaving everyone outside to fend for themselves, but now they are in danger. Cricket has been watching the city, New Caelum, for the last three months man their incinerators at night using has-mat uniforms on, very unusual. When vehicles leave the compound she knows something is up considering no one has left it since they closed the doors six years ago.
Westlin, the presidents son, is sent on a mission find Christina, his first love, in the hopes that a cure can be found to save his sister Willow. Westlin and his friends are prepared to find backward and primitive people, but they soon learn that things aren't what they were taught. They find a community much like theirs. Soon things go bad when their own people sicken and are diagnosed with Bad Sam. Time is of the essence as they locate Dr. Cain Quinton and Christina. As the two groups clash mistrust and fear rules making it difficult to attain their common goal, a cure. Cricket agrees to go with West even though she knows that there is more going on then they are saying.
That is just the beginning this fast paced and incredible story. I was held spellbound as this story unfolded and ti isn't over yet. I for one will be waiting to see what happens next in the second book in the Emerge series.
Author: Heather Sunseri
Publisher: Sun Publishing
ISBN: 2940152852325
Buy Link: http://heathersunseri.com/novels/emerge/
Reviewer: Teresa Fallen Angel
Blurb:
Emerge 1
Six years ago, a highly contagious virus wiped out more than ninety-nine percent of the country’s population. The only person to contract the virus and survive, Cricket fled her identity and the safety of New Caelum, an airtight city. Now eighteen, she watches the city where the wealthy cocooned from the devastating outbreak. When the city’s rumbling incinerator wakes her one night while she and her friends are camping just beyond the city walls, she alone knows what the fiery machine means: the lethal virus is back.
Only eighteen, Westlin Layne is already being groomed to succeed his mother as New Caelum’s next president. Suddenly West’s sister develops symptoms of the deadly virus thought to be eradicated years ago. Placed under quarantine, the president confesses to West a long-held secret: Christina Black, West’s childhood friend and first love, survived the virus, and her body alone holds the precious antibodies to save his sister.
Now West must leave the city to find Christina. But Cricket has no intention of being found.
Total 5/5
Summary:
This book is an incredible look into a world ravaged by an out of control virus. Six years ago the world's population was decimated leaving the few left behind to deal with the dead because only one person survived the disease, nicknamed Bad Sam, and she, Christina, is missing. Instead of helping their people, the leadership of the USA choose to wall themselves into a self contained dome leaving everyone outside to fend for themselves, but now they are in danger. Cricket has been watching the city, New Caelum, for the last three months man their incinerators at night using has-mat uniforms on, very unusual. When vehicles leave the compound she knows something is up considering no one has left it since they closed the doors six years ago.
Westlin, the presidents son, is sent on a mission find Christina, his first love, in the hopes that a cure can be found to save his sister Willow. Westlin and his friends are prepared to find backward and primitive people, but they soon learn that things aren't what they were taught. They find a community much like theirs. Soon things go bad when their own people sicken and are diagnosed with Bad Sam. Time is of the essence as they locate Dr. Cain Quinton and Christina. As the two groups clash mistrust and fear rules making it difficult to attain their common goal, a cure. Cricket agrees to go with West even though she knows that there is more going on then they are saying.
That is just the beginning this fast paced and incredible story. I was held spellbound as this story unfolded and ti isn't over yet. I for one will be waiting to see what happens next in the second book in the Emerge series.
January 9, 2018
A Typical Dystopian Future Society Novel but... YA
Sunseri uses Samael again or as it's commonly known as Bad Sam in the form of a virus of epidemic proportions that has only one sole survivor, a young woman who escaped from and is living outside of a closed off brain trust, rich family militarized habitat of a highly selective 'city's of thousands. The author provided the first book in her Emerge series for free in hopes of getting the reader interested and sticking with the Emerge series for purchase and hopefully a review. While I only gave this a 3, I am reviewing it and have already purchased book 2 in the series. I have also read all four of her In Darkness series and gave each a 5 star review. I!I'm still willing to stick with this series. There's enough story here with intrigue, spent up teen angst that survives continuing adulthood to stick with the series.
Sunseri uses Samael again or as it's commonly known as Bad Sam in the form of a virus of epidemic proportions that has only one sole survivor, a young woman who escaped from and is living outside of a closed off brain trust, rich family militarized habitat of a highly selective 'city's of thousands. The author provided the first book in her Emerge series for free in hopes of getting the reader interested and sticking with the Emerge series for purchase and hopefully a review. While I only gave this a 3, I am reviewing it and have already purchased book 2 in the series. I have also read all four of her In Darkness series and gave each a 5 star review. I!I'm still willing to stick with this series. There's enough story here with intrigue, spent up teen angst that survives continuing adulthood to stick with the series.
March 21, 2018
I found the concept to be interesting, a 100 percent mortality disease spreading with one lone survivor that escapes, however the overall writing is what made me decide on 3 stars over 4 or even 5. While the story itself kept me intrigued, I found myself willing to put the book down for periods out of the day because I found myself slightly bored. The back and forth between Cricket and West came off choppy and there were a few instances of repetition. For example, an instance in West's POV where the dialogue explains something, but the concept was then reworded and written following the dialogue.
I did enjoy the story and will probably read the following books, in order to find out if Cricket chooses Dax or West, but probably not right away.
I did enjoy the story and will probably read the following books, in order to find out if Cricket chooses Dax or West, but probably not right away.
April 14, 2020
This started off really well and had a very intriguing plot premise but that was about the extent of it.
The main character Cricket has a total God complex and has to take everything on by herself. I admire her wanting to help with a cure but does she really have to be evasive with everyone it gets so tedious.
West is so ridiculous that he would not guess Crickets identity sooner and the too quick love declarations were not very likely or believable.
There were so many side plots and reveals when we get to the middle that I found myself getting really bored also the cartoon villian was not the least bit threatening.
The ending was rather flat and wrapped up too easily and though it was ok i have no real desire to get too the next book.
The main character Cricket has a total God complex and has to take everything on by herself. I admire her wanting to help with a cure but does she really have to be evasive with everyone it gets so tedious.
West is so ridiculous that he would not guess Crickets identity sooner and the too quick love declarations were not very likely or believable.
There were so many side plots and reveals when we get to the middle that I found myself getting really bored also the cartoon villian was not the least bit threatening.
The ending was rather flat and wrapped up too easily and though it was ok i have no real desire to get too the next book.
June 7, 2020
Events that could mirror today’s happenings
Cricket and West brought to life the events happening today. Being home bound with the need to wear mask whenever you emerge from your home today, brought this book to life for me. The writing is believable and the suspense feels real. It was very hard to take breaks. It has been a very long time since I have read a book that put me on site. The description of places and people was so vivid I could actually image being on site. Emerge was written in such a manner that one would feel they were actually there watching it unfold in person. One of my granddaughters and great granddaughter would enjoy reading this book and, I truly believe that they too would experience the same feelings as I.
Cricket and West brought to life the events happening today. Being home bound with the need to wear mask whenever you emerge from your home today, brought this book to life for me. The writing is believable and the suspense feels real. It was very hard to take breaks. It has been a very long time since I have read a book that put me on site. The description of places and people was so vivid I could actually image being on site. Emerge was written in such a manner that one would feel they were actually there watching it unfold in person. One of my granddaughters and great granddaughter would enjoy reading this book and, I truly believe that they too would experience the same feelings as I.
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