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Breaking Order #2
Splintering Reality
When Ambert gets a hold of a notebook containing The Regime's fatal flaw, all eyes lie on him as he searches for an answer to stop Dreamers and The Regime from war. If he wishes to keep his friends safe, he can’t let them discover his secrets — including his past with the elusive Commander. He’s not the only misfit in the crowd. Branded as an oracle, Calista has nowhere to hide. Her dreams predict the future, and they now might be the only key to saving Wes’ sister and protecting the growing rebellion. If she can learn to trust the rebel lurking inside her.One false move won’t just get them killed; it’ll fracture the growing resistance. Ambert and Calista must find the truth lurking in their creativity-centered world before The Commander splits apart their friendship — and with it, the rebellion itself.
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 6, 2019
About the author
Catherine Kopf
12 books14 followersCatherine Kopf is the owner of Dream Cat Publishing, currently working hard to bring stories to life whether it be writing her own or helping edit essays and fiction and nonfiction prose. An arts advocate who loves cookie dough, she enjoys spending time with animals, going to church, exploring her new home in Central Florida, and diving into her next favorite book. Cooking and spending time with friends just make the adventures sweeter.
At nine-years-old, Catherine fell in love with whimsical writing and fun, fantasy prose with relatable friendships. She started writing from a young age, wanting to weave her active imagination and fun characters into the stories. Some of her favorite books include Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, Amari and the Night Brothers, The Thing About Jellyfish, and The School for Good and Evil.
Catherine hopes to create and edit stories that not only come off the page but relate on a deeper level to the people who read them.
At nine-years-old, Catherine fell in love with whimsical writing and fun, fantasy prose with relatable friendships. She started writing from a young age, wanting to weave her active imagination and fun characters into the stories. Some of her favorite books include Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse, Amari and the Night Brothers, The Thing About Jellyfish, and The School for Good and Evil.
Catherine hopes to create and edit stories that not only come off the page but relate on a deeper level to the people who read them.
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March 3, 2019
4.5 stars
I received an ARC of this for an honest review.
This wasn't the sequel I expected after reading Breaking Order but damn... that ending. I thought it could be a little faster or more polished in some places but the overall plot of this one was pretty rich compared to Breaking Order. Does the author say Breaking Order is a novella now? I mean, I didn't see it that way, but whatever flips her boat I guess. I wish we went back into the arts aspect of the story, but what was here was enjoyable. I hope the author gets back into the artistic groove of things, but I think that definitely has potential in the next book since this one was so focused on sacrifice, friendship, and secrets.
One thing that made me bump this one down 0.5 stars was but overall that didn't deter me too much. This story had all the action and bonding I wanted in Breaking Order plus twists and turns I didn't expect! Can't wait to see what Kopf does in the future!
I received an ARC of this for an honest review.
This wasn't the sequel I expected after reading Breaking Order but damn... that ending. I thought it could be a little faster or more polished in some places but the overall plot of this one was pretty rich compared to Breaking Order. Does the author say Breaking Order is a novella now? I mean, I didn't see it that way, but whatever flips her boat I guess. I wish we went back into the arts aspect of the story, but what was here was enjoyable. I hope the author gets back into the artistic groove of things, but I think that definitely has potential in the next book since this one was so focused on sacrifice, friendship, and secrets.
One thing that made me bump this one down 0.5 stars was but overall that didn't deter me too much. This story had all the action and bonding I wanted in Breaking Order plus twists and turns I didn't expect! Can't wait to see what Kopf does in the future!
March 22, 2019
This is the second book of the Breaking Order. The first book was so amazing and I couldn't wait to read this one. And yet here I am with late review. But anyways thanks to the author for the e-arc in exchange of an honest review.
If you have not read the first book what are you doing, I will link the review of the breaking order and the interview with the author.
My review of this book is spoiler free.
My opinion;
The book continues from the ending of the last book. And we get introduced to a lot of new characters, which at first I had a hard time remembering the character names but it got easy later on.
This story line was not that fast, so it was easy to understand what was going on in the story. And this book had so many good twist which I loved about it. And yes there is character development for all the character who were mentioned in last book. My favourite being Calista because she is know as this shy/wallflower girl and then she is trying to be more confident as she has a huge responsibility. But not only did she developed but others character did to. When there are lot of characters is hard to focus on some characters and story. But author managed to do it all.
Rating;
4/5 Oreo's.
December 31, 2018
“A thrilling dystopian series full of edge-of-your seat action, unexpected twists, and a touch of magic. Kopf weaves a rich world where those who dare to dream must also dare to fight.” Debbie Zaken, award-winning author of Colliding Skies.
May 10, 2022
This version of the book is no longer on sale, but the story has been rewritten, recategorized to Middle Grade instead of Young Adult, and republished with a new cover.
This book is a Young Adult Dystopian/Fantasy novel book 2. I DNFed this book almost 200 pages in.
Book Cover: 5* - Well, like the first book, this cover is just as colorful, mysterious, and gorgeous. Unfortunately this was another book that received aid from the no longer existing company Eight Little Pages. Wonderfully put together and was partly a cover buy for me.
Summary/Tagline: 3* - Honestly, after reading the synopsis, I felt nothing. I didn't feel curious, hooked, bored, annoyed, nothing. I just wasn't at all intrigued.
Characters: 2* - In this book we now follow 2 characters instead of 1, Calista makes a comeback for this book, and her adoptive brother Ambert. Like with the synopsis, I felt both nothing and annoyed following both characters, but most of that stemmed from weird and awkward dialogues and what felt like rushed or missing/skipped scenes. Calista's dialogue reminded me of Robin from Adam West's Batman, especially with words like Golly and Schucks in her dialogues, and most of the time completely stunned because I don't know ANY teens that talk like her. As for Ambert, I just wasn't feeling anything in his chapters, but there were times I felt annoyed by his constant need to find pacifying methods to save everyone and stop the Regime . . . and his friends, but also annoyed by his biological sister Enya who is both repulsive and overly rebellious with a traumatic past that is treated more like an inconvenience than anything else. After reading so many pages and feeling mostly nothing or aggravation, I just couldn't read this book anymore.
World Building: 1* - This might be hard to figure out, but I honestly didn't feel like I was learning anything, especially about the magic/power system. I think there was a little bit of insight in Calista's oracle powers, but like in characters, the info was way to short and scenes rushed through. I just felt mostly disappointed.
Story: 1* - Book 2 takes place after book 1, how long after book 1? I don't know. I don't think it was ever made clear. The earlier chapters made it sound like its maybe been a few weeks or a few months, I just can't say. The whole point still is to save Dreamers and stop the Regime, that is until a spy is assumed to be in Safe Haven and Calista finds out who it is . . . easily. I'm not kidding, this person was just terrible at hiding what they were trying to do and their behavior toward Calista made Cal easily suspicious of this person. Now because everything was being rushed through, scenes missing or skipped, info, characters, and events just fall into place in a very convenient manner. It felt almost whiplashy, I think, I just know that I just wasn't into it at all and wasn't at all interested with what characters were doing and their dangers.
Over All: 3* - Unfortunately, after almost 200 pages, I just wasn't interested and felt mostly nothing about what I was reading. I tried, I really did, but I just didn't want to read it anymore. Hopefully the newly rewritten version does the story the author wants to tell justice, so until then, I'm just going to stop here. This book is also no longer on the market, so it's fine. If you guys want to try and read a Middle Grade Dystopian Fantasy, go ahead and check out the new version of this series, there are 3 books of this series out so far. Not sure how many more books there will be, but go ahead and follow the author to learn more.
This book is a Young Adult Dystopian/Fantasy novel book 2. I DNFed this book almost 200 pages in.
Book Cover: 5* - Well, like the first book, this cover is just as colorful, mysterious, and gorgeous. Unfortunately this was another book that received aid from the no longer existing company Eight Little Pages. Wonderfully put together and was partly a cover buy for me.
Summary/Tagline: 3* - Honestly, after reading the synopsis, I felt nothing. I didn't feel curious, hooked, bored, annoyed, nothing. I just wasn't at all intrigued.
Characters: 2* - In this book we now follow 2 characters instead of 1, Calista makes a comeback for this book, and her adoptive brother Ambert. Like with the synopsis, I felt both nothing and annoyed following both characters, but most of that stemmed from weird and awkward dialogues and what felt like rushed or missing/skipped scenes. Calista's dialogue reminded me of Robin from Adam West's Batman, especially with words like Golly and Schucks in her dialogues, and most of the time completely stunned because I don't know ANY teens that talk like her. As for Ambert, I just wasn't feeling anything in his chapters, but there were times I felt annoyed by his constant need to find pacifying methods to save everyone and stop the Regime . . . and his friends, but also annoyed by his biological sister Enya who is both repulsive and overly rebellious with a traumatic past that is treated more like an inconvenience than anything else. After reading so many pages and feeling mostly nothing or aggravation, I just couldn't read this book anymore.
World Building: 1* - This might be hard to figure out, but I honestly didn't feel like I was learning anything, especially about the magic/power system. I think there was a little bit of insight in Calista's oracle powers, but like in characters, the info was way to short and scenes rushed through. I just felt mostly disappointed.
Story: 1* - Book 2 takes place after book 1, how long after book 1? I don't know. I don't think it was ever made clear. The earlier chapters made it sound like its maybe been a few weeks or a few months, I just can't say. The whole point still is to save Dreamers and stop the Regime, that is until a spy is assumed to be in Safe Haven and Calista finds out who it is . . . easily. I'm not kidding, this person was just terrible at hiding what they were trying to do and their behavior toward Calista made Cal easily suspicious of this person. Now because everything was being rushed through, scenes missing or skipped, info, characters, and events just fall into place in a very convenient manner. It felt almost whiplashy, I think, I just know that I just wasn't into it at all and wasn't at all interested with what characters were doing and their dangers.
Over All: 3* - Unfortunately, after almost 200 pages, I just wasn't interested and felt mostly nothing about what I was reading. I tried, I really did, but I just didn't want to read it anymore. Hopefully the newly rewritten version does the story the author wants to tell justice, so until then, I'm just going to stop here. This book is also no longer on the market, so it's fine. If you guys want to try and read a Middle Grade Dystopian Fantasy, go ahead and check out the new version of this series, there are 3 books of this series out so far. Not sure how many more books there will be, but go ahead and follow the author to learn more.
February 12, 2019
Continuing on from Breaking Order, Splintering Reality brings captivating characters, a fast paced plot, action and twists and turns that surprised me several times. Combined with an unique dystopian fantasy world and thought provoking prose, Catherine Koph’s sophomore novel is nothing but amazing.
Unlike Breaking Order where we only followed Calista’s point of view, we also get Ambert’s story as well, which makes this book somewhat longer than the last (over 100 pages longer on the paperback). I attached to Calista right away, struggling in her new role, revealed at the end of Breaking Order . She’s soon put into the fire (sometimes literally as she clashes with Enya, a fire wielder with a fiery personality to match) and I loved seeing her character growth throughout her trials. It took a little bit for me to cling to Ambert, but I love watching his struggles to find a peaceful way out of their conflict, but realizing that it’s much easier said than done. He also discovers a lot about himself and has to make a lot of hard choices.
There’s a larger cast of characters, and while I’m not a huge fan of big casts in novels, I didn’t feel like I lost track of character often, as each character had a distinct trait and role to play in the story. I loved almost all of them and several characters surprised me with their roles.
The plot was well crafted and fast paced with tension, surprises and twists in every chapter. The mix of action and character building was just right. The prose is vivid and easy to read. I also really like that there isn’t a prominent romance subplot in the story, which is rare to find in YA novels as of late.
The setting is expanded from Breaking Order, which already had a rich and vivid world. We have new cities to explore with their own character, and some idea of what happened fifteen years prior to the series that brought The Regime into power. There’s also a bunch of grey area brought into what was seen as a mostly black and white conflict in Breaking Order. It adds just enough darkness to set the mood of this installment darker than the first. There’s plenty of moments in this that made me think not just about dreams, the arts and their role in our world and this one, but about friendship and family and sacrifice.
The ending was heartbreaking and satisfying at the same time, having a bit of closure as well as setting up the next installment of the series, Blazing Rebellion. I’m looking forward to it and reading more from Koph.
Unlike Breaking Order where we only followed Calista’s point of view, we also get Ambert’s story as well, which makes this book somewhat longer than the last (over 100 pages longer on the paperback). I attached to Calista right away, struggling in her new role, revealed at the end of Breaking Order . She’s soon put into the fire (sometimes literally as she clashes with Enya, a fire wielder with a fiery personality to match) and I loved seeing her character growth throughout her trials. It took a little bit for me to cling to Ambert, but I love watching his struggles to find a peaceful way out of their conflict, but realizing that it’s much easier said than done. He also discovers a lot about himself and has to make a lot of hard choices.
There’s a larger cast of characters, and while I’m not a huge fan of big casts in novels, I didn’t feel like I lost track of character often, as each character had a distinct trait and role to play in the story. I loved almost all of them and several characters surprised me with their roles.
The plot was well crafted and fast paced with tension, surprises and twists in every chapter. The mix of action and character building was just right. The prose is vivid and easy to read. I also really like that there isn’t a prominent romance subplot in the story, which is rare to find in YA novels as of late.
The setting is expanded from Breaking Order, which already had a rich and vivid world. We have new cities to explore with their own character, and some idea of what happened fifteen years prior to the series that brought The Regime into power. There’s also a bunch of grey area brought into what was seen as a mostly black and white conflict in Breaking Order. It adds just enough darkness to set the mood of this installment darker than the first. There’s plenty of moments in this that made me think not just about dreams, the arts and their role in our world and this one, but about friendship and family and sacrifice.
The ending was heartbreaking and satisfying at the same time, having a bit of closure as well as setting up the next installment of the series, Blazing Rebellion. I’m looking forward to it and reading more from Koph.
May 15, 2019
EDIT: 5/17/19
The author has addressed... every one of my complaints on her Twitter and has said she's going to go back to edit it.
Original: 5/14/19
Stopped reading at 12%
I only picked this up because the day I got it, it was free and it said you could read this without reading the first book.
Well that's a lie.
I was really confused by just about everything, people's relationships, where they came from, their abilities, etc. And, it was poorly written enough that I didn't care about continuing. There were times the dialogue was so weirdly written, I felt I was missing pages.
2 star rating because it wasn't the worst thing I ever read and I feel bad giving 1 star ratings to books I DNF
Not going to continue, not going to pick up the first book.
The author has addressed... every one of my complaints on her Twitter and has said she's going to go back to edit it.
Original: 5/14/19
Stopped reading at 12%
I only picked this up because the day I got it, it was free and it said you could read this without reading the first book.
Well that's a lie.
I was really confused by just about everything, people's relationships, where they came from, their abilities, etc. And, it was poorly written enough that I didn't care about continuing. There were times the dialogue was so weirdly written, I felt I was missing pages.
2 star rating because it wasn't the worst thing I ever read and I feel bad giving 1 star ratings to books I DNF
Not going to continue, not going to pick up the first book.
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