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MagScreen 1060: Reality by Deception
Haunted by an ancient demon-goddess, threatened by government debt-slavery. Will Allison Chao find answers, or disturb a greater evil?
Haunted by dark forces and facing government debt-slavery, Aijayy turns to her quirky new friends for answers. But her connections with them lead her to a world of demonic beings who control the world's twelve governments - and reality itself.
"This book was a page turner! It was fun to read because it had new and cool things happening that I haven't come across in other books. Can't wait to read the second one to see how the story continues!"
"Imaginative and surprising, this book will keep you wondering what deep secret is hidden beyond its words. Casto will immerse you in a world so parallel to our own and yet intriguingly different, with its many shocking and horrifying secrets that will make you physically wince and then turn the next page in wonder. This book comments on human patterns we see in our own governments and the people in day-to-day life. Just when you think you understand it all, you may be shocked by the twists that come into your path. This was an enjoyable read that had me on the floor anxious for the next as soon as I closed its cover."
"Just finished reading MagScreen 1060: Reality by Deception by Bobby Casto. Mr. Casto's ability to build a future world is excellent, and the suspense and pace kept me up several nights when I should have been asleep. His characters, both good and evil, are real enough to send chills down your spine. I'm not one for world-building but soon found myself comfortable with his style. This was a digital copy, but if it had been a print copy, I can say I would have been turning pages without realizing it. If you want a fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat, MagScreen 1060 is your read. "
Comparable titles (well-suited for readers who enjoyed): Matched, The Giver, Hunger Games, Latern's Ember, Feed, 1984, Y: The Last Man, Never Let Me Go, Unwind, Station Eleven, Children of Eden, One Second After, The Power, The Library at Mount Char, Delirium, He, She and It, Parable of the Sower.
This book is your next young adult dystopian addiction!
EXCERPT FROM MAGSCREEN 1060: REALITY BY DECEPTION
“I didn’t want her to see any weakness in me, but the pain of my arm melting into blood was unbearable. My body was shaking just from the pain,” he said as his face tightened. “She came up and pressed against me. I could feel her sweet, inviting breath, the warmth of her body. My body convulsing—down to my bones. She reached up and grabbed my shirt, gently at first, then she twisted it so hard I almost couldn’t breathe.” Hollis paused and squinted again for a second, then continued. “I knew—somehow—that she wanted to torture me. Cause me to suffer in the most horrific ways possible.” He rubbed his eyes.
“During the crash, the axe-board resonator had come detached and was sitting right next to my feet. I kicked it up, pushing her backward at the same time. She stumbled. I lunged at her, bringing the resonator down like an axe toward her head as hard as I could. But it passed right through her…” the tone in his voice suggested emptiness. Like the experience with Latra had betrayed everything he had ever known.
“The axe stuck in the floor, sending a jolt through my body. Latra came up to me. I felt powerless. She leaned in and stroked my face. It was like I was nothing but an insect for her to torment." ...
"It felt like every bone in my body had been broken.
Haunted by dark forces and facing government debt-slavery, Aijayy turns to her quirky new friends for answers. But her connections with them lead her to a world of demonic beings who control the world's twelve governments - and reality itself.
"This book was a page turner! It was fun to read because it had new and cool things happening that I haven't come across in other books. Can't wait to read the second one to see how the story continues!"
"Imaginative and surprising, this book will keep you wondering what deep secret is hidden beyond its words. Casto will immerse you in a world so parallel to our own and yet intriguingly different, with its many shocking and horrifying secrets that will make you physically wince and then turn the next page in wonder. This book comments on human patterns we see in our own governments and the people in day-to-day life. Just when you think you understand it all, you may be shocked by the twists that come into your path. This was an enjoyable read that had me on the floor anxious for the next as soon as I closed its cover."
"Just finished reading MagScreen 1060: Reality by Deception by Bobby Casto. Mr. Casto's ability to build a future world is excellent, and the suspense and pace kept me up several nights when I should have been asleep. His characters, both good and evil, are real enough to send chills down your spine. I'm not one for world-building but soon found myself comfortable with his style. This was a digital copy, but if it had been a print copy, I can say I would have been turning pages without realizing it. If you want a fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat, MagScreen 1060 is your read. "
Comparable titles (well-suited for readers who enjoyed): Matched, The Giver, Hunger Games, Latern's Ember, Feed, 1984, Y: The Last Man, Never Let Me Go, Unwind, Station Eleven, Children of Eden, One Second After, The Power, The Library at Mount Char, Delirium, He, She and It, Parable of the Sower.
This book is your next young adult dystopian addiction!
EXCERPT FROM MAGSCREEN 1060: REALITY BY DECEPTION
“I didn’t want her to see any weakness in me, but the pain of my arm melting into blood was unbearable. My body was shaking just from the pain,” he said as his face tightened. “She came up and pressed against me. I could feel her sweet, inviting breath, the warmth of her body. My body convulsing—down to my bones. She reached up and grabbed my shirt, gently at first, then she twisted it so hard I almost couldn’t breathe.” Hollis paused and squinted again for a second, then continued. “I knew—somehow—that she wanted to torture me. Cause me to suffer in the most horrific ways possible.” He rubbed his eyes.
“During the crash, the axe-board resonator had come detached and was sitting right next to my feet. I kicked it up, pushing her backward at the same time. She stumbled. I lunged at her, bringing the resonator down like an axe toward her head as hard as I could. But it passed right through her…” the tone in his voice suggested emptiness. Like the experience with Latra had betrayed everything he had ever known.
“The axe stuck in the floor, sending a jolt through my body. Latra came up to me. I felt powerless. She leaned in and stroked my face. It was like I was nothing but an insect for her to torment." ...
"It felt like every bone in my body had been broken.
441 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 31, 2019
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Bobby Casto
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Biography
Bobby Casto, Amazon #1 bestselling author in Children's Dystopian Sci-Fi Books, and pen name of a professor of behavioral science at a private university. He believes the dystopian genre needs more mystery and magic - and a touch of the scary and paranormal!
He has published several academic works, and for several years, fictitious stories have played through his mind, so he started writing them down! The first, Reality by Deception, began as a story he told his kids during a week-long power outage in frigid negative temperatures as they were making an outdoor snow refrigerator and huddling over pots of boiling water to stay warm!
Bobby lives in the Intermountain West with his wife, children, and bunnies! He does not own a pet crocodile. He enjoys many hobbies: Painting, running, cycling, sports, reading ya fiction, and vacuuming!
He holds several degrees: a Ph.D., MBA, and BS from Michigan State, University of Utah, and Brigham Young University, respectively.
Bobby loves hearing from his readers and can be contacted by email at bobbycasto.author@gmail.com, Twitter @bobbycasto, INSTA @bobby_casto_author.
*Sign up for my mailing list at bobbycasto.wordpress.com to get notifications on new books!
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September 30, 2020DNF @ 18%
I just wasn’t in the mood for this, and it seemed kind of disjointed (thought that may have been because of my skimming). Plus the characters irritated me, and they seemed to continually change personality, and the MC was gullible af.
All up this just wasn’t for me, but I might try again in the future :))
I just wasn’t in the mood for this, and it seemed kind of disjointed (thought that may have been because of my skimming). Plus the characters irritated me, and they seemed to continually change personality, and the MC was gullible af.
All up this just wasn’t for me, but I might try again in the future :))
May 9, 2020
Mr Casto has created a new world full of mystery and suspense in his new book "Reality by deception".
The book speaks about "Alison Chao" and how her life changes as she meets the disturbants and learns more about Atyps. While she does the impossible to run from the federation, Aijayy slowly unties the secret that has been haunting her ever since she was young.
A great choice for clean science - fiction lovers. Can't wait to read the second book!!!
The book speaks about "Alison Chao" and how her life changes as she meets the disturbants and learns more about Atyps. While she does the impossible to run from the federation, Aijayy slowly unties the secret that has been haunting her ever since she was young.
A great choice for clean science - fiction lovers. Can't wait to read the second book!!!
November 3, 2019
What an amazing book!
I usually don’t like reading YA very much, but I’m so glad I gave “Reality by Deception” a chance.
The story is an action-driven, exciting mix of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Dystopia and will entertain young adults and more mature readers alike.
Bobby Casto is a very talented author. He has created a unique, complex world with its own history and mythology. It’s populated with well-developed, likable characters. The story’s heroine, Aijayy is a young girl with a strong will and many talents, some obvious and some still slumbering deeply inside her. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Benshi, Sai, and Ice, who are so-called A-Types, humans with extraordinary abilities, almost super-powers.
Her new friends and other A-Types are oppressed by a dystopian government, and Aiijayy joins their fight for freedom and equal rights.
But it turns out that the reality of this familiar and yet exotic world Aiijayy lives in is something completely different than the heroine thought it to be…
What this is, everybody should discover for themselves as I highly recommend reading this book.
It is fast-paced and sometimes reminded me of an Anime, particularly the descriptions of the A-Types.
I hope Bobby Casto will write many more books and am already excited about the promised sequel!
I usually don’t like reading YA very much, but I’m so glad I gave “Reality by Deception” a chance.
The story is an action-driven, exciting mix of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Dystopia and will entertain young adults and more mature readers alike.
Bobby Casto is a very talented author. He has created a unique, complex world with its own history and mythology. It’s populated with well-developed, likable characters. The story’s heroine, Aijayy is a young girl with a strong will and many talents, some obvious and some still slumbering deeply inside her. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Benshi, Sai, and Ice, who are so-called A-Types, humans with extraordinary abilities, almost super-powers.
Her new friends and other A-Types are oppressed by a dystopian government, and Aiijayy joins their fight for freedom and equal rights.
But it turns out that the reality of this familiar and yet exotic world Aiijayy lives in is something completely different than the heroine thought it to be…
What this is, everybody should discover for themselves as I highly recommend reading this book.
It is fast-paced and sometimes reminded me of an Anime, particularly the descriptions of the A-Types.
I hope Bobby Casto will write many more books and am already excited about the promised sequel!
July 27, 2019
Imaginative and surprising, this book will keep you wondering what deep secret is hidden beyond its words. Casto will immerse you in a world so parallel to our own and yet intriguingly different, with its many shocking and horrifying secrets that will make you physically wince and then turn the next page in wonder. This book comments on human patterns we see in our own governments and the people in day-to-day life. Just when you think you understand it all, you may be shocked by the twists that come into your path. This was an enjoyable read that had me on the floor anxious for the next as soon as I closed its cover.
July 26, 2019
This book was a page turner! It was fun to read because it had new and cool things happening that I haven't come across in other books. Can't wait to read the second one to see how the story continues!
October 23, 2019
Exciting!
This not my preferred genre, but I found myself drawn into the world that Casto created. The story unfolds in many unexpected ways, so that I couldn’t put it down. This is a great read for adults and young adults alike.
This not my preferred genre, but I found myself drawn into the world that Casto created. The story unfolds in many unexpected ways, so that I couldn’t put it down. This is a great read for adults and young adults alike.
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