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The Rayne Project: Project Hercules
Chaos plagued the world after the wars put the habitable zones under government rule, building genetically enhanced super-soldiers to fight the battle for them. Rayne's found out that she's one of these super-humans. Her semi-normal life got a little more complicated now that she's on the run because Rayne's not meant to be alive—let alone a super. The only people that can help her are the rest of the fugitive super-soldiers on the move from the very government trying to annihilate them. Roman Braggart's job is to find the fugitives and bring them back to the compound, dead or alive. But, Rayne isn't like they've made her out to be. All she wants is to find her family and end this battle before it takes the only people she has left. Going against the General's orders, Rome and Rayne must find a way to stay together and beat the man at his own wicked game. With surprises at every turn, Rome is determined to keep Rayne safe, no matter how much the willful girl pushes him away.
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292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 5, 2021
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Lyna Lopez
4 books44 followersLyna Lopez is a storyteller who spins tales of love, rebellion, and magic—all while wrangling her own wild kingdom on a mini farm in rural Florida. When she’s not dreaming up fearless heroines and the alpha males who can’t resist them, you’ll find her reading and hoarding pretty books like a true dragon or binging the latest Asian dramas. Whether ink on paper or pixels on a screen, Lyna’s world is one where love always wins—sometimes with a straight right to the face. Catch her latest adventures and more on social media @lynalopezauthor or her website lynalopez.com.
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May 15, 2023
If you are a fan of Hunger Games or Divergent, you’re probably gonna love this story!
The main character Rayne was part of a military experiment called The Project Hercules. So Rayne and her “brothers and sisters” (also created during the experiment) all have specific powers—they are all “super humans.” And this alone made the story so intriguing to me! I kept turning the pages just to get to know the characters better! I really loved each one of them!
But the story is not just that! These “super humans” were created by the government as military weapons, so they could fight the war for them. But after a while they consider the experiment a failure (since they can’t properly “control” these super-soldiers), and decide to end it by killing everybody. Luckily, some of the “super humans” manage to escape, and now these orphans have to run for their lives and do whatever they can to protect each other—the only family they have.
There’s a lot more to Rayne’s story (including a delicious enemies to lovers romance), but I don’t want to give you any more spoilers. All I can say is that, again, if you like stories like Hunger Games and Divergent, this series is for you!
The main character Rayne was part of a military experiment called The Project Hercules. So Rayne and her “brothers and sisters” (also created during the experiment) all have specific powers—they are all “super humans.” And this alone made the story so intriguing to me! I kept turning the pages just to get to know the characters better! I really loved each one of them!
But the story is not just that! These “super humans” were created by the government as military weapons, so they could fight the war for them. But after a while they consider the experiment a failure (since they can’t properly “control” these super-soldiers), and decide to end it by killing everybody. Luckily, some of the “super humans” manage to escape, and now these orphans have to run for their lives and do whatever they can to protect each other—the only family they have.
There’s a lot more to Rayne’s story (including a delicious enemies to lovers romance), but I don’t want to give you any more spoilers. All I can say is that, again, if you like stories like Hunger Games and Divergent, this series is for you!
August 7, 2020
The Rayne Project takes place in a society that has gone to hell thanks to Ragnarok. I love how the cataclysmic event that destroyed society in this novel is named after the Norse apocalypse. Anyhow, the book starts off with a scientist, Dr. Lester, observing his children in a lab as they spar with one another. These children are unique in that they have superhuman abilities thanks to gene splicing. These children are willful, though. A powerful general (appropriately name Braggart) wants super soldiers he can control with absolute authority. Realizing Dr. Lester's children don't fit that bill, Braggart wants them exterminated. Dr. Lester sabotages this process and pays with his life. The book then picks up with Rayne, one of Lester's children. She lives with her adoptive parents and has no memory of her life in Dr. Lester's lab. Her quiet life with her parents doesn't last long, unfortunately. Soon, Rayne is forced to confront her past in order to stay alive.
The world building in this novel is excellent. This post-apocalyptic society is divided into sectors and, of course, the wealthier and more privileged residents have access to the best resources. The author's descriptions really bring to life the gritty and miserable lives most people endure. I also enjoyed Rayne's nostalgia for a world long dead, one that her adoptive father told her about. I could feel her longing. On that point, the characters are easy to empathize with and feel fleshed out. In sum, fans of dystopian sci-fi will very much enjoy this book.
The world building in this novel is excellent. This post-apocalyptic society is divided into sectors and, of course, the wealthier and more privileged residents have access to the best resources. The author's descriptions really bring to life the gritty and miserable lives most people endure. I also enjoyed Rayne's nostalgia for a world long dead, one that her adoptive father told her about. I could feel her longing. On that point, the characters are easy to empathize with and feel fleshed out. In sum, fans of dystopian sci-fi will very much enjoy this book.
April 23, 2020
Lyna Lopez has created a fantasy world in The Rayne Project inhabited by fascinating characters on a breathtaking adventure, “I grinned and winked as he poured a round for a lady in a long jacket. She wore a hood over her head that covered her features. From what I could see from the rogue strand of hair escaping the hood, it contained a mixture of turquoise and teal, with strands of light purple...Her jacket had dust marks and patches of ruined cloth” (Lopez, 39). She deftly weaves in all the magic of colors and connections to our own journeys in this thing we call life. In her pages, we can find our own uniqueness and inspiration to keep painting ourselves on each sunrise and sunset.
April 25, 2020
Page Turner Sci Fi, Romance, and action!
This book was an excellent read. I finished it in 3 days. If I had more time I would have read it in 2 days! This book was full of action, love and details that kept the imagination going. In fact I got to the end of the book and I wanted more! I was so engrossed in the story that I thought about it even after reading. That to me is a sign of an excellent book that kept my attention!
I would recommend this book to any and everyone! I also read her 1st book which was also excellent. This author is the real thing! Keep her on your list of great authors we will and need to see more of her!!
This book was an excellent read. I finished it in 3 days. If I had more time I would have read it in 2 days! This book was full of action, love and details that kept the imagination going. In fact I got to the end of the book and I wanted more! I was so engrossed in the story that I thought about it even after reading. That to me is a sign of an excellent book that kept my attention!
I would recommend this book to any and everyone! I also read her 1st book which was also excellent. This author is the real thing! Keep her on your list of great authors we will and need to see more of her!!
May 30, 2020
The Rayne Project takes place in a society that has gone to hell thanks to Ragnarok. I love how the cataclysmic event that destroyed society in this novel is named after the Norse apocalypse. Anyhow, the book starts off with a scientist, Dr. Lester, observing his children in a lab as they spar with one another. These children are unique in that they have superhuman abilities thanks to gene splicing. These children are willful, though. A powerful general (appropriately name Braggart) wants super soldiers he can control with absolute authority. Realizing Dr. Lester's children don't fit that bill, Braggart wants them exterminated. Dr. Lester sabotages this process and pays with his life. The book then picks up with Rayne, one of Lester's children. She lives with her adoptive parents and has no memory of her life in Dr. Lester's lab. Her quiet life with her parents doesn't last long, unfortunately. Soon, Rayne is forced to confront her past in order to stay alive.
The world building in this novel is excellent. This post-apocalyptic society is divided into sectors and, of course, the wealthier and more privileged residents have access to the best resources. The author's descriptions really bring to life the gritty and miserable lives most people endure. I also enjoyed Rayne's nostalgia for a world long dead, one that her adoptive father told her about. I could feel her longing. On that point, the characters are easy to empathize with and feel fleshed out. In sum, fans of dystopian sci-fi will very much enjoy this book.
The world building in this novel is excellent. This post-apocalyptic society is divided into sectors and, of course, the wealthier and more privileged residents have access to the best resources. The author's descriptions really bring to life the gritty and miserable lives most people endure. I also enjoyed Rayne's nostalgia for a world long dead, one that her adoptive father told her about. I could feel her longing. On that point, the characters are easy to empathize with and feel fleshed out. In sum, fans of dystopian sci-fi will very much enjoy this book.
December 22, 2020
The Rayne project is a sci-fi, dystopian superhuman novel about Rayne. A plague has taken over the world, and the habitable zones are governed by the military, who use super-soldiers to fight the battle for them. For some particular reason, Rayne turns out to be one of the superhumans, and that is when things turn in for her. Rayne has to run for her life as the government goes after her, and she has to find others like her to figure out where her family is and finish this battle.
Roman Braggart, the general’s son, has an assignment. He is to bring back these humans that possess exceptional abilities. However, things take a turn for him, and the relationship between him and Rayne trespass beyond his assignment.
The story is action-packed, and the pace is fast. The literature is descriptive, filled with many science fiction materials creating a high-tech story. I particularly enjoyed Roman’s character. He has this confident and attractive personality, and it is apparent how protective he became over Rayne. His heroic behavior is appealing.
I recommend this story to people who like science fiction, dystopian novels.
Roman Braggart, the general’s son, has an assignment. He is to bring back these humans that possess exceptional abilities. However, things take a turn for him, and the relationship between him and Rayne trespass beyond his assignment.
The story is action-packed, and the pace is fast. The literature is descriptive, filled with many science fiction materials creating a high-tech story. I particularly enjoyed Roman’s character. He has this confident and attractive personality, and it is apparent how protective he became over Rayne. His heroic behavior is appealing.
I recommend this story to people who like science fiction, dystopian novels.
September 11, 2022
Wow. This book was absolutely fantastic! It's a dystopian world with super soldiers created- the first ones created just from DNA spliced together while the second batch alters the DNA of soldiers. It's full of twists and turns following multiple characters, allowing us to follow the story from many sides, though it is mostly Rayne's POV, it's mixed in with a bit from others, especially Rome, but a few others are mixed in as well and are always well marked.
I wasn't sure in the beginning if I would like this book, mostly because because it's not something I usually read, and the prologue is filled with information that was almost too much to follow, but is shown later to be really important information to know at the start.
I immediately had to go in buy the next one because I really want to know what happens to this group of people and the plan they're putting in motion.
I wasn't sure in the beginning if I would like this book, mostly because because it's not something I usually read, and the prologue is filled with information that was almost too much to follow, but is shown later to be really important information to know at the start.
I immediately had to go in buy the next one because I really want to know what happens to this group of people and the plan they're putting in motion.
September 18, 2022
Dystopian thriller full of action and super soldiers. I enjoyed Rayne's awakening into her true self.
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