Irrepressible

by K.J. Alexander

Avikaia couldn’t believe his ears, “You speak as one who has been defeated, Haetrius. Do you allow one rut to cause you such turmoil? You know as well as I that even an army of giants can be repressed.” Haetrius nodded thoughtfully, “But now I wonder to myself, brother…if you can repress the creature that has known trial all its life, and knows it can survive.”
Avikaia’s snakes hissed, “No creature is irrepressible.”

In this spellbinding saga of families torn and worlds neighboring our own, we meet an orphaned teenage girl with the birthright of kings; spellbound science experiments never meant to exist; a lone raider that remains in shadow; a three-strand cord of brothers with eyes for the Yvaekan throne; a reluctant wolf girl trying to get back to her mother and sister; and a mysterious Door that secrets centuries-old lie behind.

Lanie’s a teenage girl running on bad luck and bad breaks. She spends more time with her earphones in than out, and spends most of her days dodging her pervy foster dad as well as the kids at school. She’s a total loner except for a homeless woman inhabiting the neighborhood park, and a certain Hummer-driving mystery boy. All she dreams of is finding her place in this world. She has no idea she belongs in another world entirely.
Lurking close by are those who have gone to great things to ensure she never returns home.

For all Lanie has endured up to this moment, nothing can top what lies ahead of her.

287 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 1, 2021

About the author

K. J. Alexander is originally from Elk Grove, California, but has lived many places since then.
From growing up in a trailer park to finding herself among upper-class Texans, K. J. Alexander has lived an adventure and will not be clipping her wings anytime soon.
When she's in the middle of one of her "writing storms," her background music of choice is anything from Breaking Benjamin to Led Zeppelin.
If you asked her what her three favorite things in the whole world are, she'd have to say
sushi, the color yellow, and rock 'n' roll -frozen cherries coming in at a solid #4.
She currently resides in Fort Worth, Texas with her poodle, Xada (also known as her eternal bodyguard and the announcer of every ringing doorbell).

Reviews

[Amy Wochos · Rating 4 out of 5]

So this may be the very first book I read because of an ad on a diner placemat, but that's how I got here. I would really give this 3.5 stars for a couple of reasons. First, it needs better editing. There are some cumbersome paragraphs that could have used pruning or dividing. Second, there is a lot of story here (it is a "create a new universe" type of book) and sometimes characters, places or events are inserted abruptly. Third, although I realize that this is probably the first in a series, so some unresolved plot lines are inevitable, it is frustrating that some of these plot lines actual arise in the last 1/4 of the book and are then left dangling.

So why the 4 stars? Because I found the story engaging and magical. The author really sets up the main characters, the universe and the history well. It is hard to for new universe fantasy books to feel fresh, but this one does. I look forward to the rest of the series!

[Madison Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story is engaging and it is certainly an adventurous read. A good fit for young and old readers. It's filled with great characters and storylines to ignite the imagination. By the end of the book, I was immediately wanting to have the next book in hand! I highly recommend.

[Mike Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely captivated. Could not put it down.

[Thomas E Carman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting story

I will probably buy the next book to see where the tale goes next. The author clearly didn't know which words he wanted at times. So the text is correctly spelled (with spellchecker), it just isn't always the words he intended. I suspect he was putting style and fancy words ahead of plain meaning.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantasy. Pregnant queen goes through door of kingdom to America where princess grows up in foster care. There will be lots of sequels

[Angela · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was willing to give it a chance, but can’t get past the lack of writing style and line breaks. I completed 50 pages before throwing in the towel. DNF

[MA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!!!