Peacebreakers: The Rise and Fall of my Better Half

by Mindy MacKay

Some wounds never heal, especially when brutal genocide is involved. Hunted to the brink of extinction in the nineteenth century, the mutants are a staggering society, but they fight on.The time is now over a hundred years after the series of massacres that crippled mutantkind. The place is Montreal, Quebec. The rallying point is The Paralysis, a group of rebellious superhumans headed up by Isabella Sordeno, who has taken on and defeated even death in the name of mutant civil rights. The stage is set for revolution.Enter Kiera Graves, hired killer extraordinaire. With her chaotic nature and insurrectionary spirit, she seems like the perfect catalyst to get Isabella’s uprising on its feet. But when she takes the struggle too far by destroying an overseas death camp, she inadvertently unleashes a virus that threatens to smother the globe, and as if it wasn’t bad enough that she managed to break the world, a local prophetess soon predicts that her lover is fated to die at her hands.

321 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2010

About the author

Mindy MacKay is an author of sci-fi and contemporary thrillers. Her short fiction has appeared in 69 Flavors of Paranoia and the Pill Hill Press anthology Bloody Carnival. Her work deals primarily with the subjects of disillusionment, rebellion, and an unconventional aesthetic view.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Peacebreakers is a book about the co-existence of humans and mutants in a time where vengeance lies heavy in the air. In 1860 there was a genocide of mutant-kind, referred to as the Purge. Since the Purge, mutant-kind has had to live with the inequalities put forth by humans.
In an effort to gain revenge for her ancestors and level the playing field against humans, a mutant named Isabella Sordeno forms an underground group of mutants called the Paralysis. From here, plans are made and executed to bring pain and suffering to humankind in retribution of all the wrongs committed against mutants.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a surprisingly good storyline written by a 17 year old. In the era of the Twilight saga, it is difficult to come across material in this genre and age group that has not been done. This book has mutants, which consist of vampires and werewolves, but not the typical vampires and werewolves of every other story. There is also romance and violence, all done tastefully. Of course, the whole premise of the book is the power struggle of the central characters against humans, but also with themselves.

I did have some difficulty keeping familial ties straight in the beginning, and there were some bumpy transitions along the way. However, overall I felt that this was a very maturely written novel. It should be well received by teens and young adults.

On a scale of 1-4, I give this book a 3. I really enjoyed it and look forward to following the series.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I picked up this book, I wasn't sure what to expect. Mutants? Revolution? Canada? I started reading and quickly discovered the unique style of Peacebreakers. If I could describe the plot in one word, it would be "engaging." I found it very difficult to set this book down. The story doesn't drag its feet, after all it is referred to as "high octane fiction," but it doesn't move too quickly either. I won't go into the specifics of the plot, but I must say that I enjoyed it greatly. The author, Mindy MacKay, is indeed well-written.

I gave Peacebreakers 5 stars for making a long plane ride a lot more exciting. I would definitely recommend it!