Lightning

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Lightning Revell (October 6, 2015) by Bonnie S. Calhoun

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Bonnie S. Calhoun is Owner/Director of Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, owner/publisher of Christian Fiction Online Magazine, Northeast Zone Director for American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), and the ACFW ‘2011 Mentor of the Year.”

She loves to write with body count, blood, or blowing things up. She also has mad skills at coding HTML, and website design. And she lives in a log cabin in the woods with fifteen acres and a pond full of bass, though she'd rather buy fish at the grocery store. Bonnie shares her domain with a husband and two cats, all of whom think she’s waitstaff!

Her latest series is a YA dystopian with Revell titled Stone Braide Chronicles. The first book Thunder published in 2014. The second book Lightning published Oct 2015. There are also two FREE e-book short stories. Tremors is the prequel to Thunder, and Aftershock (short story) comes before Lightning.

ABOUT THE BOOK

After she found her real father, life for Selah should have felt settled. But the horrors have just begun. In her broken world of toxic earth and tribal clashes, Selah must battle the forces of nature alongside those in the Mountain who are calling for her blood. Haunted by the pain of mounting losses, she forges on, seeking her lost family and uncovering new mysteries. But the ultimate betrayal of her own body may soon make her quest impossible as it becomes apparent that what has made her new could also drive her to a life of madness.

If you would like to read the first chapter of Lightning, go HERE.



My Thoughts:
YA dystopian novels are not my favorite; however, Calhoun has made a believer out of me!  I loved her character Selah and enjoyed reading this portion of her journey.  Calhoun draws you in with adventure and action and keeps you reading with an action and emotion filled plot.  I did not read the first installment in the series and feel like I missed important parts of Selah's story, so I certainly recommend reading the books in order...Tremors, Thunder, Aftershock, then Lightning.
When an author draws me into a story that I don't think I will prefer, it is a good thing and Bonnie Calhoun has done it.

*I received a complimentary copy of the book for the purpose of review.  A positive review was not expected.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Happy Reading Ya'll,
Jennifer