Battlefield

by Isadora Brown

Devyn was not born; she was created, and for a very important she was born to die.Possibly. If she made it out of the Battlefield alive with her Unit composed of eight people just like her, she's promised the freedom she had only previously dreamed of. But in order to do so, she must kill members of other rival Units fighting for the same thing.When you're raised to be a weapon, fighting - killing - is the only thing you know. At least, that's what Gerard, her breeding partner, constantly tells her. Just because they were, quite literally, made for each other didn't mean they had to like each other, but they definitely had to trust each other if they wanted to survive.

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 30, 2015

About the author

Isadora Brown loves all things dark, dangerous, and deadly. Things that go bump in the night and send shivers down backs are things she adores. She loves (and writes) sexy, forbidden romance, usually with some bite and a hint of magic. She is the author of The Somerset Series, The Dark Paradise Trilogy, The Stranger Trilogy, and The Neverland Trilogy.

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cover: Well it is ok but definitely doesn't tell the reader much about the book.

Title: Well there is definitely a battlefield....

Characters: Although I liked the characters somewhat, I feel the reader isn't let in on much. There is no real background other than they were created for the games.

Plot: The plot definitely mirrored The Hunger Games. There are some differences. Instead of having your name drawn to be a competitor, they were created just for this game.

Overall: I wish there had been more background detail. Their daily schedule seemed to be eating, fighting and having sex. I couldn't picture their world or life very well. I would have liked to have learned more about their lives and their world.

[Marbea Logan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was good, and very intriguing. But this story would've been more fascinating if the imagery of The Game was written in better details of the genomes and unit 121's entire encounter with other units. Everything was just a little too fast-paced for a story with a title about battle, much too simple. But at least the author wrote a complete story for now I guess.

[tamilnadu09 · Rating 3 out of 5]

well first off, don't let the cover fool you. I almost didn't read it based on the terrible cover, but I'm glad I gave it a shot. The book follows the story of Devyn, and as the tagline of the cover states "she was not born, she was created." In this dystopian world, human-like creatures are MADE for the sole purpose of being fighters. There is a strong Hunger Games element here, as only the strongest are chosen and there is a competition to earn your freedom from these oppressors (the government? unclear). Although Devyn is the main character, the story follows 3 other characters as well: her best friend and sparring partner, as well as their two romantic interests, respectively.

There were several times I thought the book was going to end, and I was surprised to look down and see I still had a good % of the novel left to read. I guess I'm so used to books ending on cliffhangers these days, that I kept expecting this book to end on one too. Good news, folks! This is actually a COMPLETE story, no cliffhangers involved and a solid ending. That being said, there were a few things that could use some work. For example, I noted a few spelling/grammar errors here and there. Nothing that took me out of the story tooo much (after all, I did finish reading it) but nonetheless, the book could use another editor. The writing style is also a bit odd, but you get used to it after the first couple chapters or so.

Devyn is your typical dystopian heroine: she doesn't keep her mouth shut, openly defies authority, constantly gets in trouble, etc. Her love interest is the alpha male type, which didn't really work for me. That is to say, I didn't find myself particularly rooting for them until the very end. No love triangle here, so that's another plus if you're sick of reading about those.

[Danny L Walling · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not that good

I have no idea why this book got all its five stars. It was a hard story to read and I had to skip ahead some to even finish it. The characters was O.K., but I can't believe the world like this.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was good but I must say I've read books by Heather that have been much better than this. I loved the characters, especially Devyn and the character depth for the main four genotypes was sufficient. But I felt as though the rescue attempts in the book and the main race for freedom wasnt written in enough depth. She could have definitely increased the length of this book by adding more detail and it would have definitely increased my rating. I'd still recommend this book, but It's not a five star by any means.

[Laurence Parent · Rating 1 out of 5]

Such a terrible book. There's no world building AT ALL and nothing makes sense.