FREE BOOK ALERT! Nolander by Becca Mills
I have a confession to...
FREE BOOK ALERT! Nolander by Becca Mills
I have a confession to make: I am a serial book unfinisher. I feel no qualms with getting three-quarters of the way through a book and deciding, “This is annoying, I’m not finishing.” I don’t need to know the ending, I just want to quit wasting my time.
So although I download, borrow or buy at least one ebook a week, I finish, errrr … quite a bit fewer.
So when I finish a book, I’m pleased. However, when I find a book I can’t tear away from, when I find myself reading it in the three minutes between when I get to my son’s school and he’s let out, that keeps me awake all night, I’m overjoyed.
Nolander, by Becca Mills is such a book. The world envisioned by Ms. Mills is so rich and imaginative you can dive right in without noticing your suspension of disbelief. She has created a universe inhabited by humans and more-than-humans, but one in which humans aren’t helpless playthings of the gods (a personal gripe, and something that will make me dump a book faster than stinky cheese).
The characters are richly drawn and believable. The “human” female protagonist is refreshingly vulnerable—I like kick butt heroines, but sometimes it’s nice to see someone “ordinary” doing the extraordinary. All the humans are great—I liked that the very religious girl wasn’t portrayed as evil or an idiot—and the “gods” are very alien by virtue of their near immortality (another pet-peeve for me is when 1,000 year old beings have the same outlook as 20 year old humans). And the other worlds? They are fantastic. I won’t give too much away, but if you love magical beings and animal human encounters, you’ll love them.
Nolander is a unique gem in the world of urban fantasy. The plot is familiar for the genre, the confrontation between humanity and god-like beings, but the perspective is unique. There is no good and evil here, there is a healthy dose of science mixed with the “magic”. Nolander is published in serial style, but the first installment is free (and long!) and the second in the series Solatium, ends on a very satisfying note that leaves you wanting more, but not disappointed.
Download Nolander FREE at: Amazon, iBooks, B&N, GooglePlay, and Scribd
Already read it? Solatium is now available at Amazon, iBooks, B&N, GooglePlay, and coming soon to Scribd! (I’ve read it, and it is awesome).
