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Chronicles of Kwan #1-3
I, Kwan
For over a thousand years, a powerful oligarchy known as the Worldwide Order of Lightnings has oppressed us. With the help of the prying eyes of the chronomancers, the Lightnings have torn us from our homes; have forced us to do their bidding; have stripped us of our rights, even our names. I have spent my life in hiding. Please understand that an unrated telepath like me is a commodity, not a person. If it s not the thought-police come to call on me, it s the Lightnings, or worse, a suitor who won t accept no as an answer. Peace. Security. Love. They all elude me. When I manage to grasp a little of them in my shaking hands, they are all but snatched away by outside powers beyond my control. My heart groans with black tears from all this folly. Madness to resist. Yet, eternal torment to fail. I, Kwan is a collection of three novellas in the Chronicles of Kwan series
371 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2013
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K. Hippolite
12 books44 followersAll my stories and worlds are connected, weird character-driven, maudite poutine, struggles for survival. I lean to characters who can think on their feet or those who can overcome if not.
Most stories are steampunk. A few are UF (Stair Series). The rest, pure sci-fi
Most stories are steampunk. A few are UF (Stair Series). The rest, pure sci-fi
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May 16, 2014
I received this book from K. Hippolite and “Paranormal Romance & Authors That Rock” in exchange for an honest review.
I, Kwan is a compilation of three installments of the Chronicles of Kwan. 3.5 fangs for Kwan's story.
Kwan:
Kwan is a young girl that has a special gift. She is a strong telepath in hiding. There are evil people who buy and sell those with special gifts like Kwan. This is her story to rebellion and her push for change. She makes some great friends along the way. Those friends she chooses to confide in, and they choose to help her out and find their own path to self-discovery as well.
In the first novella of the Chronicles of Kwan, the foundation is put together for us. We learn of Kwan and other important characters are introduced. We get a sneak peak of her telepath and just how powerful she might be. We also get a feel for her leadership qualities. She’s curious, sweet, smart, and a very likable character.
The writing style was strange to get used to at first. Once I got over that, it was easy to get lost in the tale. The storyline is a very unique one, and Hippolite does a good job of describing the telepathic encounters. Although it ended abruptly, it was a solid start to the chronicles, and did a great job of intriguing readers.
Kwan was an easy 4 fang read that is suitable for all ages.
Unfit:
Kwan is a young girl that has a special gift. She is a strong telepath in hiding. There are evil people who buy and sell those with special gifts like Kwan. This is her story to rebellion and her push for change in the second installment of the Chronicles of Kwan.
This story follows Kwan on her journey to womanhood. It focuses on her relationship with Greg. There are a few riots and fights for power that add to the story’s depth. Kwan has proven to have made far more friends than enemies during this journey.
I easily found myself getting lost in such a well told story. I was intrigued by Kwan’s mind. She has such an ability to be gentle and caring, and yet, she’s fierce. I started to really dislike Greg for not being the man she deserves. He has proven to be a bit cowardice. As the story progressed, I started to question his true intentions for Kwan.
The more I developed my feeling of dislike for Greg, the more I began to like Kajo as a better suitor for Kwan. He is far more of a man than Greg has been throughout the books. I am definitely falling for Kajo’s character.
I thought Kwan’s grandpa made the book a bit creepy. It was odd that the author would add the grandpa’s shenanigans to the story, as I felt it was highly inappropriate and a bit disgusting.
Overall, Unfit has proven to be a very good sequel in the Chronicles of Kwan. 4 fangs for Kwan’s uncanny ability to gain supporters! I am definitely looking forward to the next installment!
Naiskarin:
In this third installment of the Chronicles of Kwan, we continue to follow her on journey of life. There is a touch of romance, danger, and a bit of magic. Kwan is a telepath who turns out to be pretty powerful. Along the way, there are people who wish her harm, and there are people who genuinely care for Kwan.
I started to see Kwan as a friend of mine. She was just that personable. She cared for others and was passionate. Mara was a breath of fresh air, and Hattie added to the type of friend that Kwan ultimately became. Kajo really annoyed me at times. I think his status totally changed him from the person he was in the beginning.
I was very disappointed with this book compared to the two that came before. I was just so confused when I was finished with it. For one, I was very lost on the time-frame for which this book took place. I felt as though Hippolite went into great detail about meaningless things, and then turned around and skimped when it came to more important parts of the book that I would have liked to know more about.
Despite this, I did find the story enjoyable, and I was captivated by Kwan’s story even though it ended on a weird note with a lot of unfinished business. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I’ll just say that I was left with so many questions.
I wanted to like this book compared to the others, but in the end, it just fell flat for me. I enjoyed it, and I might read the next book it one were written. Ultimately, I wasn’t head over heels in love with the series. I felt there was so much potential, and I’d like to know more about Kwan and Robert’s relationship, as well as the others in the story. 3 fang read for Naiskarin.
~A
I, Kwan is a compilation of three installments of the Chronicles of Kwan. 3.5 fangs for Kwan's story.
Kwan:
Kwan is a young girl that has a special gift. She is a strong telepath in hiding. There are evil people who buy and sell those with special gifts like Kwan. This is her story to rebellion and her push for change. She makes some great friends along the way. Those friends she chooses to confide in, and they choose to help her out and find their own path to self-discovery as well.
In the first novella of the Chronicles of Kwan, the foundation is put together for us. We learn of Kwan and other important characters are introduced. We get a sneak peak of her telepath and just how powerful she might be. We also get a feel for her leadership qualities. She’s curious, sweet, smart, and a very likable character.
The writing style was strange to get used to at first. Once I got over that, it was easy to get lost in the tale. The storyline is a very unique one, and Hippolite does a good job of describing the telepathic encounters. Although it ended abruptly, it was a solid start to the chronicles, and did a great job of intriguing readers.
Kwan was an easy 4 fang read that is suitable for all ages.
Unfit:
Kwan is a young girl that has a special gift. She is a strong telepath in hiding. There are evil people who buy and sell those with special gifts like Kwan. This is her story to rebellion and her push for change in the second installment of the Chronicles of Kwan.
This story follows Kwan on her journey to womanhood. It focuses on her relationship with Greg. There are a few riots and fights for power that add to the story’s depth. Kwan has proven to have made far more friends than enemies during this journey.
I easily found myself getting lost in such a well told story. I was intrigued by Kwan’s mind. She has such an ability to be gentle and caring, and yet, she’s fierce. I started to really dislike Greg for not being the man she deserves. He has proven to be a bit cowardice. As the story progressed, I started to question his true intentions for Kwan.
The more I developed my feeling of dislike for Greg, the more I began to like Kajo as a better suitor for Kwan. He is far more of a man than Greg has been throughout the books. I am definitely falling for Kajo’s character.
I thought Kwan’s grandpa made the book a bit creepy. It was odd that the author would add the grandpa’s shenanigans to the story, as I felt it was highly inappropriate and a bit disgusting.
Overall, Unfit has proven to be a very good sequel in the Chronicles of Kwan. 4 fangs for Kwan’s uncanny ability to gain supporters! I am definitely looking forward to the next installment!
Naiskarin:
In this third installment of the Chronicles of Kwan, we continue to follow her on journey of life. There is a touch of romance, danger, and a bit of magic. Kwan is a telepath who turns out to be pretty powerful. Along the way, there are people who wish her harm, and there are people who genuinely care for Kwan.
I started to see Kwan as a friend of mine. She was just that personable. She cared for others and was passionate. Mara was a breath of fresh air, and Hattie added to the type of friend that Kwan ultimately became. Kajo really annoyed me at times. I think his status totally changed him from the person he was in the beginning.
I was very disappointed with this book compared to the two that came before. I was just so confused when I was finished with it. For one, I was very lost on the time-frame for which this book took place. I felt as though Hippolite went into great detail about meaningless things, and then turned around and skimped when it came to more important parts of the book that I would have liked to know more about.
Despite this, I did find the story enjoyable, and I was captivated by Kwan’s story even though it ended on a weird note with a lot of unfinished business. I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I’ll just say that I was left with so many questions.
I wanted to like this book compared to the others, but in the end, it just fell flat for me. I enjoyed it, and I might read the next book it one were written. Ultimately, I wasn’t head over heels in love with the series. I felt there was so much potential, and I’d like to know more about Kwan and Robert’s relationship, as well as the others in the story. 3 fang read for Naiskarin.
~A
June 5, 2014
This book came to me as a GoodReads giveaway.
Kwan is a telepath. She lives in Hillvale, a demesne controlled by a coalition of Lightnings; sadly, a place where a father can trade his daughter to pay the taxes on his horse. Truly.
All telepaths are required to be registered with and rated by the Coalition.
Guess what?
Thanks to her parents, not Kwan.
Bad guys are trying to track her down. People such as Ta’Mela, a telepath leader, want to control Kwan.
Seems almost everyone in Hillvale has some sort of special power, be it manifested or still latent.
Imagine the conflict. Imagine fights involving lightning bolts zapping combatants and characters leaping through the air in Time freeze slow motion until they burst into action nano-seconds before slamming into their targets.
The nature of this book is very comic book in this respect.
The most amusing bits in this novel feature Kwan conversing with Dodger, a horse with a sense of humor and a tendency to attempt jokes with sexual content.
I couldn’t finish reading my copy of this book. Unfortunately, this particular edition is so poorly bound that it literally fell apart in my hands and I found it far too much of nuisance to reassemble and stack the pages into a readable bundle.
In a more professionally bound edition with some more effort put into organizing its content — laying out more structured chapters, for instance — I, Kwan would be fun to read, especially if you like yarns about people with “powers”.
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November 11, 2014
Won this book as a Goodreads giveaway.
I have a lot of mixed feelings on this book. The world created by Hippolite, consisting of normal people along with some telepaths and lightnings taking place in a seemingly early 20th century, but not actually in our world is an interesting one with many fascinating possiblities, and the author uses this world well. Overall the characters are pretty well described and mostly likeable, especially the main character Kwan. The author also uses some nice poetic pose in the writting, which is always enjoyable to find.
Still, even though the story is told almost excusively through Kwan's point of view, I never felt that she was any more than just a character in the book. Basically all her thoughts seem to be of only the situation at hand as she goes from one crisis to another, while excluding anything else that really would give her more depth.
Overall though, this is a solid three star book.
I have a lot of mixed feelings on this book. The world created by Hippolite, consisting of normal people along with some telepaths and lightnings taking place in a seemingly early 20th century, but not actually in our world is an interesting one with many fascinating possiblities, and the author uses this world well. Overall the characters are pretty well described and mostly likeable, especially the main character Kwan. The author also uses some nice poetic pose in the writting, which is always enjoyable to find.
Still, even though the story is told almost excusively through Kwan's point of view, I never felt that she was any more than just a character in the book. Basically all her thoughts seem to be of only the situation at hand as she goes from one crisis to another, while excluding anything else that really would give her more depth.
Overall though, this is a solid three star book.
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