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Having enjoyed the first In Ora book, I was looking forward to reading this sequel and it didn’t disappoint.
Luke and Ruyi are in hiding trying to avoid detection from Sphene and his team. Meanwhile, the condition affecting Orans has worsened, and they barely leave the house. Will Luke manage to evade Sphene and his team and finally find peace with Ruyi? Or will Luke face a fate worse than death and be harvested for the cure?
The book starts with an extract from Luke’ ...more
Having enjoyed the first In Ora book, I was looking forward to reading this sequel and it didn’t disappoint.
Luke and Ruyi are in hiding trying to avoid detection from Sphene and his team. Meanwhile, the condition affecting Orans has worsened, and they barely leave the house. Will Luke manage to evade Sphene and his team and finally find peace with Ruyi? Or will Luke face a fate worse than death and be harvested for the cure?
The book starts with an extract from Luke’ ...more
I loved the concept created in Sotto Voce’s first book of dystopian and utopian societies living side by side – a bit like Hunger Games, without the games. Unlike the latter, those in Ora don’t seem to depend on those in Origin, except as guinea pigs for human experimentation. The second book, All Ora: The Boiling Point, continues the struggles of the main characters Luke and Ruyi, whose well-crafted character developments ensure that we can’t help but cheer for them. I was thrilled that in book
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I enjoyed In Ora, and I find this sequel just as thought-provoking and memorable. Character motivations and relationships are at the core of the story once more, which is both uncommon and fantastic. The plot is solid as well, but it's the sense that Sotto Voce is writing with one pen past the veil that makes their stories special.
Support one another, respect one another, help one another. Why are we here if not for that? There is dystopia all around us. There is utopia as well. An overlay, a c ...more
Support one another, respect one another, help one another. Why are we here if not for that? There is dystopia all around us. There is utopia as well. An overlay, a c ...more
I had already reviewed the first story in the series, In Ora: Land of the Superior which I had really enjoyed, so was looking forward to the next novel. And I enjoyed this story as well. The story focuses a lot on ethics and morals, as well as how far a society must go in order to protect and preserve itself.
One minor drawback, however, was that there were however a few small grammatical and spelling errors here and there.
One minor drawback, however, was that there were however a few small grammatical and spelling errors here and there.
I thoroughly enjoyed In Ora, it was a great read. All Ora is similarly satisfying and even though the author stresses that it's the final part, it does end with the possibility of more.
The plot follows Luke and Ruyi as they try and stay out of the clutches of Ora, however, Ora's superior technology means that it's impossible to stay hidden forever.
The book follows the pov of Luke, however we also partly follow the pov of the Oran hunting him, the action scenes are well handled, especially the es ...more
The plot follows Luke and Ruyi as they try and stay out of the clutches of Ora, however, Ora's superior technology means that it's impossible to stay hidden forever.
The book follows the pov of Luke, however we also partly follow the pov of the Oran hunting him, the action scenes are well handled, especially the es ...more
In the second and final book in the Ora series, Luke and his love, Ruyi, have escaped their imprisonment in the land of Ora and are now in hiding. Of course, their genetically enhanced captors are on the hunt to reclaim them and use them as test subjects. Luke’s blood may hold the cure for the Orans’ disease, so they are determined to get him back.
This dark, depressing, but also hopeful story makes the reader think about morals, ethics, and how far we should go as a society to improve our lives ...more
This dark, depressing, but also hopeful story makes the reader think about morals, ethics, and how far we should go as a society to improve our lives ...more
In this series, a societal division has split humanity into separate communities. Ora is the land of the elite. It is the place where all advanced medicine is practiced. The people of Ora keep themselves isolated from the people of Origin, a rust belt slowly degrading into a wasteland. The Orans, even as advanced as they are, are beginning to fall victim to a problem: they are becoming vulnerable to sunlight.
In the first book, we learn that a man named Luke holds some genetic characteristics th ...more
In the first book, we learn that a man named Luke holds some genetic characteristics th ...more
In Ora: The Boiling Point is the second half of a dystopian sci-fi duology, mostly picking up where book 1 left off. However, before we get to that, the novel begins with a short prequel, which provides context for the main character, Luke, and his motivations.
As before, there are 2 sides to this society: the Ora who have had genetic enhancements and the Origins who haven’t, mainly – as this book points out – because they can’t afford it. This has created a rift between them that grows way beyon ...more
As before, there are 2 sides to this society: the Ora who have had genetic enhancements and the Origins who haven’t, mainly – as this book points out – because they can’t afford it. This has created a rift between them that grows way beyon ...more
