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Year One (Chronicles of The One, #1)

Nora Roberts

Start date: December 6, 2017

Finish date: December 15, 2017

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Jan 18, 2018 Missy~ rated it really liked it

Shelves: science-fiction, sci-fi-romance, contemporary-sci-fi

"EOTWAWKI-with magical Nora Roberts Style"
This book started out with a confusing, mysterious ancient magical event, that quickly turns into devasting, world wide spread of plague and death.
In the aftermath of the very fast demise of most of the worlds population, we meet the ensemble cast that start out as small separate groups, gradually merging into a group of suvivors that gather in a small town in West Virginia? (can't remember that at the moment).
In the initial escape from what turns out t ...more

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May 06, 2019 Samantha rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I admit it, I love dystopian stories and this one sucked me right in. I don't have many complaints but I have to wonder about the fates of some of the characters I came to love! I hope to find out in the next installment that they are still a part of the story. ...more

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May 25, 2018 Meredith rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: scifi-fantasy, netgalley

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Mar 30, 2018 Christine Verstraete rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal

This started slow for me, but it sped up. An interesting take on apocalyptic events with a paranormal twist - people developing paranormal powers and personalities - fae, elves, etc. It's good vs. very evil. A sad event at the end with a nice twist. I can't wait to read book 2! ...more

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May 07, 2019 Dorothy Emry rated it really liked it

Shelves: supernatural, fantasy

Nice to see Nora Roberts breaking out of her usual kinds of stories and into the post apocalyptic world. I'm definitely eager to see where she'll take these characters. ...more

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Jan 30, 2018 Abby rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

An excellent start

I wish it weren't another ten months until the next book is published! A great end-of-the-world story from an unexpected author. ...more

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Sep 27, 2018 Aimee rated it it was ok

Shelves: didn-t-finish, fiction, paranormal, end-of-the-world, 2018

I got about a third of the way through. Too much graphic violence (especially against women) and surprisingly foul language. Also, the quality of the writing wasn't very good. Just not for me. ...more

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Feb 06, 2018 Dani rated it it was ok

Really 2.5 stars. I’d have given 3 if it didn’t end off on a cliffhanger... I hate when I don’t realize there will be a sequel to a book

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Nov 16, 2020 Jen rated it it was ok

This is basically the Hallmark movie version of The Stand 😒 It was okay but not very original at all, and the writing was kind of weak - very dialogue heavy and not very polished. I'll have to decide if it's worth continuing the series or not. ...more

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