Year One by Nora Roberts
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Series: Chronicles of The One #1
Publisher: Brillance Audio
Publication Date: December 5, 2017
Date Read: February 6, 2020
Length: 12 hours and 20 minutes
Source: Purchased
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★★★★☆
This book ended up being my favorite in the trilogy. I really liked the fact that we got to see everything from the exact moment that the virus started and the world changed forever. I really felt for the characters as they lost the people that they love to the illness, known as the Doom. Those that were left had to struggle to survive in an unsafe world. I really liked the magical system in this world. There was a fairly large cast of characters introduced in this book but they were all so unique that I had no trouble keeping them straight. The book had plenty of action and excitement. Julia Whelan did a fantastic job with the narration which added to my overall enjoyment.
Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Series: Chronicles of The One #2
Publisher: Brillance Audio
Publication Date: December 4, 2018
Date Read: February 20, 2020
Length: 13 hours and 42 minutes
Source: Purchased
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★★★★☆
I really enjoyed this one! This is a trilogy that really needs to be read in order since this book picks up a few years after the events of the first book. Fallon has grown up on her family’s farm with her brothers and parents, Lana and Simon. Fallon is fated to be The One and must go away to train with Mallick for two years. I really enjoyed seeing all of Fallon’s abilities develop in this book. I also really enjoyed seeing her relationship with her family and Mallick. I thought that this book had plenty of excitement and did a great job of setting the stage for the final book in the trilogy. Julia Whelan continued to do a wonderful job of bringing this story to life.
The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts
Narrated by Julia Whelan
Series: Chronicles of The One #3
Publisher: Brillance Audio
Publication Date: November 26, 2019
Date Read: March 2, 2020
Length: 14 hours and 3 minutes
Source: Library
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★★★★☆
I liked this book quite a bit but I have to admit that I enjoyed the first two books in the trilogy just a bit more. Fallon has trained and is ready to lead her army in bringing peace to the world. She is determined to free those who have been held captive and stop groups from targeting individuals with magick. Everything in the trilogy has been leading to the events in this book. There are some pretty big battles and a lot of action. There is even a bit of romance to keep things interesting. I did think that some things were a bit predictable and I would have appreciated a few more surprises. Julia Whelan was the ideal narrator for this series and I felt she brought a lot of excitement to the story.
About the AuthorNORA ROBERTS is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Come Sundown, The Obsession,The Liar, The Collector, Whiskey Beach, and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. She lives in Keedysville, MD.
it's still a good series overall, I am glad Nora Roberts still has the spark
I want to read these eventually and it looks like a good series to buddy read. I buddy read a book with Anne recently as well.
I always have doubts about this series for some reason, so I never really picked the books up. I'm sorry to hear things were a bit predictable in the end, but it sounds like the first two instalment had quite the excitement going on and I'm glad you had a good time with the story 🙂
anne sure gets around. 🙂 great covers and i have enjoyed nora roberts for some time. glad to know she is still putting out such wonderful books
sherry @ fundinmental
Yay for reading/listening to a Books From the Backlog book and wow, the whole trilogy. 🙂 I've listened to book one and loved it. I'll eventually get to the others.
It’s been many years since I read anything by Roberts but I remember being intrigued by this series when it first came out because it seemed like such a departure for her. Glad to hear the series was so enjoyable (even if the first two books were stronger).
I think I have this series to read if I'm not mistaken
I might have to get back into Nora Roberts. I haven't read her in a long while.
Carole, thanks so much for buddy reading with me! It was fun to have someone to talk with about things. I liked the first and third books the most but they were all great. Julia Whelan hasn't disappointed me yet; I love her narrations. Fantastic reviews!
Anne – Books of My Heart
I need to pick up this trilogy. It's a bit different from her usual and I've been drowning in books so it's slid a bit down the TBR but it sounds so great! Weirdly I find the 3rd book in a Roberts' trilogy is usually my least favorite. Not quite sure why that is but I normally love books 1 and 2 and book 3 is good but not quite as gripping. So glad you enjoyed it and yay to getting books off the backlog!
A series about a virus… it seems quite sensitive at the moment hehe 😛 But I am glad you could enjoy this trilogy quite a bit. It sounds like it definitely needs to be read in order. I am happy you managed to enjoy them all even if the first two books were definitely the strongest ones for you.
The library has book 1, so one day!
I do not think I will be reading about a virus any time soon!