Chosen Ones [Chosen Ones #1]
By Veronica Roth
Released Year: 2020
Page Count: 417 pages
Medium Used: Kindle PW
Genre : Science Fiction, Magic, Fantasy, Young Adult, Dystopian Future, 2024-read.
Rating: 4/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐💫
I liked the way the story unraveled - how she has presented the unfurl - through a series of news articles, experts of scientific articles etc. I felt that she could have written some parts of the book better - like for the initial 100 pages where it was young adult stuff, I deeply wanted to DNF this. But since the author is a very successful and well revered writer, I took a chance with her. The more the story unraveled, the more I got hooked.
The Dark One is a villain who attracts destruction and death like a magnet. He is a time and multiverse traveler with special magical abilities. A prophecy made against him is that every universe where he appears will have an equally powerful Chosen One who will bring an end to him,thus saving their earth/universe. Like a twist in the plot, bad people appear good and good ones are projected as bad. Under a camouflage of evil, good walks. Under the hood of false good, the Dark One treads. Eventually,some one comes into the alternate universe - more like brought there against their desire - and puts an end to the reign of this Dark One. Its intriguing and gripping after the first 100 pages or so. Dont ignore this book. Its interesting+!
Genetrix and Earth are two interconnected universes where objects disappearing from one universe, appear in the other. Ten years ago, there was a Dark One tormenting the people of Earth. According to a prophecy, five youngsters are Chosen and they take him down - using magical artifacts. They think, for all reasons, that the Dark One is dead. Now, ten years later, one of the five is dead by suicide. Three of the remaining four are brought onto Genetrix against their will because they should also help this universe rid its Dark tormentor - the Resurrectionist. Sloane Andrews is the main character who unfolds the mystery of who is good and bad, takes down the bad guy single handedly and restores a semblance of peace and balance between the two doomed universes. Cool stuff. I liked it. Except for the YA mode it sometimes got into!
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