Ryan Buckby's Reviews > Generation One

I'm back in this world and i'm extremely happy with this book, it was a great first book in the continuation for this series i've come to love.


Plot: this book picks up a year after the events of the final book in the Lorien Legacies series and after the war that John and the rest of the Garde fought on earth. Now we meet a whole new bunch of characters and they are humans who have become developing powers since John released something that manifested into some of the human population. The united nations has set up an academy for these people who now have powers to help train them and help them control their powers better. This academy is supposed to be a safe heaven for teenagers so they can have a place to be accepted but things are starting to not go to plan as they were intended.

I said at the end of the final book in the Lorien Legacies that i wanted a story that centred around the humans who have gained powers and my wish was granted and i got this series and i'm so thankful that this book was written. This book picks up from the events of United as One were we see the academy built and running, the place sounds so amazing and the picture i got in my head of the place was exactly how i imagined it being at the end of United as One. We learn so much more of the powers and how they are effecting the humans who have gained them and i also loved how everyone had a different reaction to the invasion and the powers because not the two same people had the same thoughts on it. The plot was action packed and full of story continuation and with the diverse set of characters we have in this book that makes it one of the best stories possible.


Characters:


Taylor Cook: Taylor is one of the main six characters of this book, I can see her becoming a leader figure in the next book and i know she will rise to that challenge. Taylor is 15 and from south Dakota and she lives with the father on the family farm. She finds out she has powers on accident but she only uses them around her home because she doesn't want to be taken to the academy and be away from her father. I liked Taylor and as i did every other of the main six of this story, she is the shy and introverted one of the bunch and her growth in this story was amazing because you start to see her grow into her powers and the new life she's been given. Taylor for me will become a leader and a crucial part of this story moving forward and i can't wait to see her grow more as a character.


Powers: Telekinesis and Recupero *healing*


Kopano Okeke: The second character of the main six characters of this story, i feel sorry for this bloke because all he wanted to do was how to learn how to use his powers but everyone around him used him for their own personal gain. Kopano has one of the biggest hearts and i hated the fact he was blind sighted by everyone because he developed powers and i hope when the time comes i hope he doesn't change when things start to get a bit hard. I however need to see more from this character because i feel like he was limited in this book and I haven't really seen what he can do just yet and i know we get a little sample of what he's capable off i would love to see what he can really do.

Powers: Telekinesis and Density Alteration


Caleb Crane: The third character of the main six characters of this story, Caleb was a hard one for me to get a read on while i was reading the book because of the many different layers to his personality so it was really hard for me to pin point anything from him. Caleb is so complex and a character who doesn't really let you in to what he is like and i loved that because it adds to the mystery of his character and i can't wait to learn more about him in book two. This character really fascinates me because there is something more to him then it's lead on in this book and i hope i can figure it out in book two or i might have to re-read this book if i missed something.


Powers: Telekinesis and Duplication


Nigel Barnaby: The fourth character of the main six characters of this story, Nigel is the sarcastic and sassy british lad that made me laugh every time he was on the page. Nigel was the loudest character that jumped off the page and i was in my face like he needed to be the centre of attention and i loved reading his parts because he was sarcastic towards everyone. I had already met this character in United as One when he grabs the attention of the others after a video is put on Youtube of him fighting some of the Mogadorians. I still don't know a lot about this character and the only thing that i did learn that this character might be gay, even though he doesn't come out with it himself it's alluded by two of the other characters that he might be. I don't have a problem it just adds more layers to this character but i would love to know more about Nigel.


Powers: Telekinesis and Sound manipulation


Ran Takeda: the fifth character of the main six characters of this story, Ran i love her she is bad ass even if she doesn't like violence or any of that stuff. She is very smart in the way she handles herself around others and using the not knowing english around the people in the academy was genius to me because she doesn't know these people so she puts that wall up. As the story progresses she lets that wall down and lets her new friends in and i love how she starts to open up to everyone. We first saw Ran in United as One were she is fighting along side Nigel and a few others which grabs the attention of the main group after Nigel post the video to YouTube. Ran is a great fighter and knows how to hold her own and i can't wait to see her in action in the second book.


Powers: Telekinesis and Kinetic Detonation


Isabela Silva: the sixth and final character of the main six characters of this story, lets all bow down to Isabela she is fierce and bad ass from the moment we meet her in the book and she takes crap from no one. From the moment she comes onto the page she is the presence that is huge and there is so many different layers we uncover in this book but there is also so much more we can learn from Isabela and i love how she's only slowly starting to let her new friends in and only give them things she wants them to know on her own terms which is something i wish i'd could do.

Powers: Telekinesis and Shape Shifting


Einar: The last character i needed to touch on is the main villain and of course story isn't complete without it's main villain. This guy gives me the creeps because we know so little about him and i need to know what his plan is and theres not much more i could say about him because there is little on this character in this book.



this is what he always wanted. to make a difference. to take action


John makes a small cameo in this book when he comes to help Taylor when the group of crazy people try to kidnap her. I want him to have more of a bigger appearance in the second book because he worked so hard to save everyone and i would hate to see what he built go to waste.


Nine plays a huge part in this book as he did in the main series, something i would never see his Nine become a teacher at the academy and i did have a little laugh when they called him professor nine.


I would love to see the main cast of characters from the main series make an appearance, Marina, Sam, Ella, Five, Six because the story isn't complete without them.


Generation was a solid start to the series and things have started and theres a new threat looming for the new six human-garde characters and i think all hands on deck will be needed so they can defeat whats coming.