⋙ PDF Gratis External Forces Lex 1 The Laws of Motion Volume 1 Deborah Rix 9780992020804 Books

External Forces Lex 1 The Laws of Motion Volume 1 Deborah Rix 9780992020804 Books

Download As PDF : External Forces Lex 1 The Laws of Motion Volume 1 Deborah Rix 9780992020804 Books

External Forces Lex 1 The Laws of Motion Volume 1 Deborah Rix 9780992020804 Books

I know many people are going to read this book and claim it's a knock off of Divergent; Veronica Roth's dystopian fantasy trilogy that is currently raking in Scrooge McDuck's bottlecaps at the box office. It always makes me itch when someone thinks that an author has come up with something purely original. There is nothing new under the sun these days, or rarely anything revolutionary in fiction. External Forces may echo for some readers other novels they have read. The reason for that isn't always that the author is being disingenuous but more realistically it's due to the fact that when a genre begins dominating the literary populace it has a common derivative from way back. It's rarely as simple as the more trending work is the origin; far more often the aspects of the genre's contemporary stories have a familiar base. Dystopian novels weren't born to the current generation; they were handed down from brilliant thinkers many generations back (think way back to the 19th century).

What am I babbling about? I'm saying that I'm not phased by any plot agreements External Forces has with other fictions. External Forces is a great story without messy comparisons to other similar creations.

#lectureover

In the dystopian future America has instituted The Genetic Integrity Act which has split the population into pockets of 'normal' and deviant individuals. Deviants are the 'enemy'--skids actually. This world has dehumanized skids and there is open season on the outside of the border wall for Deviants. Jess and her BFF Jay are soon to come of age when they will be assessed. The will have to take on the career recommended by the Devotees. The choices are to become a Devo and work for the Department of Evolution, or make some babies, or go career, OR the military. Jay wants to join the fighters and with Jess' non-genetically pure qualities coming to light it may keep her from being discovered for a time.

But when Jess arrives at boot camp it's not her genetics that are setting her apart in the training; it's her psychology. Jess has an innate sense of what makes a group work optimally, she will do what she needs to keep the work machine running. Her selflessness and skills gets her a spot with the Spec-Ops unit. Jess would be more than ecstatic if only Sergeant Anderson wasn't the enigmatic head of the group. Matt is aggravating. Always with pithy comments and observations, he makes her crazy. He also is sexy, driven and brilliant. Let's not forget hard to ignore.

The "love" story is really not the focus of the story and I like it that way. There is so many threads diverging and converging regarding this evolutionary-centric Devotees, America, the people on both sides of the wall, and the Black-ops team. The romance is icing and not the vehicle moving the story along. Great mixed metaphor if I can say so myself.

The interpersonal relationships often reminded me of the atmosphere, challenges, and camaraderie on the Battlestar Galactica reboot. The team has a great synergy that feels both familial and combative. People are known for treating brothers and sisters with moments of contempt and disappointment. At the same time they are willing to protect siblings with their very life from outside threats. This is what the Black-ops unit is like. But when I was reading my head was in moved by the character development, compelling story arc and pacing of the plot development. The smoochie part was secondary even if Matt was icing--take off all your clothes.

Where did this book fall down on the job for me? It had a lot of story in the pages and without knowing what more happens with the trilogy I can't help but wonder if there was anyway to condense External Forces so it wasn't such a huge bite to start with. Even having read it I am not quite sure what would be the excess that needed trimming as it seems as if all of it is central to the overall act. Maybe the camaraderie of the spec-ops unit at the cantina... 'cause those gossiping, horny teens gossip and schmooze a lot. But the length wasn't plodding or tedious just length-lengthy.


Tags : External Forces: Lex 1 (The Laws of Motion) (Volume 1) [Deborah Rix] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. It's 100 years since the Genetic Integrity Act was passed and America's borders were closed to prevent genetic contamination. Only the enemy,Deborah Rix,External Forces: Lex 1 (The Laws of Motion) (Volume 1),Dime Store Books,0992020808,FICTION Science Fiction Action & Adventure,Fiction,Fiction - Science Fiction,JUVENILE FICTION Science Fiction,Science Fiction - Action & Adventure,Science fiction

External Forces Lex 1 The Laws of Motion Volume 1 Deborah Rix 9780992020804 Books Reviews

just wanna say, this is not the divergent rip-off everyone says it is. Yes, there are similarities, but it's not a rip-off. And if you think about it, any books that are in the same genre have similarities. I've read better, but at the same time, i've read worse. It's a good time waster.
I absolutely loved this book, it had great characters, a great plot and story line, a little romance but not to much, and the ending was pretty good to I recommend it highly It is defiantly worth buying and reading
Tremendous beginning, I didn't want to put the book down. Characters were interesting, with just enough description to formulate an idea of what they look like - but with plenty of room to allow the reader to fill in the blanks via imagination. I found Matt leaned towards some of my favorite actors in some of his scenes, and even envisioned his appearance similar to an old boyfriend for some scenes!

My only complaint would be the ending. I felt robbed, my questions weren't answered. I understand this is the first of three planned, and some questions should be left for the next book... However, I found myself reading the final words, anticipating the next chapter and expecting some answers - only to find the book was done. And no answers. That was frustrating. I shall probably purchase the next book, to hopefully learn the answers; however, the way this first installment ended, forced me to give the book a lower rating than I originally wanted to give.
I really did enjoy this book. Picked it up because I was looking for some near future dystopian science fiction. The worldbuilding is done in such a way that the reader really does see the world from the protagonists point of view. One way this is accomplished is that the protagonist doesn't act shocked at certain events occurring around her that someone who did not grow up in that society might find repulsive.

A quick explanation on the definition of deviant in this book. From some of the other reviews I have read it seems like there is confusion. Deviant doesn't just mean "mutant" in the pop culture sense of the word. Deviant in External Forces means anyone with ANY genetic traits considered undesirable, be it a physical deformity (hatchback, hip dysplasia, enlarged heart, albinism), congenital defect (like a heart murmur, some types of diabetes, etc), a genetic predisposition towards a disease (cancer, MS, Chrohns), or even coming from parents with lower than average intelligence. Think Gattaca but instead of relegating the genetic undesirables to menial labor they are exterminated like a WWII era "Final Solution." Deviants are considered to be less than human, like a walking talking diseased ape.

There are only two things in this story I found odd. The first centers around the lifestyle of the protagonists best friend. It is my opinion that a society that bases their entire religion around eugenics might not look fondly on someone who is considered a perfect genetic specimen, yet lives a lifestyle guaranteeing those genetics will not be passed on without medical assistance. The other issue I had was a personal one and it focuses on Sergeant Matt. Any NCO that commits fraternization is not worthy of the title and needs knocked back down to Private until he can learn to keep his genitals and his job separate. Personal pet peeve from 10 years in the military.
I know many people are going to read this book and claim it's a knock off of Divergent; Veronica Roth's dystopian fantasy trilogy that is currently raking in Scrooge McDuck's bottlecaps at the box office. It always makes me itch when someone thinks that an author has come up with something purely original. There is nothing new under the sun these days, or rarely anything revolutionary in fiction. External Forces may echo for some readers other novels they have read. The reason for that isn't always that the author is being disingenuous but more realistically it's due to the fact that when a genre begins dominating the literary populace it has a common derivative from way back. It's rarely as simple as the more trending work is the origin; far more often the aspects of the genre's contemporary stories have a familiar base. Dystopian novels weren't born to the current generation; they were handed down from brilliant thinkers many generations back (think way back to the 19th century).

What am I babbling about? I'm saying that I'm not phased by any plot agreements External Forces has with other fictions. External Forces is a great story without messy comparisons to other similar creations.

#lectureover

In the dystopian future America has instituted The Genetic Integrity Act which has split the population into pockets of 'normal' and deviant individuals. Deviants are the 'enemy'--skids actually. This world has dehumanized skids and there is open season on the outside of the border wall for Deviants. Jess and her BFF Jay are soon to come of age when they will be assessed. The will have to take on the career recommended by the Devotees. The choices are to become a Devo and work for the Department of Evolution, or make some babies, or go career, OR the military. Jay wants to join the fighters and with Jess' non-genetically pure qualities coming to light it may keep her from being discovered for a time.

But when Jess arrives at boot camp it's not her genetics that are setting her apart in the training; it's her psychology. Jess has an innate sense of what makes a group work optimally, she will do what she needs to keep the work machine running. Her selflessness and skills gets her a spot with the Spec-Ops unit. Jess would be more than ecstatic if only Sergeant Anderson wasn't the enigmatic head of the group. Matt is aggravating. Always with pithy comments and observations, he makes her crazy. He also is sexy, driven and brilliant. Let's not forget hard to ignore.

The "love" story is really not the focus of the story and I like it that way. There is so many threads diverging and converging regarding this evolutionary-centric Devotees, America, the people on both sides of the wall, and the Black-ops team. The romance is icing and not the vehicle moving the story along. Great mixed metaphor if I can say so myself.

The interpersonal relationships often reminded me of the atmosphere, challenges, and camaraderie on the Battlestar Galactica reboot. The team has a great synergy that feels both familial and combative. People are known for treating brothers and sisters with moments of contempt and disappointment. At the same time they are willing to protect siblings with their very life from outside threats. This is what the Black-ops unit is like. But when I was reading my head was in moved by the character development, compelling story arc and pacing of the plot development. The smoochie part was secondary even if Matt was icing--take off all your clothes.

Where did this book fall down on the job for me? It had a lot of story in the pages and without knowing what more happens with the trilogy I can't help but wonder if there was anyway to condense External Forces so it wasn't such a huge bite to start with. Even having read it I am not quite sure what would be the excess that needed trimming as it seems as if all of it is central to the overall act. Maybe the camaraderie of the spec-ops unit at the cantina... 'cause those gossiping, horny teens gossip and schmooze a lot. But the length wasn't plodding or tedious just length-lengthy.