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Today I am bringing to you a Review of this great book. Let’s face it…as a Pagan Witch when I was asked to read Rise of Gaia, you know I just had to. Gaia is mother Earth. This book was amazing!
Rise of Gaia
Author: Kristin Ward
Published: August 24th, 2019
Book Length: 408 Pages
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Buy the book: Amazon
Disclaimer: I received an ecopy of this from the author in exchange for my honest opinions. That in no way impacts my review.
Beneath rock and soil, trees and oceans, she lies.
Under concrete jungles and poisoned rivers, she slumbers.
She is Mother Earth.
And mankind has turned its back on its mother.
The visions begin on Terran’s seventeenth birthday. Horrifying images pummel her brain, while a voice commands her to see beyond the world she thought she knew and into the heart of it. Gaia has awakened, brought to consciousness by the greed of a species that has tainted every aspect of her being in a tide of indifference. With this awareness, comes rage. Gaia calls upon her children to unleash her fury, wreaking vengeance on humanity.
Terran will emerge in a world on the brink of collapse, to face a being whose wrath is beyond imagining.
About the Author
She lives in a small town in Connecticut with her husband, three sons, and many furry and feathered friends. A SciFi geek to the core, she is fueled by dark chocolate and coffee and can be heard quoting eighties movies on a regular basis.
Review
Let me start by saying the name choice for the main character in this novel was perfect! Terran, which can be broken to terrain…meaing Earth! Ugh, my pagan self loves this book more and more. I want to thank Kristin for writing amazingly touching books on this subject matter. I’ve also read her book After the Green Withered and loved it! Too often this topic is overlooked or left unspoken because we are afraid to speak up, to do something to make a change. Kristin reminds us all that the Earth is suffering and Gaia is angry. If we don’t take care of what we are gifted, it will be taken from us.
Terran is not your typical teenager.
Now, I’m not some granola-loving freak or anything. I just like to be outside. When I’m in the woods or somewhere equally nature-ish, I just feel better, like I’m whole.
She actually makes me relate to her more specifically for this reason. I was the girl who preferred to be in the woods, just walking, instead of in the house playing video games. Too often these days, teenagers are written stereotypically and it is so nice to see one that breaks those standards. I loved watching her character evolve as she was chosen by Gaia to be the vessel of change. But better than that was the friendship between Terran and Beth. I was that teenage girl once and the memories that I carry with me most to this day are those of the deep friendships I had at that time in my life.
Like her other work, the plot moves smoothly and keeps the reader engaged the entire time. I was constantly turning the pages to see what would happen next. Eloquently written with vivid imagery, this is a must-read. If it isn’t on your list yet, you better add it.
Well…what are you waiting for? Grab the book and get reading! You can read this book for free on Kindle Unlimited right now.
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