Luminescence The Rayne Trilogy Book 1 eBook Quoleena Sbrocca
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In the dawn of The Rebirth Period, a new species of humans dominates the Earth. Abhorring the languages of the Ancients—the Homo sapiens—they establish a universal tongue and call it The Standard.
In this coming of age story, Rayne isn’t the average 17 year old. To everyone in her colony, she’s less. In the early hours of their second birthday, the Homo praestans experience the Luminescence and awaken to a mystical ability. But the Luminescence never came to Rayne that night.
Her peers mock her, most of her colony shuns her, her adoptive father is embarrassed by her existence, and her adoptive mother is apathetic towards her at best.
On her 17th birthday, she awakens from a night which she never should have experienced. She is convinced it will change her life for the better. When she confides in her parents, they force her to keep the thing which finally makes her normal a secret in fear of how their governing Board members will react. And when the Luminescence comes to her a second time, her longing to be normal is now a shattered dream.
Desperate to learn why this is happening to her 15 years late, she soon realizes the answers lie beyond her colony, in the capitol. If anyone has the answers, the Board will. But before her chance ever comes, she’s involved in a deadly incident which threatens the life of another. As her world unravels, she becomes even more of an outcast.
Once longing for purpose and belonging in her colony, she’s now desperate to leave the only life she’s ever known in hopes of uncovering the reason for it all, and to discover if there are others out there who are just like her.
Luminescence The Rayne Trilogy Book 1 eBook Quoleena Sbrocca
This is the first book in a series and ends in an interesting cliffhanger that I want to read more about in the next installment.The main character Rayne, is a high school senior who is badly treated by almost everyone for being different. Growing up without feeling loved and supported by her parents, she feels ashamed, unwanted, and later betrayed. So many times during this story I wanted to hug and comfort her. I'm glad Rayne had a few people who believed in her and truly cared about her for who she really is. She deserved far better, if they only gave her a chance.
Despite this cruelty and adversity, Rayne proved to be strong and determined to make her way in this world. I greatly admire her for that. I hope she finds the answers she is looking for, but I have a feeling she will gain so much more.
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Luminescence The Rayne Trilogy Book 1 eBook Quoleena Sbrocca Reviews
Luminescence by Quoleena Sbrocca was a great read. She immerses the reader in a unique and creative world that makes the reader curious for more. She has created a really strong cast of characters but I especially loved the lead, Rayne. As she struggles with her supposed shortcomings and rejection by her society, she becomes a character that is both tough and vulnerable, making her a heroine the reader both respects and connects with. The author has created a culture that is formal and reserved and this is reflected in the unique and original dialogue she uses consistently throughout. This, however, is the only draw back for me in a wonderful novel. The formality of the dialogue did at times present itself as stiff and a bit forced. Which made it a little harder to get into the story from the get go. That said, the consistency of the author’s style choice and her wonderful characters quickly overcomes that and after the first couple chapters I couldn’t put it down. The author successfully closes a fascinating story arc while leaving enough unanswered that you can’t wait for the sequel. This story will not disappoint; I definitely recommend it!
I received a copy of this book in exchange for review.
I'm just thrilled with this book! I waffled between 4 or 5 stars, but ultimately decided 4 stars was too few to properly express how much I enjoyed this book--so 5 stars, it is! I'd say the only thing I wasn't IN LOVE with was the cover; I felt it a bit too amateur-ish for such a great book. Also, it did nothing to show what the book would ultimately be about.
That said, the book itself was great. The writing style (dialogue, specifically) took a bit of adjusting for me, but once I was used to it, I was fine with it and completely understood the necessity of such rigid dialogue. It fit with the fact that these people were a different--more advanced--species. Homo praestans, not homo sapiens.
I really enjoyed the plot. Although, I had hoped we would learn a bit more about what's going on with Rayne and how it would be "used" by others. We didn't really learn anything about what will happen in the future until the last 5% of the book, and even then, it wasn't much. I had hoped to learn more about the Capitolium. Although, the bit with the imaginary surface in the sky definitely has me intrigued! Without getting too much into it and having to tag my sentence as a spoiler, I had wondered a bit about "ancient" Earth (our current time). I'm glad we got a little teaser there.
I liked Rayne a lot. She was strong, but not unbelievably so. She was vulnerable, but not pathetic. She was special, but still ostracized. The author wrote her in a way that didn't make us want to kill her or roll our eyes every other page. I found Rafe to be quite boring, so that was a bit of a disappointment. I was actually most interested in Jhonis and had hoped to see a bit of character growth there.
In any case, I enjoyed this book quite a lot and am glad I got the chance to read it. I'll definitely be checking out book 2!
Easy to read....good character development.....futuristic world but not alien.
The title caught my attention. Within minutes of reading I am hooked. The unique language has me transfixed. I love the dialog of genteel speech. The language is beautiful and Nayak and I soon found myself thinking and speaking in similar manner.
The story is engaging and the main character relatable. It only took me two days from start to finish because I could not put it down. I am excited to begin the next in the series, I cannot wait to discover why Rayne has so much happen to her and what of the crazy discovery she makes at the very end of this book.
Screaming applause for this one!
This is the first book in a series and ends in an interesting cliffhanger that I want to read more about in the next installment.
The main character Rayne, is a high school senior who is badly treated by almost everyone for being different. Growing up without feeling loved and supported by her parents, she feels ashamed, unwanted, and later betrayed. So many times during this story I wanted to hug and comfort her. I'm glad Rayne had a few people who believed in her and truly cared about her for who she really is. She deserved far better, if they only gave her a chance.
Despite this cruelty and adversity, Rayne proved to be strong and determined to make her way in this world. I greatly admire her for that. I hope she finds the answers she is looking for, but I have a feeling she will gain so much more.
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