What is the book about?
After Setrákus Ra was defeated and the warships were taken down, the war was over, but everything had changed. Whole cities were destroyed and thousands of people were killed. The cities could be rebuilt and the families would soon recover from the pain, their relatives a loving memory of the alien free past. But those were effects of the war that will soon be fixed and forgotten. There were also permanent affects after the battle; the humans who received Legacies cannot be tossed aside. These Human Garde can save or kill, depending on the training they get. To try and keep the world safe from the Garde and the Garde safe from the world, the government built a training school for all Human Garde – the Human Garde Academy. There everyone is safe and trained to later join the Earth Garde to help the world get back on its feet and try and keep the peace. But the Garde aren’t completely protected, there are still people who think they can’t be controlled, who think that they will destroy the world, who think they are better off dead, and those people will do anything to keep their world safe from the devil creatures they believe now roam freely…
What were your initial thoughts on the book?
I hated how United as One – the last book in the Lorien Legacies series – had ended. There was not a single doubt in my mind that it was the worst ending ever and that I needed more. When I discovered that there was a Lorien Legacies Reborn series I could barely hide my excitement. Desperate to recover from the shocking and terrible ending, I started reading Generation One as soon as I could get my hands on it. The blurb still wasn’t exactly what I was expecting but it did tell me something, the book was going to be about the Human Garde, the next generation of Earth protectors. I was really intrigued to read and really anxious to see what character would be in the books, new or old. Once I started reading I was a bit confused and rather disappointed. The start was kind of weird and it took much longer for me to get used to it than I thought. The book was from the third person perspective instead of the first person view that I was used to from the previous series, however after a while I got used to it and actually started to enjoy it. The start was a bit slow and I was just impatient for when they would arrive to the Human Garde Academy, anxious for the adventure to begin.
Who was your favourite character and why?
This was a very difficult question to answer because all 6 main characters were really amazing and I liked every single one of them. However, I think that if I had to choose I think that Taylor was probably my favourite character in Generation One. One of the reasons for this is most likely because she reminds a bit of Marina (one of the original Garde who wasn’t in Generation One which really upset me) because Taylor is also a healer. But, Taylor was also a really great character who was brave, kind and smart. I really liked how she got the chance to visit a hospital and heal some of the patients there to train her healing Legacy because she wasn’t just developing one of her powers but also getting to help out in the real world and make a difference. When Taylor first got her Legacies, she wanted nothing to do with them and hated the idea of having to stay at the Academy but, after a while, she warmed up to the people around her and started to like it there, and I think that getting to help people and save lives really helped her. She was really kind-hearted and brave; standing up for what was right and helping her friends. When in a life threatening situation, she made sure her friends were healed before her and only used on herself the amount of power that was necessary to keep her on her feet so that she could use her energy on her friends, showing true selflessness. All the other 5 main characters were wonderful, but I think that Taylor stood out a bit more.
What was your favourite part of the book and why?
Usually choosing my favourite part is almost impossible when I read a book because I love every single part of it, however Generation One was different. I found it so easy to choose which part of the book was my favourite, not because the rest of the book was bad but because this part really stood out to me. My favourite part was definitely the end two chapters, because of how completely amazing they were. They were so full of action, but not just like the other battles in the book but on a whole other level. During those two short chapters I was always on edge, every single word making me even more interested and kore anxious at the turn out of the story. In the second to last chapter I was literally about to fall off my seat from the excitement. I had really grown to like the 6 main characters and the end few chapters showed how attached I had gotten because of how anxious I was or all of them to get back to the Human Garde Academy safely. I really loved this part of the book a lot and it made me so curious at what would come next in Fugitive Six.
What was your overall impression of the book?
Overall the book was just as amazing and shocking as I had expected making me love the Lorien Legacies books, both the first one and the Reborn one, even more. I didn’t feel like this at the start though and certainly doubted the remarkable story I would find within the pages of the harmless paperback I was holding. The first few chapters were actually rather boring and confusing. It was really weird at first to be following a bunch of different characters and not have them narrating their own story, but after a while I got used to it. I actually began to really enjoy the story when all of the 6 main characters were finally together at the Human Garde Academy, and I could sense that they would all be connected in the adventure that was coming. One thing that still confused me was the strange chapters that had something to go with people hunting down some Garde. At first I didn’t really understand it and found the chapters quite weird, but once I understood what they meant, and the weird people met up with the other characters, everything got even crazier and I just fell deeper into the story. Another reason I really loved Generation One was because of the connections the characters made. As soon as they all started to truly open up to the others I started to see how the 6 Garde would become good friends and probably cause even more action-packed adventures. The start had made me doubt that the whole experience wouldn’t be worth it but the ending was the complete opposite and made me incredibly curious at what the next book would bring. The ending also had a reference about the ‘Fugitive Six’ and that made me desperate to read the next book. The end chapters really triggered my emotions and I soon realised after reading the book that this series would consume my soul and I would become even more obsessed then after reading the first Lorien Legacies series.
Would you recommend this book?
This is definitely the perfect book to read if you have read the Lorien Legacies series, particularly or readers over 13. I definitely recommend it for any thriller or science fiction lovers but it’s probably most suitable to read the Lorien Legacies series first, starting with I am Number Four, which you can also find on my blog.
Summarise the book in one sentence. (Verdict)
A crazy and incredible continuation of a thrilling, out of this world adventure.
Reviewed by Jimena Gutierrez Reviriego
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