I didn't get to download this one before it got archived but I recently bought it, so I thought I'd leave my review here as well.

Recently orphaned Main Character, Lia, and her twin brother, Tyler has moved to Australia to live with their paternal grandmother. On the final day of the school year, they meet Coen, a visitor from a parallel world in which Lia is the presumed heir to the royal bloodline, and she possesses several unique abilities that can help her to save this new world from an Evil Threat.

I absolutely loved this and read it in a day. The pacing was alright though there was a lot of exposition - we had to get explanations for a number of things in the new world so a lot of conversations were explanatory to that end. I think the dynamic between Lia and Coen is great but I definitely wanted to learn more about him, and hope that this develops in the next book. I do also wish we could have seen more of her twin brother Tyler - I love their relationship and would like to see it grow..

This was a good book for the audience it was written for. The book was not for me but that doesn't take from the fact this book for the right audience will be really good.

This one will be popular with my fantasy-loving high school students. It was a fun and fast read, and I'm looking forward to seeing where the series goes.

Nice, fast read. I think good YA fantasy. Definitely want to find out what will happens to Lie and her twin next. Will all be finally ok on Gaea? I hope so.

I finished this book in one sitting and I can't wait for the next book in this series! I loved the characters and loved the world layout.

I thought this was a fun, easy to read fantasy. While I thought the world building was well done, the characters had some weak spots. I would have liked Lia and Coen to get along a little less. I mean it’s not realistic that brothers and sisters will be that in sync, even twins. If it weren’t the for the really long battle preparation, this would be a 5 star book. I just really wanted them to get to the end! That said, I’m interested to see what happens next!

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this book.

I liked this one! I thought the premise was very interesting and the characters well written. Some points felt a little more like a history lesson to get all of the world building crammed in, but it fit. I will definitely look into reading what comes next!

The characters felt real and endearing from the get-go, this is a fantastic thrilling read that makes you not want to put it down, sleep be damned!

I love how so many things happened in the book. I could not keep myself from the book because it was so good

DID NOT FINISH (DNF)
Started out strong, not sure what changed it but like 20% into the book I just couldn’t keep going. Maybe I’m in a reading slump? But yeah. Not bad writing style tho so maybe I’ll pick it up again.

Resistance is a YA fantasy novel and is the first in a series.

Lia is sitting in detention. Okay, maybe she shouldn’t have said what she did, but life is unfair and she feels angry a lot lately. She and her twin, Tyler, lost their parents recently and had to move from New York to Australia to live with their grandmother. She’s good to them, but it’s not the same.

So now school is out, and she and Tyler have gone to meet some friends. Lia feels as though she is being watched. She doesn’t know how she knows… she just does. Soon she is approached by someone who calls himself Coen. And he comes with a tale that she and Tyler are going to have a hard time believing.

It turns out that there is another world, similar to Earth, called Gaea, that is in desperate need of a hero to rescue it from war and a coming evil in the form of Samael and Achlaya. And, as it happens, she and Tyler have familial bonds with the royalty of Gaea. So, if she and Tyler go with Coen and allow him to help her unleash her hidden magical powers, well, they have a chance at defeating their foes.

Alrighty then… just another day at the office…

Hmmm. Not sure where I stand with this book. I read it in fits and starts the first time, so read it again to make sure I got everything. I liked it, but it wasn’t a standout for me. There was a lot of explaining about things – history, the worlds, feelings, and powers, and this slowed the story somewhat. Lia only has a short time to get ready for what will ultimately be a battle, and while the tasks have their necessity explained, it just felt like she went from no powers to full powers in a few days far too easily. And for a fifteen-year-old, she seemed to make decisions that were more mature than we were led to believe about her.

I also found it strange that the twins leave for Gaea after they get permission from their grandmother to go on “vacation” and yet since Gaea has no technology and they can’t use their phones, they don’t contact her to let her know they have arrived at their “destination” safely. Would she not be worried? And seeing as they have an important birthday in Gaea but are not able to be contacted, would this not compound things if she phoned them to wish them happy birthday? It just stuck in my head.

Tyler has a very small role to play in this book, which makes me think he will come into his own in the next one. At least there is a glimmer at the end of the book to signal this.
The ending of the book and the climax was very rushed. In fact, the most important part was over in 2% of the book and just as you thought it was about to get going, it finished. And with a conclusion to the climax where I went: “Oh, really????”

At least the story was written comfortably without glaring grammar and punctuation errors, so that reading was smooth and easy. I’m sure others will love this as there is nothing wrong with the book… it just didn’t make me go “Wow!”.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

This was such a nice reading experience! it surpassed all my expectations. The magic system was good and well developed, the characters were easy to like and love, even side characters and the writing easy to understand. The ending was my least favorite part, but it wasn´t bad by any means, it just fell a little flat for me. I can´t wait to read the sequel of this book when it comes out! Giving my thanks to the publisher, the author and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Resistance Book One of the Ember and Flame series by C. E. Ord

9780645361001

211 Pages
Publisher: BooksGoSocial
Release Date: December 20, 2021

Fiction, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Teens, Young Adult, Alternate Worlds

Eleven months ago, after the death of their parents, twins Lia and Tyler moved from their family home in New York to their grandmother’s home in Sydney, Australia. Every aspect of life is different—school, climate, and relationships. At the end of the school year, Lia and Tyler meet Coen and their lives change even more. Coen tells them who they really are and their roles in the Resistance in Gaea.

The story is fast paced, the characters are developed, and it is written in the first-person point of view. I enjoyed the action but found it a little unbelievable that the major characters would trust a stranger to take them to another world. I guess since they lost their parents and barely knew their grandmother, they felt like they had nothing left to lose. I look forward to reading the next book in the series. If you like fantasy and sci-fi young adult books, you will enjoy reading this one.

This was too tropey and predictable. I couldn't get through it. I tried to push myself, but there are too many good books waiting for my time.

This was a really fun and fast read! I really enjoyed the relationship Lia and Tyler had and I'm excited to see what's going to happen in book two.

The middle felt a bit slow paced because of all the training they had to do for the final battle, but after that it picked up again. I did think that the final battle felt a little bit rushed, I would've liked to see it a bit more complicated and longer.

Overal it was a fun, easy to read fantasy and I definitely recommend!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Resistance is a book that would be great for readers just getting into fantasy or casual readers of the genre. The plot structure is straightforward and the story isn't overly complex, forcing the reader to keep details straight. The same is true with the magic system and overall world. The author also wrote very relatable characters for the reader to follow. I'm a more advanced fantasy reader than this book seems to be aiming for, so I didn't love the book, but I don't think it's bad either. The pacing was a little slow for me and the plot felt like something was missing, and I'd overall say the book simply didn't fit my tastes.

This book was so refreshing. It was nice to read a simple fantasy book without draw out details, overdone romance scenes, and way to many names/places to remember. This book was a simple, fun YA fantasy. It was super fast paced and it keeps your interest in the story pretty much the entire time. I’m looking forward to reading the second book in this series.

I enjoyed the idea behind the story and the author did a good job of weaving the dialogue into the world building. I also enjoyed the similarities and differences between Earth and Gaea. The sibling relationship was supportive and sweet. This was a well-paced, easy read that kept me engaged and turning pages.

I couldn't finish it because I was trying to be an overachiever thinking I could finish 5 or 6 books in 42 days, but from what I did get done I loved it there is an interesting concept you really aren't going to find many other places. I'm sure if I finished I would love it and I can't wait to actually finish it when I find it online or at a book store

Resistance is a great YA fantasy about a couple of teens who find out they are descendants of a Queen in a parallel world. The characters were great, I really thought they all brought something to the story. The setting was really cool and the author spends a lot of time describing what Lia is seeing in the new world Gaea. The plot was pretty good, the ending is ok. All in all, I thought it was well done and look forward to the next book.

It's been almost a year since twins Lia and Tyler Ford lost both of their parents in a car crash and had to leave everything they knew in New York and move to Australia to live with their paternal grandmother. Tyler is adjusting better than Lia, but on the last day of school she agrees to go with him to meet up with some of his friends from school. There she is approached by a strange boy by the name of Coen, with an even stranger tale.

Quote: "I'm from a world called Gaea," he said evenly, his eyes never wavering from mine.

"A---a world . . . a world? WORLD?" I looked from Coen over to Tyler and then back again. Maybe this guy was a crackpot after all.

"Yes," Coen said evenly, his gaze still fixed firmly on mine. "A world. A world your mother and grandmother came from. A world that needs your help."

Needless to say, Lia and Tyler's world is turned upside down. They agree to go to Gaea with Coen, and that's when their adventure starts.

I'm just going to say it, I loved this book! I loved the twins and their relationship, and the fact that Tyler left everything up to Lia, but said that no matter what she decided, he was with her 100%, and Coen was adorable, too. The world building was done well, although I would have liked a little bit more of a lead up to this. The pacing was also great, and this was a very fast read because of that. The characters grew and matured from the start of the book to the end as more and more responsibility was thrust upon them, which was written in a very believable way. And there was a great twist at the end, another plus!

In summary, I loved this book and can't wait to see where the next book takes us.

5/5 stars.

I received a copy of this book free of charge from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.