Imitatore: The Donna Chronicles
Book One
by A. Rose
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Pub Date Jan 11 2018 | Archive Date Mar 05 2018
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Description
In Sophie’s world, those born with one power are superior, those born with none are inferior, and she is the one destined to save them all. Sophie’s ability to have multiple powers makes her an anomaly, at the age of 23 she has six powers and has yet to master each one. At the order of her father, the Governor, those powers are kept secret in order to protect her from those who may want to exploit them. So when she meets Oliver, the Imitatore who possesses the gift of using her powers, her once peaceful world is shattered. Suddenly, Sophie is forced to face who she is, who she is destined to be, and learn who she is no longer able to trust.
Oliver and Sophie are targets for The Society, a group of supernatural beings bent on destroying her world by eradicating humans and crowning a new queen. She must stop the evil group before they kill the Imitatore and force her to be the Queen of their new world.
Advance Praise
“Imitatore by A. Rose, I am not a big reader of Fantasy or Science Fiction, but this is an extraordinary story of Black characters that are well written to the point that the description of them being Black is just incidental because writers mostly identify their characters by experiences and ideas. A welcome attempt to add color to a genre that is usually homogeneous with the usual token wise Black characters advising the heroes to move the plot forward.
Set all of that aside you have young woman name Sophie born with "powers," for Sophie, she is not your everyday supernatural beings she has the fortune of being born with more than one power. As for the collective of these supernatural people, they can have powers ranging from pryokinesis to shapeshifting. A. Rose takes her time in revealing this world as she dutifully focuses on shaping Sophie as a character so that she can be a convincing window to this imaginative world. A coming of age story or a commentary on entering womanhood aided by the conflicts of accepting a society that enslaves humans and being part of the status quo. Along the way, Sophie is being shaped by her interactions and eagerness to seek the unknown ( Mortal Forest ) ), Sophie takes that hero's journey in the battle of good vs. evil.
A plus for the slow reveals of this world so I can get to know Sophie and envision her in my mind, her struggles and her wants. Tight editing, A. Rose's words are used to paint a world that is fresh and much needed in this genre.” Damien Black- author of Life of a Bastard
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9780692049648 |
| PRICE | $3.00 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Lenora A, Reviewer
*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Born with multiple magical abilities, Sophie knows she is destined to do great things. But when she meets Oliver, an Imitatore who has the gift to use her powers and amplify them, her destiny rushes headlong at her, upending her life and leaving her with few she can trust and the future of the world at stake.
This book encapsulates every trope of YA fiction: Very tell, don't show, simple sentences, and a wayward protagonist. By 'wayward' I mean the plot seems to blow her along; not leaving her to make many decisions. I do appreciate the diverse cast; a dark-skinned main character and non gendered costar. There's some cool world building but this is absolutely geared for someone younger than myself. I still had fun reading it, though. 3 out of 5.
