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Evolutionary Magic (Andromeda Bochs) by [Christina Herlyn]

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Evolutionary Magic (Andromeda Bochs) Kindle Edition

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When a mysterious asteroid awakens monsters of myth on Earth, mutant Evolutionaries like Andromeda Bochs are forced to protect what's left of humanity.

Elite monster hunter with the E-gene might sound prestigious, but Andromeda just put on her last pair of jeans not slimed, burned, or eaten on the job. She expects to die by monster in spectacular fashion until she meets a scientist who believes in magic. And he claims she has it.

Monster hunter becomes the hunted when Andromeda's new-found power draws the attention of an Ancient Magic. Can she still die by monster? Absolutely. But if she escapes the Ancient and embraces her magic, she might prevent ALL Evolutionaries from dying on the job.

Science and magic collide in this dystopian urban fantasy!

"If you want to read a fantastic book of magic, monsters, heroes, and villains, buy Evolutionary Magic." • N.N. Light, Amazon Vine Voice

"When I need a ride or die after the apocalypse, I'm calling her." • Amazon Reviewer

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08JTR98ZW
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 2, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 938 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B08LJPKD1L

Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,313 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #9,797 in Dystopian Science Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #9,989 in Dystopian Fiction (Books)
- #32,289 in Paranormal & Urban Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Christina grew up in Texas and Oklahoma but now lives in the Midwest where she earned a History degree from William Jewell College. She writes fantasy because dragons and magic wouldn't stay out of the perfectly normal historical novels. Christina hates to read. (Ha! Just checking your attention span.) She worships the sun and exercises just enough to avoid being the first casualty in a zombie apocalypse. Her favorite exercise of kickboxing helps this goal; her second favorite, yoga . . . not so much.

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dw76

This book made me a fantasy fan!

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2021

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Until I read Evolutionary Magic, I wouldn't have considered myself to be a reader of fantasy books. But now I do! The author made it easy to imagine all the aspects of the urban dystopian world, from the setting to the monsters to the mindsets of the various factions involved. I loved that the main character, Andee, had both likeable and unlikeable character traits – just like real people. The story drew me in and kept moving at just the right pace – not so fast that I got confused and not so slow that I got bored. I was glad there was resolution for this story but was also happy to see it was set up for more books in the series. Because I want more books in this series!

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CJEP

Amazing!

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2021

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I love this book! I laughed. I cried. I thought I had it all figured out, I didn’t. The story is well developed and engaging. The characters are relatable. If you are familiar with Missouri, or especially the Kansas City area, you will be able to picture the post-asteroid Earth in even more detail than the author paints with her words. I am so happy that book 2 is already out and I don’t have to wait!!!

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PAR

Captivating!

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2022

Evolutionary Magic starts out slow building up revealing one secret after another that kept me on the edge of my seat wondering and waiting how everything was going to intertwine in the end. There were more twists and turns than a spiral staircase. I was drawn in from the first page wondering what was going on as each character was introduced giving us a little insight into each as their stories were revealed. This is the my first read from this author and I intend to read plenty. I received this novel from BookFunnel. This is my tur and honest review.

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Suzy Ostapower

This Author is one to watch for great books!

Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2021

Evolutionary Magic is a breath of dystopian fresh air. I read a lot and the author has come up with very original and intriguing elements and ideas. I will definitely be reading the second book as I am very invested in Andromeda and cast’s stories. I read a complimentary Advanced Reader Copy of this book & am voluntarily leaving an honest and unbiased review.

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Daniele Rounseville

A new breed of heroine.

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2021

Andee is a kick-butt, sword wielding monster hunter. She is street smart, strong and a fun MC to read. She protects regular humans, Normals, from the monsters due to her evolved genetics. But is she just evolved or is there more to it? Perhaps, magic? When she discovers her magical abilities she is battling the monsters and the Corporation that is in charge in this dystopian future. Think a touch of Divergent and Maze Runner with swords and monsters, but with a lot of sass and attitude, aka, not appropriate for teen readers. There's a fun cast of characters and this one was a good read.

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N. N. Light

If you have a thing for Rings, you'll love this!

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2020

Wow! Now that is a book that will appeal to just about everyone! If you have a thing for Rings or miss the magic of people like Harry and Ron...you will want to read this. I was struck immediately by the easy readability. Christina Herlyn has created a world that is beyond normalcy but grounded, so it's easily accessible to a reader's mind.

Andromeda is the best lead character I have read since Scarecrow flew a spacecraft in battle during Solar Warden. Andee, a great name for her that I totally get, is heroic in every way. She is fiercely loyal, deadly dangerous, and adept at vengeful thoughts.

The descriptive ability to create the monsters sets Evolutionary Magic apart from many of this genre. The creativity is incredible and makes this book work so well. The streets of Kansas City are a dangerous place under the new 'moon'. I felt about 39% through this book that there had to be a book two. I am eager to see what the next book brings once it is written.

Andee is a little more forgiving to Waya than I would have been. Let’s not give any spoilers here but to say I detested him from the start and still do. If you want a read to take your mind from the boredom of pandemic land, buy this book. If you want to read a fantastic book of magic, monsters, heroes, and villains, buy Evolutionary Magic. I recommend this book to anyone. This is a fantastic book.

Disclaimer: I received a copy from the author in the hopes I'd review it.

My Rating: 5+ stars

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darkcatra

great start to a scifi series

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020

I really enjoyed reading this book, the characters were great and I thought the story was great. It was a great scifi read and I look forward to more from the author.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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Fran

urban awesome meets world gone wrong

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2020

this combines urban fantasy with dystopian and I love that! It was interesting and new. And it leaves you wanting more. Don't shy away from this book because it is entirely worth the read.

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Mary Ann

Four and a Half Stars: Recommended: An Absorbing New Series from a Great New Talent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2020

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I was immediately drawn into this story of Andee’s struggle against the merciless Corporation which controls this futuristic, monster ridden dystopia.
The vivid word pictures brought this horrific society, with its hideous combination of centralised power, environmental disaster and monster ridden industrial decay, vividly to life. I could see it as a evolving series of pictures in my mind’s eye.
As an Evolutionary, it is Andee’s job to protect the Normals by killing any of the horrific monsters who emerge, and if she gets killed herself, then that’s just too bad, and part of the role.
Brave and self-sufficient, Andee is one of the best of the team. When her fellow warriors start to disappear and she begins to suspect the conspiracy, she shows her invariable intrepid spirit in vowing to fight it – and if her supervisor Josiah Hightower, who unluckily makes her insides warm and quiver, is a part of it – then she must fight him too, and her own feelings for him.
Certainly, Josiah is not what he seems. Andee cannot accept that he is Normal. For one thing, he can scent her entering a building from thirty storeys up, and although she is lugging an odiferous dead monster in a bin bag, she finds that rather a startling talent.
I particularly liked the descriptions of the beguiling and playful, but tightly controlled and coolly professional Doyon Josiah Hightower:
‘His head,with its slightly spiked, midnight black hair stayed bent as he pretended to read the book in his lap. Even seated and disinterested, Josiah looked hard. His intense, blue-gray eyes and almost sharp cheekbones implied a face of granite. The only trait that marred the effect was the wide, soft mouth.’
There are a cast of vivid characters in this story besides the likable Andee.
There is Thomas Waya, her fellow fighter – vain and arrogant, who has always had the must humiliating affect on Andee’s passions and challenges her integrity in a different way than her intestine warming weakness for Josh.
Andee has no respect for Waya, who as an Enforcer, is prepared to hand in fellow Evolutionaries who break the rules. But her body has its own ideas:
‘Just looking at that lean body,wrapped with corded muscle barely disguised by a tight black t -shirt and jeans, caused palpitations. My mind suspected Waya could show me a good time, and my body knew it. The no-fraternization rule was the most frequently broken at M-kes. Unfortunately, Waya never had fun with the same woman twice. I refused to be his toy.’
Josiah, when he was Andee’s supervisior, would never let her go out to fight with Waya, and in fact, never lets any woman partner him. It is as if he is aware of the sinister compulsive attraction that he exudes...
There is the cold and quietly sadistic Sophia Bennett, maker of monsters. Andee is sullenly suspicious that she might be carrying on with Josiah:
‘Men found Sophia desirable with her snug lab coat, too-short skirts, and too-high heels. I thought of her as a reject for a porno called ‘Sexy Scientist.’’
Provost Allen is inscrutable, Andee’s opinionated horse Pegasus is ludicrous, and Mac the scientist is avuncular.
There is a wonderful vein of humour running through this, which even extends to the fights, and I will finish by quoting few of these :
‘I hated clichés. A 5’10”, sword-toting, monster killer with fangs shouldn’t be clad in leather.“
‘A dirty loincloth hid whatever tissue connected the legs to the humanoid torso. For the sake of my gag reflex, I appreciated the attire, though it struck me as pathetic.
‘I’d never been fought over by two men. Considering they both ignored me and neither was younger than fifty, the effect wasn’t quite the stuff of dreams.’
‘I pushed him away. If he placed any more nastiness into his words, I’d need a shower.’
‘Allen surveyed me from a distance, then gave a satisfied nod. “You refrained from ravishing her. Excellent work.” And people accused me of reading bad romance.’
Leaving that humour behind , I’d like to say that as a tea addict, this reflection of Andee’s that shocked me more than any of the monster strewn violence of this dystopia:
‘I hadn’t had tea since visiting my grandmother two years earlier. Even before Atlas’ arrival, she grew Camellia bushes to make her own tea.’
I am giving this book four and a half stars (which will show up as four) because I was a disappointed that there wasn’t more of Andee and that beguiling Josiah Hightower together. I do like him. Maybe that’s not a fair judgement: there’s a good amount, but I wanted more...

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