This review was originally published on the GGR-Review blog online.
Love is Love. It’s one of the reasons why I enjoy reading love stories, in what ever way they might be disguised, between two men or women. (Although I don’t like het stories; they are often too sweet and too fake for my liking.) However, For The Clan was my first ever threesome. And, before you ask, I don’t know why. It simply never really appealed to me. That has most definitely changed.
Not only is there a love story as a guiding line throughout the story; there is action and angst, all woven in to fantasy and a dystopian future. All in all, a more than interesting read.
Archer Kay Leah has written a story set in the second half of the twenty-second century; society is broken up in five separate groups: the Governtary (a militarian government), military-patrolled Metropolis, Clans, and Rogues. The fifth group is the Vens, a ‘genetic mishap’ with magical powers, distinguishable by their red eyes. Where most people are wary, but hesitantly accepting, of the Vens, the governtary long ago learned to make good use of their powers and they are not afraid to torture the Vens into submission.
Abducted from Clan Teach, for the past fifteen years Roan has endured manipulation, testing, and torture at the hands from the governtary. During a raid on rogues in Old London, Roan finally has the opportunity to escape. Running for his life, he gets captured and taken to the Clan Leader who turns out to be Roan’s childhood love, Jace. But, Jace is married and deeply in love with his wife Cayra. If only he wasn’t also still deeply in love with Roan.
Between the distrust of the Clan towards Roan and the governtary trying to reclaim their property, Roan, Jace and Cayra fall ever deeper in love; their only hope is that they will remain alive long enough to see what the future holds.
Each of the characters’ standpoints is understandable; it’s clear where they come from, and what caused them to react in a certain way. But, there is also plenty of growth throughout the story. Their lives don’t stand still and the only way to stay alive is to adapt, and do it quickly. However, due to the fast pace of the story, it is sometimes hard to catch up with changes.
A war over water supply caused all water to be polluted, which, in turn, caused society to break apart. Set in Old London, Canada, clans are trying to eke a meagre living from the land, moving when necessary to stay out of the clutches of the governtary and out of the crossfire between governtary and rogues. Distance between clans is hard to gauge, but seems to be no more than a couple of hours by car, and the size of the clans is unclear. However, despite the obvious damage to both the world and its inhabitants, the setting of this story seems lush with plenty of forestation and natural beauty.
The editing is sound and helps bring this story to life. As well as the internal dialogues; they really helped in understanding what was going on. Although tissues were not required, there were a few sniffles, offset by a healthy amount of laughs; the interaction between Jace and Roan is inspiring.
In the end, there are very little issues with this story and I give it a well-deserved 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Petra Gives It 4.5 Stars
This review was originally published on the GGR-Review blog online.Love is Love. It’s one of the reasons why I enjoy reading love stories, in what ever way they might be disguised, between two men or women. (Although I don’t like het stories; they are often too sweet and too fake for my liking.) However, For The Clan was my first ever threesome. And, before you ask, I don’t know why. It simply never really appealed to me. That has most definitely changed.Not only is there a love story as a guiding line throughout the story; there is action and angst, all woven in to fantasy and a dystopian future. All in all, a more than interesting read.Archer Kay Leah has written a story set in the second half of the twenty-second century; society is broken up in five separate groups: the Governtary (a militarian government), military-patrolled Metropolis, Clans, and Rogues. The fifth group is the Vens, a ‘genetic mishap’ with magical powers, distinguishable by their red eyes. Where most people are wary, but hesitantly accepting, of the Vens, the governtary long ago learned to make good use of their powers and they are not afraid to torture the Vens into submission.Abducted from Clan Teach, for the past fifteen years Roan has endured manipulation, testing, and torture at the hands from the governtary. During a raid on rogues in Old London, Roan finally has the opportunity to escape. Running for his life, he gets captured and taken to the Clan Leader who turns out to be Roan’s childhood love, Jace. But, Jace is married and deeply in love with his wife Cayra. If only he wasn’t also still deeply in love with Roan.Between the distrust of the Clan towards Roan and the governtary trying to reclaim their property, Roan, Jace and Cayra fall ever deeper in love; their only hope is that they will remain alive long enough to see what the future holds.Each of the characters’ standpoints is understandable; it’s clear where they come from, and what caused them to react in a certain way. But, there is also plenty of growth throughout the story. Their lives don’t stand still and the only way to stay alive is to adapt, and do it quickly. However, due to the fast pace of the story, it is sometimes hard to catch up with changes.A war over water supply caused all water to be polluted, which, in turn, caused society to break apart. Set in Old London, Canada, clans are trying to eke a meagre living from the land, moving when necessary to stay out of the clutches of the governtary and out of the crossfire between governtary and rogues. Distance between clans is hard to gauge, but seems to be no more than a couple of hours by car, and the size of the clans is unclear. However, despite the obvious damage to both the world and its inhabitants, the setting of this story seems lush with plenty of forestation and natural beauty.The editing is sound and helps bring this story to life. As well as the internal dialogues; they really helped in understanding what was going on. Although tissues were not required, there were a few sniffles, offset by a healthy amount of laughs; the interaction between Jace and Roan is inspiring.In the end, there are very little issues with this story and I give it a well-deserved 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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This review was originally published on the GGR-Review blog online.
Love is Love. It’s one of the reasons why I enjoy reading love stories, in what ever way they might be disguised, between two men or women. (Although I don’t like het stories; they are often too sweet and too fake for my liking.) However, For The Clan was my first ever threesome. And, before you ask, I don’t know why. It simply never really appealed to me. That has most definitely changed.
Not only is there a love story as a guiding line throughout the story; there is action and angst, all woven in to fantasy and a dystopian future. All in all, a more than interesting read.
Archer Kay Leah has written a story set in the second half of the twenty-second century; society is broken up in five separate groups: the Governtary (a militarian government), military-patrolled Metropolis, Clans, and Rogues. The fifth group is the Vens, a ‘genetic mishap’ with magical powers, distinguishable by their red eyes. Where most people are wary, but hesitantly accepting, of the Vens, the governtary long ago learned to make good use of their powers and they are not afraid to torture the Vens into submission.
Abducted from Clan Teach, for the past fifteen years Roan has endured manipulation, testing, and torture at the hands from the governtary. During a raid on rogues in Old London, Roan finally has the opportunity to escape. Running for his life, he gets captured and taken to the Clan Leader who turns out to be Roan’s childhood love, Jace. But, Jace is married and deeply in love with his wife Cayra. If only he wasn’t also still deeply in love with Roan.
Between the distrust of the Clan towards Roan and the governtary trying to reclaim their property, Roan, Jace and Cayra fall ever deeper in love; their only hope is that they will remain alive long enough to see what the future holds.
Each of the characters’ standpoints is understandable; it’s clear where they come from, and what caused them to react in a certain way. But, there is also plenty of growth throughout the story. Their lives don’t stand still and the only way to stay alive is to adapt, and do it quickly. However, due to the fast pace of the story, it is sometimes hard to catch up with changes.
A war over water supply caused all water to be polluted, which, in turn, caused society to break apart. Set in Old London, Canada, clans are trying to eke a meagre living from the land, moving when necessary to stay out of the clutches of the governtary and out of the crossfire between governtary and rogues. Distance between clans is hard to gauge, but seems to be no more than a couple of hours by car, and the size of the clans is unclear. However, despite the obvious damage to both the world and its inhabitants, the setting of this story seems lush with plenty of forestation and natural beauty.
The editing is sound and helps bring this story to life. As well as the internal dialogues; they really helped in understanding what was going on. Although tissues were not required, there were a few sniffles, offset by a healthy amount of laughs; the interaction between Jace and Roan is inspiring.
In the end, there are very little issues with this story and I give it a well-deserved 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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