I want to thank anyone who reviews my work!
By
Karen W
on March 21, 2015
I can't believe I almost passed on this book because of the cover...it
looked more like a horror book and I'm not really into them. I'm glad I
took a moment and read the synopsis! I LOVED this book and I'm on my
way to purchase the next one because I really need to know what happens
next! Once I started this book I could not put it down till I finished
and after this review I'm getting the next one! I think if the cover was
a different it would grab more people's attention. I loved this book
and I feel if people would get past the cover and read the synopsis that
they would be hooked like I was! Great read Elizabeth Bauer! Thank You!
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By
Maria Bradley
on February 19, 2015
As a writer myself I'm so
conscious of the utter devastation of receiving a bad review, so I tend
not to review those books that aren't for me. Even the simple fact that
I'm writing this is a commendation in itself!
The Gifted tells the story of a dystopian world divided straight down the middle by an actual wall, but also a physiological and psychological one. A quirk in your DNA transforms you into a Gifted ELITE status or an ordinary, or INEPT class, destined to live, work and breathe purely to serve the former. Call me a miserable cynic, but that is not a million miles away from our world today, just in a more obvious and brutally in-your-face kind of scenario.
The fact that I related to the characters immediately is a testament to the perception of the Author in creating a world with characters who could easily be your brother, sister, mother, friend or father.
The main character 'Alexis' is just 15 when she is wrenched from her family, as is the norm in this world, and taken over the wall into the privileged world to be tested for her eligibility to remain there. Her particular elitist gift is a unique and possibly world-defining talent which could, if controlled, smash the foundations of this unequal, cruel and tormented society to smithereens.
I was hooked immediately by Alexis because of my own three children, whom I have no shame in admitting I am totally OBSESSED with, as are most parents. When was the last time you bit your nails to the quick worrying about how YOU were going to get home at 2am? Well, I imagined being the parent of young Alexis who was being taken from my arms to a place I really had very little knowledge about, except for the fact that IF I ever saw her again she would have eyes like a zombie, and not one clue about who I was?!!
SCARY!!! And Rightly so! Do not think this is a wishy washy affair without a dark side, and some of the evil-doers within the story ie THE COMMANDER (leader of The Elite) – AXEL (basically a psychopath) and many others, who will have you sleeping with one eye open, and thanking the lord that your greatest gift is being able to tie a cherry into a knot with your tongue.
If, on the other hand, you ARE a kid of a similar age to Alexis, in your ignorance of the true situation, you might have a mixture of excited anticipation and paralysing fear of the unknown, but so much MORE than your first job, first kiss, or first other situations which, in my opinion, you shouldn't have until you're 30+ or when I want grandkids.
Aaaaaaaanyways, the situation over the wall in The Gifted is something unexpected to say the least, and Elizabeth has a way of making you feel the feels as though it were you or your kids experiencing it. I could NOT put it down, and is worthy of my 'oh crap I've burnt the dinner again,' status, as indeed I did while reading it.
The Author has a similar style to Suzanne Collins, I kid you not, and I guarantee the cocktail of in-depth well-rounded relatable characters + a riveting, seat-of-the-pants storyline, will have you mesmerised! I LOVED IT!! I look forward to Book Two with the eagerness of a child waiting for the ice-cream van on a roasting hot summer day!
The Gifted tells the story of a dystopian world divided straight down the middle by an actual wall, but also a physiological and psychological one. A quirk in your DNA transforms you into a Gifted ELITE status or an ordinary, or INEPT class, destined to live, work and breathe purely to serve the former. Call me a miserable cynic, but that is not a million miles away from our world today, just in a more obvious and brutally in-your-face kind of scenario.
The fact that I related to the characters immediately is a testament to the perception of the Author in creating a world with characters who could easily be your brother, sister, mother, friend or father.
The main character 'Alexis' is just 15 when she is wrenched from her family, as is the norm in this world, and taken over the wall into the privileged world to be tested for her eligibility to remain there. Her particular elitist gift is a unique and possibly world-defining talent which could, if controlled, smash the foundations of this unequal, cruel and tormented society to smithereens.
I was hooked immediately by Alexis because of my own three children, whom I have no shame in admitting I am totally OBSESSED with, as are most parents. When was the last time you bit your nails to the quick worrying about how YOU were going to get home at 2am? Well, I imagined being the parent of young Alexis who was being taken from my arms to a place I really had very little knowledge about, except for the fact that IF I ever saw her again she would have eyes like a zombie, and not one clue about who I was?!!
SCARY!!! And Rightly so! Do not think this is a wishy washy affair without a dark side, and some of the evil-doers within the story ie THE COMMANDER (leader of The Elite) – AXEL (basically a psychopath) and many others, who will have you sleeping with one eye open, and thanking the lord that your greatest gift is being able to tie a cherry into a knot with your tongue.
If, on the other hand, you ARE a kid of a similar age to Alexis, in your ignorance of the true situation, you might have a mixture of excited anticipation and paralysing fear of the unknown, but so much MORE than your first job, first kiss, or first other situations which, in my opinion, you shouldn't have until you're 30+ or when I want grandkids.
Aaaaaaaanyways, the situation over the wall in The Gifted is something unexpected to say the least, and Elizabeth has a way of making you feel the feels as though it were you or your kids experiencing it. I could NOT put it down, and is worthy of my 'oh crap I've burnt the dinner again,' status, as indeed I did while reading it.
The Author has a similar style to Suzanne Collins, I kid you not, and I guarantee the cocktail of in-depth well-rounded relatable characters + a riveting, seat-of-the-pants storyline, will have you mesmerised! I LOVED IT!! I look forward to Book Two with the eagerness of a child waiting for the ice-cream van on a roasting hot summer day!
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on November 22, 2014
If
you like the dystopian genre you will love this book. I really enjoyed
the story it moved along well and kept me interested. I am anxiously
awaiting the next installment.
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Uprising
By
Lori Grote
on September 28, 2015
Gifted Uprising, Book 2 of The Gifted Series is a well thought out
sequel to Book 1,The Gifted. Often times you will find a sequel
reiterating what the first book said, but Elizabeth keeps her plot, and
the lives of her characters moving! Character development is essential
in a book that keeps ones attention, and this series is certainly doing a
wonderful job. You will find yourself becoming emotionally attached to
each of the characters, and not always in a positive way. Hating the
villain is a good thing! As the plot develops you may find yourself
thinking, "OK...I know where this is going, let's move it along," and
that's where you get thrown "a curve-ball!" You will find yourself
wondering "What the heck just happened?"...in a good way! In a way that
makes you anxiously await Book 3!!
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on March 31, 2015
2nd
book is just as good if not better than the first. thoroughly enjoying
the 2nd 1 so far(about half way through). Well done!!!
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on April 17, 2015
Where do I begin on this one? This is the second book in The Gifted trilogy by indie author Elizabeth C. Bauer. I truly enjoyed this book, and took my time to enjoy it too!
I love how well Elizabeth writes her characters and how well she grips the reader into the story and how she makes the reader feel all the emotions that the character is going through at the moment in the story. I love how she writes her main protagonist Alexis in the way of a true heroine and that nothing will keep her down and she will continue to fight.
With book two there is a massive plot twist one that I did not every see coming and it totally blow my mine and I loved it and with this twist took the story into a whole new perspective for me and how I thought the book was going to play out and all I can say is Well Done Elizabeth.
Another great thing I love about how this story is written, as I personally got very protective of Alexis in this book, which for me was a first! I did get a little confused but this what the amazing plot twist did to me but quickly overcame this confusion.
This book has some great things to offer readers it’s a easy read with an easy to follow writing style, there is some great humour also within the book that will put a smile on your face, make you tear up and of course there is a spark of romance there too. This book also has a little surprise for readers of the first book with a personality change of a very nice character from book one (but I won’t say who!)
Overall I truly enjoyed this book and this trilogy is becoming one of my favourite trilogies of 2015 and I’m looking forward to the release of Book Three this Summer which I can’t wait to read.
Elizabeth’s The Gifted Uprising truly deserves my 5 star rating
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Reckoning
By
Rebecca
on January 24, 2016
I have really enjoyed this whole series. This ending was perfect. I hope to see more from this author very soon
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