A brutal tournament. Innocent lives in danger.Kiriai is forced to fight in Southern Core’s prestigious brawler tournament, sending her back into the clutches of Chief Kosui. Her true goal? To steal one of his most closely guarded secrets, right from under his nose.Talk about living dangerously.What else can she do? The fate of gifted children throughout the burb depends on her. Nevermind that … throughout the burb depends on her. Nevermind that this mission might force Sento to choose between his ambitions and their relationship—or that powerful men in her own hood have it in for her and could be setting her up to fail. Or maybe worse . . . succeed.
Kiriai has a loyal crew on her side and her AI trainer in her head. But if they’re caught, the chief could crush them all. Plagued by flashbacks and racing against a deadline, Kiriai battles in and out of the arena to save everyone. Will it be enough?
Combat Impulse is the fourth book in World of Combat, a young adult dystopian series, Hunger Games meets Karate Kid. If you like YA daring heroines, dangerous quests, litrpg and fighting for what you believe in, buy a copy of Combat Impulse today and dive in.
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Combat Impulse by Misty Zaugg is an amazing story that I have read. This is book number four in this amazing series that I fell in love with from the begining of this series. I highly recommend this series to everyone who loves reading about science fiction.
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She is about to enter the lion den and steal a prize item from them. She knows she will need to be very careful and keep safe if she is to help the others. Will she get the item? Will she get away? See just hoe she gets on
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So, much as my previous reviews said, my favorite part of this story besides the main character has got to be the evolving world view. The AI and the side characters grow, the story gets more in depth, and we begin to see the intricacies hidden in earlier stories because the character’s point of view was simply too immature. I don’t want to ruin the story but we really just see more and more, especially the clash of personal feelings vs overarching goals and the secrets of her family. I’ve heard a book five is coming, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it. I’m not even normally a scifi/dystopia reader but I really do enjoy this series.
I received an ARC for an objective review. But honestly I plan to buy the books once I figure out how to on my kindle, I adore them and the author is worth the support.
I’m trying to save Jitaku while my AI is quoting Benjamin Franklin…
Wonderful series with a strong female protagonist! Book 4 continues the story of scrapper (professional fighter) Kiriai. Her ‘hood (neighborhood/small semi-autonamous district) is in danger of being overtaken by a different ‘burb (suburb/region) and its chief, which would cause devastating consequences for the people of her ‘hood.
Kiriai must confront Chief Kosui again (she challenged him in book 3 to win her grandfather’s freedom). All of this while she is trying to develop and understand her romantic relationship with Sento! (Nope, I still don’t like him.)
Kiriai continues to learn physical and mental fighting skills with the help of Yabban, her Artificial Intelligence instructor. She develops more self-control and maturity, including using the technique of separating herself from an emotionally fraught situation and visualizing it from above. (I tried this during a difficult discussion recently, and it worked very well for me! Thanks, Kiriai!)
Meanwhile, she learns more about Gifted youth who are in grave danger of being kidnapped by the ruling families. The captured Gifted are forced to use their mental gifts for the nobles by cruel control collars and treated as no more than useful animals.
I look forward to seeing her be able to develop about strengthen her gift. The hints about the privileged ruling families and nobles are tantalizing and I want more details right now! It will be hard to wait until the next book, but I’m excited to see how the story unfolds. The world-building in this series is just incredible.
Kiriai is an awesome character and by this time, having read the first 3 books, I totally love this young woman. This is an amazing series that I love throughout each book. Do not miss this series.
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I love the Dystopia series!! I am amazed by how nicely this story has develop since book one. A very well done job Misty Zaugg. I enjoyed every pages I’ve read so far. In this forth book of the series, as Kiriai embarks on another adventure. you’ll noticed how much Kiriai has grown as a character and how her decisions had impacted her way of thinking and her goals. This is a very good read that grasp you from the beginning until you are done with it. Its a very easy reading with amazing fighting scenes. You will definitely be immerse in this fantastic world. This is a real page turner with twists and turns that keeps you engaged with every page. I definitely recommend this and all the books in the series.
First of all, I absolutely love the covers in this series <3
Combat Impulse was a great addition to the World of Combat series. The stakes just keep getting higher for Kiriai and she continues to step up! There are some great characters in this series and I felt like I got to know some of them better. I liked how this book concluded and am greatly looking forward to book 5!!!!
A fantastic read that grabs you from the first page to the last. Its a fast past read with epic scenes, the scenes are written so well that I can picture them in my minds eye. This is a real page turner with twists and turns the keeps you enthralled with this read. I definitely recommend this captivating read. Its a must read.
Shauna Joesten
**** SPOILER ALERT ****
In “Combat Impulse” Zaugg takes us on another exciting action-packed trip into the “Combat World” universe.
As usual, the author does a superb job of world building and character development in this outing.
It’s a year on and this entertaining story shows us the changes that have happened since last we, the readers, visited “Combat World”. As Kiriai and crew head back to the Southern core for the Brawler tournament.
Q: Will Kiriai and Sento’s relationship survive the strain of the Brawler’s tournament?
Q: Will Boss Akuto’s ploy of sending Kiriai to the Brawler tournament backfire on him?
Q: Will Kiriai and crew intercept the list and rescue the young “gifted” from slavery?
A: Grab this book, settle in, read it and find out for yourself!!
In the interest of transparency: I received a free review copy of the book and I am voluntarily sharing this review.
It is my own honest opinion.
this book was a real page turner. It kept me up late at night waiting to see what would happen next. I have enjoyed reading all of the Combat books so far. I also enjoy that are are well written and clean as to language and sexual scenes.