“Miss Meimi is indeed a transcendent,” says Father. “But we differ on a single point, son. SHE’S MINE.”
A Prince Of No Value
On planet Umbra, Thorne is known as the weak prince, extra brother and human-shaped punching bag for his father, Cole, Emperor of the Omniverse. Thorne never expected to find his transcendent soul mate. But when the prince connects with Meimi Archer, the human girl becomes … Meimi Archer, the human girl becomes Thorne’s transcendent and his world…
…until Cole decides to abduct her.
Now the prince of no value will do anything to protect what’s most precious. Meimi.
A Girl Geek With A Problem
Science prodigy Meimi Archer attends ECHO Academy, an elite high school located under Earth’s Boston Dome. That part is cool. Then she finds herself separated from her boyfriend, Thorne, due to a supposedly unbreakable exile void. Not okay.
Meimi pulls together a band of classmates and misfits. Her goal? Break through the exile void. Her problem? Headmaster Conway, the man who runs ECHO Academy. Conway wants to use Meimi’s exile void annihilator for an invasion of Umbra. Meh. Meimi’s not worried–she’ll take the Headmaster down while still reuniting with Thorne, easy peasy. Only trouble is, who’s that shadowy figure following Meimi everywhere? And why does it feel like Umbra may actually be invading Earth somehow?
In ECHO Academy, secrets are revealed, plots uncovered, and transcendence is only a few pages away. Don’t miss this jam-packed adventure of 40,000+ words.
“If you like books set in a dystopian futuristic society then you are going to LOVE the Dimension Drift series.” – The Avid Reader
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I would like to thank Monster House Books and the Netgalley website for allowing me to read this book.
The story takes place on the planet Umbra where we find Thorne who is a weak prince who serves as a punching bag for his father, the emperor of the omniverse. Thorne didn’t expect to find his soul mate and he’s going to bond with Meimi Archer a human. But Cole decides to kidnap her. And the prince will do anything to protect her.
As for Meimi, she’s a science geek and she’s at the Echo Academy, a kind of elite high school under a dome in Boston, and she’s going to get separated from Thorne. She and a group of friends try to cross the void.
A book read in one sitting, I was so hooked on the story that it was so gripping, addictive, captivating, full of suspense and twists and turns with very endearing characters. Can’t wait to read the whole series.
More secrets, more lies, more plots within plots, why isn’t there more Meimi? Lol. I have felt the need for more after each book! I highly recommend reading the series in order especially with this one as it starts moments after the end of the last book. In these pages we find out more about the lies hidden in Thorne’s parent’s past and Meimi’s parent’s past as well as how they are tied together. Getting through the banishment isn’t going to be easy and it’s going to take some unreliable new allies to make it happen.
Meimi Archer attends high school at ECHO Academy. Meimi has finally gotten her memories back after losing them in Alien Minds. Meimi had found her transcendent soul mate, Thorne but when ECHO Academy opens Meimi and Thorne are together but Thorne’s father comes in and informs Thorne that Meimi is his transcendent. Cole bands Meimi from the planet Umbra and sends her out into the void where Thorne can never see her again.
But Meimi has every intention of seeing her boyfriend/transcendent again not matter what Cole says and sets out making a plan to get back to her soulmate Thorne. Meimi enlist the help of her friends to help her reunite with Thorne. She will let nothing or no one stand in her way of breaking her exile void.
There is one person standing in Meimi’s way and that is the headmaster at ECHO Academy. Headmaster Conway wants Meimi to help him invade Umbra. Meimi has no intentions of invading the planet but she doesn’t let the headmaster in on her secret as she figures she can deal with him at the same time she is breaking the void for her own reasons.
When I was reading ECHO Academy I could see the whole thing playing out in my head like a movie especially when Meimi was being taken into the void. I could just see her interacting with Thorne as she was being taken away I could see all the colors around Meimi as she is floating in the air facing Thorne. I saw them as they are floating there with all the different colors filling the room and running from their bodies in a line, with their arms stretching out toward each other as their fingertips touch as she is fading away into the dark her form fading more and more as she disappears from view leaving Thorne standing there looking where she had been just moments before. It was so pretty in my head.
ECHO Academy would be so awesome to see on a movie screen. Christina’s writing is so descriptive that it makes it so easy to see it in your head as you are reading. Her writing pulls you in from the first page and hangs on way after you have read the last word, leaving you wanting more. I can’t wait to read more in the Dimension Drift world and from Christina Bauer.
I highly recommend ECHO Academy and any of Christina’s books to anyone looking for a great read. One click yourself a copy of ECHO Academy today!
Highly advised to read the prior books (including the prequel). This series is awesome. Full with futuristic, science fiction, depth and detail. This group of young adults put on a show that will have you wanting so much more.
Meimi, Thorne, Cole, Chloe, Zoe, and even Conway find a way to pierce you. Whether it be by falling for them, hating them, trying to figure them out, or just seeing where things will go. I learned with the prequel you get a lot of what you didn’t know you were looking for. Meimi is a very strong, independent, resourceful young woman. She finds a way to make it happen. She does not give up.
Christina Bauer finds a way to give you a story that invites you to become friends with her and all the characters she create. You fall in love with the vividness of the worlds she creates and invites you to explore.
Having this latest installment in the Dimension Drift gave me an extra high during this time of lock-in for most of the country/world. Come on in and explore a new different world and allow your mind to be free.
ECHO Academy is the last part of the Dimension Drift series and concludes the story between Thorne and Meimi.
After stopping one world takeover, Meimi, Zoe, and Chloe are left trying to re-open an exile void so they can return to Umbra to be with their transcendents. Thorne is also trying to find a way to be with Meimi WITHOUT her becoming his stepmother!
This NEEDS to be read as a series otherwise you won’t know what the hell is going on! It is very fast-paced with lots of “dimension” science mentioned. I enjoyed the characters and how they interacted with each other. One surprise wasn’t really a surprise (Conway) but I liked how it was incorporated into the story and made it all make sense.
Although we have a HEA ending, I am hoping from hints given in the book, that this is not the last we have seen of our characters from Umbra. A thoroughly enjoyable series that I have no hesitation in recommending and a brilliant conclusion.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian – I Dig Good Books!
(PS – I tried to leave this review on B&N but it refused to accept it due to profanity!)
You can guarantee with a Bauer book that you’re going to get MORE the longer you read into a series. More twists, more secrets, more adventure, more romance, more WANT for the next in the series!
Meimi and Thorne are #goals and their romance is so fun to follow. Great character development, hilarious banter (as always) and just a fun ride!
Recommend!