Trinity has one week to find her friend, or she’ll be the next to go.When the harvest is over, tradition dictates that the weakest teens be culled from the camp. None of them are ever seen again.Last year, they took Trinity’s only friend. She’s spent every spare moment scouring the woods, searching for him. She’s close to finding him, but the year is over. The harvest is done.She sneaks into the … over. The harvest is done.
She sneaks into the forest for one last attempt to locate her friend but she’s barely left camp when the first call of Guards on hunt shatters the air.
She can’t let them catch her but she has nowhere to hide. A strange creature lurks in the water, following her down the river and something stalks her from the woods. Every minute brings the Guards closer. Soon, she’ll be surrounded. Forest or river. Which enemy should she choose?
Lake of Sins: Escape is a young adult fantasy in the vein of The Island of Dr. Moreau. If you like imaginative dystopian worlds, headstrong heroines, and incredible monsters, then you’ll love this visionary tale.
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Interview with the Author
Q. – So, why should someone read the Lake of Sins series?
Well, because it’s great (smiles) and you can get the ebook for FREE. However, if you’re looking for your typical dystopian, post-apocalyptic, survival thriller then you should look somewhere else. This story has been described as a one of a kind world created in a unique dystopian society.
The characters in the series are human-animal hybrids—genetic mutations or evil experiments, is yet to be revealed. It’s an entire new species of characters who don’t fit in the typical genre categories of vampire, werewolf, witch, fairies or even angels and demons.
The world of the Lake of Sins is segregated by class with the humans ruling supreme. In book one, Escape, Trinity, a sixteen year old Producer (the lowest of the classes), unwittingly sets off a collision between the classes when she flees into the forest to discover the fate of the teenagers who are removed from camp every year after harvest. Some say they are taken to another camp to keep bloodlines strong. Others say they are tortured. No one knows and Trinity is determined to find out, but what she doesn’t expect is to be hunted by mutant creatures and predators long thought to be extinct.
The books are fast paced with adventure and mutated creatures around every corner. There are legends that are truth and societal truths that are well guarded lies.
All-in-all, it’s a unique and exciting read and you should give it a try. I think you’ll love it.
The Conguise Chronicles series also takes place in the world of the Lake of Sins. These stories are prequels, explaining how some of the characters, who you meet in the Lake of Sins series, became monsters.
Q. – Who should read the Lake of Sins series?
Although there’s a strong, female lead in Lake of Sins, the audience for both series is broad. I have fans (male and female) aged ten through eighty. Anyone who likes gory thrillers that are dark, a little disturbing and packed with action will enjoy these books. If you like Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings and The Island of Dr. Moreau, then you’ll enjoy these tales.
However, a word of caution is in order. These books are not for the squeamish. Some scenes are bloody and violent almost falling into the horror genre, but the interactions between the characters are funny, poignant and loving (and a love triangle develops as the stories progress). Still, I wouldn’t recommend these books to anyone under thirteen without the parents reading the books first.
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Very inventive and full of adventure. I cannot wait to read more from this author. If you’re thinking of giving this a go it’ll be worth it.
Great to see a writer who can see the world from creature perspective
Trinity escapes from the producers camp to discover what happens to those that get taken to the finishing camp. What she discovers is horrifying and now she must try and save as many people as she can. I really enjoyed this book, L.S. O’Dea has a wicked and twisted sense of humour. It is set in a dystopian world full of monsters; the characters …
Trinity was an outcast of her camp. She was a hybrid and they made sure she knew it. She ran away from her camp to see what would become if her. She met Mirra and Gaar and learned how things really were in the forest. She helped free some of her people from a fate that no one should have. She went home to warn the others only to be betrayed …
I like the storyline, the characters and challenges with the unique solutions were relatable and honest. The plot makes an immersing read.
Lake Of Sins: Escape: A YA dystopian adventure like no other. by L. S. O’Dea Is an amazing start to a new series. This is one of those stories you do not put down till you finish it.This is the first story I have ever read from this author and I am so glad I did. She is becoming one of my favorite authors cause she makes me feel like I am …
I actually got this a while back as a freebie. It has always stayed in my mind as a most enjoyable horrific fantasy. Trinity’s inquiring mind sets her off on a dangerous and violent trek through the different clans of her feudal society. Excellent storytelling!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lake of Sins: Escape; Book 1 of this fantasy series introduces a world which is new and brave in a genuinely uncomfortable way. Trinity is the engaging heroine, a cross-breed who shouldn’t exist, in a world where humans have been genetically altered to serve different purposes and where those in charge – the Almightys (sic) – believe they are have …
A fun, but a bit strange, story to mix up my usual reading pattern.