Free Audio Chapters: kmlewis.podbean.comDA VINCI’S SECRET PALES. Michelangelo concealed an explosive truth in his famous Creation of Adam fresco in the Sistine Chapel. Eve did not cause the fall of man. She carried a far more devastating secret for millennia—one that will change the world forever. As the modern-day world suffers the cataclysmic effects of the “Plagues of Egypt,” Avery … the modern-day world suffers the cataclysmic effects of the “Plagues of Egypt,” Avery Fitzgerald, a statuesque African American physics major at Stanford, discovers that she is mysteriously bound to five strangers by an extremely rare condition that foremost medical experts cannot explain. Thrust into extraordinary circumstances, they race against time to stay alive as they are pursued by an age-old adversary with deep Ivy League connections. Under sacred oath, The Guardians—a far more archaic and enigmatic secret society than the Freemasons, Templars, and the Priory—protect Avery as she embarks on a daring quest that only legends of old have been on before. Avery must come to terms with the shocking realization that the blood of an ancient queen flows through her veins and that the fate of the world now rests on her shoulders.
The Thirteenth Guardian is Book One of a daring new Trilogy that will shake you to your core.
REVIEWS AND ADVANCE PRAISE::
I could NOT put it down!.. Its like Da Vinci Code 2.0 and I am living for it right now! ~ Nichole. D
The concept was so gripping!…my history-loving heart BURST ~ Heather. A
What a story. I felt like this could be real. I was left with sleepless nights ~ Lindsay H
This book has something unique and awe inspiring about it that will make reading it a vivid and sometimes terrifying experience that everyone needs to do ~ Rochelle. A
This is one of my favorite books…it sent chills down my spine!!! ~ La Jolla. R
This book was deeply existential and certainly made me question some things about our own history ~ Tanja. F
I sat down last night to read a few chapters before I called it a night. Next thing I know its 3:00am! And I’ve finished the entire book ~ Maryam. K
Totally worth the headache I now have from a sleepless night of binge-reading ~ MJ
That ending – like damn. I’m still shook ~Lania. K
The book touched me somewhere few have before ~ Alex. A
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The end of days has finally come.
The Thirteenth Guardian by KM Lewis is a genuinely different approach to all the different types of dystopian books that I have read over the years. Mr. Lewis truly takes it into a new spin. Taking all the ancient stories, paintings, and all the religious teachings that we have known throughout time to wrap them up into one story.
The Guardians
The Guardians, in The Thirteenth Guardian, are led by three women who are tasked to finding special people that will be able to help humanity. One of them is Florianne Kainzer. She is a seventy-year-old lady who has been tasked much like her mom and sister in helping to protect these people. I love this group since they are trying to help us rebuild our way of life into this new way with these six strangers. Throughout all the danger that they have gone through this group has to make sure that anyone with the specific things that they are looking for stays alive through the end of the world.
The Six Strangers
Throughout The Thirteenth Guardian, we met these six strangers. We met the first four in the first chapter and didn’t meet the other two until a bit later after the first event happens. Each one is important as they have the anomalies in their blood that the Guardians are seeking. I love how we met each one and how we end up following them through these events that led them together. So far it seems like we have some romance involvements through two sets in this group of six strangers. Originally supposed to be eight but the other two were lost in the earlier tragedies of the end of the world.
The Destructors
After the first events started the Destructors, my lame name for them for the people that haven’t read the book, are trying to stop this group from finding each other to help rebuild society once it is time for that to happen. Of course, they want to shape the world into what they want and not what the rest of the people want. This group is mostly led by men who need to cause violence and destruction. They continue their quest throughout the story.
Five Stars
The Thirteenth Guardian by KM Lewis is a marvelous book told through different angles. Presenting the story this way is very interesting, especially during each cataclysmic event that happens. I loved this book a lot and giving it a five-star rating. Along with recommending it to everyone that likes Dystopian. I will definitely be reading the next book.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of The Thirteenth Guardian by KM Lewis.
Until the next time,
Karen the Baroness
Happy Reading!
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The Thirteenth Guardian is the debut novel for K M Lewis. It is a little bit different from other books I normally read. I thought it was a good read. The plot was intriguing with the premise of the world ending and using the Biblical plagues of Egypt. At times, I was confused as to what was going on, but once I caught on, I did not want to put it down. I liked the characters and wanted to find out what was going to happen to them next. I could not have predicted the following scenes. Some of those scenes took me on a thrilling ride. The story was action packed, suspenseful, mysterious, and adventurous.
I am giving The Thirteenth Guardian three and a half stars. I believe many readers would enjoy this book, especially those like to read apocalyptic tales. I recommend it. I would love to see what the author comes up with in their next release.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
“The Thirteenth Guardian” is written really well. It is for the young adult genre but it really seem like it could be for adults as well. I was really captive while reading this book. The story is really good. Yes, it does not go into the characters to much as to detail. That is okay with me given that I am thinking the events that is taking place around the world is what this book is mostly about.
It made it so real. I am not wondering if this could happen to our world in a few months. Are we getting close the the end times as it suggest in the bible. Where their will be a new world to come? The author put you into the story and start to wonder is what going to happen now. It pulls you think about our own history.
The six characters that are to go on a mission have special traits. They all have them which is the shuttering’s, blinding headaches and one other thing. We get a history text that might bring the past and present and the future together. The book is worth reading. What a story. I felt like this could be real. I was left with sleepless nights.
Alas! I wish Seth Godin’s 6/9 blog post on overwriting hadn’t been quite so accurate. ‘Thirteenth Guardian’ exactly emphasizes Godin’s point. The author tells the reader about the characters — their thoughts, their looks, their actions — but doesn’t let us really “know” them. No opportunity for inference or conjecture. I spent much of my time mentally editing the book, to the point I couldn’t truly enjoy it.
The topic and plot had so much potential. Disappointing that neither could follow through and deliver. Fans of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code may enjoy this read touted as Da Vinci Code 2.0.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.