Hunt the bots. Avoid the carbons. Stay alive.Sawyer’s life is simple, if not easy. Her home might be in ruins, but she can protect what’s left of it.A city destroyed by the bots—that’s home. Humans have been hunted, but Sawyer is one of a few who have turned the tables. She’s a Watcher. Taking out the bots one by one. Protecting what’s left. It’s the carbons she needs to be wary of. Faster and … be wary of. Faster and stronger than humans, they’re dangerous. But Sawyer’s smarter. That will keep her alive.
At least, that’s what she believed. But the carbons are evolving, and their plans are ever more cunning. Suddenly her friends are dying. Safety can no longer be taken for granted—not even for the Watchers. At least she has Kenzie. Love is a strong word, but whatever they have, it’s what keeps her going.
Embarking on a desperate mission to save humanity from extinction, Sawyer discovers that the line between friend and foe is no longer easily drawn when one of her own betrays them.
And when a horrific plan comes to fruition, Sawyer will have a choice: who to save, and who to let go.
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“…a strong start to an exciting dystopian series that promises to be a thrilling trilogy.” — Library of Clean Reads
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Interesting characters and an intriguing story.
Sci-fi-post WWIII, Terminator type book.
Great adventure with twists and turns, leaving you unable to know who to believe or turn to. A great teenage caper.
I gave up, just couldn’t keep reading
A fantastic read. Sawyer has been training and became a watcher since she was a young girl. They are at war with the Carbons. This read grabbed me from the start to the finish. Its action packed. A fast paced read that keeps you on the edge of your seat. There are twists and turns. This read is right up there with divergent and hunger games. A definite must read. The series itself is definitely a must read.
Shauna Joesten
YA Fantasy that was a journey
Overall 4 out of 5 stars
Performance 4 out of 5 stars
Story 5 out of 5 stars
One exciting exploration in a world of copied humans, advanced humans, protective humans, a world like none we know of. Or is it? Could this be the world to come? I was excited and allured by the depth and details of this world shared via first person POV. It was filled with action, intensity, fantasy, intrigue. There was a world like one could image would come to take place if various science and genetic copying was to be permitted openly. There are many things to draw you in, but for me it was from the beginning and jumping of that enormous building to the ground and engaging the enemy, alone.
The narration pair did a good job trading off and bring in their own styles and level of complexity that makes you feel like you are experiencing the world first hand. The two voices makes for an engaging listen. I anticipate the next audio release of the series. Listening to the book allowed for the pictures of the words to just come to life in my mind. Allowing me to make a deeper connection with the characters, the world, the story.
If your streets and the buildings around you were all empty, how would you react? It would be quite lonely, one would imagine–if you were one of the only humans left, fighting against robots fro the survival of the human species? That is a lot of pressure for one person to have. Eversley has a gripping science fiction novel that will pull readers in quickly and keep them hanging on every detail.
Sawyer is a watcher. That means that she is one of the last humans who can fight against the Bots and Carbons to protect humanity–what’s left of it. Someone started a mass war years ago to wipe out the humans to make way for a more advanced species, Carbon copies of humans. They look like humans, but are stronger, faster, able to heal rapidly and hard to kill. With the human population dwindling down quickly, Sawyer and the rest of her team must figure out a way to get the upper hand on their power source. Finding a building with human survivors so close to Carbon territory, Sawyer knows that this mission could very well be a trap–but they still have to try to save them. Once the mission ends and the humans are safely brought back to their underground base, Sawyer does the one thing that she vowed never to do. Her feelings for one of the survivors has clouded her judgment and left her vulnerable…vulnerable to her emotions and maybe even vulnerable enough to be betrayed. With time against them, Sawyer and her team know that the biggest fight that they’ve ever had to face will be coming soon and most of their team may not come out alive.
Eversley has a superb story-line, filled with creativity, world-building, and originality. We’ve all heard and seen science fiction novels and movies, but Eversley brings a new twist to fold. The pace is quick and steady from the beginning and carries through the entirety of the story. She is provide that urgency to understand the depth of endangerment the human race faces. Since this review compliments the audiobook, both narrators did fantastic work with voice relay. The scenes were vivid for the imagination and characters were credible. This is the first installment in the Watcher Series, so readers can jump right in. If you are interested in action and science fiction, this may a perfect fit. Fair warning, once you plunge into this novel, you may find yourself picking up the rest of the series soon after.
An audiobook was provided to Turning Another Page by Audiobookworm Promotions and in no way affects the honesty of this review. We provide a five-star rating to Watcher by AJ Eversley.
“The Stars are the key. They will keep you safe.”
Sawyer Russo, one of the youngest Watchers feels she has to prove she can protect humanity. The question is, can she protect herself? Orphaned at an early age in a post World War III world, she and the other Watchers keep the humans safe from the Bots and the Carbons. It used to be easy to find and stop a Carbon, but they are evolving and adapting and it’s getting dangerous to assume anything.
And then, the Watchers are infiltrated by someone. Friend,Foe, WTF? And the story takes twists you can never imagine. Who is who and why is it happening?
I won The Watcher trilogy from the author in a giveaway, but I had already downloaded the entire series as ebooks before then. My response to this, the first book is that I never ever saw what was coming and I spent too many nights reading until my eyes crossed to find out. This is un-putdown-able writing and I cannot wait to start Book 2. Highly recommended 5/5