Young Adult

Audiobook Reviews: 3/5 The Triplet’s Curse: Destiny’s Story by Marsha Black

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult , , ,

Narrated by Kathleen Li

*Spoilers possible in the discussion

Summary:

Destiny comes into her powers and meets her man.

Additional Comments:

  • This book is almost identical to the first book in the series, except that Blake’s already in town.
  • Destiny’s gift of fire is pretty neat.
  • There was more of an attempt to give Blake a conflict this round, but it still went nowhere.
  • The relationship didn’t really develop so much as explode into existence. Didn’t strike me as realistic. At first, Blake and Destiny dislike each other. Two seconds later, they’re literally falling all over themselves to be near each other.
  • World-building 2.5/5: The concept of there being a curse that the three girls have to break is cool enough, but there’s no resolution in any of the first two books. You find out their powers, the guy they’re destined to be with, they have weird dreams, and the title character gets in a fight with a mid-level bad guy.
  • The training’s not realistic either. Three families from a mysterious cult have sons that happen to have children around the triplet’s age. The boys have been trained for years and now they’re the trainers to the girls. Why? Their fathers are useless too. Their roles in both books thus far have been like this: something weird happens, gee, we should tell our fathers, *tells fathers*, yup, that’s weird, I’ll research it and get back to you…
  • I feel like I missed something, like how Destiny knew where to meet the bad guy for her showdown.
  • Narration 4/5: The story’s presented well. You can tell who’s who. There’s good flow to the reading.

Conclusion:

If you’re invested in the series, I’d wait until book 3 is ready to listen to this one. It’s certainly going to have the middle story feeling.

Associate links to follow…

Available Audiobooks: I have free codes for almost everything.

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…

Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.

Nonfiction:
5 Steps to Surviving Chemistry – A primer for chemistry students. Breaks down concepts into simple terms. 

5 Steps to Better Blurbs – A book for writers looking to improve their book descriptions

Audiobook Reviews 3/5 Stars: Companion of Darkness by CJ Rutherford

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, dragons, Fantasy, Young Adult , , , ,

Narrated by Ginger Sue and Dustin Spiehler

Summary:

A fairy is chosen to be a companion for a sadistic princess.

Additional Comments:

  • 2.5/5 Main Character: Finished the book yesterday and I honestly can’t remember the main character’s name. That tells me she’s not that memorable. I remember she’s a fairy. She was clueless at the beginning and clueless at the end. That got annoying. Redeeming quality: she did have some neat powers that grew a little over time.
  • 4.5/5 Worldbuilding: The world is rich and full, violent but cool. Some of the race names seemed lazy, but the author spent a lot of time explaining things. Many of the revelations work naturally without coming across as straight info dumping, though with the sheer amount of information, some info dumping is inevitable.
  • 1/5 Closure: Yeah, the story doesn’t really finish. Was more like a “gosh, this is getting long. Okay, I’ll just end it here so they’ll buy the sequel.” That’s a pretty common tactic, but it’s a cheap shot. This has one of the worst senses of closure I’ve experienced in a long time. Usually, the author at least tries to wrap up an arc of the story.
  • 4.5/5 Narration: Ginger Sue and Dustin Spiehler provided a nice performance. It’s first person point of view
  • 3/5 Plot: A lot happens and there are a few cool twists. Major problem is they go nowhere.
  • Audience: Probably best suited for older YA group and adults who enjoy YA fantasy.
  • Has a cool cover.
  • Content Warnings: There’s a fairly large amount of casual swearing throughout the book. There are a few disgusting descriptions of fantasy violence.

Conclusion:

If a lack of closure doesn’t bother you, this is a strong start to a fantasy series.

Want More Audio Adventures?

I have free codes for everything.

New Release: Money Makes it Deadlier – FBI agent in Hawaii takes on a shadowy government organization.

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…

Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.

Nonfiction:
5 Steps to Surviving Chemistry – A primer for chemistry students. Breaks down concepts into simple terms. 

5 Steps to Better Blurbs – A book for writers looking to improve their book descriptions



Audiobook Reviews 3/5 Stars: The Triplet’s Curse Book 1: Hope’s Story

Julie Gilbert Fantasy, Young Adult ,

Narrated by Kathleen Li

Summary:

Hope Baskins and her sisters are triplets. On their 16th birthday they come into strange powers. This is about Hope, so everything is from her or Bryce’s perspective.

Spoilers possible in discussion. Definitely included after the ads.

Additional Comments:

  • Side Note: Switching character perspectives is fine in a story. I do it all the time, but it’s really, really annoying if the exact same spot is covered from multiple perspectives, right down to lines of dialogue. Don’t repeat lines of dialogue.
  • Story 3/5: I think 90% of the story is Hope and Bryce training or talking to his dad. And the father saying “gee, that’s weird. Lemme go research that.” Or them eating tuna sandwiches. Or buckling their seatbelts to go from her place to his or vice versa. Or them kissing.
  • Main Characters 3.5/5: Hope’s ice powers are cool. She never gets the hang of the visions though.
  • Side Characters 3/5: Sean and The kid Bryce doesn’t get along with (I forget his name) don’t really do much.) There is a big twist at the end but I think it might be undone in a future book.
  • World building 3/5: The beginning prophecy is cool, but not much else happens. Even if it got more confuse, it might have made more sense if we even got a smidge another other sister’s’ abilities. There are a lot of questions about the secret society the 3 boys and their dads belong to. Where are their mothers? The secret society is named once early but I forget its name.
  • I think the series and premise have potential, but the end battle was kinda anticlimactic. We don’t even get to experience it from Hope’s perspective. We get it second hand through Bryce.
  • I do love the sisters’ names. I just wish we knew a little more about them. That would allow for more attachment to them.
  • The narrator did a fine job.
  • We hear a lot about a great evil and then get 1 mediocre representative of them. What is their motive?

Conclusion:

If you love YA paranormal stories, check this series out.

Associate links to follow…

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

Beyond Broken Pencils – Contemporary literary tale of a school shooting. Ian unleashes his inner demons on his classmates and teachers…

Scratched Off – FBI agent vs a serial killer. When Sam Kerman sets out to hunt a serial killer, he has no idea how personal the case will become.


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Questions that contain spoilers:

  • Why bother kidnapping Destiny? Why not just kill her. End of triplets.
  • Will Sean come back from the dead because he’s connected to Destiny?
  • What are the other sisters’ powers? The secret society ought to know a little about that.
  • What is this grand evil they need to face? Curse puts a negative connotation on the whole gifts to save the world thing.

Book Reviews 4/5 stars: Magian High by Lia London

Julie Gilbert Fantasy, Writing, Young Adult , ,

Summary:

Kincaid Riley worked hard to get the schools desegregated, so those with and without magic could learn more about each other. Many agree with him, but some do not. And those who disagree have their own plans.

Additional Comments:

  • I won’t go into the magic system here because that would probably lead to spoilers. At first, I was skeptical about it and thought it kinda corny. But it worked in the end, so it’s all good.
  • I like how the book tackled the tensions between those who have magic and those who don’t. There’s no clear-cut, these are all the good people and these are all the bad people.
  • Kid-safe book. Recommended for teens and pre-teens.
  • World-building 4/5: I like that the nomers (those without magic) were broken into two categories, those that emphasized body/physical stuff and those that emphasized intellectual stuff.
  • Plot 4/5: Despite a fair amount of meandering, the plot thickened nicely at the end. Some of the side conversations ended up having great meaning, so that’s a nice touch.
  • Characters 4/5: Kincaid and Amity are pretty well fleshed out. Kincaid’s mother is kind of stock, but I don’t think she needs to be more here. I couldn’t pin down his sister. Sometimes, she acts young and other times she acts very, very young.
  • Nit that probably won’t bother anybody else in the world. The descriptions of chem class sort of bothered me. The assignments seemed very vague and random. I tried to suspend my disbelief, but I am a chem teacher, albeit at a perfectly normal, non-magical high school.

Conclusion:

If you’re looking for a kid-friendly, book that deals with racial tensions in a fun/fantasy way, this is a great choice.

Associate links to follow…

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.


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Audiobook Reviews: 4/5 Stars The Binding Witch and the Fortune Taker by Laura Rich

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, Fantasy, Young Adult , , ,

Summary:

Kate Roark is a hedge witch, which means she doesn’t have powers herself. That is until a twist of fate or fortune or misfortune changes things for her.

Additional Comments:

– It’s a cute novella with good narration.

– Plot 4/5: simple but that’s understandable in that it’s meant to be a very short work. I’m surprised the two Binden (sorry, spelling could be off) girls ended up where they did given the culture they were/are being raised in.

– Narration 4/5: Enjoyable. Only one or two of the chosen voices are distractible.

– Characters 3.5/5: Kate and her Indian friend are probably the deepest characters in here. Her mother’s intriguing, but we don’t really learn much about her mother. I guess it’s one of those things that can be expanded upon later. Kate has both spunk and sass which can be fun reads, but I feel like so many YA heroines fall in that category.

– World-building 4/5: The notion of binding witches is interesting. People fear or are intrigued by magic.

– Closure 2/5: It’s clearly meant to run you into book 2. While this is an understandable tactic from a sell-books standpoint, I have never enjoyed it. Some people love cliffhangers and feeling like they need more. I usually just move on to a series that gives me more closure in each work.

Conclusion:

It’s a solid start to what could be a fun series.

Associate links to follow…

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.


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Audiobook Reviews 4/5 stars: Beneath the Roots by W.K. Greyling

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, Fantasy, romance, Young Adult , ,

Summary:

Mer doesn’t like Avry, but she might have to marry him. Rather than succumb to that fate, she runs away, setting off a chain of events that will alter her life—and his—forever.

Additional Comments:

– Characters 3.5/5: Mer and Avry are likable enough eventually. However, at first, I distinctly remember a few moments of wanting to reach in and smack sense into this girl. Gandel, the Fae Prince, had more potential than he lived up to, but he might be back in a later book.

– Plot 3.5/5 stars: The beginning third of the book started out very slowly. I think most of the events there could have been summed up in a more pointed prologue. Some scenes came off as completely superfluous. The scenes that matter are awesome.

– World-building 3.5/5 stars: This is a double-edged sword. Some people are going to love the rich details. Others are going to be annoyed that the detail bogs down the flow of the story. In the audiobook, I think there’s about 5-7 minutes devoted to the mechanics of how a ball worked and who got to dance with whom. While this provides a lot of background and makes the world more real, it detracts from flow, which isn’t always a great tradeoff.

– Closure 2/5: It’s pretty much set up to run you into the sequel.

Conclusion:

If you like fantasy worlds with intriguing takes on the fae, this is the first half of a duology that you might enjoy.

Associate links to follow…

(If you click through and buy something, there’s the chance I’ll earn like $0.04 ….)

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.


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2.5/5 stars (rounded = 3) Watchers: The Watcher Series Book 1

Julie Gilbert Audiobooks, dystopia, Young Adult , , ,
cover from audible

*There may be spoilers in the discussion

Summary:

Sawyer’s a Watcher. The world is broken. Watchers protect the last scraps of humanity in this part of the world.

Additional Comments:

– Dystopia isn’t a genre I typically gravitate to. Keep that in mind as you move forward because that might be the underpinning reason behind why the book was just meh to me.

– I heard the audiobook, which flipped back and forth between first person sections by Sawyer (Chelsea Stephens did these sections) and third person sections Kensey (Steve Campbell). Bouncing between perspectives is a viable way to write a book, but there’s no reason to change perspective from first to third for the guy’s sections. Just struck me as odd. I also think the female narrator could have read the whole book no problem. It didn’t add anything to have a guy do Kensey’s sections. (Don’t get me wrong, the male narrator did a nice job with the performance.)

– World-building (5/5 stars) – The first sections were slower but way more interesting than the end sections. It’s a rather grim world, but it’s very well described.

– Characters (3/5 stars) – Sawyer’s a strong female lead, but she’s not very likable. (It’s a thing that she tries not to form attachments because this is the sort of world where one shouldn’t get attached to anybody.) Kensey’s supposed to be the perfect guy (strong, handsome, available). Everybody else is forgettable. Coleman’s motives aren’t very clear unless “world domination” counts. He’s more of a superhero story villain, but the problem is that this isn’t a superhero type story.

– Plot (3/5 stars) – The progression of the story goes from try to survive to rescue random people several times. There’s a romance subplot thrown in the mix cause that’s what happens in all YA dystopia books. There are a few interesting twists about who’s who.

– End (2.5/5 stars) – So predictable it hurts. There’s not much sense of closure because it’s clearly set up to make you buy book two.

– I’ll include some more specifics in a spoiler section after the ads.

Conclusion:

This is one person’s opinion. If you read the reviews, you’ll find a lot of happy people. There’s a lot of action and some great world-building in here. If you really love YA Dystopia, it’s a good series to try.

Associate links to follow…

(If you click through and buy something, there’s the chance I’ll earn like $0.04 ….)

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.


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Spoiler Section:

– The idea of Carbons is cool, but it kind of takes away any sense of suspense. The epilogue bears this out. The ch before ends with Sawyer lamenting the fact that Kensey’s really gone. But is he? Epilogue – nope, Kensey’s very much alive. Well, at least there’s a copy of him running around fit and hale.

– When one kills off this many characters, it’s hard to get attached to any of them.

– Sawyer’s father or a copy of him or whatever forces Kensey to torture her to find out information about the Watchers, but since Kensey couldn’t really control the torment, he apologizes and it’s all good. Kissy scene to follow.

Movie Reviews 4/5: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse

Julie Gilbert Action Adventure, scifi, superhero, Young Adult ,
I don’t own the image. It’s a general promo one meant to get suckers to the movies.

Summary:

An interesting origin story. A man is hell-bent on messing with realities so he can save his family. Miles Morales doesn’t quite fit in the prep school world he’s in. Then, he gets bit by a radioactive spider and becomes Spider-Man.

Additional Comments:

  • Cool idea. Impractical and improbable but there’s a good story inside anyway.
  • I am not particularly a Spider-Man fan, but I have seen many of the movies.
  • This movie very much embraces being a comic book franchise.
  • Stan Lee’s cameo was especially meaningful now that he’s gone.
  • I probably would have enjoyed it more if many parts didn’t give me a headache. The whole end fight looks like a bad dream.
  • Miles is a cool underdog kind of a character. The kid is just finding his way in the world, mostly poorly until he gains superpowers. Gwen Stacey, Peni and her robopal, cartoon spider-pig, Spiderman-noir, and several Peter Parkers make for an interesting team of misfit spider people.
  • End credit scene was NOT worth it, not by a long shot.
  • Seeing the different realities and permutations of the same story was kind of a nice touch.

Conclusion:

Whether you are a casual Spider-Man fan or a diehard, you can find something tolove in here. Don’t know if it’s worth going to see in costume, as the peoplenext to me did, but it’s a fun movie overall.

Associate links to follow…

(If you click through and buy something, there’s the chance I’ll earn like $0.04 ….)

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.

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Black Friday Giveaway and Clean Reads Book Sale

Julie Gilbert Family, freebies, Kindle books, mystery, Reader Resource, suspense, thriller, women's fiction, Writing, Young Adult , , ,

 

Hey,

Check out this big Black Friday sale. There are over 150 titles available and they are all either $.99 or FREE!

There are also a long list of paperbacks for sale at incredibly discounted prices as well! And the good news is they are all clean reads! Be sure to go check out this amazing sale here.

(If you’d like any of my titles discounted in paperback, you have to email [email protected] … I think my website only has like 2 listed at full price.) I do sell series at a discount. That’s not specific to this sale.

Enter to win stuffs too. (Grand Prize winner receives 20 paperbacks and the 2nd place winner gets 20 e-book titles)

You can sign up for the giveaway here.

Fine Print: The giveaway runs from November 22nd till November 26th @12AM ET Grand prize open to US winners only. 2nd place prize is open Internationally.

Not quite ready to jump right in?

You Could Win These 20 Paperbacks … (Grand Prize)

Leandra’s Enchanted Flute by Katy Huth Jones

Mythical Doorways by Jenelle Schmidt

Faith is the Victory by Faith Blum

Kiera by Kate Willis

Because Anonymous Diana L. Sharples

After: Book One in The Neverway Chronicles by Savannah Jezowski

Specter: Book Two in The Neverway Chronicles by Savannah Jezowski

Eagle Eyes by Tammy Lash

London in the Dark by Victoria Lynn

When Beauty Blooms by Victoria Lynn

Aerisia: Land Beyond the Sunset by Sarah Ashwood

Iced and Nailed by Avery Daniels

There Was Always Laughter in Our House by Sarah Holman

Bridgers: A Parable (paperback) by Angie Thompson

Love Blind (paperback) by Angie Thompson

Code by Angie Thompson

Christmas Eve at the Backdoor by Rebekah Morris

The Seven Drawers by Kendra E. Ardnek

He’s Making Diamonds: A Teen’s Thoughts on Faith Through Chronic Illness by Sara Willoughby

You Could Win These 20 E-books … (2nd Place)

Beyond Broken Pencils by Julie C. Gilbert

Ashlynn’s Dreams by Julie C. Gilbert

Gather Round the Fables by Erika Matthews

The Case of the Tabloid Tattler by Perry Kirkpatrick AudioBook

The Twelve Cats of Christmas by Perry Kirkpatrick Audiobook

Coffee Shop Christmas Ebook by Ryana Lynn Miller

The Land of Cotton ebook by Ryana Lynn Miller

Entertaining Angels, Entertaining Angels Book 1 by Emerald Barnes

Secret’s Kept by Jennette Mbewe

The Firethorn Crown by Lea Doue

Soldier On by Vanessa Rasanen

Burning Rose by Hope Ann

Iced and Nailed by Avery Daniels

Imani Earns Her Cape by Bokerah Brumley

October by J. Grace Pennington

Disowned by Sarah Addison Fox

My Compass Home by Michaela Bush

Summer Shadows and Necessary Evil by Killarney Traynor

Check out the whole sale. Most are discounted as ebooks and/or paperbacks.

Convinced yet?

ENTER NOW.

 

 

Associate links to follow…

(If you click through and buy something, there’s the chance I’ll earn like $0.04 … not kidding, that’s basically it.)

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

If clean thriller is more your thing, try Scratched Off (New Release): FBI agent Samuel Kerman takes on a serial killer.


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1819 Songs for Students Explained Part 2

Julie Gilbert Family, music, playlist, Young Adult , , , , ,

This is the graphic made by Spotify for the list

 

Introduction to Part II:

 

Thanks for checking out the second half of my explanations for the songs on the 1819 Songs for Students playlist. This half starts off pretty strong with a song about not letting life knock you down.

 

The Middle Songs …

Higher The Score (Atlas)

“Scraped my knees, bruised my heart
It’s where you end, not where you start”

“All my life
I have been fighting, I have been fighting for this
Dream in my soul
And I won’t let it go”

Strength to Believe (Epic Score)

Another song you could believe playing during a moment where all heck breaks loose in a situation.

Never Give Up on Your Dreams by Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps from Hell Unleashed)

Thomas Bergersen does some amazing movie trailer type music. I love the title of this one. There are a lot of fantasy themes in this piece. In this case, I like that it’s long. It’s kind of a miniature epic tale. It just makes you feel: wow, this might be hard but I can make it.

Revolution by The Score (Atlas)

Fear is a natural part of life, but don’t let it conquer you. I don’t know exactly what you’re dealing with, but odds are good that others have been where you are and can help you.

“Can’t let time keep passing me by
Run down what I’ve always been chasing
Black out every fear I’ve been facing”

The Insurgency by Henry Jackman (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy)

This is more a “hey, danger is coming” theme. Facing unknown dangers seems to be the prevailing message behind what’s here. It’s also just a fun song.

See What I’ve Become by Zach Hemsey (The Way)

This song offers a significant slow down from the previous one before moving into a rousing marching type section in the middle.

 

Climax Songs …

Light That Fire by Oh The Larceny

I really just discovered this band on Spotify. Much of their music sounds the same. There seems to be a good theme of not giving up in there. Not a fan of the word “ain’t” but it has its uses.

“If I am beaten, I’m not defeated
I fight back to the top
Ain’t backin’ down no, we goin’ big
Ain’t stoppin’ now, we get after it”

Free produced by Tommee Profitt (features Svrcina)

The singer’s amazing. Check out the 1718 list if you want to hear more of her.

“Secrets tell a million lies

But the night still has a thousand nights

And when the truth is brought to light

You and I

Will be free, free, free.”

 

Be honest with yourself and others.

 

End Songs …

Light is Green by Kazuma Jinnoichi (from Halo 5)

This song has a very slow build, but when you pass the midpoint, it turns into something filled with profound conviction. The last minute is gorgeous.

Wallrunner by Stephen Barton (Titanfall)

Never played any of these games, but the music is pretty. It works very well with the previous song. Sort of like the extended credits score.

Flight of the Silverbird by Thomas Bergersen (Two Steps from Hell; Battlecry)

A soft, moving way to end. This song promises that there’s more to come yet this portion has ended. Hopefully, we’ll all make it through to the end and come out triumphant. There are portions ~1:21 that speak of great victory and parts about a continuing fight (~1:45).

 

Conclusion:

This list is definitely a work in progress. I’m happy with most of it, but there’s probably also undiscovered music. Every class has a character. I’m still getting to know the current batch of students, but if these music choices are any indication, I want to encourage them to not give up on finding their way in life.

Pacing Note:

I tried to mix in contemplative themes and upbeat ones. The few songs at the very end might be relocated because they were added very recently.

Associate links to follow…

(If you click through and buy something, there’s the chance I’ll earn like $0.04 … not kidding, that’s basically it.)

Amazon Prime

The Collins Case – 2 FBI agents track down a kidnapped family. Kid friendly.

If fantasy’s more your thing, go Redeemer Chronicles. The first, Awakening, is available as an audiobook.

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – a kid deals with her parents’ divorce, bullies, and the wonder of discovery.

Try The Dark Side of Science – Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.


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