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Life (Citizens of Logan Pond Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rebecca Belliston (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 3: Citizens of Logan Pond

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IN A WORLD WITHOUT MONEY, THE FIGHT TO SURVIVE BEGINS . . .

The economy crashed, the country is floundering, and Carrie Ashworth struggles to keep her siblings alive. She has two jobs in her newly-formed, newly-outlawed clan: grow crops to feed thirty-six people and maintain contact with Oliver Simmons, their local patrolman. Carrie’s life is almost content when Greg Pierce shows up. A man with the ambition to help them survive. A man determined to hate her. Greg sets to work devising systems to protect the clan but it doesn't take long to realize the true reason behind their safety. Patrolman Simmons has fallen for Carrie. When a government raid nearly wipes out their clan, Greg takes it upon himself to give the socially-awkward patrolman what he wants. Only Carrie doesn’t like Greg throwing her in Simmons' path, especially when Greg’s brusque exterior melts and she catches a glimpse of the real man underneath. Carrie is forced to choose: follow her heart or save her clan. Life won't let her choose both.
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Her home. Her parents. Her freedom. Gone.
His dreams. His sister. Himself. Lost.
Two people.
One future.

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Life is the first novel in a dystopian trilogy that follows one family's fight to survive in a financially collapsed America. Within the confines of their small neighborhood, the people of Logan Pond must pull together to hide from the oppressive government. This clean romance has heart-pounding, page-turning suspense that is "all too real." "A terrific study of character, an exciting adventure and a beginning of a promising series! What more can anyone ask for? Except for the next book, of course!" - InD'Tale Magazine

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"A terrific study of character, an exciting adventure and a beginning of a promising series! What more can anyone ask for? Except for the next book, of course!" - InD'Tale Magazine
"5 stars. A powerful, realistic story about life and love and the resilience of the human spirit. Just the right mix of action, drama, and romance." - Readers' Favorite
"Wow! What an emotional ride. This book is excellent." - Min Reads and Reviews
"A great start to a fantastic new dystopian series! I honestly can't wait to continue on with the story to see what happens next." - Katie's Clean Book Collection

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This CITIZENS OF LOGAN POND series grew out of one simple question: What if the end of civilized society isn't because of some huge war or catastrophe, but instead comes from the loss of one small thing: the dollar?
Instead of taking a large-world view on something this devastating, this series focuses on the microscopic. How would something like this affect an individual, a family, a neighborhood, a small town?
I've loved delving into the world of Logan Pond, asking myself what if, what if, what if? Because honestly, an economic problem like this is more probable than most of us want to acknowledge. Some of the answers are chilling, but some are also encouraging. I believe as the main character Carrie Ashworth does: The human spirit is resilient. People come through hard times better and stronger. And most importantly, love on every level can endure all.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00VI6IDI6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gated Publishing (March 31, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3628 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 377 pages

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- #426 in Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy (Books)
- #1,042 in Religious Science Fiction & Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #2,129 in Inspirational Religious Fiction

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Rebecca Belliston loves books and music, and she loves to write both. As an author, she writes clean romances with heart-pounding suspense. She also composes religious and classical-style piano and vocal music. When she’s not writing, she loves to play tennis, make sarcastic comments, or cuddle up with a good book—usually not at the same time. She and her husband have five children and live in the beautiful state of Michigan.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2015

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It's hard to review this book because I was so immersed in it that I felt like I was living it. I was scared, I was heartbroken, I was cold when it snowed, I was in pain when the main character was hurt, I missed my parents; but I also loved my neighbors, felt joy at new growth, and loved the sunshine. To me that means that this was an amazing book. At one point while reading, I actually stood up to put my light jacket on and go to work when I said to myself, "Oh this isn't a warm enough coat when it is snowing outside". It was 60 degrees at the time, but it was snowing in the book. That's how in thrall I was while reading.
I loved the main character, Carrie. She was so good, loving, loyal, innocent and giving. I wish I was more like her. It made me wonder how I would react given the same circumstances. I will say that I'm still not sold on the main love interest - he is such a jerk at the beginning. I understand that he has gone through horrors in his life, but he is very cold-hearted at the beginning and I had a hard time getting over that.
I found the whole premise of the book a little scary because it felt like something that could really happen. A lot of the dystopian/post-apocalyptic books I have read have dealt with things like a pandemic, nuclear holocaust, alien invasion... This one simply had the dollar fail. There was a run on the banks - the banks failed. The government took over in a drastic way. Yikes! Maybe that was one of the reasons it was so engrossing, because it felt like something that could really happen to me and my family. Anyway, this was a great book and I highly recommend it. Now we wait for book 2, entitled Liberty , and it is being released on the 4th of July. Pretty cool. And I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that the final book in the trilogy will be called, The Pursuit of Happiness .

Areas of concern:
When I bought this book for our library, I thought it was a Young Adult novel. The book does begin with the main character being 17 years old, but then it fast-forwards 5 years, so it is actually not a YA book. However, it kind of had a YA feel to it, and it was very clean, so I am not concerned about having it in the library. In fact, several students have read it and really liked it.
There is no bad language.
There is some talk of girls needing to sell themselves to keep their families safe, but it is done in as non-offensive a way as possible.
There are intense situations where characters fear for their lives.
There are corrupt and very scary government officials.

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Another great find in the Dystopian genre. Loved it!

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2016

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It's been a week since I finished Life and I'm finally getting to writing the review for it. I have since read book #2, Liberty, in the series and must say that I am excited for August to come because the final book in the trilogy is set to be released then. This is another great find of a book series for me lately. I've recently read CJ Anaya's The Healer series(the first three books are released, just waiting for the final one) and Tenille Berezay's The Convergence series(only book one is out right now) and have been really impressed and excited to find such great series. The Citizens of Logan Pond is another one that I'm adding to my list of favorite series in the YA, dystopian, fantasy genres(not all of these series falls under all of those genres).

Also if I'm right in assuming who the author's father is, I grew up reading his books and loved them. In fact one of my top favorite books ever is his book The Alliance. I can't tell you how many times I've read that book and I think I really enjoy this series by Rebecca Belliston because it reminded me of The Alliance. That is if I'm assuming that is the author's father. ;)

The book was very well written. The only complaint that I really have about the writing was the changing of POV. The POV didn't change frequently but when it did it sometimes took me a little bit longer to figure out that it had changed and then it would be fine. It wasn't a huge distraction from the story just something that I feel would help the flow of the story if the character was identified. The POV usually changed with a new chapter but sometimes it was within a chapter, but there was usually a break in the writing when the change happened. As I said it wasn't a huge distraction and not really a big deal but for me that was the only thing in the writing that I had a hard time with.

Rebecca Belliston is great at creating a story and weaving the characters into it. In Life(the book-just wanted to make sure you knew I wasn't waxing poetic about real life ;) ), we're introduced to our government, world and society being broken and in need of help. The citizens have to either be given a certain colored card, which dictates if you are a government employee(green), a free citizen who has private funds (yellow), a dependent on the government for everything and basically a slave working for them (blue) or an illegal(no card). The illegals must live off of the land either holing up and hiding in abandoned houses, trying to avoid the police patrolling through the neighborhoods, or constantly moving around trying to survive.

Logan Pond is home to Carrie and her siblings, May and CJ Trenton, and several other families. They have survived for 6 years after the government fallout and bank fails by relying on May and CJ. The Trentons own their home and are yellow card citizens which means they are basically left alone and allowed to live in their home, raise a garden and animals and are free to roam around in the area. Carrie's parents died early on after the fallout, leaving Carrie to care for her siblings. Her compassionate and loving nature also leaves her serving and helping all the 36(I believe that's the right number, sorry if I'm off by a couple) members of their group.

Carrie, in the eyes of the group, is the soul reason that they have survived and lived as well as they have. They each live in their own homes only having to abandon them when the police do a sweep/raid through the neighborhood randomly. During which the group all gathers at the Trenton's home, hiding until it is safe to return their possessions and themselves home. Carrie has befriended a local patrolman, Oliver. Unbeknownst to Carrie, Oliver is smitten with her and the group believes that he only protects them due to his attraction to Carrie. She believes that he is a good friend who is kind and gentle and willing to help all of them but only talks to her because of his shy nature.

There were group members that I loved and ones that I couldn't stand at all. Sometimes Carrie was frustrating because she didn't stand up for herself as I would have liked her to. But I believe that she acted just as her gentle and loving nature dictated that she act. She wanted everyone to be happy and work together and was willing to sacrifice to help make that possible. Sometimes she took a lot of guff because it was the best way that she could help someone in need, especially Jenna who was pregnant and extremely sick. I liked watching her, Carrie's, interactions with all the members of their group and how she treated them with respect and kindness. I liked her interactions with Oliver. She wasn't rude or pretending about their relationship/friendship and that gained a lot of respect from me for her character.

Life is going great for the clan when two new people show up and cause a slight hiccup to their life. May and CJ's daughter, Mariah, and her son, Greg, have walked a long distance to come join the group. Mariah's daughter died due to the inability to pay for medical care. This has caused a big change to come over Greg, he is hardened and angry and very cynical towards everyone. Carrie is especially affected by Greg, in many ways. She has grown up hearing May tell story after story and sharing picture after picture of Greg, always hinting at how wonderful it would be for Carrie to meet him and them to fall in love and marry. So needless to say it's a shock when Carrie finally meets Greg and he instantly has his guard up and refuses to allow her anyone near him(due a lot to the fact that his grandmother, May, keeps telling him everything wonderful and good about Carrie).

Trouble comes when there is a sweep and the citizens of Logan Pond aren't prepared. They lose many of their possessions, which are very few to begin with, and even a big source of food is destroyed. This causes the group to strike out at anyone they believe is responsible and causes a lot of unrest amongst themselves.

I won't go into too much detail past what I've already said. Sorry for the long tirade there. ;) There is a lot that happens all leading up to the ending and causing Carrie to realize she has two different men whom she is interested in but are they both interested in her? Can she help quell the unrest in her group? Will the police chief and patrolman Jamansky and the desk clerk Ashlee discover their hiding spot? Will Oliver betray them if he finds out about Carrie's interest in Greg? Will the President of the country finally figure out how to bring the citizens together or will he continue to destroy the country with his desire for control and power?

Lots to think about and I have the review for Liberty to write now too. If you can't tell I really enjoyed it and I will say that I enjoyed the second book a whole lot more. So if you are looking for a new series, because you have to read all three books for any sort of conclusion then I recommend this one. It was clean with a sweet romance, some violence but it was very mild and a couple deaths. I would say this is a great YA or adult series.

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Dystopian Chick Flick

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2016

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I enjoy books about various forms of the future "crash" and the dystopian life that follows. This one was OK but it is more like the written version of a "Chick Flick." There was relatively little about survival and surprisingly no violence, looting or competing gangs. It was almost entirely about the development of a romantic relationship between two young people that could probably have occurred in any context.

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