I don't have the words to describe how much I loved reading this trilogy. Just wow. This trilogy needs to be talked about more! I loved the concept, the plot, the characters, the pace, EVERYTHING. I truly loved reading these books and I want to make everyone read it. I wish I could erase it from my brain just so I can read it again for the first time! I just, I don't have the words. to properly express my love for these books.

This is an entertaining collection of three short fantasy/sci-fi novels with a definite Wizard of Oz vibe. Probably better enjoyed by younger teens than young adults but it is a decent read and nice to have the whole series in one collection.

The series starts off in a very fascinating way, with a tight-knit codependent brother-sister relationship. The world is a steampunk Wizard of Oz in a technologically savvy AI alternate universe. I couldn't ultimately stick with it though. Perhaps it will appeal to young adult readers who are in the early teen years. The concept has promise.

Soldiered on to about one third barely managing to keep my last meal. The writing and attempt at characterization was ridiculously incompetent. Now way I'd ever manage to finish a trilogy.
Sorry, publisher.

This is a bind-up of all three instalments in the Unity sci-fi trilogy. Despite being three books long, the whole thing still only measured up to being 444 pages long.

This was a fast-paced and fun read but also one that left me with no lasting impression. I enjoyed it for what it was but found some of the insta-love moments and the overwhelming amount of angst ruined the more hardcore science fiction elements, for me.

The premise was an intriguing one and I would have preferred a greater focus to remain on the theories behind the AI creations and parallel timelines than of the main character's more personal struggles. This was clearly a well-researched novel and so much more could have been developed, in this area. Unfortunately, the main character wasn't one I could identify with and, as such, I lost much of my overall affinity with this novel.

Book 1: Queen of Chaos
This is a cute little parallel dimension story. However these dimensions are not alike at except that all the same 'people' exist in them.

What drew me to this book, besides that it's Cat Lyons (aka. C.J. Lyons) is the idea that the most valuable children in this unique dimension and area, called Unity, are the autistic children. Having spent a significant amount of time with an autistic child (he was diagnosed during the time I knew him) I can't help but think that these are some awfully high functioning autistic kids. Lyons does address this in part, but as you progress in the book it seems apparent that all the autistic children we encounter are high-functioning. So my immediate question is what happens to those who can't communicate, recognize their own name, etc?

While autism is not the point, or focus of this story, it is one of the elements that stands outs as being unique. There is the typical young adult main gal whom is able to quickly adapt to her new surroundings, and while she makes comments in her head about how crazy everything is she somehow never has a mental breakdown. This is one of those things that I've just come to accept is a part and parcel of the average young adult book these days.
In fact, this is one of the primary reasons I rate this at 3 stars. It's mostly a typical and easily predictable story. While I am interested in reading the next two books, even with how short this first book was, I wasn't dying to read the next one.

This could be one of those series that you start, put aside and completely forget about without a major desire to return to it. That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable while you read it, but it's just not compelling enough to drive you forward.

Further book reviews to be added... when I get to reading them.

Cat Lyons will leave YA Science Fiction lovers spellbound with her latest trilogy , Stolen Futures. It has been described by the New York Times as The Wizard of Oz meets Star Wars and I wholeheartedly agree. This trilogy sees Annie McCoy doing anything to protect her autistic brother Nate which results in her waking up in a world like her own except in this parallel world she is the Chosen One.
The three novels takes you on a journey with Annie as she works at saving N-8 and other autistic children, while racing to find and steal the Delphi Key. There are mysteries that need solving throughout the books while travelling across the parallel world, where the choice to save the world means losing their own lives and there is little time to do it.
This trilogy sees Annie learning to believe in herself and her abilities, her fighting for those that cannot speak for themselves (the autistic children), and learning to trust in those around her. Apart from a very entertaining story which will have readers begging for more, this trilogy sends a strong message to teenagers to believe in themselves, in fact I feel like it is shouting it out.
I applaud the author for not only bring light to Autism and acceptance of oneself but also for encouraging the reader to consider what is important and how the best outcome can be achieved.
A highly recommended read.

Stolen Futures: Unity, the Complete Trilogy was a fun read. I could really see that the author has invested a lot of time to come up with all the background stories theories and especially with the culture I met in this book. The future was kind of scary in a surreal way that only sci-fi stories can make you feel.

A girl, Annie, is for reasons I will not tell you know ;), teleported into a future time-line and finds herself in future Las Vegas. Soon she learns that she has to save the future. But what that really means and what she has to do, who she will meet and what challenges await her before she might accomplish the seemingly impossible remains yet to be seen..

The premise really intrigues me so I started reading and first, I really wasn't sure that this was really a fantasy book, but as the story kept going I enjoyed the character and the interactions with others. Annie was one of those characters who are so human, it's almost not funny anymore. Sometimes, her denial about what happened to her really annoyed me but she soon grew on me as she realized that what had happened to her was real.

I enjoyed the writing style and the culture Lyons described, the struggles the future world had gone through.. It was all intriguing and fascinating. Lyon is a great story builder.

Some characters were a little flat in my opinion. I like it when characters feel more than they think and when they remember more than they actually tell others. It's a matter of style I guess. So even though I liked the overall writing-style, I had my problems with the characters.

What also bugged me, and what is also the second reason I only gave three stars, was that concepts and people who were really important, or at least seemed to be so were kind of just dumped into the story. Whoops- there is something new the main character and I as a reader have to cope with but really, I felt like the important things were totally ignored by Annie while other things I though were extremely essential for her to know were just waltzed over like an advertisement the boy next door delivers every Thursday. That frustrated me.

But just because the book wasn't as enjoyable for me, doesn't mean you won't like it. If you don't mind a fast-moving plot, then I'm sure you'll enjoy Stolen Futures: Unity a lot ;)

Incredibly bad writing. No real plot or story outline. Just a mess.