I am attempting to go back and read some of these older books to bring up my ratio, but unfortunately I can't find a copy of this in my library system! I will not be reviewing it apologies :(

There is plenty of potential in this book. The underlying story is interesting but it is the perfect example of why good proofreading, good editing and good beta reading is necessary. This book is let down because it appears to have had none of these things. I hope future books by this author go through a more rigorous finishing process which would allow the author’s excellent storytelling ability to shine through.

Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately I have been unable to get into it. DNF @ 10%.

The Ark of the Covenant is found. It contains the body of an Angel. A sinister company, Provision, is imposing itself on the lives of citizens and changing people’s attitudes. They know exactly what they are doing and are closing in on their goals. One of which is separating gifted people from the general public.

This sounded so neat, but it turned out not to be for me. I ended up stopping aronfpd 75%, to focus my energy on other things. I'm not sure if I'll go back to find ISH this one out.

<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35455315-adam" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img border="0" alt="ADAM (Divine Bloodline Trilogy, #1)" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1502389295m/35455315.jpg" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35455315-adam">ADAM</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16958737.Ryder_Lyne">Ryder Lyne</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2135292311">2 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Many thanks to Ryder Lyne and Netgalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review.<br /><br />So the X-Men are angels? Is that what I'm getting here? Humans with divine DNA apprehended by a government agency named Provision are studied and kept from society. But Provision isn't what it seems to be. It's tied to War, Famine, and Pestilence. Oh, and don't forget Judas. <br />I have a few problems with the copy I've received. The is a great necessity for proofreading. Sentence structure is often so poor I have to just skip parts. Character names are often confused within paragraphs. And the ages of the characters do not really match up to the maturity levels and behaviors of the protagonists. They appear younger than stated.<br />The book itself is introduction length. It's just long enough to make the reader dislike Dr. Lake, and learn the various powers of what will become the core group in the following book. And I don't really care to read Book Two. There was just not enough character development or imagination to make me seek it out. Like I said it's like X-men meets Left Behind.
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Everything about the description of this story had me hooked. Unfortunately, after a promising start, the storyline bogged down and I lost interest in both the plot and the characters.

I received a copy of ADAM (Divine Bloodline Trilogy, #1) from NetGalley and Ryder Lyne Books, LLC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a really quick and easy read. It reminded me of a cross between the Da Vinci code and X-men. I loved the structure of the story. The prologue really captivated me when the Nephila were introduced and incorporated some religious history. The chapters from there rotated between characters which allowed the story to be told layer by layer. The whole ADAM compound and Nephila people were interesting concepts that made this a great Dystopian novel. The end had so much action and shock moments that I just could not put it down. Then the epilogue introduced a whole new element to the story which makes me immediately want to read the sequel! Definitely recommend this one to anyone that loves a quick Dystopian that you will just eat up.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.

For all the great things the summary gave you I was disappointed in this. I don’t know if it was the writing or the plot but nothing clicked about this for me like I was hoping which is sad because I was hoping to like it.

Like so many other reviewers, I struggled with this one. It's a fascinating idea - how could it not be, with an evil corporation, weak government, the Smithsonian, the Ark of the Covenant, meta-humans, and angels/nephilim all blended together? I think the problem I has is that it tried to be a fascinating book with/for/about all those things simultaneously, and that seems to have proved to be a bit more than the story could handle...

There is great potential here. There were sections that I tore through, where the writing and pacing were spot-on and highly engaging. Then things would ramble a bit, peter off, or abruptly shift focus or pacing, and that's when it lost me. Ultimately, I found it too uneven to continue. I think with some heavy editing, this really has the potential to be something cool. Unfortunately, in its current form, I think it's going to lose a lot of people mid-stream...

I received a free copy of this book from the author for my honest review.

The Ark of the Covenant is found. It contains the body of an Angel. A sinister company, Provision, is imposing itself on the lives of citizens and changing people’s attitudes. They know exactly what they are doing and are closing in on their goals. One of which is separating gifted people from the general public.

The gifted ones are subjected to living in controlled compounds, ADAM, where they are kept as prisoners and suffer experiments with no ethical restraints. Among these captives are two very special young women, Wren and Piper. They hold the key to bringing about the collapse of Provisions, and the evil ADAM compounds. But Provision has been so successful in its program that their control over everything, including the government, is almost without dissention. Can two young women do anything against this encompassing control?

With a little help from some very important people, they just might!

Many years ago there was a trilogy about Nephilim by L. A. Marzulli and this reminded me of that but like as if it was a rough draft idea that got tossed then picked up again and sprinkled with a taste of a storyline from X-Men. You get the scifi element mixed in with a historical feel and some religion and all you need is a couple of brothers and you’d have yourself a hit CW show. There were a lot of elements that felt pulled from other books and movie plot lines so as a whole it wasn’t unique BUT putting these elements together was and it’s an interesting concept so it’s worth a look.

If you’re familiar with pop culture it’d be easy to pick out where you’ve seen the main elements before. The search for the Arc of the Covenant (Indiana Jones), the idea of a line in humanity with divine genetic coding (DaVinci Code), having a way to test them because they’re developing abilities (X-Men), an evil corporation calling the shots and taking over society to run genetic experiments at will (Resident Evil), and last but not least the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse – no not the kind from Now You See Me but more along the line of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow, CW’s Supernatural, WB’s Charmed and so on.

It’s a VERY short book, the kind you can blow through in an hour or less depending on how distracted you get. The prologue is all set up about how it went from the world we currently recognize to one that is now full of the genetic offspring of angels and humans run by an evil corporation called Provision. You definitely won’t forget that name because it’s used so often I was beginning to think the author was trying to program it into our brains like some kind of mind control trick – you hear Provision and now you start clucking like a chicken! Ok not really but the overuse truck needs to be backed up a bit.

Once you get through the world set up the novel starts with our two main characters, Wren and Piper as the story is almost completely about them and whatever dastardly plan the Horseman have up their riding boots. There is next to no character development. You get names, snapshots of who these people are and how they relate to the story, but no real meat to make you care about any of them, or understand their motivations. I didn’t even care about the villains being bad because they’re not written with any clear idea of why they’re so bad, their histories, their motivations, their great big bad plan, etc.

There is promise here but way too often it felt like the author went through her first draft, highlighted words and clicked on the thesaurus search to replace an otherwise perfectly simple word with a $1000 descriptive one to sound smarter which just made the dialogue or sentence structure sound way too off. She used the word “phalange” three times to refer to a finger.

“Snapping in his right ear and a hand outstretched in his peripheral caught his attention, he glowered at the phalanges in aggravation his stare met Taj’s equally irritated one.”

What’s wrong with saying finger? At one point in reference to a pinky promise, because God forbid she use the phrase “pinky promise” which the entire English speaking world is familiar with, she writes,

“Gabby returned both gestures and hooked her squat phalange around Wren’s. The deal had been made.”

WTH? NO ONE TALKS LIKE THAT!!!!

It’s the first in a trilogy so of course it ends on the requisite cliffhanger but it didn’t even feel like “OMG I must read the next one because I have to know what happens!” but more of “That’s it?! I must be missing something…”. I almost felt relieved it was done because there was no emotional connection, it just felt off. I know that doesn’t help but it had elements I thought were cool so I kept reading however by the end I just never clicked with the book and finished feeling like I don’t care what happens next, I’ll just wait for the movie.

Ended up leaving it at 30% read, the writing style just ruined it for me although the plot sounded excellent. I don't know if it was an editing issue but there are random sentences that just pop out of nowhere and make no sense at all.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley.

I loved the supernatural plot. There's the Arc of the Covenant that was found by an archaeological group. Then there's the genetically altered humans with Nephilim genes in them taken from the Nephilim corpse in the Arc and the Four Horsemen included.

The prologue started with how an evil corporation rose through society and their hand in the creation of more Nephilims, which leads us to the protagonists --- Wren and Piper. There isn't much to say without giving away the story because it's mostly about them and some little hints on what the Four Horsemen are doing.

It's a good read but the words are quite chunky at times. For example, the word 'Provison' was used so many times in the prologue that I found it very irritating. I understand that it's a name but maybe the author would like to use other words to paraphrase it?

You'll have to go through a lot of unnecessary descriptions but I think that it would be worth your time if you're a fan of supernatural reads!

I liked the premise of this book, but I felt the delivery was a little muddled. I received an advance copy for review. It sucked me in immediately. I got attached to the characters, as they were so relatable. However, multiple times there was a random trailing sentence that connected to nothing and made no sense. This writer has potential, but did not showcase it in this particular book.

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Okay, so I'm 10% in and I feel I need to stop. going to do a brief review, read maybe another 5-10%, but my hopes aren't high. (Note: read to 17%)

Premise started off good, corporation rising to power. You infer it's a bit sinister. I thought it could have been done a bit better, but it caught my interest. We jump to a dig site, they're trying to find the Arc of the Covenant. Cool, good so far. The dialogue is a bit clunky, but I can live with it, it's not bad.

But what happens next, just no, not doing anything for me. Genetic testing to find 'Divine' DNA? Men showing up, accompanied by women in white? The Church talking about nephelim? The ideas could have worked, perhaps, but the pacing was off. Everything happened too fast, without enough backing or context for me to suspend my disbelief with it all.

Loved the concept of this book, thought the general plot was fantastic. Sadly, the writing really spoiled it for me. It felt like the author was trying way too hard and it made it incredibly hard to follow the story at times either because I had to read something several times before it really made sense or because of the wording used. I mean, who calls a pinky finger a squat phalange? A lot of it seemed unnecessarily wordy and the constant descriptions of people with onyx hair, sapphire eyes, crimson hair and so on got a bit ridiculous.

I think the whole book could use a good proof read personally. There were a lot of spelling mistakes, quite a few times where the wrong word was used (sited instead of cited for example) and it could really use polishing up a bit. I liked the main characters for the most part and really loved the whole idea of the book. Really think it has great potential, the plot kept me reading despite my issues with the writing, but not without a damn good edit in my opinion.

I'd love to read the next book in the series and find out what happens but found this one incredibly difficult to get through I'm afraid.