Title: Piercing
the Fold Series
Author: Venessa
Kimball
Genre: YA/Teen
Paranormal/ Science Fiction/ Dystopian/ Fantasy
MY REVIEWS:
PIERCING THE FOLD
Honestly I think this title sounds dirty. But once I could move past that, I was liking the story. The "fold", ahem in this context refers to alien world portals or wormholes. I also didn't like the heavy Christian doctrine, another thing I had to move past. Jesca has night terrors, visions and strange occurrences happen to her so she begins to think she is losing her mind, but her superhuman abilities are tools for being a guardian. The writing was good. The pacing is slow at first but then picks up a lot. The metaphysics was interesting. 4 stars.
SURFACING THE RIM
This book has another dirty sounding title. I liked that this one was heavier on the sci fi adventure than religious doctrine like the first book. The characters are interesting but flat seeming at times. I thought the first book was dragging a lot, but this one had a faster pace. All in all, I enjoyed it. 4 stars.
Ascending the Veil (Piercing the Fold, #3)
Nate and Ezra were sucked into a wormhole. Jesca loves Xander. I feel
like this series has vastly improved since the first book. There is a
lot of fast paced action and adventure. 4 stars.
Transcending the Legacy (Piercing the Fold, #4)
I think I liked this book the best of the four books. The writing is
vastly improved and the pace is fast. The characters have evolved a lot.
The book starts out right after the last one with Jesca no longer
linked to either Nate or Xander. A good action packed conclusion to the
series. 4 stars.
Synopsis:
Piercing the Fold:
"I'm
Jesca. I have intense nightmares nightly and hallucinations of dark auras
closing in on me daily. Strangers' faces distort before my eyes and I hear
voices in my head. All symptoms of insanity, 'illusions in reality', right?
Wrong. This is my reality and it has been set askew." Jesca Gershon Sera
discovers that she is part of a legacy and a fellowship of guardians destined
to protect the human race from a galactic event that will invade and evolve our
world.
Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 :
The impending
galactic event that will invade and evolve our world is upon us and our
salvation lies in the hands of Jesca and her fellowship of Dobrian guardians.
The sadistic Sondian fellowship's inhumane corruption of our world is spreading
like wildfire, redrawing lines between allies and enemies. Jesca's fortitude is
put to the test when she must make crucial decisions in battle and in love. She
must choose between the predestined link that she shares with one man and the
unresolved attraction she holds for another. Will Jesca have enough courage to
surface the rim of this reality?
Ascending the Veil: Book 3:
A veil has
been parted. A galactic intersection has been spurred by the hands of an enemy,
the Sondian Fellowship. Now, a veil, a barrier, meant to divide our universe
from all others has been parted. This celestial veil was meant to keep beings
of those universes from invading ours; mythical, fantastical, demonic, and
angelic beings. Jesca and the rest of the Dobrian fellowship quickly realize
that these beings have been the very product of the "illusions in
reality" they have been tracking, dodging, and protecting mankind from.
One that Jesca must ascend. Ezra Kahn and Nate Sera have sacrificed themselves
beyond the veil of our universe in an attempt to protect both Jesca and
mankind. Their sacrifice was noble, but not enough to stop the global invasion
and apocalyptical evolution in our world. The fate of those Jesca loves and
mankind is dismal unless she and the Dobrian guardians can find a way to get
Ezra and Nate back and seal the ethereal veil between our universe and those
that lie beyond it. Among the illusions a legacy will be unmasked. To her
surprise, Jesca's ascension beyond the veil unmasks an ancient legacy that is
much older and runs much deeper than the Dobrian fellowship. An empyrean
inheritance seeded among mankind long ago that courses through the veins of the
Onoch family and Jesca.
Transcending the Legacy: Book 4
(Finale)
With Jesca’s
return from beyond the veil comes the realization that she is part of an
ancient and celestial legacy that is much greater than the Sondian and Dobrian
rivalry could ever be and the understanding of what has become of our world in
the year that she has been gone beyond the veil.
It becomes known that ancient bloodlines and a supernal legacy has linked
Jesca, her family, the two men she is torn between, and the team of guardians.
With no other guidance but Jesca’s visions of what this legacy holds for them,
the guardians are depending on the divining glimpses she is receiving to put
them on the path leading to salvation.
As for our world, the population that has survived the galactic intersection,
the climatic shift, and the necessary implantations are being invaded,
occupied, and destroyed by the very beings Jesca encountered beyond the veil.
The beings intent? To possess our world and stop Jesca and the other guardians
from fulfilling the legacy that could save the human race and eradicate
them.
Once again, Author Venessa Kimball will take you on a spine-tingling and
breath-taking roller coaster ride through a reality that has been set askew, a
reality that has surfaced the rim of our known existence, a reality that has
ascended unworldly obstacles, and now a reality that must be transcended by one
for the survival of all. The question is, will the stakes be too high and the
loss be too great for Jesca and the guardians?
Get ready for the final book in Jesca’s journey, Transcending the Legacy.
Author Bio:
Having always
been passionate about the written word, Venessa Kimball embarked on writing
what would become her debut novel, Piercing the Fold: Book 1; a young adult
paranormal/sci-fi series. July 2, 2012, Venessa Kimball independently published
the first book in the Piercing the Fold series. Book 2, Surfacing the Rim,
released March 14, 2013. In August of 2013, Venessa joined the publishing
house, Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly. The Piercing the Fold series has
been re-published with CHBB beginning with Piercing the Fold: Book 1 on September
3, 2013. Surfacing the Rim: Book 2 re-published on September 24, 2013 and
Ascending the Veil: Book 3 released November 2013. The fourth book in the
series, Transcending the Legacy: Book 4 released May 13, 2014. Kimball's
compelling teen contemporary fiction novel, Dismantling Evan, released January
13, 2015. Venessa is currently working on the Evan series, but as for the
future, she is filling her Work-In-Progress folder with some world piercing
characters and stories. When Venessa is not writing, she is keeping active with
her husband and three children; chauffeuring said children to extracurricular
activities, catching a movie with her hubby, and staying up way too late
reading.
Author Links:
Pinterest
(board for PtF, StR, AtV, TtL, and future projects…visual inspiration)
Spotify PtF
series playlists by book as well as Dismantling Evan playlist:
The Field Trip by R.A. Andrade
