Overworld Chronicles Box Set: Books 1-3

Overworld Chronicles Box Sets

Hundreds of thousands of copies sold. Lightning-paced supernatural action. Readers describe it as "the most original supernatural series in ages".

Meet Justin Case.

Atlanta is ground zero for a supernatural invasion. Enter Justin Case, a snarky nerd with all the sex appeal and heroic potential of a potato. That is until he comes into his demonic powers and finds out everybody hates demon spawn. The problem? He might be the last hope for uniting the Overworld and saving us all.

Sweet Blood of Mine

The origin story that started it all. Justin finds out there's a lot more to life than live-action role playing and a pursuit of nerdly adventures. Vampires, felycans, lycans, sorcerers, and Templars all exist. The problem is, Justin isn't one of them. He's something else. Something terrible. And the girl he falls in love with may be sworn to kill him.

Dark Light of Mine

Hellhounds and demon spawn are out for blood. Justin's father is marked for death.

Justin and Elyssa have to track down the mysterious person behind it all before it's too late.

Fallen Angel of Mine

During an escape from the gray men, Justin and Elyssa are stranded in Thunder Rock with a notorious Daemas, Kassallandra. They find a way out, but Justin is separated, thrown through a broken Obsidian Arch, and ends up in Colombia where he'll face his greatest challenge yet.

Meanwhile, Elyssa is captured by her father. He hates Daemos and hates Justin and wants to put her through a ritual that will erase all memories of Justin.

Death can't stop true love, but a mind wipe probably will.

The Overworld Chronicles series order:

1. Sweet Blood of Mine
2. Dark Light of Mine
3. Fallen Angel of Mine
4. Dread Nemesis of Mine
5. Twisted Sister of Mine
6. Dearest Mother of Mine
7. Infernal Father of Mine
8. Sinister Seraphim of Mine
9. Wicked War of Mine
10. Dire Destiny of Ours
11. Aetherial Annihilation
12. Baleful Betrayal
13. Ominous Odyssey

©2014 John Corwin (P)2018 John Corwin

Pretty good story.

Overall I enjoyed the first 3 books. The voices were overall pretty good. He really seemed to struggle with all of Justin's sarcasm and jokes. Made me kringe.

great clean YA

a little dramatic like YA kids. a little sappy, like YA kids. fabulous paranormal world where kids are teaching adults how to work past assumptions and stereotypes.
Action packed story. Written by a male, but has both a bad ass male and female lead. Both stable and strong.
Relationship very life accurate. ups downs! One will support the other with their strengths. Talk through issues. If one does not understand, they still let the other take the lead. Allowing trust and past experiences and hope and faith guide them.
But.....ohh, THE MAGIC AND ACTION! These books will take you for a ride in a world of fresh new outlooks!

Highly entertaining!!💜

First let me just say that I am new to this author & narrator but not for long.
Absolutely brilliant. From the first page I was was engaged. As someone who was bullied in school I could totally relate to Justin. This series has taken me on a journey that is wildly imaginative and magical. So many fun and creative characters and I love them all. Witty comebacks and snarky comments had me laughing. Some situations had me anxious or somewhat surprised. Great storyline.
Let’s talk narration. Austin Rising is absolutely brilliant. His ability to voice so many different characters seamlessly is amazing. I feel that John Corwin and Austin are a perfect fit. I will definitely be continuing on in this series and I can’t wait.
This review is for the box set books 1-3. Although this is a continuing story, so far there have been no major cliffhangers between books.
I highly recommend this series.

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Worth the read

I saw many negative reviews on this but I have to say aside from some quirky juvenile issues it was a pretty good read once you get into it, I bought the second and third sets ...

I almost quit before it got better

Whew.
Where to begin?

Let's start with the audiobook narrator. Austin Rising did a great job here. He has an impressive facility with both voices and accents, with even his female voices being very good. His vocal inflections were largely spot on, and his tempo shifts were subtle but effective.

Okay, story.
First, let me just say that based on the first book in this 3-book set alone, I almost stopped reading. The main reasons being, 1) the over-emphasis on sexuality and eroticism was extremely annoying. It is central to the identity of at least one character, but it could have been accomplished in a way that didn't make me feel like I was reading the fan-fic of a hormonally charged 12-year-old. 2) Justin comes off as a total creep. 3) Much of the humor is super-juvenile. Like what I would expect to see in a middle grade book. 4) The "romance" between Justin and Elyssa is completely unbelievable. Having finished these three books, I'm convinced that it's not real. I believe his special abilities are unconsciously manipulating her emotions and that he doesn't have any idea what real love is.

Now, all that being said, after the first book it gets exponentially better in regard to everything except the supposed romance. The story gets better, and deeper, and less dependent on sexuality as it goes on.

The character building is surprisingly good. Justin's first person narration keeps things interesting, but I still don't like him as a person or as a character. It's the supporting characters that carry the story for me. Ryland, whom you meet in book two, is probably my favorite character. He's fun and stubborn and self-contradictory in all the right ways to make him believable and interesting.

In spite of almost quitting and getting a refund after the first book, I will almost certainly be continuing this series as things are now heating up and getting really interesting. I'm quite anxious to see where it's all going to go.