Qualify

Atlantis Grail Series, Book 1

De: Vera Nazarian

Narrado por: Sofia Willingham

Duración: 22 h y 32 m

Resumen del Editor

You have two options. You die, or you Qualify.

Sixteen-year-old Gwenevere Lark is determined not only to Qualify but to rescue her entire family.

If you are good enough to Qualify, you are eligible to compete in the brutal games of the Atlantis Grail, which grants all winners the laurels, high-tech luxuries, and full privileges of Atlantis citizenship. And if you are in the Top 10, then all your wildest wishes are granted...such as curing your mother's cancer.

There is only one problem. Gwen Lark is known as a klutz and a nerd. While she's a hotshot in classics, history, science, and languages, the closest she's come to sports is a backyard pool and a skateboard.

This time she is in over her head, and in for a fight of her life, against impossible odds and world-class competition - including Logan Sangre, the most amazing guy in her school, the one she's been crushing on, and who doesn't seem to know she exists.

Because every other teen on earth has the same idea.

You Qualify, or you die.

©2014 Vera Nazarian (P)2019 Tantor

LOVED IT!

I know people compare this to The Hunger Games, and I can understand why. It's a Y/A novel about a competition in a dystopian or apocalyptic world. But honestly, I found this to be so much more entertaining than The Hunger Games. This would be awesome as a TV series!

Liked it a lot!

Great story and narrator. Was not sure if I would like the story, but I was hooked fast and looking forward to see what happened next. Starting on the next book in the series right away.

Great concept, but a teen romance

This book has such a great concept, but it gets ruined a bit by the very cheesy teen romance drama. Additionally, while supposedly very smart, the protagonist makes a ridiculous amount of stupid decisions (although, she is a teenager I suppose).

Exciting and boring

I mostly loved this book - but towards the end, I found I just wanted it to end already. It got boring in different places in the book. But also very exciting in other places. But I thought the last couple chapters were on the boring side. The narration was excellent. As much as I liked this book, I think I'll skip the next one as I don't feel driven to get it

Good for the right audience.

I only gave this three stars because it really was not that great but that is speaking as an adult male. The story is well written but definitely written for a teenage or near teenage audience and personally I couldn’t get past that.

great characters, fun plot, some obvious twists,

the teenagers are written as a bit less quick thinking that i expect from modern teenagers. great story, its exactly as advertised. told from Gwen's point of view.
if you have questions about the asteroid they aren't answered in this book. I'm going to the next now to see what's next.
perfect voice actor choice.

WOW WOW WOW!!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Such a well written and well developed story!
So much excitement! I couldn’t stop listening to it. I loved the diverse characters!! The narrator did an excellent job of bringing each character to life! I look forward to hearing more from this author!

Hunger Games with a twist

Qualify or die. Good imagination tired theme with all the teenage drama. Many will like but I am on the hunt for a better story.

An outstanding read

I originally got this as a free kindle book. I get many free kindle books, I don't expect as much from free books.

This one was a home run. It has become a favorite and has a great story. This author writes great characters and is hands down a good story teller. The best part is that it keeps getting better. There are three more books following and in each one the characters get stronger and the story builds and becomes more detailed.

The story feels very 'real' and I enjoy the jaunts off into history and other places that the story delves into.

I recommend this series very highly.

Loved It!!!

There may be some similarities to the Hunger Games and Divergent but that doesn't bother me a bit. I can't wait until someone makes this into a movie series; it must be done!