Negative Zero, Volume 1

By: Ireland Gill

Narrated by: J. Elizabeth Anderson

If you thought death was the end...you’d be dead wrong.

Life was barely manageable after my mom was murdered three years ago. I wasn’t sure what my purpose was anymore. But then on my 21st birthday, I drank a little too much and fell from the roof of my nine-story apartment building.

I died. Then...I un-died.

Enter Hayden, my really bossy (and hot) guardian angel whose duty is to train me to be the next “Soldier of Light.”

Sound fun? Well, it’s not. I save dead people, helping them move on to the World of Light. And to make matters even worse, they are all troubled souls stuck in the Dark Realm with the devil and his army of demonic creatures. They roam my city’s streets at night, waiting for me to screw up.

The Afterlife is one of Death’s best kept secrets, and I’m living proof. I’m pretty sure I’m the wrong person for this job, despite what Hayden thinks. Guess I’m stuck saving the dead.

©2014 Deanna Gill (P)2017 Deanna Gill

Great book

Absolutely loved this story, couldn’t stop listening to it. Can’t wait to continue with Evika and Hayden’s journey in Absolute Zero!!

Interesting take on angels

If you’re looking for a book that’s fast paced and up beat then this isn’t the book for you. However if you don’t mind a book that’s a little melancholy with a story that gets nicely developed than this is the book for you. The story did take me a chapter or two to sink into but when i realized the book is about a depressed girl w/a sometimes awful temper I was able to comfortably listen and enjoy the story.

Good but not what I was expecting

It became clear to me very quickly that I was not the intended audience for this book, I think I was drawn to it because of it’s premise of spiritual warfare. While there are religious undertones many aspects of this story directly contradict what the Bible tells us about salvation. The main character also drinks and swears excessively. If you prefer to read Christian, clean or wholesome books this story is not for you.

Setting those things aside and suspending my belief, I was very interested in the angels that we were introduced to and was eager to learn more about their culture and how they relate to each other. The story was well written, difficult concepts were clearly explained, and the world well developed. While I thought the author created some excellent imagery for her characters, I struggled to fall in love with Evika because she was too strong, too stubborn, and frequently put herself in too much trouble. I wanted to love her, to relate to her, but i just couldn’t get there. I definitely loved the narrator, she really brought the characters and scenes alive as I listened.

Overall, I was left both overwhelmed by very difficult situations that were too clearly described (trigger warnings all around) and wanting more of the light, fun romantic connection between Evika and her angel.

Interesting Twist on the Afterlife

I received this book for free. I am voluntarily posting this review and all opinions expressed herein are my own.

This is the first book in the Negative Zero series. It is a standalone book with no cliffhanger ending but it certainly does set up the continuation of the series.

This is an interesting twist on the afterlife and guardian angels. Evika is a very well-developed tragic 21- year-old character. It's her birthday - and sadly, also the anniversary date for the death of her mother - when she drinks too much and falls out of her apartment window, dying. But to everyone's surprise, she miraculously comes back to life due to her guardian angel Hayden's intervention. Poor Evika has tragedy oozing from her pores - yet you are riveted by her as she learns the truth about herself and her family history. This book is well written with very good world building.

Narrator, J. Elizabeth Anderson, did a great job and really complimented the written word.

A twist on angel lore

Snarky heroine ✔️
Hot guy with wings✔️
Birthright ✔️
A mission to accomplish for the good of humanity ✔️
Yep this book is right on point. I truly enjoyed getting to know these characters. They wiggled into my heart and easily became some of my book besties. I can not wait to see what happens when the story really starts to rev up.