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The Delphi Trilogy #2
The Delphi Resistance
What if your mind became your worst enemy?
Struggling with evolving psychic abilities, seventeen-year-old Anna Morgan and her equally exceptional friends are on the run from the ruthless Graham Cregg, leader of a covert operation known as the Delphi Project. Cregg has already killed repeatedly to test Anna’s ability. Now, he and his father, a presidential contender, will stop at nothing to recapture the Delphi adepts, whom they see as weapons to be controlled—or destroyed.
Navigating an increasingly hostile landscape, Anna and her friends form a resistance to rescue those still in the Creggs’ fatal grip. As more gifted kids vanish and public awareness of the Delphi Project grows, so does the opinion that getting rid of the adepts may be a necessary evil.
Yet even as they face off against cold-blooded killers, government operatives, and a public intensely afraid of their psychic powers, the greatest threat to Anna and the resistance may come from within themselves—and their own mysterious abilities could spell their ultimate downfall.
Struggling with evolving psychic abilities, seventeen-year-old Anna Morgan and her equally exceptional friends are on the run from the ruthless Graham Cregg, leader of a covert operation known as the Delphi Project. Cregg has already killed repeatedly to test Anna’s ability. Now, he and his father, a presidential contender, will stop at nothing to recapture the Delphi adepts, whom they see as weapons to be controlled—or destroyed.
Navigating an increasingly hostile landscape, Anna and her friends form a resistance to rescue those still in the Creggs’ fatal grip. As more gifted kids vanish and public awareness of the Delphi Project grows, so does the opinion that getting rid of the adepts may be a necessary evil.
Yet even as they face off against cold-blooded killers, government operatives, and a public intensely afraid of their psychic powers, the greatest threat to Anna and the resistance may come from within themselves—and their own mysterious abilities could spell their ultimate downfall.
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First published October 24, 2017
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About the author
Rysa Walker
74 books1,517 followersRYSA WALKER is the author of the bestselling CHRONOS Files series. Timebound, the first book in the series, was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The CHRONOS Files has sold nearly half a million copies since 2013 and has been translated into fourteen languages.
In addition to speculative fiction, she occasionally writes mysteries as C. Rysa Walker.
Rysa currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, two youngest sons, and a hyperactive golden retriever. When not working on the next installment in her CHRONOS Files universe, she watches shows where travelers boldly go to galaxies far away, or reads about magical creatures and superheroes from alternate timelines. She has neither the time nor the patience for reality TV.
If you see her on social media, please tell her to get back into the writing cave.
For updates, check her website: www.rysa.com.
In addition to speculative fiction, she occasionally writes mysteries as C. Rysa Walker.
Rysa currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, two youngest sons, and a hyperactive golden retriever. When not working on the next installment in her CHRONOS Files universe, she watches shows where travelers boldly go to galaxies far away, or reads about magical creatures and superheroes from alternate timelines. She has neither the time nor the patience for reality TV.
If you see her on social media, please tell her to get back into the writing cave.
For updates, check her website: www.rysa.com.
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September 30, 2017
The Delphi Resistance by Rysa Walker is the second book of the Delphi Trilogy. This series is a young adult science fiction fantasy read that involves many different elements in the story such as clairvoyance, psychic abilities, telekinesis and on and on. In the first book of the series readers were introduced to Anna Morgan who had spent her life bouncing from home to home with some time out on the streets in between ever since she was abandoned as a toddler with a note claiming she was possessed. As Anna got older she had since learned she had an unusual ability to pick up ghostly hitchhikers. If she came across a restless spirit and touched whatever object they were hanging onto she ended up with them inhabiting her body which could sometimes become a struggle for her to keep control herself.
When Anna had picked up the spirit of Molly, a young girl that was brutally murdered, Molly had done her best to convince Anna to contact her grandfather who had been a policeman. Molly was tormented by the fact that her killer was involved in human trafficking and will most definitely be hurting other young women unless Molly could get Anna to help stop him. Anna getting in touch with Molly's grandfather led her to team up with a group of teens that found out about the Delphi experiment by the government that gave these kids differing powers with a whole dangerous outcome for the group while they were investigating.
Now The Delphi Resistance picks up the story shortly after the ending of the first book in the series The Delphi Effect. Anna and the rest of the group have gone on the run from Graham Cregg, leader of the covert operation known as the Delphi Project. Anna has also picked up a new hitchhiker, someone close to her and her group and for now is keeping him a secret as they try to bring down those that were involved in the Delphi Project. The group is also searching out others that have been affected by the project like themselves to hopefully bring them together to help deal with the abilities.
This series is one that I would highly recommend starting at the beginning and not jumping in at this second book or the set up and action that have led to the events in this book would probably not make much sense to a new reader. It's an extremely action packed adventure from start to finish with numerous paranormal elements along with some science fiction mixed into an intense thrill ride. I was completely hooked into the story from early on in the first book and that feeling perked right back up when sitting down with the second. This is also another that as soon as I was finished I longed to have the next book in my hands immediately and will be impatiently awaiting the next in the series.
Overall, I certainly would recommend this series to the young adult book fans out there as it's full of lots of fun elements that are incorporated into a highly intense plot to keep one on the edge of their seat wondering what will come next.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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When Anna had picked up the spirit of Molly, a young girl that was brutally murdered, Molly had done her best to convince Anna to contact her grandfather who had been a policeman. Molly was tormented by the fact that her killer was involved in human trafficking and will most definitely be hurting other young women unless Molly could get Anna to help stop him. Anna getting in touch with Molly's grandfather led her to team up with a group of teens that found out about the Delphi experiment by the government that gave these kids differing powers with a whole dangerous outcome for the group while they were investigating.
Now The Delphi Resistance picks up the story shortly after the ending of the first book in the series The Delphi Effect. Anna and the rest of the group have gone on the run from Graham Cregg, leader of the covert operation known as the Delphi Project. Anna has also picked up a new hitchhiker, someone close to her and her group and for now is keeping him a secret as they try to bring down those that were involved in the Delphi Project. The group is also searching out others that have been affected by the project like themselves to hopefully bring them together to help deal with the abilities.
This series is one that I would highly recommend starting at the beginning and not jumping in at this second book or the set up and action that have led to the events in this book would probably not make much sense to a new reader. It's an extremely action packed adventure from start to finish with numerous paranormal elements along with some science fiction mixed into an intense thrill ride. I was completely hooked into the story from early on in the first book and that feeling perked right back up when sitting down with the second. This is also another that as soon as I was finished I longed to have the next book in my hands immediately and will be impatiently awaiting the next in the series.
Overall, I certainly would recommend this series to the young adult book fans out there as it's full of lots of fun elements that are incorporated into a highly intense plot to keep one on the edge of their seat wondering what will come next.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
For more reviews please visit https://carriesbookreviews.wordpress....
May 22, 2018
The Delphi Resistance takes place immediately after The Delphi Effect ends with Anna, Aaron, Taylor, and Deo on the run from the freaky government entity led by psychopath Graham Cregg. Anna has an extremely unique ability. She picks up hitchers; ghosts who hitchhike in her head rather than move on after death. And not only does she get the person, she also gets THEIR ability. Cregg won’t stop until he has Anna in his clutches so he can use her abilities for his own insane purpose.
Unknowingly to her companions, Anna has picked up an extra “hitcher” along with Jayden, and it turns out to be Aaron and Taylor’s brother, Daniel. Anna learns how to cope with more than one hitcher at a time, while the gang tries to learn as much as possible about the Delphi Project.
Once again Rysa Walker takes us on a mind boggling journey that was hard to put aside. I seriously could not turn the pages fast enough. As usual, Rysa gave us a brilliant story with many amazing twists and turns.
I absolutely can not wait to find out how this series ends and what Rysa has in store for Anna and Aaron, and Deo and Taylor! Well done!
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Unknowingly to her companions, Anna has picked up an extra “hitcher” along with Jayden, and it turns out to be Aaron and Taylor’s brother, Daniel. Anna learns how to cope with more than one hitcher at a time, while the gang tries to learn as much as possible about the Delphi Project.
Once again Rysa Walker takes us on a mind boggling journey that was hard to put aside. I seriously could not turn the pages fast enough. As usual, Rysa gave us a brilliant story with many amazing twists and turns.
I absolutely can not wait to find out how this series ends and what Rysa has in store for Anna and Aaron, and Deo and Taylor! Well done!
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
October 24, 2017
This is the hardest type of review for me to write, one for a subsequent book in a series and one that I did enjoy but have a few issues with. Fair warning - this review may contain spoilers for The Delphi Effect.
Overall I enjoyed this book, it kept my interest and I never found the pacing to lag. I really like the main character - Anna, and her group of friends, as well as her other allies. In general they are believable characters.
In this story we learn more about the Delphi project and those behind it. The major plot has Anna and her friends on the run and in hiding, while at the same time working toward rescuing other children and young people who have been kidnapped and are being held by this nefarious group. As a middle book of a trilogy it's a solid read, advancing the plot, ending with a resolution of the immediate, but not yet wrapping up the larger issue. Obviously there's more to come. It also ends with an enigmatic bit of information that leaves the reader wondering and intrigued, but not to the point of being a cliff hanger.
There were a couple things though that had me rolling my eyes. One of those things has to do with the head of security, Miller, hired by the woman bank-rolling Anna and her friends, Magda.
Magda has been presented as someone with apparently inexhaustible funds, but also someone who micromanages and does background checks so detailed it's nearly laughable. However the man in charge of security she hired treats those he's hired to protect as if they are enemy combatants, and the ones he needs to guard as such, not as those he's been hired to protect from outside threat.
Granted, these people do have abilities that are potentially dangerous, however they are also children, children who are there to be protected from others who mean them harm. While it's believable that there are those who would feel animosity simply because these children have abilities than can be dangerous, it's not believable to me that Magda would hire someone who was this incompetent as their security. This guy is ex-military. Seems to me Magda would have hired someone who could be aware of the children's potential as dangerous while at the same time being calm and professional in handling his actual job of protecting them. It just didn't seem believable to me that Madga would not have vetted him better.
As an example, one child sleepwalks and is in imminent danger of falling down a flight of stairs. What does Miller do? The ex-military guy hired to keep these kids safe? He freaks out because the kid is up, and nearly causes the kid to fall down the stairs after being startled.
'"Hey, it's all right,' Aaron says, taking a few cautious steps toward the boy. 'Your dad is downstairs. I think you were sleepwalking. Why don't we move away from the stairs and--'
'What the hell is he doing out here?' Miller roars from the doorway. His body is a dark outline against the light from inside the house, his face illuminated only by the red dot of light at the base of his taser.
The boy flinches and screams as he loses his balance. His arms pinwheel in a futile attempt to stay upright. Aaron reaches out just in time and snags the collar of his T-shirt, yanking him back to safety. Had Aaron been a split second slower or a few inches farther away, the poor kid would have hurtled head over heels down the stairs to the lower deck."
It's not that I can't believe there'd be people who act like this, but the way Madga has been presented I find it hard to believe she'd hire one.
Another minor quibble - Anna and her friends have a puppy.
"We're judging these kids in the same way that Pruitt and Miller judge all adepts, and I really don't think any of them would hurt the puppy on purpose. But he's still relatively helpless, so the rule stands: they can't play with him unless one of us is nearby. Just in case."
That's just being a responsible pet owner. Kids and dogs playing together *should* always be supervised, especially if either is very young.
They wisely decide to leave this puppy behind when they go off...somewhere (avoiding spoilers). So far so good. However while there are others where the puppy is being left, including a couple responsible adults, everyone who's previously been mentioned as helping to care for the puppy is leaving. There's no mention of ensuring someone is going to be looking after the dog while they're gone. Sure, it can be assumed someone will, but it's a missed detail, and Ms. Walker usually doesn't miss details. And yes, I'll admit when it comes to pets in stories I am hyper-aware of their well-being. So, a minor quibble.
This book also makes use of the tired trope of throwing in someone who believes in God only when a convenient bigoted character is needed, as a lazy way to explain their bigotry. And it does so not just once, but several times. I'm weary of such tactics. We all know there are people like this, but there are also many people who believe in God who are not bigots, even to the point of finding reasons and justifications to not be bigots within that belief. But here we are yet again only throwing in a character who believes in God when we need a bigot. It's beyond tiresome at this point.
So, overall, a good and enjoyable story, with a few things I think could have been better but are relatively minor. I look forward to the final installment, and do plan to read it.
For those of you who'll want to know - the puppy is never in any danger and makes it to the end completely safe and unharmed.
*I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley. I purchased the Audible version with my own money.*
Overall I enjoyed this book, it kept my interest and I never found the pacing to lag. I really like the main character - Anna, and her group of friends, as well as her other allies. In general they are believable characters.
In this story we learn more about the Delphi project and those behind it. The major plot has Anna and her friends on the run and in hiding, while at the same time working toward rescuing other children and young people who have been kidnapped and are being held by this nefarious group. As a middle book of a trilogy it's a solid read, advancing the plot, ending with a resolution of the immediate, but not yet wrapping up the larger issue. Obviously there's more to come. It also ends with an enigmatic bit of information that leaves the reader wondering and intrigued, but not to the point of being a cliff hanger.
There were a couple things though that had me rolling my eyes. One of those things has to do with the head of security, Miller, hired by the woman bank-rolling Anna and her friends, Magda.
Magda has been presented as someone with apparently inexhaustible funds, but also someone who micromanages and does background checks so detailed it's nearly laughable. However the man in charge of security she hired treats those he's hired to protect as if they are enemy combatants, and the ones he needs to guard as such, not as those he's been hired to protect from outside threat.
Granted, these people do have abilities that are potentially dangerous, however they are also children, children who are there to be protected from others who mean them harm. While it's believable that there are those who would feel animosity simply because these children have abilities than can be dangerous, it's not believable to me that Magda would hire someone who was this incompetent as their security. This guy is ex-military. Seems to me Magda would have hired someone who could be aware of the children's potential as dangerous while at the same time being calm and professional in handling his actual job of protecting them. It just didn't seem believable to me that Madga would not have vetted him better.
As an example, one child sleepwalks and is in imminent danger of falling down a flight of stairs. What does Miller do? The ex-military guy hired to keep these kids safe? He freaks out because the kid is up, and nearly causes the kid to fall down the stairs after being startled.
'"Hey, it's all right,' Aaron says, taking a few cautious steps toward the boy. 'Your dad is downstairs. I think you were sleepwalking. Why don't we move away from the stairs and--'
'What the hell is he doing out here?' Miller roars from the doorway. His body is a dark outline against the light from inside the house, his face illuminated only by the red dot of light at the base of his taser.
The boy flinches and screams as he loses his balance. His arms pinwheel in a futile attempt to stay upright. Aaron reaches out just in time and snags the collar of his T-shirt, yanking him back to safety. Had Aaron been a split second slower or a few inches farther away, the poor kid would have hurtled head over heels down the stairs to the lower deck."
It's not that I can't believe there'd be people who act like this, but the way Madga has been presented I find it hard to believe she'd hire one.
Another minor quibble - Anna and her friends have a puppy.
"We're judging these kids in the same way that Pruitt and Miller judge all adepts, and I really don't think any of them would hurt the puppy on purpose. But he's still relatively helpless, so the rule stands: they can't play with him unless one of us is nearby. Just in case."
That's just being a responsible pet owner. Kids and dogs playing together *should* always be supervised, especially if either is very young.
They wisely decide to leave this puppy behind when they go off...somewhere (avoiding spoilers). So far so good. However while there are others where the puppy is being left, including a couple responsible adults, everyone who's previously been mentioned as helping to care for the puppy is leaving. There's no mention of ensuring someone is going to be looking after the dog while they're gone. Sure, it can be assumed someone will, but it's a missed detail, and Ms. Walker usually doesn't miss details. And yes, I'll admit when it comes to pets in stories I am hyper-aware of their well-being. So, a minor quibble.
This book also makes use of the tired trope of throwing in someone who believes in God only when a convenient bigoted character is needed, as a lazy way to explain their bigotry. And it does so not just once, but several times. I'm weary of such tactics. We all know there are people like this, but there are also many people who believe in God who are not bigots, even to the point of finding reasons and justifications to not be bigots within that belief. But here we are yet again only throwing in a character who believes in God when we need a bigot. It's beyond tiresome at this point.
So, overall, a good and enjoyable story, with a few things I think could have been better but are relatively minor. I look forward to the final installment, and do plan to read it.
For those of you who'll want to know - the puppy is never in any danger and makes it to the end completely safe and unharmed.
*I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley. I purchased the Audible version with my own money.*
October 27, 2017
4.5 Stars
The Delphi Resistance is one of those books that I feel like I've been waiting on forever. I read The Delphi Effect last year, and absolutely loved it. I even went so far as to stalk the series on Amazon until the next book was available for me to preorder.
The Delphi Resistance begins not very long after the last book left off. I think it would have been helpful if this book included a little summary/reminder of what happened because I had to go back and read the last chapter of The Delphi Effect to refresh my memory. Once I was reminded though, this book kept me up finishing it. It was one of those "just one more chapter" nights until finally I just had to finish the book regardless of the fact that it was 1AM.
This isn't one of those series where you can just jump in with book 2 and start reading. You really have to start with the first book to get the full story, but it's worth it. I would recommend this for anyone that loves a good paranormal fantasy.
If you have an Amazon Prime membership The Delphi Effect is currently available to read and listen to for free. Otherwise both books are Free on Kindle Unlimited (as of 10/27/17).
I received an advance reader copy of this book that I have chosen to review.
The Delphi Resistance is one of those books that I feel like I've been waiting on forever. I read The Delphi Effect last year, and absolutely loved it. I even went so far as to stalk the series on Amazon until the next book was available for me to preorder.
The Delphi Resistance begins not very long after the last book left off. I think it would have been helpful if this book included a little summary/reminder of what happened because I had to go back and read the last chapter of The Delphi Effect to refresh my memory. Once I was reminded though, this book kept me up finishing it. It was one of those "just one more chapter" nights until finally I just had to finish the book regardless of the fact that it was 1AM.
This isn't one of those series where you can just jump in with book 2 and start reading. You really have to start with the first book to get the full story, but it's worth it. I would recommend this for anyone that loves a good paranormal fantasy.
If you have an Amazon Prime membership The Delphi Effect is currently available to read and listen to for free. Otherwise both books are Free on Kindle Unlimited (as of 10/27/17).
I received an advance reader copy of this book that I have chosen to review.
April 13, 2018
Anna Morgan's psychic ability is that she can pick up the souls of the deceased. She calls them "hitchers" since they tag along in her brain until they fulfill whatever final desire that keeps them tethered to the Earth before moving on. At the end of book one, she had more than one, including her friend Aaron's brother, Daniel. Anna and her friends are trying to find similar kids with abilities before the evil Cregg family can find them and hurt them. It is unclear what the Cregg's true motivations are, but it is certain that they mean harm when 6 kids are kidnapped and murdered in a NC town.
This was an entertaining segment in the trilogy. We find out a bit more about the different abilities that can manifest, we even meet some characters that claim to know who Anna's parents were, and the friendships that Anna has formed are tightened as they are frequently bonded through dangerous events. I'm interested in finding out how it all ends whenever the next book is released.
This was an entertaining segment in the trilogy. We find out a bit more about the different abilities that can manifest, we even meet some characters that claim to know who Anna's parents were, and the friendships that Anna has formed are tightened as they are frequently bonded through dangerous events. I'm interested in finding out how it all ends whenever the next book is released.
October 31, 2018
4.5 rounded up to 5
Man, this series is good! I mean, when you look at it at face-value, it's actually somewhat slow-paced and not a lot seems to happen at times (especially in this one with them driving around in an RV an awful lot), but the writing is so damn good and engaging that you can't help but be sucked in and love every minute of it.
Again, I adore the psychic ability angle that has been weaved in. Anna, darling, how you manage to hold that many people in your head at a time I'll never know. This book built on what we learned in the first and gave us new information, new abilities and a whole new depth to the world-building. Very glad I found this series because it's been a treat so far.
A half star off because I found there to be a few sections where there was a disconnect. I'd get confused and lost about who someone was, what was going on, or how a connection was made. It didn't affect the overall read though, obviously.
Man, this series is good! I mean, when you look at it at face-value, it's actually somewhat slow-paced and not a lot seems to happen at times (especially in this one with them driving around in an RV an awful lot), but the writing is so damn good and engaging that you can't help but be sucked in and love every minute of it.
Again, I adore the psychic ability angle that has been weaved in. Anna, darling, how you manage to hold that many people in your head at a time I'll never know. This book built on what we learned in the first and gave us new information, new abilities and a whole new depth to the world-building. Very glad I found this series because it's been a treat so far.
A half star off because I found there to be a few sections where there was a disconnect. I'd get confused and lost about who someone was, what was going on, or how a connection was made. It didn't affect the overall read though, obviously.
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April 22, 2018
I would hate to have so many people inside my head.. yet this girl does it with ease.
The Delphi Resistance was a pretty interesting read. I love Anna and Aaron together but hot damn, I would be a hot mess with everyone inside my head. Heck, I could barely be inside my own head. After the ending of the first book, we see that Daniel is inside her head. He's also Aaron's brother which is completely heartbreaking because he doesn't know.
I was kind of hesitant about Aaron finding out but when he did.. Well, he took it a lot better than I thought he would. After that, Aaron, Anna, and the rest of their gang try to find kids with similar abilities or just an ability at all. Among the way, they meet the Cregg family.. and they are creepy as fuck. The Cregg family is also trying to find these unique kids because they want to hurt them.
Overall, it was such a good book that I honestly can't wait to dive into the next one. I did love the ending - which is a huge shock to me as well because it was sort of a cliffhanger but a lovable one?!? I still ship Aaron and Anna together.. and plus the whole Daniel thing has made me happy. I need the next book guys!
The Delphi Resistance was a pretty interesting read. I love Anna and Aaron together but hot damn, I would be a hot mess with everyone inside my head. Heck, I could barely be inside my own head. After the ending of the first book, we see that Daniel is inside her head. He's also Aaron's brother which is completely heartbreaking because he doesn't know.
I was kind of hesitant about Aaron finding out but when he did.. Well, he took it a lot better than I thought he would. After that, Aaron, Anna, and the rest of their gang try to find kids with similar abilities or just an ability at all. Among the way, they meet the Cregg family.. and they are creepy as fuck. The Cregg family is also trying to find these unique kids because they want to hurt them.
Overall, it was such a good book that I honestly can't wait to dive into the next one. I did love the ending - which is a huge shock to me as well because it was sort of a cliffhanger but a lovable one?!? I still ship Aaron and Anna together.. and plus the whole Daniel thing has made me happy. I need the next book guys!
November 7, 2017
I found The Deplhi Effect unique and looked forward to this follow-up installment. Sadly, I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book. The beginning and ending are entertaining, with the middle being somewhat slower paced. Overall, it seemed like the typical second book syndrome.
The action for Resistance begins where Effect ended. There is a well done recap, so I didn't feel lost or confused as to previous events. Anna is a likable heroine, and I continued to enjoy her learning about her character. However, I found the history of Delphi and its members a little unbelievable. Despite being over 400 pages, not much happens. The ending events, while fast paced, seemed glossed over and too tidy. I am interested to see how the final installment will unfold.
I will await the final installment before making a recommendation.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for my advanced review copy.
The action for Resistance begins where Effect ended. There is a well done recap, so I didn't feel lost or confused as to previous events. Anna is a likable heroine, and I continued to enjoy her learning about her character. However, I found the history of Delphi and its members a little unbelievable. Despite being over 400 pages, not much happens. The ending events, while fast paced, seemed glossed over and too tidy. I am interested to see how the final installment will unfold.
I will await the final installment before making a recommendation.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skyscape for my advanced review copy.
August 14, 2018
*ARC received from publisher view NetGalley
3.5 stars. Enjoyed this, but pacing was a little slow, it seemed like there was a lot of waiting around. Definitely read like the second book of a trilogy. Really like the relationship between Anna and Aaron. On to the last book!
3.5 stars. Enjoyed this, but pacing was a little slow, it seemed like there was a lot of waiting around. Definitely read like the second book of a trilogy. Really like the relationship between Anna and Aaron. On to the last book!
December 18, 2017
waiting for book 3 found the first two really good reads and very thought provoking
November 15, 2020
I. Love. This. Author.
September 17, 2017
Walker never disappoints. I eagerly awaited Book 2, which picks up where we left off, and I was excited to find it as good if not better than the first. You definitely need to read the series in order or you will be missing out. Anna is a terrific character, and the supporting team including Aaron, Deo. Taylor, Jaydan and Daniel are just as well fleshed out. The alternate not distant future is eerie considering how different the climate is from when the book was being written.
Full disclosure - I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Full disclosure - I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
June 27, 2018
This is such a great new YA series. I liked the first book even better but this 2nd book in the series didn’t disappoint. Just when I think I know which direction the story is going, there’s a twist. Definitely worth the read!!!
December 18, 2017
I'm a huge fan of Rysa Walker's Chronos Files Trilogy. Last year I read the first book in her new series, The Delphi Trilogy. Every October I like to read some spooky tales, and this story about a girl who picks up and shares her mind-space with ghosts definitely fit the bill. This series strikes me as a bit darker than Ms. Walker's Chronos Files, and that is saying something because Saul was pretty awful.
In the first book in the series Anna teams up with two brothers and a sister with similar paranormal powers and the three of them get us knee-deep into a government conspiracy. The second book picks up where the last book left off. Anna, Aaron, Deo, and Taylor are on the road looking for other gifted children. No one knows that Anna is carrying Aaron and Taylor's brother, Daniel, who is in a coma, in her head. Daniel doesn't want his siblings to know that he might be dead. Sharing her headspace with Daniel and Jayden makes for some interesting side effects. Anna can also use their gifts, and Jayden's clairvoyance plays a major role in the story.
Ms. Walker's stories are so action-packed. I can't believe how much ground we covered in this story. And I don't just mean that the characters drove a lot. The clairvoyance was a really cool plot device. The characters in this trilogy are definitely growing on me. I especially came to like Anna's hitchhikers.
When I saw that Kate Rudd narrated the audio version of this series, I made up my mind to audiobook this sequel. She's one of my favorite narrators. (You might know her voice from a little audiobook called The Fault in Our Stars, and she did such a fantastic job with The Chronos Files.)
Ms. Walker leaves us with another painful cliffhanger. I'll definitely be back for the next book.
In the first book in the series Anna teams up with two brothers and a sister with similar paranormal powers and the three of them get us knee-deep into a government conspiracy. The second book picks up where the last book left off. Anna, Aaron, Deo, and Taylor are on the road looking for other gifted children. No one knows that Anna is carrying Aaron and Taylor's brother, Daniel, who is in a coma, in her head. Daniel doesn't want his siblings to know that he might be dead. Sharing her headspace with Daniel and Jayden makes for some interesting side effects. Anna can also use their gifts, and Jayden's clairvoyance plays a major role in the story.
Ms. Walker's stories are so action-packed. I can't believe how much ground we covered in this story. And I don't just mean that the characters drove a lot. The clairvoyance was a really cool plot device. The characters in this trilogy are definitely growing on me. I especially came to like Anna's hitchhikers.
When I saw that Kate Rudd narrated the audio version of this series, I made up my mind to audiobook this sequel. She's one of my favorite narrators. (You might know her voice from a little audiobook called The Fault in Our Stars, and she did such a fantastic job with The Chronos Files.)
Ms. Walker leaves us with another painful cliffhanger. I'll definitely be back for the next book.
October 8, 2017
The Delphi Resistance is the second book in the Delphi Trilogy. If you are wondering if you can read this book as a stand alone, without reading the prior book, The Delphi Effect, the answer is YES. I can firmly state that you won't be lost as I realized when I was 3/4 of the way through that there was, in fact, a first book that I totally and completely missed!
The story is a continuing saga of a world with Delphi Adepts. People and children who have developed special powers either by being part of a military program which enhanced gifts, or descending from the original group of participants in the Delphi or Stargate Program.
The main character is Anna, a 17 year old girl who has pychic abilities but knows nothing of her parents nor how she came to these powers. For Anna, psychic powers involve "hitchers", people who have passed on physically but their mental link with Anna has them living in her head until they can find peace and pass on. I liked Anna, not only because she was tough as nails, but that she has compassion and a firm sense of what is right and wrong. She's not out to kill 'em all, rather she's out to make sure that she helps those hitchers in her head to a place where they find peace.
There is a continuing cast of supporting character in her story, and I liked them all. The tough girl, who really has a soft heart. The hitchers, who are all real and vital to the story. The Government cover up, and the secret "school" which houses the Adepts and is run by corrupt and cold leaders.
All of this wraps into an amazing story that has you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails in parts; laughing in others and bonding with the kids. Well done. Now, back to book one - and on to book three! I was happy to have read an andvanced copy via NetGalley. Thank you!
The story is a continuing saga of a world with Delphi Adepts. People and children who have developed special powers either by being part of a military program which enhanced gifts, or descending from the original group of participants in the Delphi or Stargate Program.
The main character is Anna, a 17 year old girl who has pychic abilities but knows nothing of her parents nor how she came to these powers. For Anna, psychic powers involve "hitchers", people who have passed on physically but their mental link with Anna has them living in her head until they can find peace and pass on. I liked Anna, not only because she was tough as nails, but that she has compassion and a firm sense of what is right and wrong. She's not out to kill 'em all, rather she's out to make sure that she helps those hitchers in her head to a place where they find peace.
There is a continuing cast of supporting character in her story, and I liked them all. The tough girl, who really has a soft heart. The hitchers, who are all real and vital to the story. The Government cover up, and the secret "school" which houses the Adepts and is run by corrupt and cold leaders.
All of this wraps into an amazing story that has you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails in parts; laughing in others and bonding with the kids. Well done. Now, back to book one - and on to book three! I was happy to have read an andvanced copy via NetGalley. Thank you!
August 15, 2018
Rysa Walker is an incredible author and the Delphi Resistance is another winner; her work is readable, intriguing, and unique.
17 year old Anna Morgan has a unique ability - she picks up spiritual "hitchers" - deceased spirits who have unfinished business take up residence in Anna's mind and share her headspace until their business is resolved. In book 1 of the series, The Delphi Effect, Anna and her foster brother Deo met the Quinns - a family that has some unique abilities of their own - and found out that Anna and the Quinn's abilities are the result of a having parent who participated in Project Delphi. Project Delphi was a top secret military experiment that was part of Project Stargate and used a drug administered to the participants to enhance latent psychic abilities in an attempt to create superspies and supersoldiers. The drug impacted not only those who took it, but also unexpectedly impacted their offspring, creating a second generation with significant psychic abilities.
In The Delphi Resistance, Anna and Deo, along with Aaron and Taylor Quinn, financial backer Magda Bell, and Anna's resident hitchers, take on the Creggs and the shadowy group who have been capturing and experimenting on "adepts" - the offspring of the original Delphi participants.
The story is engaging, fast-paced, and compulsively readable. Fans of Rysa Walker's Chronos Files series will find another excellent series in the Delphi Trilogy. I am already looking forward to the release of the third book in October 2018.
I received an advance reader copy of The Delphi Resistance from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
17 year old Anna Morgan has a unique ability - she picks up spiritual "hitchers" - deceased spirits who have unfinished business take up residence in Anna's mind and share her headspace until their business is resolved. In book 1 of the series, The Delphi Effect, Anna and her foster brother Deo met the Quinns - a family that has some unique abilities of their own - and found out that Anna and the Quinn's abilities are the result of a having parent who participated in Project Delphi. Project Delphi was a top secret military experiment that was part of Project Stargate and used a drug administered to the participants to enhance latent psychic abilities in an attempt to create superspies and supersoldiers. The drug impacted not only those who took it, but also unexpectedly impacted their offspring, creating a second generation with significant psychic abilities.
In The Delphi Resistance, Anna and Deo, along with Aaron and Taylor Quinn, financial backer Magda Bell, and Anna's resident hitchers, take on the Creggs and the shadowy group who have been capturing and experimenting on "adepts" - the offspring of the original Delphi participants.
The story is engaging, fast-paced, and compulsively readable. Fans of Rysa Walker's Chronos Files series will find another excellent series in the Delphi Trilogy. I am already looking forward to the release of the third book in October 2018.
I received an advance reader copy of The Delphi Resistance from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 27, 2020
It took me about a year to circle back to this after listening to the first one but I'm not sure why. The narrator isn't my favorite (she's a little monotone) but once the story got going I barely noticed not liking her. My last audio book was narrated by the actor Will Patton & he's so good that if I'm honest, most narrators would pale in comparison. Anna the Quinns and new first gen adept/Anna foster brother, Deo go on an extended road trip to find 2nd adepts to save them from the clutches of the Cregg family. But in the big fight at the end there's hints that the father and son may not see eye-to-eye. There's also a hint that 6 year old Hunter, a hitcher Anna picked up (she picks up the conscientiousness of the dead and apparently comatose) move into someone else. and a blaring obvious hint that Anna picked up the newly dead Graham Cregg, the antagonist from the first novel.
There are some really endearing characters but also annoying ones. I think the author does a good job with characterization but not so much character development. This is solidly in the "person goes on quest" story type with not much else in the mix. I like the exploration of children having physic abilities and what that would mean for their family and how Americans would react. (the answer is with anger and fear. The same way Americans react to everything else). I also like the plot and main characters.
It's a good story and I'm ready to hear the end.
There are some really endearing characters but also annoying ones. I think the author does a good job with characterization but not so much character development. This is solidly in the "person goes on quest" story type with not much else in the mix. I like the exploration of children having physic abilities and what that would mean for their family and how Americans would react. (the answer is with anger and fear. The same way Americans react to everything else). I also like the plot and main characters.
It's a good story and I'm ready to hear the end.
September 30, 2023
I really loved The Delphi Resistance. First, the characters are amazing. They're not only lovable, they're also complicated. The story is fascinating, the world-building is compelling, and the mystery keeps you hooked.
My one complaint is that there are a few scenes that are lagging. They are points in the story that set up new aspects of the mystery, but they were far too long and focused on "tell" instead of "show". They didn't ruin the book, but I do wish we could have found a more compelling way to introduce these same points.
The Delphi Resistance contains some content that might be triggering to some readers. The author handles everything tastefully, and it's all very PG-13. However, this book might not be the best choice for everyone. I'll list the trigger and content warnings I noticed below.
TW: death, violence, murder, memory of kidnapping, memory of binding, death of children (non-graphic), body horror, body horror including children (non-graphic), blood, mild gore, mind reading, mind control, gaslighting, corrupt government, PTSD, allusions to torture, non-graphic discussion of self-harm, themes of grief, themes of depression, off-screen death of a parent, loss of loved ones, discussion of past sexual violence (non-graphic), descriptions of panic attack-like symptoms, gun violence.
CW: mild language, non-graphic allusions to teen sex, non-graphic "make-out" scenes
My one complaint is that there are a few scenes that are lagging. They are points in the story that set up new aspects of the mystery, but they were far too long and focused on "tell" instead of "show". They didn't ruin the book, but I do wish we could have found a more compelling way to introduce these same points.
The Delphi Resistance contains some content that might be triggering to some readers. The author handles everything tastefully, and it's all very PG-13. However, this book might not be the best choice for everyone. I'll list the trigger and content warnings I noticed below.
TW: death, violence, murder, memory of kidnapping, memory of binding, death of children (non-graphic), body horror, body horror including children (non-graphic), blood, mild gore, mind reading, mind control, gaslighting, corrupt government, PTSD, allusions to torture, non-graphic discussion of self-harm, themes of grief, themes of depression, off-screen death of a parent, loss of loved ones, discussion of past sexual violence (non-graphic), descriptions of panic attack-like symptoms, gun violence.
CW: mild language, non-graphic allusions to teen sex, non-graphic "make-out" scenes
November 11, 2017
I personally really enjoyed this book and while I haven't read the first, I would go out and buy this book. The first 100 pages are very slow and it took me a long time to get through it. It's very information heavy and if someone(like I) were to pick up the book without reading the first, they would be very confused. There was tons of new lingo and I'm assuming the book picks up right after the first one so a little recap would help a lot. I did enjoy the characters and they had interesting backstories and traits. I did not like the romance between Anne and Aaron, however. They got into a fight and almost two lines after she forgave him. This seemed like cheap tension and conflict to make the book get a teensy bit more interesting. It didn't really. I don't think there was a lot of action in this book and I do think it could be shorter. It's a long, heavy read in which you need to put in a lot of time in order to read if you want to finish it. I felt the conflict and tension of the story were okay, it didn't have me on the edge of my seat but it wasn't horrible. The writing style is fine, nothing that I would critique or be picky about. The cover is beautiful, but the contents could use some work(and perhaps a large cut of the first part). Overall, I would read this book again and will possibly pick up the first book to see what happened before book 2.
October 31, 2017
This certainly is a long book with almost 500 pages. But it did not feel long. The pages just flew by and I couldn't stop reading. I wanted, needed, to know what's going on, what would happen next. My anxiety reached high levels with Deo sick, Taylor not finding out the needed information. Aaron trying to hold his cool and Anna not having a second alone in her head. And I'm really not sure about Magda. It seems to good to be true that she would not have some ulterior motives. But of course I'm hoping that she is the real deal. For everybody's sake. All the kids, now facing an entire nations scared and misinformed. Poor things. And of course, there is poor Daniel, fading away not only in his hospital bed but also in Anna's head. 'til the end it was not clear if he would make it and when he delivered the final message in this book, it was like....No, no,no....I need the next book now! As usual Rysa Walker did an amazing job writing a captivating story, which will keep you on the edge of your seat and won't let you catch your breath 'til the very last page. Well done, and don't take too long for the next book. I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased. Thanks to NetGalley and Skyscape and Two Lions!
October 4, 2017
Another strong entry in this series. As other reviewers have mentioned, it's not a series where you can jump right in from the second, but this is not one of those second books.
While it can't stand alone, it's also not just a bridge between "the interesting things happening in book one" that hypes us up for "the interesting things that will happen in book three". There's plenty of story here and even some resolution.
It's still pretty grim - if you have young adults reading this it's worth noting that we are still occasionally dealing with traumatised juvenile murder victims, and not just murder but torture and/or forcible mind control. It's not as explicit this time around but the references are there. And honestly - it's like that moment in The Incredibles for me. These are bad guys, who won't go easy on them because they're children. They will use them, or they will discard them, and that means death is absolutely on the table. It's real stakes that actually ring true.
I'm definitely looking forward to the next book, and thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for a review copy of this one.
While it can't stand alone, it's also not just a bridge between "the interesting things happening in book one" that hypes us up for "the interesting things that will happen in book three". There's plenty of story here and even some resolution.
It's still pretty grim - if you have young adults reading this it's worth noting that we are still occasionally dealing with traumatised juvenile murder victims, and not just murder but torture and/or forcible mind control. It's not as explicit this time around but the references are there. And honestly - it's like that moment in The Incredibles for me. These are bad guys, who won't go easy on them because they're children. They will use them, or they will discard them, and that means death is absolutely on the table. It's real stakes that actually ring true.
I'm definitely looking forward to the next book, and thank you to the publishers and Netgalley for a review copy of this one.
November 5, 2017
3.5 stars rounded up to 4
I have really enjoyed this series, but contrary to what other people have said about this book, it really DID feel like Book 2 of a 3-part series to me. It picks up right where the Delphi Effect leaves off, and I was grateful that Rysa Walker did a decent recap in the first chapter so that I could remember what was going on. The story is still just as interesting as in The Delphi Resistance, however, there is a lot more waiting and gathering of information and a lot less action than in the first book. They are all necessary pieces of the puzzle, but there are chunks of time where the characters are doing nothing other than waiting (and walking their new puppy), which left me wishing that there was a fast-forward button. Unfortunately, the "big action scenes" fell a little flat and felt a little TOO nicely wrapped up for me as well (or maybe it was just a case of "too little too late" for this book). I'm still eager to see how things end in the final installment next fall, but I probably won't be rushing to pick it up on release day like I did with this one.
I have really enjoyed this series, but contrary to what other people have said about this book, it really DID feel like Book 2 of a 3-part series to me. It picks up right where the Delphi Effect leaves off, and I was grateful that Rysa Walker did a decent recap in the first chapter so that I could remember what was going on. The story is still just as interesting as in The Delphi Resistance, however, there is a lot more waiting and gathering of information and a lot less action than in the first book. They are all necessary pieces of the puzzle, but there are chunks of time where the characters are doing nothing other than waiting (and walking their new puppy), which left me wishing that there was a fast-forward button. Unfortunately, the "big action scenes" fell a little flat and felt a little TOO nicely wrapped up for me as well (or maybe it was just a case of "too little too late" for this book). I'm still eager to see how things end in the final installment next fall, but I probably won't be rushing to pick it up on release day like I did with this one.
October 18, 2017
Anna is on the run from the leader of the Delphi Project who wants to capture her and the other Delphi adepts in order to use them as weapons. These troubled teens barley know how to control their own powers and now they are expected to help younger people who are just now learning. Gifted children are continuing to vanish and information about the secret Delphi Project is beginning to go public. Will Anna and her friends be able to outsmart these government killers? Who can they trust as their world is turned inside out?
The Delphi Resistance is the second book in The Delphi Trilogy. The events portrayed occur in the near future and readers will find themselves wondering if these conditions are already available to be exploited. The manhunt is intense and Walker has weaved a more complex storyline into her already complicated world. This is a second book and it assumes the reader has finished the original story. Although this account has some elements that are wrapped up, there are many unanswered questions that will need to wait for the final installment.
The Delphi Resistance is the second book in The Delphi Trilogy. The events portrayed occur in the near future and readers will find themselves wondering if these conditions are already available to be exploited. The manhunt is intense and Walker has weaved a more complex storyline into her already complicated world. This is a second book and it assumes the reader has finished the original story. Although this account has some elements that are wrapped up, there are many unanswered questions that will need to wait for the final installment.
January 9, 2018
I wrote my review for both the 1st and 2nd books together in one post, originally posted on my blog: https://sorryiambooked.wordpress.com/...
This book, the second in the trilogy, did not disappoint. At all.
There’s so much more action, a few more good twists thrown in, and more information regarding Anna’s past and just the world itself.
While there is more action and just more progression in general to the story, there are slow parts in the book, but honestly I don’t remember it hindering my reading experience.
One of the biggest aspects to this book is Anna’s power evolving. She’s learning more about it, she’s getting closer to where she came from, but she’s also having more internal struggles. At one point she has more than one ‘hitchhiker’ inside her head, which adds a new element into the mix. But it means that she struggles with not losing herself either; I really enjoyed this because it added another layer of sorts to her character.
This book, the second in the trilogy, did not disappoint. At all.
There’s so much more action, a few more good twists thrown in, and more information regarding Anna’s past and just the world itself.
While there is more action and just more progression in general to the story, there are slow parts in the book, but honestly I don’t remember it hindering my reading experience.
One of the biggest aspects to this book is Anna’s power evolving. She’s learning more about it, she’s getting closer to where she came from, but she’s also having more internal struggles. At one point she has more than one ‘hitchhiker’ inside her head, which adds a new element into the mix. But it means that she struggles with not losing herself either; I really enjoyed this because it added another layer of sorts to her character.
February 22, 2018
Facts are irrelevant to people like that. If they shout it loud enough and repeat it with conviction, they can convince people to believe anything.
Walker makes a point in her author's note to say that placing this series, full of conspiracy theories and government secrets, in the near-future was probably not the best idea, since the real world is full enough with those things. But I disagree, if anything it makes the message of this series even more relevant and poignant than ever. What is fact and what is lies? Are people with different brain patterns than us all violent and crazy?
This was a good middle book for a really fun series. It's not action-packed and the plot is definitely getting more X-Men-like, but the characters are ones you root for and I enjoyed slowing the pace down to delve more into the politics and planning stage of the journey. Can't wait for the next one!
March 7, 2021
I had to request this book from the library, and my library didn't have it so they had to go outside for an interlibrary loan-this item cannot be renewed. Good thing for covid, they are not collecting fees for overdue books. (It took me longer than usual to read this.) Now. How do I find the next book...
Review: Anna and Deo along with Aaron and Taylor (and all the hitchers in Anna's head) are on the run from Cregg. They have friends with deep pockets, but when they find out that more of the 'adepts' kids are being targeted/killed, and people that have worked with them as well...public awareness opens a whole new can of worms, there is public opinion that these adepts really need to be eradicated, one way or another. Anna and Aaron would like to have a relationship, but it's hard with not only Taylor, his sister being right there, but having their brother in her head, especially when He doesn't want to them to know that he's there...
Review: Anna and Deo along with Aaron and Taylor (and all the hitchers in Anna's head) are on the run from Cregg. They have friends with deep pockets, but when they find out that more of the 'adepts' kids are being targeted/killed, and people that have worked with them as well...public awareness opens a whole new can of worms, there is public opinion that these adepts really need to be eradicated, one way or another. Anna and Aaron would like to have a relationship, but it's hard with not only Taylor, his sister being right there, but having their brother in her head, especially when He doesn't want to them to know that he's there...
January 8, 2020
I actually enjoyed this book more than the first. I see that a few reviewers have indicated that they thought this book moved more slowly than the first, but I didn't feel that way - I was more impatient with the first book. Perhaps I liked how this book really described the context and situation of the "adepts" and you really got a sense of what it must be like to have "hitchers" in your mind (absolutely no privacy!)
One distracting issue I had with this book were Anna's frequent cultural references to experiences and expressions more relevant to someone who grew up in the late 20th century, not someone who is a millennial. I only noticed this because the expressions and references were ones that I might use or say, and I'm decades older than Anna would be.
But overall, I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the third.
One distracting issue I had with this book were Anna's frequent cultural references to experiences and expressions more relevant to someone who grew up in the late 20th century, not someone who is a millennial. I only noticed this because the expressions and references were ones that I might use or say, and I'm decades older than Anna would be.
But overall, I enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the third.
October 17, 2017
Another fantastic installment in the Delphi trilogy. Anna and Aaron don't disappoint as protagonists. This book is definitely darker than the first one, and as the author noted in her acknowledgements/ end note, today's current political atmosphere unfortunately makes this book less "fantastical" when it comes to the volatile political climate in he book being much more real than we would've expected even a year ago. However, this just adds to making the book more believable and to me, likable. I don't know yet what to make of Magda, whether to trust her or not. And the ending- woah! I have a feeling I know what it means, and if that's the case, it'll be a bid doozy! Can't wait for book 3.
October 17, 2017
First and foremost, many thanks go to NetGalley and Skyscape Publishing for the chance to read this fantastic ARC.
Rysa Walker has done it again! She has a knack for writing an intriguing storyline, and The Delphi Resistance (Book Two of The Delphi Trilogy) is no exception. In this story, we fall back in line with the main character Anna, who has psychic abilities but is unaware of from where they have come. She and her band of friend are now on the run from the leader of the government lead Delphi Project. With fast-paced action, and relatable characters, this book is sure to be another hit for YA and adult readers alike. I cannot wait for Book Three to come out!
I received an ARC edition from Skyscape exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
Rysa Walker has done it again! She has a knack for writing an intriguing storyline, and The Delphi Resistance (Book Two of The Delphi Trilogy) is no exception. In this story, we fall back in line with the main character Anna, who has psychic abilities but is unaware of from where they have come. She and her band of friend are now on the run from the leader of the government lead Delphi Project. With fast-paced action, and relatable characters, this book is sure to be another hit for YA and adult readers alike. I cannot wait for Book Three to come out!
I received an ARC edition from Skyscape exchange for my honest and voluntary review.
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