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I was so excited to get my copy of “Extracted!” I couldn’t wait to delve into the world Sherry and Tyler created. And what a world it is! The world building in the book is incredible, so imaginative. Of course, knowing the authors, I expected no less. But I still wasn’t prepared for how involved it was. I felt like I was transported to different worlds with Lex and Ember.

The characters, though, were what I was really interested in. I was anxious to see how Sherry and Tyler’s writing combined into one cohesive story line. They both have their unique style and voice, but it is incredible how they meld together to make the characters just jump off the page. I was so impressed by how Sherry’s “Ember” and Tyler’s “Lex” were so obviously different, but how well they fit together at the same time. I can’t explain how well the two person/two character dynamic was done. As an author I was interested in how working with another author would translate on the page—Sherry and Tyler just nailed it. It’s just, wow!

The story is outstanding. Well thought out, fast paced, and bubbling with excitement. It’s one of the most original, imaginative, intricate stories I think I’ve read. I don’t even know how to review the book without giving away some important morsel of spoiler information. I think this is definitely a book you need to experience yourself…not have a reviewer summarize for you. But be warned—you will need to block out some time in your calendar because once you pick this book up, you aren’t going to leave it willing until you reach the last page….and then you’re going to start cursing like a sailor at last call, because, if you’re like me, you’ll want the second book in the series like, yesterday!

Bottom line: I knew this book was going to be good, but I had no idea that it would blow me away, because I’ll let you in on a secret—I don’t really care for the steampunk genre (yeah, yeah, stop yelling at me). And, I don’t really get into time travel, either. So when I say I liked a steampunk, time-travel story…well, it’s not just “good” it’s fan-friggin’-tastic.

Wait! Are you still reading this? Why? You should be running, and I do mean running, to buy your copy of “Extracted” by Sherry Ficklin and Tyler Jolley. They are great people. I had an opportunity to meet them at Book Expo America in NYC last year and they are two extremely nice—and wonderfully crazy—people. But apart from being awesome people, they are incredibly talented authors.

If “Extracted” is an indication of the work Ficklin and Jolley will produce in the years to come, we’ll be seeing them around A LOT! And that’s, to use Sherry’s favorite word, Fan-tas-tic!

Hey, Sherry and Tyler! Can’t wait to see “Extracted” on the big screen…I have a feeling.


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Extracted The Lost Imperials Sherry D Ficklin Tyler H Jolley Books Reviews

I give this story a solid 3.9 out of 5 stars. The two separate narrators, both written in first person, gave great perspective. It was a unique approach.
As for the story itself, it was interesting to me because of the time traveling. Others might find the unexplained gadgets more fun to read about. Because it was written "outside of time" I never connected with the settings. They were little more than vague impressions. And the problems in the story were mostly self-created. I got the impression Tesla was supposedly some awful guy, but since we don't discover his true motives, this falls flat. We have a story about a boy rescuing his girlfriend who happens to stumble upon his long-lost sister. We have a girl struggling with guilt from a past she is just now remembering.
The actual story - the brother and sister facing off with the bad guy - didn't truly start until the halfway mark in the book. That means half the book is setup and back story. It was too much. I didn't close the book for two reasons I liked the characters and I wanted to see how the author would approach the Romanov mystery.
On to the characters I liked Lex and Ember, the narrators, as well as their love interests. Future books in the series will delve into the stories of those two - Ethan and Stein, which will be interesting. It was difficult to picture Lex and Ember as the Romanov children. They didn't fit that mold. The authors tried to explain this away with side-effects of rifting, but if the memories came back, shouldn't the cultural oddities?
This isn't a short book, so it requires a time investment. If you enjoy time travel, give it a whirl. The use of the "time stream" is interesting and creates new thoughts on the paradox of traveling into a time where you already exist.
I can't decide who I liked better, Lex or Ember. Both characters come alive and while they are essentially on opposite sides of this war, I couldn't choose between them. Not that I had to because Lex and Ember wind up working on the same side anyway. I loved how Ficklin and Jolley combined the concept of time travel with the way Lex and Ember are trying to remember their pasts. The two story lines overlapped perfectly and made it difficult to put the book down.

I also loved how the Tesla Institute rifters and the Hollows used different methods of time travel. It kept things interesting for both the reader and the characters who were trying to learn more about the people they were fighting with. But like I mentioned earlier, what made it impossible for me to get enough of this book was the way I was cheering along both sides. With the exception of one character who I could truly see as a villain, I fell for just about everyone in the story. I can't remember the last time a book made me care about so many characters at once.

This is a fast-paced read filled with adventure and emotion. Ficklin and Jolley are definitely two authors to watch.
I was so excited to get my copy of “Extracted!” I couldn’t wait to delve into the world Sherry and Tyler created. And what a world it is! The world building in the book is incredible, so imaginative. Of course, knowing the authors, I expected no less. But I still wasn’t prepared for how involved it was. I felt like I was transported to different worlds with Lex and Ember.

The characters, though, were what I was really interested in. I was anxious to see how Sherry and Tyler’s writing combined into one cohesive story line. They both have their unique style and voice, but it is incredible how they meld together to make the characters just jump off the page. I was so impressed by how Sherry’s “Ember” and Tyler’s “Lex” were so obviously different, but how well they fit together at the same time. I can’t explain how well the two person/two character dynamic was done. As an author I was interested in how working with another author would translate on the page—Sherry and Tyler just nailed it. It’s just, wow!

The story is outstanding. Well thought out, fast paced, and bubbling with excitement. It’s one of the most original, imaginative, intricate stories I think I’ve read. I don’t even know how to review the book without giving away some important morsel of spoiler information. I think this is definitely a book you need to experience yourself…not have a reviewer summarize for you. But be warned—you will need to block out some time in your calendar because once you pick this book up, you aren’t going to leave it willing until you reach the last page….and then you’re going to start cursing like a sailor at last call, because, if you’re like me, you’ll want the second book in the series like, yesterday!

Bottom line I knew this book was going to be good, but I had no idea that it would blow me away, because I’ll let you in on a secret—I don’t really care for the steampunk genre (yeah, yeah, stop yelling at me). And, I don’t really get into time travel, either. So when I say I liked a steampunk, time-travel story…well, it’s not just “good” it’s fan-friggin’-tastic.

Wait! Are you still reading this? Why? You should be running, and I do mean running, to buy your copy of “Extracted” by Sherry Ficklin and Tyler Jolley. They are great people. I had an opportunity to meet them at Book Expo America in NYC last year and they are two extremely nice—and wonderfully crazy—people. But apart from being awesome people, they are incredibly talented authors.

If “Extracted” is an indication of the work Ficklin and Jolley will produce in the years to come, we’ll be seeing them around A LOT! And that’s, to use Sherry’s favorite word, Fan-tas-tic!

Hey, Sherry and Tyler! Can’t wait to see “Extracted” on the big screen…I have a feeling.