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The Threat Below

Tekijä: Jason Latshaw

Sarjat: Brathius Legacy (1)

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Three hundred years ago, something terrifying arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant -- ancestors of the survivors who were able to escape the massacre below -- lives above the clouds, on the top of a Mountain. When they discover that their water supply is being poisoned Down Below, an expedition, including seventeen year-old girl Icelyn Brathius, must descend and face the monsters, the Threat Below, that wiped out civilization centuries ago. Icelyn quickly learns that all is not what it seems as she uncovers secrets hundreds of years old and struggles to stay alive in a world where no human is fit to survive… (lisätietoja)
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This book must be the biggest surprise of 2022. I didn't think I would like it so much. But it was absolutely fantastic!

We are in the future in a time after the apocalypse erased almost all of humanity. Only a small group survived high up on the mountain. Three hundred years later, safe from the threat below, life is hard and blunt up there. And it's about to become even more difficult when their only water source is poisoned from Down Below. A brave group of men sets out to investigate. Unforeseen circumstances lead to a 17-year-old girl Icelyn Brathius becoming part of the expedition into Down Below: where monsters rule and man has no chance of survival. She's confronted with secrets of the past and excepting life above the clouds.

I have been thinking about this book, even when I wasn't reading it, and I believe that makes one criterion for a good book. There was an abundance of thought-provoking topics, like faith, responsibility for actions, and leadership. The story made me pause many times and reflect on a deeper understanding of humanity and our struggles. I loved the different perspectives I got to experience, ultimately making me grow as a person. Especially for a young adult audience, this is a valuable journey for them to go on and hopefully, they are open to this opportunity. Overall, I am more than surprised by the insight this book gave me. It's a fantastic read that should be on anyone's TBR this year.

Now, where do I get the second book!? ( )
  OpenedBooks | Jan 3, 2023 |
The Threat Bellow is one of those books you'll either love or hate, there is no inbetween. As I am rating it 5/5 stars, you can guess which side of the fence I landed on.

First let me say this is a very long book. I normally prefer books I can plow through in one sitting. Even having to take a few days to finish this one, it was worth the time.

The threat below is a young adult dystopian novel in which the human population was forced to move to the mountain tops in order to avoid certain death awaiting anyone who descends. When their water supply is threatened there is no choice - a group must venture down. What awaits them isn't what everyone anticipated.

Wonderful plot, interesting characters and well written. I can't wait for a sequel! ( )
  CAKing | Oct 30, 2020 |
Another book from your 2015 TBR list. I have to admit, when I started reading this book, I got excited, as, to me, it seemed like a unique plot/storyline. Some other reviewers thought it was the same old boring troupes. In the world of writing, we are limited to a finite amount of storylines. It’s how the stories are presented that makes them unique. This one was presented very well.

The writing style threw me out of the story a few times as Jason switches from First Person POV Present to Third Person POW Past, though they are done at the start of each chapter. Still, I didn’t see any reason to keep switching back and forth as it should’ve been done in Third Person. As for the writing itself, Jason drew me into the story and characters with his beautifully written words and I couldn’t read fast enough to find out who, or what, the Threat was from down below.

Other reviewers criticized Jason’s portrayal of the main character, Icelyn. They thought she didn’t grow and stayed the same selfish person from start to finish. They were wrong. Icelyn’s character did change, just not the way they wanted. Sure, she was entitled and grew up selfish, but she was also the only child and heir of the Brathiuis family left. She would be their next leader. The caste system they grew up wouldn’t let her grow any other way. But, once she left Mountaintop, her eyes were opened to the lies and truth of their world. Unfortunately, she didn’t choose the path most readers wanted. Again, the decisions she made, good or bad, fit her character to the T. Once she found out her true lineage with the Threatbelow, she followed the only path she felt was left to her as she’d been betrayed by everyone else in Mountaintop. Or, so she thought.

Then, we get to the Drowned City and I found myself upset and disappointed. Reading the truth about Amperous, Omathis, and Brathius just raised more questions and none of them were answered properly. They were glossed over to get from Point B to Point D. Other reviewers mentioned these huge plot holes and inconsistencies. This time, I agree. But, even though I was disappointed, I still kept reading. I had to know what happened in the final confrontation between the remaining humans on Mountiantop and the Threatbelow.

This was supposed to be Book One of a series, but the second book was never written. TBH, I wouldn’t have bought it anyway. As far as I’m concerned, there weren’t any unresolved issues. We already knew where Icelyn stood. All in all, I did enjoy the story, and for only 99 cents, it’s well worth the cost of admission. I give it Three Stars. ( )
  saharafoley | Jun 7, 2019 |
I would like to thank Word Slinger Publicity for a copy of this book to review. Though I received this book for free, that has no impact upon the honesty of my review.

Goodreads Teaser: "Three hundred years ago, something terrifying arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant – the ancestors of the few survivors who were able to escape the massacre below – lives above the clouds, on the top of a Mountain.

When they discover that their water supply is being poisoned Down Below, an expedition, including seventeen year-old girl Icelyn Brathius, must descend and face the monsters, the Threat Below, that wiped out civilization centuries ago.

Icelyn quickly learns that all is not what it seems as she uncovers secrets hundreds of years old and struggles to stay alive in a world where no human is fit to survive."

First off, let me say I'd seen no prior reviews of this book, and my only knowledge of it came from the jacket teaser. I came to this story with no preconceived ideas beyond those which the blurb provided - dystopian, adventure, obstacles to overcome, personal growth, possible romance. And it provided the dystopian future, but the closest it came for me in the obstacles to overcome area where the characters themselves. Most specifically the main protagonist, Icelyn Brathius.

Icelyn is the daughter of the ruler of the remnants of humanity, or roughly 100 or so souls. Now part of her attitude isn't her fault, as she's grown up privileged in a very classist society. Of course she comes from the ruling class, those prized for their mental abilities, known as the Cognates. The Veritas are those who prize the physical; they are also the second-class citizens in this last little pocket of humanity. That's the ways it's always been and the way it'll always be. At least Icelyn thinks so, when she can be bothered to think of it at all.

Sadly Icelyn is so beyond self-absorbed that it was a true struggle for me to read this book. She gets into situations that are prime opportunities for her to learn and grow as a person, yet she never does. She can see flaws in others, yet she never recognizes those same flaws in herself. She is narrow minded, and does not even contemplate change in herself. If any change is to happen it should be for her benefit. Even later in the book when it appears she's changing, she isn't really. It's still all about her.

Her father, the Chief Cognate and ruler of all humans, is a weak man with no ruling abilities and less spine. But he descends from Sean Brathius, the man who saved the pitiful few humans from the Threatbelow. And as such he is automatically the ruler, as his father before him, and his daughter after him. There has never been a time when a Brathius was not the ruler of the Kith, or remaining people. But it would seem that others see the truth of this error, even if they make no move to change it.

There are two teenaged boys that are also protagonists - Adorane and Torrain. Torrain is Icelyn's betrothed, and has been for many years. And though she treats him horribly he still wants to win her affection. Even levelheaded, smart Adorane is enamored of Icelyn. They were best friends when young, before their social class began separating them. Even after Adorane is betrothed to a girl of his own class they remain friends, and though Adorane hides it well, he carries a torch for Icy (one of his pet nicknames for her). So though I'd like to care about one, or both, of these characters, I can't get past their blindness to Icelyn's unending list of massive flaws. If the story centered around either of the boys I might have found more enjoyment in it, for they both undergo personal challenges and come out the better for them. They both grow and mature, and yet their constant devotion to Icelyn is inexplicable to me, leaving me unable to fathom their characters as being remotely grounded in reality.

Strangely enough the characters that I did empathize with were the Anahgwins. As the truth of their history unfolds it reveals them to be the harmed victims, not humanity. They are no different than all the other species that we tried to alter, tame, or eradicate. Well, they are different in two ways - one being that we weren't able to eradicate them at all. In fact, truth be told, humans are the cause of all their own problems - as always. So as a story with a moral to be learned, this one most certainly has one. I'm not sure how many readers feel as I do, siding with the so-called antagonists, but for me their story is the one I wanted more of.

As we learn the truth behind the Threat Belows and their relationship to humanity we begin to see history repeat itself, with the same deadly consequences. That is assuming you were able to make it through roughly the first 375-400 pages of non-stop annoyance. The only real action and growth takes place in the final quarter or less of the book. Getting to that point was almost physically painful for me. I hated Icelyn so much I wanted nothing to do with her story; but I'd agreed to write a review and kept holding out hope that something would click and the story would change. And though it eventually did gain some action and potentially emotional scenes for me it was a case of to little, far to late. Yet I see from the other reviews (when I grabbed the teaser to include in this review) that I am in a very small minority, with many others simply loving this book. More power to those who enjoyed it... another great example of that old adage, "to each their own." Suffice to say I will most emphatically not be reading the sequel. ( )
  Isisunit | Dec 11, 2015 |
This book starts out with a forbidden romp down the hill and doesn’t stop until the entire society flips upside down.

All are sitting pretty high and mighty on top of the world. Safe and secure from The Threat Below. Icelyn is the daughter of privilege and sees nothing wrong with that. It’s her “due.” Still she is drawn to a secondary class of worker bee and childhood friend Ad and would follow him anywhere… and does!

Having read many books of this type didn’t stop the surprises. Latshaw has created a fully functional alt-future with clever clarity and spooky other-worldly villains and none of it is predictable.

Meant for a younger audience, it held its grip on me to the final page. The love triangle had me changing sides from page to page, and deciding who was to blame blew my mind.

An advanced copy of this book was provided for an honest review. ( )
  catscritch | Dec 1, 2015 |
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Three hundred years ago, something terrifying arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant -- ancestors of the survivors who were able to escape the massacre below -- lives above the clouds, on the top of a Mountain. When they discover that their water supply is being poisoned Down Below, an expedition, including seventeen year-old girl Icelyn Brathius, must descend and face the monsters, the Threat Below, that wiped out civilization centuries ago. Icelyn quickly learns that all is not what it seems as she uncovers secrets hundreds of years old and struggles to stay alive in a world where no human is fit to survive

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