Vigilance (Regina Shen #2) by Lance Erlick -- Book Tour Review + Author Interview + Giveaway

About the Book

After two years of training, outcast Regina Shen prepares to jump the barrier wall into the World Federation to hunt for her sister, but nothing goes according to plan. The Federation condemns Regina and her family to live on the seaward side of barrier walls.

For two years she avoided capture. Now the Federation is desperate to exploit her unique DNA in order to prevent human extinction. She would rather die than help the people who kidnapped her sister. The Federation’s notorious Department of Antiquities, under the command of Chief Inspector Joanne Demarco, polices barrier walls, destroys knowledge from the past, and pursues Regina for her genome. Now Demarco has a ruthless rival who aims to capture Regina as a means to overthrow Demarco.

Regina has survived by her wits on swampy islands and salvage from sunken cities, including illegal print books not available in the Federation. Her photographic (eidetic) memory, access to these books, and an amazing teacher just may help her reach the university town in the Federation where they’re holding her sister. Pursued by Antiquities, Regina jumps the wall into the Federation.

While making new friends and enemies, she must use her wits to avoid letting either of two rival inspectors capture her. Can she rescue her sister from an obvious trap?

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About the Author

He was raised by a roaming aerospace engineer, growing up in various parts of the United States and Europe, as well as traveling through Asia. He took to stories as his anchor, including the works of Asimov, Bradbury, and Heinlein, and has been writing since age eleven.

Growing up, he was inspired by his father’s engineering work on cutting-edge aerospace projects to look to the future.

In an ideal world, Lance would find time loops where he could step out for a week at a time to read and write. Then he would return to the moment he left, without life getting in the way. Of course, since everyone would have the same ability, he suspects life would still sneak in.

Lance is also the author of short stories and novelettes.

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Interview

Check out the interview with the author HERE.

Review

The adventure with Regina Shen continues on in book two, Vigilance.  This story is a continuation of book one, Resilience, and will make much more sense if you read book one first.  In this novel, Regina has found a home base with her old school teacher, Mo-Mere, and a few other girls, Wendy and the twins.  Mo-Mere continues to teach all the girls survival skills, as well as other skills she deems necessary.  Also, the patrol-women are still on the search for Regina.  With another storm on the way and the patrol women searching for all the girls that Mo-Mere is housing, she keeps the twins with her, but helps Regina and Wendy escape to the other side of the Wall.  Wendy doesn’t make it and for Regina it is like losing her sister all over again.  But Regina must press forward in the hunt for her sister.  This is another somewhat fast paced story that teens that are fans of science fiction and dystopian fiction will enjoy.
Series: Regina Shen
Genre: science fiction, dystopian, young adult
Publisher: Finlee Augare Books
Publication date: May 15, 2015
Number of pages: 250
Category: Middle School+
Content Rating: PG, a little bit of violence, survival
Book Rating: 4 stars

​Other books in the series:
1-Resilience
3-Defiance
4-Endurance
 
​A review copy of this book was provided by the author via iRead Book Tours.

Giveaway

Win 1 signed copy of Resilience + $15 Amazon gift card + 2 sets of postcards / 2 winners will receive a signed copy of Resilience / a free ebook copy of The Rebel Within (open to USA).

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Tour Schedule

​June 1 - Coffee Books & Art - book spotlight / giveaway
June 1 - Mystery Suspense Reviews  - book spotlight / guest post
June 2 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Resilience / interview
June 2 - misty103@HubPages - review of Resilience / interview
June 2 - Haddie's Haven - review of Resilience / guest post / giveaway
June 3 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Resilience / guest post
​June 3 - XOXO Book Blog - book spotlight / interview / giveaway
June 3 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Resilience
June 6 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Resilience
June 6 - Life as Leels - review of Resilience
June 6 - Haddie's Haven - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 7 - Rambling Reviews - review of Resilience
June 7 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Resilience / guest post / giveaway
June 8 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 8 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Resilience / interview / giveaway
June 8 - Haddie's Haven - review of Defiance / giveaway
June 9 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 9 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 9 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Resilence / giveaway
June 10 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Defiance / giveaway
June 10 - misty103@HubPages - review of Vigilance
June 10 - Haddie's Haven - review of Endurance / giveaway
June 13 - Don't Judge, Read - review of Endurance / giveaway
June 13 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Vigilance
June 13 - Writers and Authors - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
June 14 - Vic's Media Room - review of Resilience
June 14 - Tea and A Book - review of Resilience
June 15 - Vic's Media Room - review of Vigilance
June 15 - Deal Sharing Aunt - book spotlight / giveaway
June 16 - Vic's Media Room - review of Defiance
June 16 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Vigilance
June 17 - Vic's Media Room - review of Endurance
June 17 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Vigilance
June 17 - Zerina Blossom's Books - book spotlight / guest post / giveaway
June 20 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Defiance
June 20 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of ​Vigilance / giveaway
June 21 - Rambling Reviews - review of Vigilance
June 21 - misty103@HubPages - review of Defiance
June 22 - Life as Leels - review of Vigilance
June 22 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 23 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 23 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 23 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Vigilance
June 24 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Resilience / interview
June 24 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 27 - The Autistic Gamer - review of Endurance
June 27 - Tea and A Book - review of Vigilance
June 28 - Rambling Reviews - review of Defiance
June 28 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Vigilance / giveaway
June 29 - The Travelogue of a Book Addict - book spotlight /guest post / giveaway
June 29 - misty103@HubPages - review of Endurance
June 29 - alwaysjoart - review of Resilience / giveaway
June 30 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Defiance
June 30 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 1 - Rambling Reviews - review of Endurance
July 1 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 4 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Vigilance
July 4 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 5 - Book Reviews Nature Photos - review of Endurance
July 5 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 5 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Resilience
July 5 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Defiance
July 6 - Pause for Tales - review of Resilience / guest post
July 6 - alwaysjoart - review of Vigilance / giveaway
July 7 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 7 - The Chronicles of an Abibliophobiac - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 8 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Defiance
July 8 - Cheryl's Book Nook - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 11 - Life as Leels - review of Defiance
July 11 - 3 Partners in Shopping - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 12 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Defiance
July 12 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Vigilance
July 13 - Pause for Tales - review of Vigilance
July 13 - alwaysjoart - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 14 - Life as Leels - review of Endurance
July 14 - Library of Clean Reads - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 15 - Bound 4 Escape - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 18 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Resilience / giveaway
July 18 - Tea and A Book - review of Defiance
July 19 - Olio by Marilyn - review of Endurance
July 19 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Defiance
July 20 - Pause for Tales - review of Defiance
July 20 - alwaysjoart - review of Endurance / giveaway
July 21 - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf - review of Endurance / guest post / giveaway
July 21 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Vigilance / giveaway
July 22 - New Horizon Reviews - review of Endurance
July 22 - Tea and A Book - review of Endurance
July 25 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Resilience / guest post
July 25 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Defiance / giveaway
July 26 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Vigilance
July 26 - A Mama's Corner of the World - review of Endurance
July 26 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Resilience
July 27 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Vigilance
July 27 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Defiance
July 27 - Pause for Tales - review of Endurance
July 28 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Defiance
July 28 - JBronder Book Reviews - review of Endurance
July 28 - Bookishly Devoted - review of Endurance
July 29 - Singing Librarian Books - review of Endurance
July 29 - The Cheshire Cat's Looking Glass - review of Endurance / giveaway