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A wellplanned and wellwritten, thrilling dystopian which is like a mix of the movie Push, and the hit TV series Heroes!

The beginning of the story was slow because of the confusion of the lead female from whose point of the view the omniscient narrator was telling the story.
Perhaps, it may make the reader feel confused as well, I know I did feel a little bit off at the beginning, but giving the story time to take root and unfold would be the best course of action to take.
Im pretty glad I continued reading!

Aside from being a dystopian, young adult story, Persistence of Vision also largely incorporates scifi elements and political ideologies into the storyline.
Its literally a mishmash of so many things, but the author was able to weave a compelling story in such a way that it wasnt confusing or unclear.


The plot was very wellplanned, and the whole book was very wellwritten, Even though I havent experienced living in the world where the characters in this book existed, I could picture out everything clearly, From the way the individualists live, to the Interchron compound, and even how David struggled to break away from the collective everything was picturesque and very detailed.
I could even picture this book being made into a movie!

As for the characters, everyone was distinct enough that I was able to differentiate one from another.
By the end of the story, this may sound weird but I felt that I even personally knew each character myself, I especially adored David because hes a combination of honesty, vulnerability and courage, and I loved how his growth was portrayed in the story.
Also, I wish to know more about Nat and Doc because they are intriguing, I bet they know a lot more than they openly let on, Smart people can often be sneaky and conniving, after all,

By the end of the story, what was unclear at the beginning finally made sense, but more questions were left unanswered and I really wanted to read more!

What were Marcus and Karl planning to do What made Maggie give up her memories What was it about Marcus that made Maggie want to give up her memories What about Colin and his bloodsucking whatever Where will they find a replacement Concealer Where will they find a Deceiver And how were they going to complete the prophesied members When will Maggie and the other individualist reunite I have so many questions that I want answered, Im already awaiting Book!

I highly recommend this book to people who are fans of super powers and super heroes! And also to those who might want to read a thoughtprovoking dystopian story!
The main character is a woman called Maggie, who out with her brother in Vegas one night, comes across a strange scene on the busy streets.
She sees a man she feels some hint of recognition with, but mainly from the intensity of his eyes, The next moment he is gone, Maggie and her brother go to a bar for a drink, but when they awake, they find themselves on the floor of an unfamiliar motel room.
Presuming they were drugged and something happened to them after being in the bar, they call the police, but nothing is found,

Maggie has strange memories of that night and cant tell whether what she sees are from a dream or if they are real memories of something that happened to her.
A week later, she arrives home and finds a creepy thug in her apartment and when he sees her it is obvious her knows her in some way and wants her dead! He has a strange spider tattoo or marking over one of his eyes.
Fortunately for Maggie, there is another man in her room and he saves her from the thug, He says she is no longer save and needs to go with him,

He explains partly on their way, but is leading her into the mountains on the outskirts of town and she starts to feel a bit more concerned.
She feels she can trust him, especially from the look in his eyes, but she cant explain to herself why she feels this way.
What follows is a leap through time, travelling to a future she has visited before, but has no memories of, They make their way into a mountain through a hidden opening and she is surrounded by people who seem to know her, but she doesnt recognize any of them.


This future world has people who are trying to survive as individuals, while the rest of the world has split into large communes, where all the people are joined as one mind, noone has any individual thoughts or feelings, they are shared across all those enslaved within these communities.
Those who are still individuals are hunted and forcibly recruited into these collective communities, with no choice and often violence being used against them.
A small group of individuals are hoping to take down these collectives and are working to fulfil a prophecy,

The prophecy states there needs to be seven people, all with different skills, to bring down the leaders of the collectives which are enslaving all of mankind.
Maggie is one of the main people they need and they have used others in their group to seek out those with the necessary mind mapping and powers.
They have had to go back into the past to find her, What they cant explain are the marks that both Maggie and her brother Jonah had left on their bodies after their missing time, the previous week.
Marcus is the man who saved her in her apartment, and his role is now to help her relearn the skills she learnt before and if she wants to, to get her to help them again.


There are others from the collectives mind communities that are after the individuals and want to enslave all, no matter what, They have assassins that are mindless thugs with only one order in their minds and one job to do kill all individuals who will not submit.
There are also bigger and more dangerous villains, called Tripeds, who are even harder to avoid and overcome, yet the safety of their mountain hideaway is soon almost overrun when a weary group of individuals try to seek sanctuary.


A futuristic world, with Maggies memories from before possibly being of upmost importance in the groups hopes to defeat the collectives once and for all.
Some of those in the group have powers or skills and can use them to help defend themselves and help towards their aim, Others may have no powers, but do all they can to help the group and support their efforts, Another attack is planned, but whether they can succeed without the full seven team members as required by the prophecy, is yet to be seen.


An intriguing tale that once you get far enough into it, is full of strange powers, confusing relationships that were at a certain stage before and now are having to be restarted, without putting too much pressure on Maggies memories, strange marks and collective minds linked with a powerful supply of brainpower behind it.
More is yet to come and I look forward to it and the reasoning behind Maggie and Jonahs marks, I received an ARC copy of this book from BookSprout and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above,
I am insanely in love with this book, The characters were amazing. The story keeps you hanging on and begging for more, And that's not evening mentioning how completely captivating and gorgeous this cover is! I'm so in love with it and can't wait to read the rest of the series.


One of the biggest things I want to compliment is the fact that it didn't really over sexualize a certain relationship that was in this book.
Do not get me wrong, Sex in books is fine, In some cases, it even enhances the story, But there are many books that make it so overbearing that it's hard to actually focus on the actual point of the story, This was not one of those cases,

I enjoyed this story a lot, I could gush on and on about it all day, but I don't want to take too much of everybody's time, I fully encourage anybody who is into time travel and fantasy stories to give this book a try, I'm so glad I did, I can't wait to read the rest of this series! This is the first book I've read by the author and the blurb really caught my interest.
I'm so glad I read it, It is so different than most of the dystopian books I've read in the past, Yes, there is timetravel involved and a giant mindcollective bent on taking over the world insert Pinkie and the Brain music,

but hey all good dystopian romances have those right! Oh but there is so much more, there is altered human neutral pathways that allow for higher powers think XMen with brainpower abilities telekinesis, timetravel, telling the future, blasting stuff your mind.
Pretty cool premise. Ms. Hill has a great plot going on the scifi front and she adds the romance, too, It's not so much you feel like you have decide between the two, but a good balance between them, I'm looking forward to the next book

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Maggie our main character really makes it easy to understand the world you find yourself in, At first we see she is afraid and scared as she and her brother have a lapse in memory and losehours, She really grows and comes into her own as the story progresses, I love how you get to see her compare the different time periods, Marcus I love. He seems so strong, so caring and he even has a power that I think suits him perfectly, There is tons more of characters to get to know but these two are my favorites,

The plot will pull you right in and won't let you go, A future time where the world has totally change is explained in a way that makes it seem it could happen, The author does a wonderful job explaining how hings came to be, It seems like quite a bit of research went into the background of the story and it pays off, You really get a feel for the book, This book has plenty of action as you get to discover the different sides of the future, People have some fantastic powers that I love discovering, You even get some romance that adds the perfect touch to the book, Believe me it has it all, Be sure to pick this book up for a whole new world in which you believe could really happen, There is some mystery to it that adds a nice flair as well, I don't give spoilers just know this author and book are wonderful, I LOVED it: I don't want to think that I'm biased, but I tried to go into this with an open level mind, I know Liesel's writing style and I've had the pleasure of watching her go through her writing and editing process, so I was extremely excited for this book.


Persistence of Vision follows Maggie as she wakes up in a hotel room floor with her brother across the room and no recollection of how they got there.
Accompanied by strange scars they've never had before, she feels lost, It's a year later when she's scooped up from this time line and wrapped into the future to meet people, . . she's already met. People with extraordinary abilities caused by advancement into brain functionality, Some can time travel, some can heal, some can conceal, and others kill, When she's told that she's the key to a prophecy, she and the team must do everything in their powers to take down The Collective a group, a vast group of human bodies all neurologically connected into one entity.
An entity that takes their individuality, freedom, and independent intelligence away, Not only that but Marcus, a young man who's plagued by a past, is also deeply in love with her, from a different period of time, and she doesn't remember it.


This book had action from the first page to the last, The characters were all written so differently, that they each had their own personality, I was aware of a lack of description through areas of the book, and even some overexplanation during dialogue at times, But even these things didn't ruin it for me, Had it been a little more detailed with color and texture, along with some fixes of slight writing issues, I would have given it a five star rating.


But I love Marcus, I love David. And for the first time in a lovetriangle, I sheepishly rooting for both guys, : Can't wait till the next book comes out because it rocked my world too! Persistence of Vision was incredible! I wasnt sure what to expect, but the premise blew me away.
The two opposing theories of collectivism versus individualism were taken to a whole new level in a complex futuristic dystopia with psychological and neurological explanations.
The idea seemed so plausible and I loved the way the author focused a lot on brain chemistry being the key, It was such a unique story and I really love the way it was executed, I hate to make the book seem like a far out science fiction full of technological and complicated things because it wasnt written in a such a way that I felt it was over my head at all.
It was incredible without being technologically overwhelming,

The book is written in third person from Maggies point of view, which I enjoyed, I felt like I connected with Maggie immediately, She was a strong character, but she also had moments of where she felt small and useless due to her memory loss, She was complex and relatable, especially as the reader is thrown into a world where not a whole lot is recognizable, Maggies ability to compare things and figure out how to understand the advanced technology made it easier for me as the reader to understand it, too.
I really felt for her, too, as she struggled to make sense of Marcus and her feelings and missing memories and there was a level of conflict there that I really enjoyed.


I loved all of the characters of Interchron, Marcus was a great character and the tension and affection between him and Maggie was interesting and kept me on the edge of my seat from a romantic standpoint.
Karl was a sort of carefree character that provided some comedic relief in just the right places, And Doc was one of those wise characters that had a wealth of information, All of the characters had their own issues and depth and I felt like I really knew them all by the time I was finished reading.


I could gush forever about how much I really liked the storyline, The world is so interesting to me and I felt just as eager as Maggie to learn more about it and the abilities of all the people.
Learning how the world ended up the way it is was absolutely incredible to me and Im still kind of blown away by how much I loved it.
I just love how it takes some ideas that have been present forever and takes it to a futuristic level the way that it did with so many connections to schools of belief, psychology, sociology, and neurology.
The plot was adventurous and yet there was so much room for character development and growth and romance, I could see it all in my head as I was reading and its one of those books Id love to see made into a movie.


I definitely recommend this book to others, even if dystopian novels or science fiction isnt really your cup of tea because it doesnt quite fit into just one genre.
Its dystopian, fantasy, science fiction, new adult, romance, with supernatural elements all mixed together, Its a great story all around with memorable characters and its definitely worth reading! I cant wait to read more books by Liesel K.
Hill and I am already eagerly awaiting the next book in the series!,