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sasha_in_a_box's review
1.0
Ugh. I did not like this book. It was supposed to be a thriller with some supernatural elements, but there was nothing thrilling at all.
So in the future, something terrible happens to Earth and most of humanity is wiped out. When there seems to be no hope of restoration, there are these mystical books called Chronicles of Satraya that are found by key individuals, and the wisdom of these books and a formation of the Council of Satraya help start rebuilding Earth on this new foundation. Everything is going well until a powerful behind-the-scenes group of evil people tries to act on its evil schemes to regain complete control of Earth. And evil.
Meeeeeh. There was absolutely no tension. Cardboard characters doing painfully predictable things. PAINFULLY predictable. I wanted to go over there and beat them on their stupid cardboard heads until they could freaking see. How is it not obvious that Bate Sisan is an anagram of Sebastian, REALLY?? Sorry if that's a spoiler for you. Not actually sorry, because this book is stupid.
So the good parts... um. I liked the idea that the evil people had for world domination, but the execution was ridiculous. I also liked the actual Chronicles of Satraya and their hidden powers. It just felt like one of those books when an unskilled author is trying to pull plot of out Bible verses or something. Do better.
I will not be continuing this series. Ugh, the cliff-hanger ending alone was enough to turn me off completely. What a waste of time.
-I got an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review-
So in the future, something terrible happens to Earth and most of humanity is wiped out. When there seems to be no hope of restoration, there are these mystical books called Chronicles of Satraya that are found by key individuals, and the wisdom of these books and a formation of the Council of Satraya help start rebuilding Earth on this new foundation. Everything is going well until a powerful behind-the-scenes group of evil people tries to act on its evil schemes to regain complete control of Earth. And evil.
Meeeeeh. There was absolutely no tension. Cardboard characters doing painfully predictable things. PAINFULLY predictable. I wanted to go over there and beat them on their stupid cardboard heads until they could freaking see. How is it not obvious that Bate Sisan is an anagram of Sebastian, REALLY?? Sorry if that's a spoiler for you. Not actually sorry, because this book is stupid.
So the good parts... um. I liked the idea that the evil people had for world domination, but the execution was ridiculous. I also liked the actual Chronicles of Satraya and their hidden powers. It just felt like one of those books when an unskilled author is trying to pull plot of out Bible verses or something. Do better.
I will not be continuing this series. Ugh, the cliff-hanger ending alone was enough to turn me off completely. What a waste of time.
-I got an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review-
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