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anca_antoci's review
4.0
The action takes place in the future where science and technology are advanced beyond our imagination. At first, they created cyborgs. Then, due to bioengineering, they could implant babies after birth and became cynetics. Even more fascinating, a group managed to encrypt and back up someone’s soul and personality, thus achieving immortality because they could always reboot the backup in a new body.
Many experiments resulted in new species, hybrids that were mostly human but enhanced with animal DNA. As such, the hybrids exhibit traits from the animals whose genes they received.
The world-building is futuristic and quite complex, as expected. I wish the author had named the hybrid species better (but that is just my opinion) as they sound a little bit ridiculous: Lizard hybrids were called Lizardish (and they were cold, with green skin covered with scales), and then we have Bearish, Rabbitish, Chimpish, etc. You get my point.
The main character is Raek, a wolfish hybrid. He has heightened senses, he’s good at tracking and hunting, and he outsmarts other hybrids. He’s unique in every way. Not only he has keen senses, but he sees telescopically, he can shoot from his hands (has some sort of built-in blasters), and he can connect mentally to the internet and read an entire book in minutes.
Being extraordinary isn’t easy when the war starts, and each side wants him. On the one hand, the Resistance wants him as a leader. On the other hand, the government wants to study him because technically he shouldn’t exist.
Read the full review here: https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/cynetic-wolf-by-matt-ward-book-review
Many experiments resulted in new species, hybrids that were mostly human but enhanced with animal DNA. As such, the hybrids exhibit traits from the animals whose genes they received.
The world-building is futuristic and quite complex, as expected. I wish the author had named the hybrid species better (but that is just my opinion) as they sound a little bit ridiculous: Lizard hybrids were called Lizardish (and they were cold, with green skin covered with scales), and then we have Bearish, Rabbitish, Chimpish, etc. You get my point.
The main character is Raek, a wolfish hybrid. He has heightened senses, he’s good at tracking and hunting, and he outsmarts other hybrids. He’s unique in every way. Not only he has keen senses, but he sees telescopically, he can shoot from his hands (has some sort of built-in blasters), and he can connect mentally to the internet and read an entire book in minutes.
Being extraordinary isn’t easy when the war starts, and each side wants him. On the one hand, the Resistance wants him as a leader. On the other hand, the government wants to study him because technically he shouldn’t exist.
Read the full review here: https://www.summonfantasy.com/book-reviews/cynetic-wolf-by-matt-ward-book-review
mad_about_books's review
4.0
Suspension of disbelief is probably the most important element of science fiction and fantasy. If you can't put the reader into that state, any other premise may be lost. More often than not, today's books drop the reader directly into the action without benefit of how or why the action started in the first place. If you are writing a murder mystery and start out with 'A shot rang out. Edgar fell dead.' the action is defined within the parameters of the genre. On the other hand, if you start a science fiction story with words not found in any dictionary, you may find your readers spending a lot of time scratching their heads and possibly putting the book down mostly unread.
I read a lot of books from a multitude of genres and will generally give the author the benefit of the doubt that the plot will become clear fairly quickly. While reading CYNETIC WOLF, the first thing I wanted to know was what exactly does 'cynetic' mean? It is close enough to cybernetic to allow me to guess. It quickly becomes apparent that what is happening here is something in the far future of earth and that scientists have manipulated human genetics in such a way as to create any number of sub-species… wolfish, pigish, owlish, etc. While struggling to grasp the story, I found myself reminiscing about George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM which put me in a different frame of mind vis a vis CYNETIC WOLF.
Over the past several years, I have been reading more and more new and 'indie' authors. By doing this, I find myself starting at the beginning of a career that I may or may not follow. Back in 1976, I picked up a book that captured my imagination and made me want to read everything the author had written or will write. That book was 'SALEM'S LOT. Although I found out later it was King's second book, after reading CARRIE, I read everything in the order it was written. By catching the author at the beginning of his or her career, it is possible to see how that writer develops and matures with each and every book.
CYNETIC WOLF is an action packed novel of a very dystopian future with a single government ruling the world. The basic underlying theme is racism in the extreme. As has become common in today's science fiction, the betterment of government and society is resting on the shoulders of a teenager with good intentions and horribly bad luck. The very nature of dystopian fiction runs to nihilism which is pretty depressing at best.
The books ends with "to be continued…" As you might expect, this is not the most satisfying conclusion a book can have. I have always been a fan of the complete story in one book. I can't tell you how many times I have read a book of more than a thousand pages and closed that book wanting more. More and more authors are serializing tales that, in my humble opinion, should be experienced as one long book.
I always find it difficult to review a book that I both liked and disliked. This is such a book. I found the writing a bit to staccato for my taste and the storyline to be more than a little intriguing. Balancing text and plot required a bit of mental juggling.
I read a lot of books from a multitude of genres and will generally give the author the benefit of the doubt that the plot will become clear fairly quickly. While reading CYNETIC WOLF, the first thing I wanted to know was what exactly does 'cynetic' mean? It is close enough to cybernetic to allow me to guess. It quickly becomes apparent that what is happening here is something in the far future of earth and that scientists have manipulated human genetics in such a way as to create any number of sub-species… wolfish, pigish, owlish, etc. While struggling to grasp the story, I found myself reminiscing about George Orwell's ANIMAL FARM which put me in a different frame of mind vis a vis CYNETIC WOLF.
Over the past several years, I have been reading more and more new and 'indie' authors. By doing this, I find myself starting at the beginning of a career that I may or may not follow. Back in 1976, I picked up a book that captured my imagination and made me want to read everything the author had written or will write. That book was 'SALEM'S LOT. Although I found out later it was King's second book, after reading CARRIE, I read everything in the order it was written. By catching the author at the beginning of his or her career, it is possible to see how that writer develops and matures with each and every book.
CYNETIC WOLF is an action packed novel of a very dystopian future with a single government ruling the world. The basic underlying theme is racism in the extreme. As has become common in today's science fiction, the betterment of government and society is resting on the shoulders of a teenager with good intentions and horribly bad luck. The very nature of dystopian fiction runs to nihilism which is pretty depressing at best.
The books ends with "to be continued…" As you might expect, this is not the most satisfying conclusion a book can have. I have always been a fan of the complete story in one book. I can't tell you how many times I have read a book of more than a thousand pages and closed that book wanting more. More and more authors are serializing tales that, in my humble opinion, should be experienced as one long book.
I always find it difficult to review a book that I both liked and disliked. This is such a book. I found the writing a bit to staccato for my taste and the storyline to be more than a little intriguing. Balancing text and plot required a bit of mental juggling.
tabatha_shipley's review
3.0
What I Did Like:
-Back history without boring us with dry stories. The author here did a good job of weaving the back history into the introduction without making it dull. We get a sense of the world that the kids are living in and things that are different, but we aren’t getting a history lesson.
-Action scenes are well written. You get a clear picture of what’s going on.
-Lives lost on both sides of war, which is realistic. You can’t expect to go into a giant war and have everyone come out unscathed. I like that this author knew that wasn’t going to happen.
Who Should Read This One:
-Reluctant hero fans who are interested in seeing how that trope plays out in a science fiction type format.
-Action fans, specifically those who are interested in futuristic worlds with half-animal hybrids.
My Rating: 3 stars. This one was tough to rate because it would be problematic for a YA science fiction. But I think it’s going to please adult action fans. If you like your books heavy on the action with a side of science fiction, this one might please you. That makes this a rather niche book, 3 stars.
For Full Review (including what I didn’t love): https://youtu.be/voknigsSdIQ
-Back history without boring us with dry stories. The author here did a good job of weaving the back history into the introduction without making it dull. We get a sense of the world that the kids are living in and things that are different, but we aren’t getting a history lesson.
-Action scenes are well written. You get a clear picture of what’s going on.
-Lives lost on both sides of war, which is realistic. You can’t expect to go into a giant war and have everyone come out unscathed. I like that this author knew that wasn’t going to happen.
Who Should Read This One:
-Reluctant hero fans who are interested in seeing how that trope plays out in a science fiction type format.
-Action fans, specifically those who are interested in futuristic worlds with half-animal hybrids.
My Rating: 3 stars. This one was tough to rate because it would be problematic for a YA science fiction. But I think it’s going to please adult action fans. If you like your books heavy on the action with a side of science fiction, this one might please you. That makes this a rather niche book, 3 stars.
For Full Review (including what I didn’t love): https://youtu.be/voknigsSdIQ
wolfshine's review
5.0
This. Was. Awesome.
In a world of science, hybrids roam the earth. For 16-year-old Raek, he’s the first of his kind. Not only is he wolfish but a cynetic too. His differences make him wanted by every group. When the war breaks out, Raek finds himself at a special place. He has the support of the hybrids and the rebels while the government wants to capture and destroy him. His leadership will either end the war for good or he’ll die trying.
The worldbuilding was absolutely phenomenal. In the future, the science experiments have led to cyborgs, hybrid animal/humans, and cynetics. Each group seems to suffer in their own way, and as the world continues on, things only get worse. I thought the detail of the science behind each group, and the creation of “cynetics” was extremely unique.
The main character was interesting because he was not only a hybrid but he was also a cynetic. Personality wise, he was a character I found it easy to relate to. He had self-doubts, but he always kept his mission at the front of his mind. There was something admirable about that especially since it wasn’t an easy thing for him to do.
Even though this is a YA book, the author had many layers of important thought fodder throughout. From human experimentation, to society and the way it classes people, to war, and the suffering that innocents can undergo from the fallouts of politics.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
In a world of science, hybrids roam the earth. For 16-year-old Raek, he’s the first of his kind. Not only is he wolfish but a cynetic too. His differences make him wanted by every group. When the war breaks out, Raek finds himself at a special place. He has the support of the hybrids and the rebels while the government wants to capture and destroy him. His leadership will either end the war for good or he’ll die trying.
The worldbuilding was absolutely phenomenal. In the future, the science experiments have led to cyborgs, hybrid animal/humans, and cynetics. Each group seems to suffer in their own way, and as the world continues on, things only get worse. I thought the detail of the science behind each group, and the creation of “cynetics” was extremely unique.
The main character was interesting because he was not only a hybrid but he was also a cynetic. Personality wise, he was a character I found it easy to relate to. He had self-doubts, but he always kept his mission at the front of his mind. There was something admirable about that especially since it wasn’t an easy thing for him to do.
Even though this is a YA book, the author had many layers of important thought fodder throughout. From human experimentation, to society and the way it classes people, to war, and the suffering that innocents can undergo from the fallouts of politics.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
stephbookshine's review
3.0
*I received a free copy of this book, with thanks to the author. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*
This is a fast-paced YA dystopian sci-fi adventure, in which Raek – a wolf-human hybrid – and the other animal hybrids are treated like scum by society and the underground resistance are boiling to revolution point. So when Raek loses everything he loves, and finds out he has hidden abilities which shouldn’t be possible, which are only available to those humans with technological enhancements rather than the lowly ‘animals’, he quickly finds himself at the very centre of a class/race war.
The story is full of action, action and more action, with lots of guns, bombs, knives and heroic diving around, that would all look fantastic on the big screen. I was a little unconvinced by just how quickly Raek went from rural innocent to a superhero able to master every martial skill within a matter of minutes, but the story moves so quickly that I guess he had to speed up to keep up with it!
I really enjoyed the worldbuilding, with the distinctions between the animotes, cynetics and emulates, and was fascinated to know more about the different societal groups and how their status affects their everyday lives, as we mainly saw the animal-ish viewpoint in this story. And this story ends with the revolution only just beginning, so there is plenty more story to tell.
I will definitely check out the sequel – Wolfish – and let you know my thoughts!
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2021/08/13/catch-up-quickies-5/
This is a fast-paced YA dystopian sci-fi adventure, in which Raek – a wolf-human hybrid – and the other animal hybrids are treated like scum by society and the underground resistance are boiling to revolution point. So when Raek loses everything he loves, and finds out he has hidden abilities which shouldn’t be possible, which are only available to those humans with technological enhancements rather than the lowly ‘animals’, he quickly finds himself at the very centre of a class/race war.
The story is full of action, action and more action, with lots of guns, bombs, knives and heroic diving around, that would all look fantastic on the big screen. I was a little unconvinced by just how quickly Raek went from rural innocent to a superhero able to master every martial skill within a matter of minutes, but the story moves so quickly that I guess he had to speed up to keep up with it!
I really enjoyed the worldbuilding, with the distinctions between the animotes, cynetics and emulates, and was fascinated to know more about the different societal groups and how their status affects their everyday lives, as we mainly saw the animal-ish viewpoint in this story. And this story ends with the revolution only just beginning, so there is plenty more story to tell.
I will definitely check out the sequel – Wolfish – and let you know my thoughts!
Review by Steph Warren of Bookshine and Readbows blog
https://bookshineandreadbows.wordpress.com/2021/08/13/catch-up-quickies-5/
popthebutterfly's review
4.0
Disclaimer: I bought this book! Support your authors!
Book: Cynetic Wolf
Author: Matt Ward
Book Series: Wolfish Book 1
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: March 26, 2020
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, tropes, wolves, and cyborgs!)
Publisher: Myrmani LLC
Pages: 342
Amazon Link
Synopsis: It's 2096, sixty years after ninety percent died from a man-made Bioplague. Humanity has splintered into four unequal subspecies: immortals, cyborgs, enhancers, and subservient half-human, half-animal hybrids.
The world is anything but equal. Hybrids everywhere are suffering, but sixteen-year-old Raek Mekorian, a wolfish with a nose for trouble, doesn’t see an alternative. Except the Resistance, who don’t stand a chance against the world government. His mom always said, “Keep your head down.”
And he does, until his sister is murdered by a pair of cyborgs. Overnight, his simple life is shattered, fracturing the rigid governmental caste as he is thrust into the dangerous world of superhuman hit squads, Resistance uprisings, and secrets better left unsaid.
With only built-in blasters and the advice of a mysterious professor, Raek must navigate crushing betrayal, self-doubt, and a limitless enemy whose evil knows no bounds.
Can Raek unify his people and free them from tyranny? The fate of mankind may rest in his hands.
Review: Overall, this was a good book. The writing was well done and the world was intriguing. I really liked how the world was built, I thought that was the strongest part of this book and if you’re a sci-fi nerd like me then you’ll really love this more than likely.
However, I did feel like the characters were hit or miss. Some were wonderful and marvelously built, others weren’t. The book was also a bit trope-y, but it was good for the most part. I think a map would have been great for this and I think that the writing got a bit chaotic when the action scenes happened as well.
Verdict: It was a good sci-fi for the most part!
Book: Cynetic Wolf
Author: Matt Ward
Book Series: Wolfish Book 1
Rating: 4/5
Publication Date: March 26, 2020
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, tropes, wolves, and cyborgs!)
Publisher: Myrmani LLC
Pages: 342
Amazon Link
Synopsis: It's 2096, sixty years after ninety percent died from a man-made Bioplague. Humanity has splintered into four unequal subspecies: immortals, cyborgs, enhancers, and subservient half-human, half-animal hybrids.
The world is anything but equal. Hybrids everywhere are suffering, but sixteen-year-old Raek Mekorian, a wolfish with a nose for trouble, doesn’t see an alternative. Except the Resistance, who don’t stand a chance against the world government. His mom always said, “Keep your head down.”
And he does, until his sister is murdered by a pair of cyborgs. Overnight, his simple life is shattered, fracturing the rigid governmental caste as he is thrust into the dangerous world of superhuman hit squads, Resistance uprisings, and secrets better left unsaid.
With only built-in blasters and the advice of a mysterious professor, Raek must navigate crushing betrayal, self-doubt, and a limitless enemy whose evil knows no bounds.
Can Raek unify his people and free them from tyranny? The fate of mankind may rest in his hands.
Review: Overall, this was a good book. The writing was well done and the world was intriguing. I really liked how the world was built, I thought that was the strongest part of this book and if you’re a sci-fi nerd like me then you’ll really love this more than likely.
However, I did feel like the characters were hit or miss. Some were wonderful and marvelously built, others weren’t. The book was also a bit trope-y, but it was good for the most part. I think a map would have been great for this and I think that the writing got a bit chaotic when the action scenes happened as well.
Verdict: It was a good sci-fi for the most part!
wanderfca69's review
5.0
I LOVED this book. I thought it was very thought provoking and the characters were very good. A 16 year old hybrid loses his family and friends and is the hope of the future for all humans of each differing branch that has been established. I enjoyed the story and thought it was great. I would highly recommend it.
booksteacupnreviews's review
3.0
https://booksteacupnreviews.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/bookreview-cynetic-wolf-wolfish-1-by-matt-ward-cyneticwolf-sciencefiction-postapocalyptic/
3.5 Stars
Cynetic Wolf was post-apocalyptic, YA, science fiction set in 2096, revolved around 16-year-old Reak who found out he was a mix breed and how that changed his life. It was about oppressive government, insurgency, war, politics, friendship, love, betrayal, and fighting for better future and unity with chosen one trope.
Writing was good with to the point style that take us right into the world of genetic engineering, cybernetics and controlling government. It was first person narrative from Raek’s POV filled with action and politics.
The book started with Reak living his normal animote life with his family in small bottom dweller’s village until his sister was killed by cynetic officers and he discovered his own cynetic powers. And so started the adventure for survival and fight against government for peace and equality. Reak was the first mixed breed, half animote (half human and wolf) and half cynetic. Government saw him as threat against their power and rebels saw him as a hope to their freedom. Who would get to him first and who could he trust, what would he do about the hope millions animote put on him, could he handle huge responsibility that come with it and then there was a rebel wanting him for power and self-gain and cruel ruthless minister who would do anything to stop or most likely kill him.
All characters were interesting. I didn’t like most but some were great. Those who were likable could shine through the book. I wish they were explore a little more. My favorite side characters were Henk and Ashlo, Pear, Lyam and Lars.
Wolf was smart, clever and knew how to survive on his own but this boy had nose for trouble, wherever he go and whatever he did, trouble followed like his shadow. I liked his development. When whole mess started and run for his life to the woods and then city, he knew nothing about fight or strategies or politics but once he met Lyam and then Lars he gained knowledge about survival, mind games, politics, fight, and how to gain people’s trust start a wave of hope, and overthrow government.
The chosen one trope was done well. Reak’s insecurity and doubts as a leader and hope of his people was well narrated. He felt pressure of this huge responsibility. Both his vulnerability and strength was well presented. I liked the adventure and constant chase to survival throughout the book.
The world was interesting. After fall and then genetic engineering experiments- creating human-animal hybrid species (Animotes), upgradations, and immortality- the world was ruled by a government where Immortals ruled with the help of cynetics and enhancers. Immortals had all luxuries and so there was rivalry between these three but all of them considered animotes lowly who were greater in numbers. They did all the work for government but didn’t have any rights or better education. They were treated like animals and hence there were rebel groups who were at constant war with government.
I liked how people were grouped, different species and their animalistic abilities, power of cynetics, immortality and how it was governed, city, segments and villages, technology, crafts, VTOLs and other advanced vehicles, bio suits, safety suits… It was all great and created wonderful picture of world.
There was no info dumping. We are introduced to world as we go along the story and as character experienced the world and technology. Whenever there wasn’t an action or fight, we are told what happened in history and how world came to present situation. It was not detailed just few paragraph or page so it just gave a rough outline.
There were so many twists. One after another and so many action scenes, fights, and blood and massacre that made it roller-coaster ride and hard to predict what might happen next. There was a bit romance in middle of all the tension. It was not detailed or given many pages but it provided break in otherwise too fast paced story and was also important in giving it a twist and direction.
Climax was interesting. I didn’t like how story took turn at this point. It was filled with action, tragedy, drama and sadness. In this part I kept thinking was there seriously no other alternative? Was all this necessary? But at the same time story explained how it was easy in the history of this world, in the era of Gandhi and Mandela, to bring the equality where all were just humans and how and why it couldn’t work here in this world. I liked this message, about the war and peace, how both are important, when to turn to war because those in power wouldn’t bend without uprising and when to pull the war back and seek peace. Last battle before the end was action packed and even more tragic and sad. End was presented well with no cliffhanger so I’m curious what happens next.
Why 3.5 Stars-
I liked the world, even enjoyed it but I wanted a bit description, a map, a proper layout and history. It was more focused on character and what was happening to him. What I mean is writing wasn’t descriptive and so I couldn’t picture the world or technology. I knew some sci-fi jargons but some were new for me and they weren’t explained in story or there wasn’t glossary. Moreover, sometimes I also struggled in picturing action scenes. It was too fast with almost no breathing break and it made me confused at some places. I often said, ‘wait, what! What just happened?’ and so I had to reread those scenes.
Overall, it was super-fast paced, enjoyable, action packed dystopian sci-fi, filled with twists and amazing world. I recommend this to fans of sci-fi.
*** Note: I received this e-copy of this book from the author, in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to author. ***
3.5 Stars
Cynetic Wolf was post-apocalyptic, YA, science fiction set in 2096, revolved around 16-year-old Reak who found out he was a mix breed and how that changed his life. It was about oppressive government, insurgency, war, politics, friendship, love, betrayal, and fighting for better future and unity with chosen one trope.
Writing was good with to the point style that take us right into the world of genetic engineering, cybernetics and controlling government. It was first person narrative from Raek’s POV filled with action and politics.
The book started with Reak living his normal animote life with his family in small bottom dweller’s village until his sister was killed by cynetic officers and he discovered his own cynetic powers. And so started the adventure for survival and fight against government for peace and equality. Reak was the first mixed breed, half animote (half human and wolf) and half cynetic. Government saw him as threat against their power and rebels saw him as a hope to their freedom. Who would get to him first and who could he trust, what would he do about the hope millions animote put on him, could he handle huge responsibility that come with it and then there was a rebel wanting him for power and self-gain and cruel ruthless minister who would do anything to stop or most likely kill him.
All characters were interesting. I didn’t like most but some were great. Those who were likable could shine through the book. I wish they were explore a little more. My favorite side characters were Henk and Ashlo, Pear, Lyam and Lars.
Wolf was smart, clever and knew how to survive on his own but this boy had nose for trouble, wherever he go and whatever he did, trouble followed like his shadow. I liked his development. When whole mess started and run for his life to the woods and then city, he knew nothing about fight or strategies or politics but once he met Lyam and then Lars he gained knowledge about survival, mind games, politics, fight, and how to gain people’s trust start a wave of hope, and overthrow government.
The chosen one trope was done well. Reak’s insecurity and doubts as a leader and hope of his people was well narrated. He felt pressure of this huge responsibility. Both his vulnerability and strength was well presented. I liked the adventure and constant chase to survival throughout the book.
The world was interesting. After fall and then genetic engineering experiments- creating human-animal hybrid species (Animotes), upgradations, and immortality- the world was ruled by a government where Immortals ruled with the help of cynetics and enhancers. Immortals had all luxuries and so there was rivalry between these three but all of them considered animotes lowly who were greater in numbers. They did all the work for government but didn’t have any rights or better education. They were treated like animals and hence there were rebel groups who were at constant war with government.
I liked how people were grouped, different species and their animalistic abilities, power of cynetics, immortality and how it was governed, city, segments and villages, technology, crafts, VTOLs and other advanced vehicles, bio suits, safety suits… It was all great and created wonderful picture of world.
There was no info dumping. We are introduced to world as we go along the story and as character experienced the world and technology. Whenever there wasn’t an action or fight, we are told what happened in history and how world came to present situation. It was not detailed just few paragraph or page so it just gave a rough outline.
There were so many twists. One after another and so many action scenes, fights, and blood and massacre that made it roller-coaster ride and hard to predict what might happen next. There was a bit romance in middle of all the tension. It was not detailed or given many pages but it provided break in otherwise too fast paced story and was also important in giving it a twist and direction.
Climax was interesting. I didn’t like how story took turn at this point. It was filled with action, tragedy, drama and sadness. In this part I kept thinking was there seriously no other alternative? Was all this necessary? But at the same time story explained how it was easy in the history of this world, in the era of Gandhi and Mandela, to bring the equality where all were just humans and how and why it couldn’t work here in this world. I liked this message, about the war and peace, how both are important, when to turn to war because those in power wouldn’t bend without uprising and when to pull the war back and seek peace. Last battle before the end was action packed and even more tragic and sad. End was presented well with no cliffhanger so I’m curious what happens next.
Why 3.5 Stars-
I liked the world, even enjoyed it but I wanted a bit description, a map, a proper layout and history. It was more focused on character and what was happening to him. What I mean is writing wasn’t descriptive and so I couldn’t picture the world or technology. I knew some sci-fi jargons but some were new for me and they weren’t explained in story or there wasn’t glossary. Moreover, sometimes I also struggled in picturing action scenes. It was too fast with almost no breathing break and it made me confused at some places. I often said, ‘wait, what! What just happened?’ and so I had to reread those scenes.
Overall, it was super-fast paced, enjoyable, action packed dystopian sci-fi, filled with twists and amazing world. I recommend this to fans of sci-fi.
*** Note: I received this e-copy of this book from the author, in exchange for an honest review. Many thanks to author. ***
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