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booked_with_kayla's review
4.0
Teleosis is a great book that allows you to better understand how to overcome any battles of trauma you have. Healing is shown among the main character Inira as we are taken through how she lives her new life. If you are interested in understanding how to overcome emotional struggles and trauma then this book is for you. This was the first time I read a book like this but I wanted to continue to read on to see how the character development would be.
kluvly13831's review
4.0
*ARC review* What a wild ride this book is! It is set in current times but with a twist… an island with its own ancient culture that focuses on women and men being equals, with a matriarchal focus- named Teleosis.
In the background we learn of the Serpents who believe that self is the only way, and wants to diminish and destroy what Teleosis stands for.
Our FMC is Inira, the one who was meant to be the High Priestess of Teleosis. Read to find out what has happened to prevent that, and the future of the island and culture. One of the big focuses of this story is trauma and healing.. if that’s not your cup of tea maybe not for you.
Some of the writing I found drawn out and quite formal, but perhaps it’s intended that way. Aside from that this story is full of action and suspense, I enjoyed this book!
In the background we learn of the Serpents who believe that self is the only way, and wants to diminish and destroy what Teleosis stands for.
Our FMC is Inira, the one who was meant to be the High Priestess of Teleosis. Read to find out what has happened to prevent that, and the future of the island and culture. One of the big focuses of this story is trauma and healing.. if that’s not your cup of tea maybe not for you.
Some of the writing I found drawn out and quite formal, but perhaps it’s intended that way. Aside from that this story is full of action and suspense, I enjoyed this book!
atrailofpages's review
4.0
Ever since the fall of Teleosis, Inira has been living as normal of a life she can in America. She has a daughter and a husband and is now sober, and is beginning to question a lot of the choices she’s made over the years now that she’s sober. She travels to England to meet a client with her team, which is where she meets Mathias who looks exactly like someone from her childhood who betrayed her and her family and Teleosis, and he wants her.
This story did NOT go the way I expected
This story did NOT go the way I expected
yvettelovestoread's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.25
I just read Teleosis a debut novel by Amy Vogel and what a ride it was. This book is so good, unique, and something I’ve never read before. It deals with trauma, alcoholism, and death of loved ones. I also enjoyed the religious aspects of this book.
Inira(FMC), has been chosen as High Priestess of Teleosis. She has experienced trauma, became an alcoholic, going through therapy and is learning how to heal. She has lost her first love Tomas, remarried to Francis and had a daughter named Emerie. Twenty years into her marriage she realizes that she may not be as in love with Francis as she thought.
She goes on a business trip where she meets Mattias and shocked to find out he is Tomas’ twin. They instantly feel a connection and fall in love. Mattias has a son named Lukas. Mattias is a serpent and serpents have no respect for women.
There is some world building in this and the ending was crazy. I have to say that Emerie and Lukas were my favorite characters and I hope they get their story told. This was book was really enjoyable and I highly recommend it. I was given this book as an ARC for my honest thoughts and opinions.
Inira(FMC), has been chosen as High Priestess of Teleosis. She has experienced trauma, became an alcoholic, going through therapy and is learning how to heal. She has lost her first love Tomas, remarried to Francis and had a daughter named Emerie. Twenty years into her marriage she realizes that she may not be as in love with Francis as she thought.
She goes on a business trip where she meets Mattias and shocked to find out he is Tomas’ twin. They instantly feel a connection and fall in love. Mattias has a son named Lukas. Mattias is a serpent and serpents have no respect for women.
There is some world building in this and the ending was crazy. I have to say that Emerie and Lukas were my favorite characters and I hope they get their story told. This was book was really enjoyable and I highly recommend it. I was given this book as an ARC for my honest thoughts and opinions.
hellomisty's review
I found Teleosis to be a very thought provoking modern day fantasy with an emphasis on surpassing one’s trauma. Inira’s character growth was my favorite part of the story. How she overcame her addiction and made something of herself. Ms. Vogel executed the many twists and turns so beautifully that it was easy to stay invested in the story. Each character had so much depth and only enhanced the reading experience. This book was unlike any other I have read so far. And I’m very interested to see what comes next.
Thank you to Amy and Book of Matches Media for the review copy! 💗
Thank you to Amy and Book of Matches Media for the review copy! 💗
goatsinspace's review
3.0
Thanks to BOMM and the author for the copy. All opinions are my own.
"Teleosis: A Novel of Trauma and Transformation" by Amy W. Vogel promises an action-packed thrill ride centered around Inira Boehme, who was once on the verge of becoming the High Priestess and Supreme Ruler of Teleosis, a civilization dedicated to bringing hope and abundance to the rest of the world. However, her future is shattered, and she is forced to rebuild her life. Soon, a mysterious man tied to Inira's past offers to restore what she lost.
his is a nuanced story that is best savored. This has a contemporary setting in a world close to our own with notes of mystery-thriller, literary fiction, romance, and fantasy in a genre-blending story. The spiritual aspect and the exploration of the magic as something more spiritual and divine contribute to this novel's unique flavor. The focus on the benefits of therapy after trauma, acceptance, and growth, particularly for Inira, adds depth to the narrative. As someone in therapy, I really appreciated that. The world-building was also incredibly unique and interesting!
However, the love interests (male characters) being predominantly portrayed as predatory, with a transformation to their core belief systems through the influence of female characters, raised my hackles. This type of relationship and the darker romance elements might resonate with readers who enjoy this type of character.
The ending also seemed a bit rushed.
Super unique and multi-genre novel that is obviously such a personal book for the author. I am grateful to have read this book!
"Teleosis: A Novel of Trauma and Transformation" by Amy W. Vogel promises an action-packed thrill ride centered around Inira Boehme, who was once on the verge of becoming the High Priestess and Supreme Ruler of Teleosis, a civilization dedicated to bringing hope and abundance to the rest of the world. However, her future is shattered, and she is forced to rebuild her life. Soon, a mysterious man tied to Inira's past offers to restore what she lost.
his is a nuanced story that is best savored. This has a contemporary setting in a world close to our own with notes of mystery-thriller, literary fiction, romance, and fantasy in a genre-blending story. The spiritual aspect and the exploration of the magic as something more spiritual and divine contribute to this novel's unique flavor. The focus on the benefits of therapy after trauma, acceptance, and growth, particularly for Inira, adds depth to the narrative. As someone in therapy, I really appreciated that. The world-building was also incredibly unique and interesting!
However, the love interests (male characters) being predominantly portrayed as predatory, with a transformation to their core belief systems through the influence of female characters, raised my hackles. This type of relationship and the darker romance elements might resonate with readers who enjoy this type of character.
The ending also seemed a bit rushed.
Super unique and multi-genre novel that is obviously such a personal book for the author. I am grateful to have read this book!
bellebookcorner's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
What I like from this book is the world builing of Teleosis with the people’s belief on the FourFold Gods set in a modern day setting which I found very interesting to explore.
I also like how the author tackle the topics surrounding the trauma following Inira’s struggle with her past and how she slowly overcomes it to become the better person at the end of it.
However, there are a few things that made me didn’t fully enjoy this book.
First, the romance happens too fast to my liking for both Inira and Emerie. The instant attraction which happened only in a matter of days felt like an insta-love trope that I’m not a huge fan of.
The pacing isn’t well balanced as well, the first half part is quite slow and drawn out but the second half part felt too rushed. I wish we get to know more about the characters and see more of their interaction throughout the story.
This novel has an interesting idea and great elements inside but some parts still need more developments.
Thank you to Book of Matches Media and the author for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily!
⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Allusions to sex (closed door); Sexual Assault (on the page); Group Rape (referenced); Gun Violence and physical violence between characters (on the page); Suicide Bombings and aftermath; Discussions of divorce and infidelity; Implied matricide; Inferred mild stalking; Alcoholism and addictive behavior; Use of offensive language; Bullying; Dysfunctional family system; Christian Religious themes
I also like how the author tackle the topics surrounding the trauma following Inira’s struggle with her past and how she slowly overcomes it to become the better person at the end of it.
However, there are a few things that made me didn’t fully enjoy this book.
First, the romance happens too fast to my liking for both Inira and Emerie. The instant attraction which happened only in a matter of days felt like an insta-love trope that I’m not a huge fan of.
The pacing isn’t well balanced as well, the first half part is quite slow and drawn out but the second half part felt too rushed. I wish we get to know more about the characters and see more of their interaction throughout the story.
This novel has an interesting idea and great elements inside but some parts still need more developments.
Thank you to Book of Matches Media and the author for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily!
⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Allusions to sex (closed door); Sexual Assault (on the page); Group Rape (referenced); Gun Violence and physical violence between characters (on the page); Suicide Bombings and aftermath; Discussions of divorce and infidelity; Implied matricide; Inferred mild stalking; Alcoholism and addictive behavior; Use of offensive language; Bullying; Dysfunctional family system; Christian Religious themes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Addiction, Stalking, and Cursing
prisoner_of_books's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
I went into this book without knowing much, I just knew I loved the cover and thought the tropes were interesting. I have to say this book really surprised me, it was thought-provoking and powerful with lyrical writing.
Our main character is Inira, who is the heir to an ancient civilization built upon an alternate religion. But this civilization was destroyed before she came into power. Now living a normal life in the US with her family Inira has started the journey in overcoming her trauma and moving past her addiction. The author was able to write this character really well, her thoughts and actions just created this powerful woman trying to find herself again while realistically portraying the affect trauma and addiction has had on her life.
This was what this book was all about, searching for peace and moving past trauma. But it also provided insight into the power of love and unity while fulling embracing femininity and the strength of women in all roles.
But even if you don't want to deeply analyse the story it still provides everything you want in a good book. It had a subtle magically component and all the characters had their own flaws and you could relate to them in many ways. There was a morally grey love interest who was written absolutely perfectly! Plus a growing mystery which built into an entertaining climax that I could not stop reading. Even the religious part of it, which I normally don't like, felt like I was actually reading about ancient beliefs and surprisingly kept me interested.
I feel like the only thing that I didn't enjoy was the sometimes lengthy monologues of the characters, I was only hooked into reading in the last hour or so because I need a mystery or problem to keep me hooked and it wasn't really brought up in depth until the last third of the book and even then it didn't feel that rushed but I also felt like more could've been added to help the suspense build up even more.
3.5 stars
Thanks to BookOfMatchesMedia and the author for the copy for review, this did not impact my thoughts.
Our main character is Inira, who is the heir to an ancient civilization built upon an alternate religion. But this civilization was destroyed before she came into power. Now living a normal life in the US with her family Inira has started the journey in overcoming her trauma and moving past her addiction. The author was able to write this character really well, her thoughts and actions just created this powerful woman trying to find herself again while realistically portraying the affect trauma and addiction has had on her life.
This was what this book was all about, searching for peace and moving past trauma. But it also provided insight into the power of love and unity while fulling embracing femininity and the strength of women in all roles.
But even if you don't want to deeply analyse the story it still provides everything you want in a good book. It had a subtle magically component and all the characters had their own flaws and you could relate to them in many ways. There was a morally grey love interest who was written absolutely perfectly! Plus a growing mystery which built into an entertaining climax that I could not stop reading. Even the religious part of it, which I normally don't like, felt like I was actually reading about ancient beliefs and surprisingly kept me interested.
I feel like the only thing that I didn't enjoy was the sometimes lengthy monologues of the characters, I was only hooked into reading in the last hour or so because I need a mystery or problem to keep me hooked and it wasn't really brought up in depth until the last third of the book and even then it didn't feel that rushed but I also felt like more could've been added to help the suspense build up even more.
3.5 stars
Thanks to BookOfMatchesMedia and the author for the copy for review, this did not impact my thoughts.
millennialbookreview's review
3.5
Teleosis was a good book, but it didn’t quite fit my tastes. It’s a beautifully written book, with compelling characters, but the story didn’t resonate as much with me. The author had a lot of fantastic ideas, and some of those ideas were executed better than others. The fantasy elements were fascinating and unique. I didn’t feel blown away by the novel on the whole, but other readers will definitely enjoy it.
My full review can be found here
My full review can be found here
sparksbooks's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
There is so much happening in this story and I love it. We have a world that previously lived with a civilization that was more advanced than anyone else. This civilization was destroyed in a moment that left our FMC with trauma and led to her pursuing a life that seems more mundane in comparison. There’s a lot of hints to this fantasy and magical-like civilization without spending much time there.
A lot more of the story revolves around Inira’s new life and what happens when someone related to that previous life finds her and may have ulterior motives. There’s romance, betrayal, fate and fantasy elements all strewn together in modern times.
The story focus of rebirth from trauma and the power of love and healing is very moving. The FMC is a very powerful character and one who seems to be very in tune with who she is after going through a long grieving process and working on recovering from her trauma. I love that despite this she is still very human, struggling with alcoholism and trying to process her daily life.
I read through this whole story in a day. I couldn’t put it down and loved every minute of this. It was a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Thank you to Book of Matches Media and the author for the ARC. These are my honest thoughts about the book.
A lot more of the story revolves around Inira’s new life and what happens when someone related to that previous life finds her and may have ulterior motives. There’s romance, betrayal, fate and fantasy elements all strewn together in modern times.
The story focus of rebirth from trauma and the power of love and healing is very moving. The FMC is a very powerful character and one who seems to be very in tune with who she is after going through a long grieving process and working on recovering from her trauma. I love that despite this she is still very human, struggling with alcoholism and trying to process her daily life.
I read through this whole story in a day. I couldn’t put it down and loved every minute of this. It was a thrilling ride from start to finish.
Thank you to Book of Matches Media and the author for the ARC. These are my honest thoughts about the book.