Reviews - The Nocere: A Haunting Dystopian Tale Book 1

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The Nocere: A Haunting Dystopian Tale Book 1

What if there wasn't a nuclear war, or zombies, or mass pollution? What if everyone just, left, or tried to? What if they just went somewhere "better"? What makes us human, alive?

These are some of the questions you'll ask yourself when reading this unique dystopian novella. Although short, the author packs a lot of world into the story. The rapid pace means it's never boring, but there are some areas I wish more time was spent on (like what the main character can do, and why/how). I assume more of this will be explored in sequels, but it was a tad unbelievable that she was capable of the climax so quickly after we'd (the readers) only spent a few days with her.

That's said, it's pretty strong writing and interesting characters that I look forward getting more depth of, there just wasn't time in this book.

If you enjoyed the following, you'll love this book too: Ready Player One, Everything Belongs to the Future, The Giver, Black Mirror.

lildocwolf's review

4.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

love_e_reads's review

3.25

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Simply written and even though it didn't pull me from the story, it could've been a more engaging read with richer descriptives and immersive prose.
Enough suspense at the ending to make me want to continue the series.

livvy_alipat's review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wanted a quick read, turned to KU, and picked this one out. It wasn't really what I expected.

The writing itself was good. The plot, characters, details, were really lacking. Everyone, even MC, felt like a secondary character with no real depth.

Super fast paced. I even downloaded 2nd book just to see how it started off, and I didn't get more than 5 pages in.

It was what I was looking for but I won't be ready further.

bexcoff's review

2.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

malissa18's review

4.0

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Short dystopian novel with a splash of paranormal. Being so short it was great for pulling me out of a book slump. It wasn’t predictable. The only negative is that being so short there are some details which are lacking in some areas. Some of the character development could be better but for the most part was very well done.

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