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Seeker is told from multiple POV's but for the most part we follow our three main characters; Quin, John and Shinobu. The trio have spent the past few years of their lives training hard to an oath but it turns out that all is not as it seems.
While we have three main characters, the books description led me to believe that Quin is the main focal point but I had big problems connecting to her and caring about her. She goes through some awful things during the book but I didn't feel any of that and ultimately, I didn't care what happened to her.
John and Shinobu also go through some terrible things but I found them much easier to connect to and I could feel their frustration, loss and want, which meant I cared for them and I was worried about what would happen to them.
Due to my lack of a connection with Quin, Seeker felt a bit disjointed. I thoroughly enjoyed the parts where we followed other characters but the majority of the scenes with Quin fell flat for me.
To be honest, I found myself thinking that Quin might have worked better as a secondary character, with John and Shinobu as main characters.
There is a bit of a love triangle in Seeker but I wouldn't say it's a focal point of the book and it wasn't overwhelming or annoying.
Onto more positive things; the action. There is quite a lot of action and fighting in Seeker and those scenes were gripping and exciting to read. Unlike many fight scenes, it wasn't confusing or over too soon.
The last third of the book was action-packed, really enjoyable and I didn't really have an issue with Quin because there were so many things going on with the other characters that I was more interested in.
Seeker had me blind-sighted a couple of times. To start with, I thought that it would be set in Scotland hundreds of years ago, I'm not really sure why I thought that but it was a bit of a surprise to discover it was set in modern day. There are a handful of twists throughout the book which catch you off guard, which made for an enjoyable read.
Conclusion: As you might have gathered, the biggest problem I had with Seeker was a lack of a connection to Quin. I loved the scenes with John and Shinobu so if I'd cared for Quin I think this could have been a five star book all day long.
* I received a free copy of this via NetGalley and Random House Children’s Publishers UK (thanks!), but you guys know I would never let that sway my opinion.
While we have three main characters, the books description led me to believe that Quin is the main focal point but I had big problems connecting to her and caring about her. She goes through some awful things during the book but I didn't feel any of that and ultimately, I didn't care what happened to her.
John and Shinobu also go through some terrible things but I found them much easier to connect to and I could feel their frustration, loss and want, which meant I cared for them and I was worried about what would happen to them.
Due to my lack of a connection with Quin, Seeker felt a bit disjointed. I thoroughly enjoyed the parts where we followed other characters but the majority of the scenes with Quin fell flat for me.
To be honest, I found myself thinking that Quin might have worked better as a secondary character, with John and Shinobu as main characters.
There is a bit of a love triangle in Seeker but I wouldn't say it's a focal point of the book and it wasn't overwhelming or annoying.
Onto more positive things; the action. There is quite a lot of action and fighting in Seeker and those scenes were gripping and exciting to read. Unlike many fight scenes, it wasn't confusing or over too soon.
The last third of the book was action-packed, really enjoyable and I didn't really have an issue with Quin because there were so many things going on with the other characters that I was more interested in.
Seeker had me blind-sighted a couple of times. To start with, I thought that it would be set in Scotland hundreds of years ago, I'm not really sure why I thought that but it was a bit of a surprise to discover it was set in modern day. There are a handful of twists throughout the book which catch you off guard, which made for an enjoyable read.
Conclusion: As you might have gathered, the biggest problem I had with Seeker was a lack of a connection to Quin. I loved the scenes with John and Shinobu so if I'd cared for Quin I think this could have been a five star book all day long.
* I received a free copy of this via NetGalley and Random House Children’s Publishers UK (thanks!), but you guys know I would never let that sway my opinion.