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Truth Seer: A Futuristic Young Adult Dystopian Filled with Illusion Games
by Kay L. Moody, Kay L. Moody
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Sci-fi is not a genre I read often. There is just something about the books that bores me to destruction. They are a no go zone for me until I got a request to review this series. At a glance, it was exactly what I had been looking for. That is, it was story taking place in Africa. In this case Egypt, and the main character, Imara, was a Kenyan (whoop! whoop!).
The Truth Seer is the first book in the series. Its main character Imara is a truth seer, which means that she can see lies and all other kinds of emotions that people have. She is however not the only one with abilities (Hila) in this futuristic world. There are many more people with different hila which brings us to the beginning of the story. Imara is attending her older sister’s graduation party when a group of terrorists called taggers attack. They take a couple of people including Naki, who is Imara’s sister as hostages who are to be held until their demands are met. Since the police seem reluctant to go after them, Imara decides to go and rescue her sister. Together with two guys, Abe and Siluk, who also have loved ones who were captured, they set off to go and get them back. The hostages are taken to the catacombs which is where majority of the story takes place.
Right from the beginning I knew this book would annoy me. The characters man… They were a disaster. They were a bunch of twenty year olds apart from Abe’s dad, but they behaved more like teenagers. Not the eighteen going to nineteen kind, but more of thirteen going to fourteen. Childish, incompetent and bratty would be how I would describe them. For a group purported to be made up of achievers, they were a big disappointment. At one point in the story, they decide to throw stones as a way to subdue the villain. What kind of stupid idea is that? I don’t know, maybe the likes of Kaz Brekker have ruined me because I am always looking forward to some ingenious master plans and there weren’t any in this book. Thank goodness for Imara who pulled her weight along with everyone else’s.
On the other side of morality were the taggers. They were meant to be terrorists but they seemed to be just a bunch of idlers with strong opinions. Their leader was even more pathetic which would explain why our characters thought it was a good idea to throw stones at her. Incidentally, with such lacklustre characters the story was not any better. It was a relief when I finally got to the end.
Sci-fi is not a genre I read often. There is just something about the books that bores me to destruction. They are a no go zone for me until I got a request to review this series. At a glance, it was exactly what I had been looking for. That is, it was story taking place in Africa. In this case Egypt, and the main character, Imara, was a Kenyan (whoop! whoop!).
The Truth Seer is the first book in the series. Its main character Imara is a truth seer, which means that she can see lies and all other kinds of emotions that people have. She is however not the only one with abilities (Hila) in this futuristic world. There are many more people with different hila which brings us to the beginning of the story. Imara is attending her older sister’s graduation party when a group of terrorists called taggers attack. They take a couple of people including Naki, who is Imara’s sister as hostages who are to be held until their demands are met. Since the police seem reluctant to go after them, Imara decides to go and rescue her sister. Together with two guys, Abe and Siluk, who also have loved ones who were captured, they set off to go and get them back. The hostages are taken to the catacombs which is where majority of the story takes place.
Right from the beginning I knew this book would annoy me. The characters man… They were a disaster. They were a bunch of twenty year olds apart from Abe’s dad, but they behaved more like teenagers. Not the eighteen going to nineteen kind, but more of thirteen going to fourteen. Childish, incompetent and bratty would be how I would describe them. For a group purported to be made up of achievers, they were a big disappointment. At one point in the story, they decide to throw stones as a way to subdue the villain. What kind of stupid idea is that? I don’t know, maybe the likes of Kaz Brekker have ruined me because I am always looking forward to some ingenious master plans and there weren’t any in this book. Thank goodness for Imara who pulled her weight along with everyone else’s.
On the other side of morality were the taggers. They were meant to be terrorists but they seemed to be just a bunch of idlers with strong opinions. Their leader was even more pathetic which would explain why our characters thought it was a good idea to throw stones at her. Incidentally, with such lacklustre characters the story was not any better. It was a relief when I finally got to the end.