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A review by vailynst
The Rebirths of Tao by Wesley Chu
3.0
Mini-Review:
The first book of the series took a while for me to like but I really enjoyed the overall process by the end of book one. Tons of potential for plot, characters and action. This was one of the series that I dove into each book without a big pause between. Perhaps I would have enjoyed the series more if I took breaks between? I doubt it. Plot took an odd turn in book two and the overall tone of the story became stale. It got a bit better in this book but not enough to make me feel the excitement I had in start.
The whole training process and character development is what made the first book really interesting. That part was rather absent in the book two and oddly thrown in book three. The readers are tossed between having an average person growing into the better half of his potential to a super awesome kid who is surpassing his above average potential. Don't get me wrong. I like Cameron but he was one of five characters that you follow in the story. The story became less cohesive and interesting with all of the new characters that had to be shown in order for the main plot line to move.
This series had the potential to be a five star rating. The alternate perspective on history was awesome! It was a hoot to follow. I liked the series enough to check out the author's other work. I'm hoping that I will have fun with them too. It's unfortunate that the series became a solid 3 star rating for me. I really wanted it to be a five star read.
The first book of the series took a while for me to like but I really enjoyed the overall process by the end of book one. Tons of potential for plot, characters and action. This was one of the series that I dove into each book without a big pause between. Perhaps I would have enjoyed the series more if I took breaks between? I doubt it. Plot took an odd turn in book two and the overall tone of the story became stale. It got a bit better in this book but not enough to make me feel the excitement I had in start.
The whole training process and character development is what made the first book really interesting. That part was rather absent in the book two and oddly thrown in book three. The readers are tossed between having an average person growing into the better half of his potential to a super awesome kid who is surpassing his above average potential. Don't get me wrong. I like Cameron but he was one of five characters that you follow in the story. The story became less cohesive and interesting with all of the new characters that had to be shown in order for the main plot line to move.
This series had the potential to be a five star rating. The alternate perspective on history was awesome! It was a hoot to follow. I liked the series enough to check out the author's other work. I'm hoping that I will have fun with them too. It's unfortunate that the series became a solid 3 star rating for me. I really wanted it to be a five star read.