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A review by hanlov
The Principle of Moments by Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
“Courage is the only thing stronger than fear, and love is the thread that holds the atoms of this universe together.”
For a debut this was pretty impressive and I think there are a lot of good bones to this book, but overall I was a bit underwhelmed. It reminded me a lot of Treasure Planet and Star Wars is a good way. We definitely beat the “second coming of the prophecy” too much with the consistent reminders and journal entries, and everything was oddly fast-paced while also leaving me consistently confused on the world and overall plot, even though it is super creative. The political allegories were too on-the-nose and the characters and relationships felt under developed and flat to me. I loved the storyline of the sisters and the order, but I think this book bites off more than it can chew with the history and prophecies and different timelines and characters and at times overly flowery writing. I don’t think I’ll continue the series but I did have fun at times! I only read this because it was the first Illumicrate book I ever received but I wish the author the best because I loved the diversity and voice she brought to the book.
For a debut this was pretty impressive and I think there are a lot of good bones to this book, but overall I was a bit underwhelmed. It reminded me a lot of Treasure Planet and Star Wars is a good way. We definitely beat the “second coming of the prophecy” too much with the consistent reminders and journal entries, and everything was oddly fast-paced while also leaving me consistently confused on the world and overall plot, even though it is super creative. The political allegories were too on-the-nose and the characters and relationships felt under developed and flat to me. I loved the storyline of the sisters and the order, but I think this book bites off more than it can chew with the history and prophecies and different timelines and characters and at times overly flowery writing. I don’t think I’ll continue the series but I did have fun at times! I only read this because it was the first Illumicrate book I ever received but I wish the author the best because I loved the diversity and voice she brought to the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Colonisation, Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, War
Minor: Torture