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A review by hollymbryan
Omega by Jus Accardo
4.0
Can't wait to read this - I loved the first one!!
UPDATE -- Read and reviewed for blog tour:
I read Infinity, the first book in this series, at the end of last year when it came out. (You can read my review on Goodreads.) It was my first read by Jus, although I do have a few of her other e-books and will definitely be reading them! I absolutely loved Infinity, and I was so excited for Omega to be published. I actually re-read Infinity before reading Omega for this blog tour, and if anything, my enjoyment of it increased upon a second reading. I would highly recommend reading Infinity before you read Omega. While perhaps not technically “necessary,” it’s still a good idea to avoid confusion when it comes to the different characters and their inter-relatedness, as well as the time travel aspect.
One of the things I loved most about Infinity was that the story was told from the perspective of Kori and Cade, so I was admittedly kind of bummed when I first started reading Omega and realized we were seeing through the eyes of two different characters, Noah and Ash. I love Kori and Cade so much, I started off kind of wishing I could have their voices back. But it really wasn’t long before I got into a groove with Noah and Ash, learning their characters’ quirks and personalities. Another thing that shocked me in starting Omega was the change in location. Whereas Infinity was centered on our version of Earth and thus familiar, Omega found us in a wholly different - and wholly screwed up - reality! I have to say, though, that was one of my favorite things about Omega, because I love multiverse / alternate reality stories for the very reason that we get to imagine what other Earths might be like. This particular thought experiment was really cool, while at the same time I kept thinking, I would NOT want to live there! And finding out just what the title - Omega - refers to... well, it kind of blew my mind just how dastardly the people of this alternate Earth really were.
Once I got acclimated to Ash and Noah’s voices, it was smooth sailing through the rest of the story. Kori and Cade are along for the ride, even if the story isn’t told through their perspectives, and we get to see some other familiar faces as well as meet new ones. We also got to see just how different those familiar faces are in this new reality, which you’ll find is quite a surprise! I was happy that the humor and snark that I loved so much in both Kori and Cade was also present with Noah and Ash, although I think Jus did a great job in making them their own characters. Also present, as in Infinity, is sexual tension that just sizzles on the page. Jus clearly has a talent for that!
UPDATE -- Read and reviewed for blog tour:
I read Infinity, the first book in this series, at the end of last year when it came out. (You can read my review on Goodreads.) It was my first read by Jus, although I do have a few of her other e-books and will definitely be reading them! I absolutely loved Infinity, and I was so excited for Omega to be published. I actually re-read Infinity before reading Omega for this blog tour, and if anything, my enjoyment of it increased upon a second reading. I would highly recommend reading Infinity before you read Omega. While perhaps not technically “necessary,” it’s still a good idea to avoid confusion when it comes to the different characters and their inter-relatedness, as well as the time travel aspect.
One of the things I loved most about Infinity was that the story was told from the perspective of Kori and Cade, so I was admittedly kind of bummed when I first started reading Omega and realized we were seeing through the eyes of two different characters, Noah and Ash. I love Kori and Cade so much, I started off kind of wishing I could have their voices back. But it really wasn’t long before I got into a groove with Noah and Ash, learning their characters’ quirks and personalities. Another thing that shocked me in starting Omega was the change in location. Whereas Infinity was centered on our version of Earth and thus familiar, Omega found us in a wholly different - and wholly screwed up - reality! I have to say, though, that was one of my favorite things about Omega, because I love multiverse / alternate reality stories for the very reason that we get to imagine what other Earths might be like. This particular thought experiment was really cool, while at the same time I kept thinking, I would NOT want to live there! And finding out just what the title - Omega - refers to... well, it kind of blew my mind just how dastardly the people of this alternate Earth really were.
Once I got acclimated to Ash and Noah’s voices, it was smooth sailing through the rest of the story. Kori and Cade are along for the ride, even if the story isn’t told through their perspectives, and we get to see some other familiar faces as well as meet new ones. We also got to see just how different those familiar faces are in this new reality, which you’ll find is quite a surprise! I was happy that the humor and snark that I loved so much in both Kori and Cade was also present with Noah and Ash, although I think Jus did a great job in making them their own characters. Also present, as in Infinity, is sexual tension that just sizzles on the page. Jus clearly has a talent for that!
Overall, there were things about Omega that I didn’t like quite as much as I liked Infinity, but then there were also aspects of Omega that I liked even more than Infinity. I would recommend this just as highly as I did the first book, and I now can’t wait for the next adventure in the series! If you enjoy multiverse, alternate reality, dimension-hopping stories, believe me, you need to pick up this series!
Rating: 4 stars, in every possible universe!
Thanks so much to YA Reads for letting me take part in the blog tour, and to Entangled Reads and Jus Accardo for the early review copy of the e-book. This is my honest rating and review, and this review is purely voluntary on my part.