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I received a copy of this book from one of the authors, Delia Strange, in exchange for an honest review.
I would first like to extend my gratitude to Delia Strange for the chance to read and review her book, Axiom. Co-written by Linda Conlon, this first installment in their Wanderer of Worlds series introduces readers to not only one new world, but many.
The Authorities have discovered the existence of countless other Worlds, and seek to control them. Every government, every country, all possible resources—even travelling to one of these other worlds. The Authorities have made their own portals to travel to other words, deeming travel by naturally occurring portals illegal. However, there are Wanderers—people of extraordinary ability who can travel between worlds using the natural portals. Those who do not follow the rules set out by the Authorities are viewed as a threat to their ultimate plan.
Axiom focuses on three characters from three different worlds: a woman named Synjan Walker, a teenage boy named Daeson, and the young Lord, Hawke Aron of Donovan Court. These characters all have one thing in common; they are all Wanderers. While all Wanderers are able to use the naturally occurring portals to travel between worlds, each Wanderer also has their own talents, for lack of a better word. Synjan is a Navigator; she can locate the natural portals. Daeson is an Intuit, able to identify when someone is lying, but is unable to lie, himself. Young Hawke is only just developing his new-found talents, but is shaping up to be a Shield.
There is a range of characters throughout this novel, each one of them strong. Even the female characters are amazing, my favourite being Synjan. At the age of twenty-three, Synjan is the right-hand of the crime lord (for lack of a better word), and secondary character, Ellis, and my god, does she ever kick ass. I'm not too fond of Ellis, though, if I can be completely honest. But, you know what? I like that I'm not fond of him, because well-written characters can be like that. While the other two main characters, Daeson and Hawke, are both also great characters, I kept thinking of them as being older than they were. Daeson is in his late teenage years and I always think of him as being in his mid-twenties, while I picture eight year old Hawke as a teenager. I'm not sure why this is, to be completely honest; whether it is because of how they are written, how they speak, act, or if it's just me.
I also extremely enjoyed the world-building in Axiom. The novel rotates between worlds as the story builds, each chapter focusing on a different main character. Hawke Aron comes from the world Boronia; Daeson from the world of Kharltae; and Synjan comes from Trent, the world that Daeson accidentally, and illegally, transports to when he stumbles upon a natural portal on his world. Each of these worlds are vastly different from one another, and readers also get glimpses of other worlds as well. There is also a common language used on many of these worlds, known as Authoritan language.
I've fallen a little bit in love with the writing in this book. The authors have an almost poetic way of allowing the story to unfold. They know how to paint a picture, both the beautiful scenes and the gut-wrenching ones alike. However, there were also a few instances where random words and sentence fragments dropped in the middle of the narrative. There were also many times where parentheses were unnecessarily used, which kind of drove me nuts.
The problem that this book had, for me, was the plot progression. The concept behind the plot was great and I loved it, don't get me wrong. However, I was almost completely bored throughout the entire novel. It has an open ending, as the story continues on in the second book. Nothing of seemingly major importance or excitement happens in this novel, and the plot progresses at an almost glacial pace. If it wasn't for the blurb provided by the author, I honestly probably wouldn't have much of a clue as to what the book was supposed to be about.
This book had so much potential to be great, I'm actually quite disappointed that I have to give it such a low rating. Actually, to be honest, I'm not even one hundred per cent certain about what to rate this book. Will I read the next one? If I can get my hands on it, then yes. I'd like to see how this story is meant to end.
I would first like to extend my gratitude to Delia Strange for the chance to read and review her book, Axiom. Co-written by Linda Conlon, this first installment in their Wanderer of Worlds series introduces readers to not only one new world, but many.
The Authorities have discovered the existence of countless other Worlds, and seek to control them. Every government, every country, all possible resources—even travelling to one of these other worlds. The Authorities have made their own portals to travel to other words, deeming travel by naturally occurring portals illegal. However, there are Wanderers—people of extraordinary ability who can travel between worlds using the natural portals. Those who do not follow the rules set out by the Authorities are viewed as a threat to their ultimate plan.
Axiom focuses on three characters from three different worlds: a woman named Synjan Walker, a teenage boy named Daeson, and the young Lord, Hawke Aron of Donovan Court. These characters all have one thing in common; they are all Wanderers. While all Wanderers are able to use the naturally occurring portals to travel between worlds, each Wanderer also has their own talents, for lack of a better word. Synjan is a Navigator; she can locate the natural portals. Daeson is an Intuit, able to identify when someone is lying, but is unable to lie, himself. Young Hawke is only just developing his new-found talents, but is shaping up to be a Shield.
There is a range of characters throughout this novel, each one of them strong. Even the female characters are amazing, my favourite being Synjan. At the age of twenty-three, Synjan is the right-hand of the crime lord (for lack of a better word), and secondary character, Ellis, and my god, does she ever kick ass. I'm not too fond of Ellis, though, if I can be completely honest. But, you know what? I like that I'm not fond of him, because well-written characters can be like that. While the other two main characters, Daeson and Hawke, are both also great characters, I kept thinking of them as being older than they were. Daeson is in his late teenage years and I always think of him as being in his mid-twenties, while I picture eight year old Hawke as a teenager. I'm not sure why this is, to be completely honest; whether it is because of how they are written, how they speak, act, or if it's just me.
I also extremely enjoyed the world-building in Axiom. The novel rotates between worlds as the story builds, each chapter focusing on a different main character. Hawke Aron comes from the world Boronia; Daeson from the world of Kharltae; and Synjan comes from Trent, the world that Daeson accidentally, and illegally, transports to when he stumbles upon a natural portal on his world. Each of these worlds are vastly different from one another, and readers also get glimpses of other worlds as well. There is also a common language used on many of these worlds, known as Authoritan language.
I've fallen a little bit in love with the writing in this book. The authors have an almost poetic way of allowing the story to unfold. They know how to paint a picture, both the beautiful scenes and the gut-wrenching ones alike. However, there were also a few instances where random words and sentence fragments dropped in the middle of the narrative. There were also many times where parentheses were unnecessarily used, which kind of drove me nuts.
The problem that this book had, for me, was the plot progression. The concept behind the plot was great and I loved it, don't get me wrong. However, I was almost completely bored throughout the entire novel. It has an open ending, as the story continues on in the second book. Nothing of seemingly major importance or excitement happens in this novel, and the plot progresses at an almost glacial pace. If it wasn't for the blurb provided by the author, I honestly probably wouldn't have much of a clue as to what the book was supposed to be about.
This book had so much potential to be great, I'm actually quite disappointed that I have to give it such a low rating. Actually, to be honest, I'm not even one hundred per cent certain about what to rate this book. Will I read the next one? If I can get my hands on it, then yes. I'd like to see how this story is meant to end.
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