Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Daniel's parents are both geniuses, and so are his 2 best friends. But when his parents and 1 friend can no longer help, he'll have to be good enough. It's a story about archaeology, religions, civilizations, and deep questions
Daniel's parents are both geniuses, and so are his 2 best friends. But when his parents and 1 friend can no longer help, he'll have to be good enough. It's a story about archaeology, religions, civilizations, and deep questions
Category
YA fiction
YA fiction
Why I chose this book
Kindle first title
Kindle first title
My personal opinion (the review)
The story is almost frantic. People flying around the world, trying to decrypt ancient writings before some disaster strikes, pushing their bodies to physical limits. Sometimes, it was exhausting. And just about everyone in the story is a genius and completely unapproachable as a human. The story was good, the history fascinating, the anti-religious sentiment strong, the foreign language content frequent, and the teenage angst generally angsty. I will probably give the second book a try. And I might reread this book once, but I wouldn't buy it. Thank goodness for free stuff from amazon!
The story is almost frantic. People flying around the world, trying to decrypt ancient writings before some disaster strikes, pushing their bodies to physical limits. Sometimes, it was exhausting. And just about everyone in the story is a genius and completely unapproachable as a human. The story was good, the history fascinating, the anti-religious sentiment strong, the foreign language content frequent, and the teenage angst generally angsty. I will probably give the second book a try. And I might reread this book once, but I wouldn't buy it. Thank goodness for free stuff from amazon!
Warnings
Language: strong, but infrequent
Violence: mild, not graphic
"Adult" situations: only in Daniel's mind, and not graphic
Death: yes, major characters
Language: strong, but infrequent
Violence: mild, not graphic
"Adult" situations: only in Daniel's mind, and not graphic
Death: yes, major characters
Movie rating equivalent
PG-13, maybe R if the "count" of f-words considered
PG-13, maybe R if the "count" of f-words considered
Protagonist description
Daniel is smart, but not a genius. He can hold his own in a physical conflict, though
Daniel is smart, but not a genius. He can hold his own in a physical conflict, though
Point of view of story
First
First
Book length
Longer
Longer
Story flow
Great, no slow parts
Great, no slow parts
Grammar and spelling issues
None
None
Character connection (no spoilers)
None. Most were geniuses and unreachable
None. Most were geniuses and unreachable
For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Don't know yet
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Don't know yet
Series review as a whole
Don't know yet
Don't know yet
If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
This one. The others aren't written yet
This one. The others aren't written yet
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