Name: Ekata
ISBN: 9780473374952

Dominique Law

On Ekata, a spiritually advanced and utopian world where violence is unthinkable and mental arts such as telepathy and telekinesis are the norm, Asher is plagued with visions of war. A life-changing prophecy on his eighteenth birthday reveals that he and Alexis, a girl from Earth, are the only hope to prevent the destruction of both their worlds.

Fall of Darkness

Ekata

Kerri McDonald

Disclaimer: I received this ebook from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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*deep breath*

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*long exhale*

This book. It's hard to describe my feelings for this book. They are very hot and cold. There were times when I was so immersed that I couldn't put it down! And then there were times were every other sentence I read made my eyes roll so hard I gave myself a headache. Hint hint: That's usually when Alexis was talking.

The premise of this book is classic, but still interesting. A boy (Asher) with visions of doom is destined to team up with a girl (Alexis) from a prophecy to save the world. It's complicated by the fact that the boy lives on a completely different planet from the girl. I really loved the world of Ekata. I thought the author did a great job of describing this planet that was so similar and yet so different from our own. I liked the plot, though at times it did feel a little bit rushed. I feel like the author was trying to build something epic, but also wanted to keep it under 400 pages. I get it, but it definitely detracted from the story.

And then there was our heroine. Alexis was ever so slightly insufferable. I mean, at first I understood her constant moodiness and the way she shut out anyone and everyone that was trying to help her. Being "The Chosen One" is a lot to handle. But at some point she needed to suck it up and just... stop! And don't even get me started on the insta-love. GUH, the insta-love! I feel like this book would have been vastly improved if the relationship between Asher and Alexis had been given time to naturally develop. I mean, there's going to be a sequel! There's time to let them get to know each other which would make their "Tuwe Wove" at least a little bit more believable. And the level of miscommunication on a planet filled with people who can LITERALLY READ MINDS is... well... mind-boggling. I get that they can shield from one another, but when the fate of not one world, but two could possibly be messed up because you don't feel like letting people know what you're thinking? Just come on!

*deep breath*

*long exhale*

My slightly coherent rant aside, this book was, overall, enjoyable and I feel like the author has some real potential. Just... maybe don't rush things quite as much. And maybe give your characters time to develop individually before they are completely wrapped up in each other.

Ekata Fall of Darkness

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