Review: Good Book, but not Perception...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2013
This was a good, fast enough paced read, but it kind of felt like it was a filler to mark the time until the next book. There was so much wonder, action, and awe in the 1st book, that the waiting around at various places was kind of a let down. Sure, there were some action scenes, sure there was a tiny bit of intrigue, but what the book had, it all came in small doses.There weren't sharp revelations in this sequel to "Perceptions". There were some, but nothing mind blowing. The book was mostly about Zoe grappling with knowing she'd loved Noah before the memory wipe & being confused about it, and Noah being frustrated yet patient & understanding with her, but still willing to try to work things out, even though he'd say the opposite at times.In Perception Zoe was a very STRONG character, very sure of herself & for the most part (except in the beginning where Noah was concerned) very sure about what direction she was going in, as risky as it was, to get to the bottom of what was really going on. She was confident and ready to take on the world. Now, obviously she had some major trauma occur, but even having her memories erased shouldn't have erased the core of who she was as a person. I felt that by making her into a seemingly fragile victim is where the author really kind of dropped the ball on this book. It was kind of a let down not seeing the courageous Zoe I'd come to know & admire from "Perception". Perhaps there's a reason for all this, though.Perhaps the author needed to have Zoe broken a bit to make her character burst back with her old spark & zest for truth & justice in Contrition. I did buy Contrition, so I'll find out. I'm hoping this is the case.While I recommend this book, I want to warn you there are many differences in the characters between Perception & Contrition, so be prepared for a different experience.