Review: Review for Nekhet by David Mayer
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2012
Nekhet is the sequel to the brilliant novel, Reswyt. In Reswyt we learned about a dream-world, a place where the dreaming minds of children congregate in peace...except they don't. Not with the Queen around. In Nekhet, the fight for peace and balance in the dream-world continues, and on a new level.Summary: Things have changed in Reswyt since Sabine last came, and that's not a good thing. The Jager are stuck where they are, and hold on defensively. The Queen's army has not only adopted the use of guns, but the Artifex is behind the creation of more dangerous weapons for the Queen's use. And someone in the ranks of the Queen is able to track Sabine- on Earth. Sabine, Josh, and Dylan need to find the truth before it is too late to save Reswyt- and themselves- from destruction.What I Liked: To me, Nekhet was different. The style and flow of writing was even better than it was in Reswyt. Nekhet was very long- but the events and scenery of the story fit the length of the book. Mr. Mayer's writing matured even more in Nekhet, his prose articulate yet compact throughout the book. The maturation of the characters progressed immensely. In many stories today, characters remain flat and faultless throughout the book. In Nekhet, readers see heroic qualities and devastating faults in almost all of the dynamic characters. Sabine especially undertakes a character transformation. She is brave, sensible, and intelligent, yet not without her faults. The plot was another part of the book that was satisfying to follow. Mr. Mayer doesn't just create a few fight scenes, wrap things up nicely, and leave an opening for another book to follow. No. He opens up the dream-world and delves into the complexity of story unlike any story I've read. Nekhet has plot-twist after plot-twist, keeping readers guessing and hanging on for the contents of the book (I would know, because I read Nekhet in one sitting). Pain, death, annihilation, and betrayal all follow suit in Nekhet. Nothing is as it seems in this book.What I Did Not Like: There wasn't much that I didn't like. I found several very, very, small grammatical and spelling errors that I feel most people would miss anyway. Also, there are scenes in the book that start off with "she" or "he", not giving a name to the person. It's sometimes difficult to discern who the person in the scene is, especially since when this happened, most of the characters could be found in the dream-world. However, by the end of the scene I was able to figure out who I was reading about.Would I Recommend It: YES! Do yourself a favor and buy Nekhet. Or Reswyt, if you haven't read it yet. A good age range is 14 and up.Rating: 5 stars, 10 stars, a million stars. If you were confused at the end of Reswyt, don't worry. Any questions you had will be most likely be answered in Nekhet (mine were).This was an AMAZING sequel! I am really excited to read the next book!