Review: Creative Novel with Elements of Science Fiction and Adventure
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
“Doubt” is the first novel in the Among Us trilogy, a series of novels that mixes science fiction and action with a group of smart young adults who will be tested with the unbelievable—not only in regard to impossible events, but also to their own identities.Harry Doubt is a prodigy; by the time he’s twenty he has not only graduated with his PhD, but also sold his online game (Truth Seekers) to Google for ten figures. When his mother travels to Tel Aviv to become a peacekeeper for Global Nation and subsequently disappears, Harry decides to infiltrate the organization to find her, and he recruits a group of the most talented Truth Seekers to help him. Cristal, one of the most talented Truth Seekers, is also at the center of the plot—she has abilities and importance she could never have dreamed of.  The adventure before them involves earthquakes, visions, betrayal, time travel, and even the supernatural.“Doubt” is a creative, inventive novel with a fresh plot, and the exotic locales add excitement as well. Harry is a slippery sort of character—I swung back and forth between liking and then not trusting him—but Cristal makes for a strong heroine. She’s smart and brave but still vulnerable, which makes her likeable and realistic. Kerim, to whom Cristal is eventually drawn, is mysterious and alluring; he also lends one of the most shocking surprises to the book. I would recommend this well-paced novel to fans of YA novels with science fiction, suspense, action, and characters who will develop over the course of a series.