Review: Heart-wrenching dilemmas plus riveting escapades
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
Sadly, the time has come for The Red Moon trilogy to end, but there is a roller-coaster ride of enthralling adventures before the final book concludes. Most of the characters are still teenagers, yet they will be forced to experience numerous harrowing circumstances that most adults would avoid at all costs. Even though they are a very diverse group of individuals, they must learn to work together or not only them but future generations may be lost. The two talented authors who write as Micah Caida have cleverly created an extraordinary story of perseverance in the face of daunting adversity. TIME LOCK is young adult science fiction at its best.Since the moment Rayen woke up in a desert with no recollection of her past, her life has been filled with unusual and often traumatic events. She has few friends at the boarding school where she was taken after being found, but there are two other teenagers at the institute with whom she is now close after they shared several time-travelling adventures to a place named the Sphere. They discovered a future in turmoil, as a group called the MystiKs is being persecuted by those who are known as a TecKnati. Now Rayen, Gabby and Tony have become involved in a battle where their role is vital to the outcome.Rayen has been ordered to retrieve a computer from the past and give it to a TecKnati who is purely evil. If she and her two friends do not bring it back in a certain amount of time, a young man from the future named Callan will be killed. Though Rayen knows she can never be a part of his life, it does not lessen her determination to make certain he lives. Though way too many incidents conspire against them ever making it back to the Sphere in time, she does not plan to let anything keep her quest from being successful.Nothing is ever easy for Rayen and anyone for whom she is starting to care. Some of the concerns she has to tackle are surprisingly just like real life predicaments. People frequently clash when their social status differs from those of someone else, and this is the one of the biggest problems in the story. The aim of one faction is to wipe out everyone not like them, and this goal has been seen all throughout history. Since three of the characters come from another time period, this make it even harder for them to be accepted by those who do not tolerate somebody who is different in any way. TIME LOCK delves into quite a few matters that are relevant to the human race, thus making the story even more conceivable.The behavior of the characters is also very credible, as they may be dealing with adult situations much of the time yet teenage responses come through. Plenty of adventuresome incidents take place, where unique threats occur during almost every occurrence. Micah Caida has an extremely vivid imagination, as scenes are packed with colorful details plus much innovativeness. I have certainly never read a story with so many ground-breaking facts, and each one added to my enjoyment. The emotions depicted by the characters range from joy to despair, and each sentiment is portrayed with lots of feeling. The Red Moon trilogy may be over, but I will certainly long remember its many engaging characters and creative plot. TIME LOCK is inventively original.Received book from author for a Single Titles review