Review: Akrasia is not Human friendly!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
What a great premise! Moira isn't like the girls in many YA Novels, she thinks on her feet, sticks to her ideals and yet has enough teenage angst to keep things interesting! The descriptions of the world's and characters are spot on, enough information is given, that you have to not only wrap your brain around New creatures, but new worlds that think nothing of our human condition. So often, humans are at the top of the food chain, it was interesting to enter a world that not only attached little value to them, it also stripped our life on earth of its veneer of civility, that allows some societies and governments to stay in positions of prominence yet rob, cheat and kill their populace with impunity. My only issue with the author is that if they felt the need to mention Christianity, they would at least not disparage it in this world or any other. There was enough going on in the book, that negative connotations about tenets of Christianity weren't necessary for the Story and superfluous at best. Enough new ground was broken in the paranormal genre that you soon came to an understanding that even though Moira summoned a bucket load of trouble, the consequences from an Earth point of view meant nothing to the woman who controlled her situation from that point onward. I liked the fact that Moira is not only held responsible for meddling with things she knew nothing about, but her decision immediately affects other curious humans. Some things are better left alone, great moral lessons are sprinkled throughout this book. The melding of minds in dreams was a nice touch also. I would read Book 2, as the ending makes you wonder what happens next? I was gifted a copy of this Book and it is a pleasure to leave a good review of it. If I had not had to get up at 5 am, I would have finished this book in one sitting, as it is, I did finish it in less than 24 hours. Easy readability, a positive beginning. Well done, Mr. Ambrose, be encouraged!