Review: Emphasis on "Young" Adult
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 8, 2013
There are some bright spots that kept me reading...I think the author has a fair talent for dialog, and the premise of a post-apoc world where humans actually are doing well, but are held to pre-tech levels due to warring gods was interesting.But the storyline was just too juvenile to hold my interest. I don't really use the word "juvenile" as a criticism here, as I think this story may very well appeal to 12-15yr olds. But as a 44yr old compulsive reader of all things scify and fantasy, I just couldn't get past the shallow plot devices used to advance the story.Also, the 15yr old protagonist is struggling with the realization that he's gay, is in love with his best friend's brother, and also seems required to choose a wife. This aspect really did not play well for me, in large part because the emotional turmoil and internal dialog surrounding this "romance" was too much. It would have been too much even if it were directed toward a heterosexual interest, but I have long practice skimming past this kind of stuff...the fact that it was homosexual made it harder to ignore. But that's just me, maybe others will like it better... not that there's anything wrong with that  :)