Review by Meghana Warrier -- Genex of Halcyon
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Review by Meghana Warrier -- Genex of Halcyon
[Following is a volunteer review of "Genex of Halcyon" by Joshua Stelling.]
Genex of Halycon by Joshua Stelling is a futuristic sci-fi dystopian novel. It is set in the year 2051 in Halycon, a “utopia.” This book is fairly well edited and written with very few grammar mistakes and almost no spelling mistakes. It follows the love triangle of Harmony, Orion, and Azad along with their friends and new people they meet over a span of 3 days in this futuristic, technological world.
I give this book a 2 out of 4 stars. What I liked most about this book is how Stelling set up the futuristic world. It is obvious he spent a lot of time carefully planning this out and his detailed descriptions help the reader easily create a vivid imagery of Halycon and it’s technological advancements compared to our world. This is especially important because Halycon is definitely very different from the world we live in today, but Stelling also ensures it isn’t so out of the world and not possible that the reader finds it difficult to believe.
What I disliked most about this book, and the reason I gave it a 2 out of 4 instead of a 3 out of 4 is the fact that the plot was written confusingly. It seemed like different threads of stories, instead of one intertwined story at times and I had to really spend time just trying to figure out the plot and what was happening occasionally. At times you don’t necessarily understand what is happening due to the lack of interconnectedness.
Once you figure out what is happening, you realize the plot is actually very captivating and interesting, but it shouldn't be this difficult to understand what is happening. If the plot was a little easier to understand I would have easily given this a 3 out 4. But, if you are the type of person that doesn’t mind sitting and trying to figure out the plot with the hope that once figured out it will be interesting, this book would be for you.
This is definitely for an audience aged 14 or above. There are definitely a couple “scenes” and a lot of foul language. If you have no issue with either, then this book should be fine for you on that end. I would suggest only reading this book if you are the type of person to really enjoy futuristic sci fi and dystopian novels. I would also contend that people who enjoy poems would perhaps like this book, because at times it seemed more like poetry than a novel. We also see at the end of the book that Joshua Sterling’s poems were also given which makes sense. Overall, while the plot was confusing at times, this book was well developed and had an interesting idea to it.
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Genex of Halcyon
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Genex of Halycon by Joshua Stelling is a futuristic sci-fi dystopian novel. It is set in the year 2051 in Halycon, a “utopia.” This book is fairly well edited and written with very few grammar mistakes and almost no spelling mistakes. It follows the love triangle of Harmony, Orion, and Azad along with their friends and new people they meet over a span of 3 days in this futuristic, technological world.
I give this book a 2 out of 4 stars. What I liked most about this book is how Stelling set up the futuristic world. It is obvious he spent a lot of time carefully planning this out and his detailed descriptions help the reader easily create a vivid imagery of Halycon and it’s technological advancements compared to our world. This is especially important because Halycon is definitely very different from the world we live in today, but Stelling also ensures it isn’t so out of the world and not possible that the reader finds it difficult to believe.
What I disliked most about this book, and the reason I gave it a 2 out of 4 instead of a 3 out of 4 is the fact that the plot was written confusingly. It seemed like different threads of stories, instead of one intertwined story at times and I had to really spend time just trying to figure out the plot and what was happening occasionally. At times you don’t necessarily understand what is happening due to the lack of interconnectedness.
Once you figure out what is happening, you realize the plot is actually very captivating and interesting, but it shouldn't be this difficult to understand what is happening. If the plot was a little easier to understand I would have easily given this a 3 out 4. But, if you are the type of person that doesn’t mind sitting and trying to figure out the plot with the hope that once figured out it will be interesting, this book would be for you.
This is definitely for an audience aged 14 or above. There are definitely a couple “scenes” and a lot of foul language. If you have no issue with either, then this book should be fine for you on that end. I would suggest only reading this book if you are the type of person to really enjoy futuristic sci fi and dystopian novels. I would also contend that people who enjoy poems would perhaps like this book, because at times it seemed more like poetry than a novel. We also see at the end of the book that Joshua Sterling’s poems were also given which makes sense. Overall, while the plot was confusing at times, this book was well developed and had an interesting idea to it.
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Genex of Halcyon
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