Review of Rise of the Savior
Posted: 14 Sep 2021, 00:35
[Following is a volunteer review of "Rise of the Savior" by Antoine Bonner.]
Deities appointing acolytes to bring about havoc or save humanity. Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth is a fantasy novel written by Antoine Bonner. It tells a story of two individuals chosen by powerful deities to serve as their acolytes of truth and death.
Amanda at eighteen years old would rather pursue a career in karate than attend community college. However, after her close brush with death, fate decides for her a different path in appointing her as an acolyte of truth. Jamie, on the other hand, tormented by a broken marriage and despair of losing his only child is offered a deal of saving grace by agreeing to be the acolyte of death. With both individuals having the life of their dearest family member on the line, will they be forced to accept their roles as acolytes or carve their own path with their newfound powers?
Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth has been an eventful read. The witty remarks by Amanda's sister are to die for, and often times I found myself intrigued by the designs of the deities presented in the book. Some deities in description resemble Egyptian Gods, or dragons, or formless invisible beings that shapeshift spontaneously; probing my imagination in bringing them to life.
I personally like the fighting scenes that resemble the fast-paced action found in shounen anime or manga. The execution of a characters' skill clearly marks their proficiency in utilising their powers.
The author's fearlessness in including multiple cultural influences in his book piqued my curiosity. I was googling about them the very moment I would finish reading a chapter. However, including multiple cultural influences had also become a downside in the cohesiveness of the books power system.
At first, I was led to believe it had connections to Egyptian lore but was thrown for a loop as the words yin and yang made their appearance. Other terminologies such as kundalini and prana were thrown into the mix as well and was explained in dialogues of info-dumping. In other instances, there would be long paragraphs of information for other events in the story. I had to give them another read through just to ensure I wasn't missing any detail.
I would say that the book isn't professionally edited as there were some grammatical and spelling mistakes.
I would give Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth a rating of 2 out of 4 stars as prequels tend to lose nuances due to the already established frameworks that came before it.
Good effort to the author, Antoine Bonner, for the hard feat of incorporating the fantastical elements found within anime into writing. I recommend it to teenagers and adults who are looking for a fantasy book that isn't too deep in lore and simply want a light read.
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Rise of the Savior
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Deities appointing acolytes to bring about havoc or save humanity. Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth is a fantasy novel written by Antoine Bonner. It tells a story of two individuals chosen by powerful deities to serve as their acolytes of truth and death.
Amanda at eighteen years old would rather pursue a career in karate than attend community college. However, after her close brush with death, fate decides for her a different path in appointing her as an acolyte of truth. Jamie, on the other hand, tormented by a broken marriage and despair of losing his only child is offered a deal of saving grace by agreeing to be the acolyte of death. With both individuals having the life of their dearest family member on the line, will they be forced to accept their roles as acolytes or carve their own path with their newfound powers?
Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth has been an eventful read. The witty remarks by Amanda's sister are to die for, and often times I found myself intrigued by the designs of the deities presented in the book. Some deities in description resemble Egyptian Gods, or dragons, or formless invisible beings that shapeshift spontaneously; probing my imagination in bringing them to life.
I personally like the fighting scenes that resemble the fast-paced action found in shounen anime or manga. The execution of a characters' skill clearly marks their proficiency in utilising their powers.
The author's fearlessness in including multiple cultural influences in his book piqued my curiosity. I was googling about them the very moment I would finish reading a chapter. However, including multiple cultural influences had also become a downside in the cohesiveness of the books power system.
At first, I was led to believe it had connections to Egyptian lore but was thrown for a loop as the words yin and yang made their appearance. Other terminologies such as kundalini and prana were thrown into the mix as well and was explained in dialogues of info-dumping. In other instances, there would be long paragraphs of information for other events in the story. I had to give them another read through just to ensure I wasn't missing any detail.
I would say that the book isn't professionally edited as there were some grammatical and spelling mistakes.
I would give Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth a rating of 2 out of 4 stars as prequels tend to lose nuances due to the already established frameworks that came before it.
Good effort to the author, Antoine Bonner, for the hard feat of incorporating the fantastical elements found within anime into writing. I recommend it to teenagers and adults who are looking for a fantasy book that isn't too deep in lore and simply want a light read.
******
Rise of the Savior
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon