Official Review: Apex Five by Sarah Katz

[todwyer01]

From a sampling, this seems like an interesting science fiction novel. The characters and the plot are well developed and flows easily. It is worth a second look. Well done.

[Lana Shea]

This sounds like an entertaining read for those who enjoy the science fiction genre. The bizarre characters seem fascinating, especially since the plot is driven by them. Thanks for the review!

[todysmama4ever]

unfortunately this is not my type of book, but if it were I think it would be very hard to put down. It seems today this is what everyone is wanting to read about more and more. The Author has a great and vivid imagination and does know how to tell a great story.

[Sussu]

Plotty stories are always welcome to my bookshelf, as well as stories with an unusual world. I would love to explore a gender fluid story and how it would impact relationships. This alone is interesting. BUt the info-dump you mention would probably push me away from chapter 1. I'm torn about this one. I feel like the premise of a world without religion and with bizarre people cries originality while the info-dump reminds me of books that try to imitate some famous writers without quite succeeding. That must be why you felt overwhelmed. I'll check out the sample and decide from there.

[Sirajuddin A]

A science fiction story set in a fictitious world the Plane after the apocalypse, and it talks about the five survived countries and their technological warfares.

[Sahani Nimandra]

Sounds like a fictional read that can create a the racks on its readers mind. Thank you for your valuable input!

[Heidi M Simone]

Wonder what truths has come out about the Plane and the beings who were there before since Tabira has advanced in technology. Glad to hear that the characters are diverse here and I find it interesting that religion is outlawed in this world. I don't mind different character perspectives, but I'm not sure how I would feel about a story that jumps across several places. I don't know if I would become confused. It's interesting to think that science fiction mirrors reality - I never thought about that, but it kind of makes sense. However, I'm not very much into politics and debate about issues. Honestly, when I was reading the blurb of this book, I felt a bit overwhelmed, so I'm worried about what you have said about the first chapter being information overload. Too bad about the typographical issues, but I'm glad that you enjoyed the read regardless. Thanks for sharing!

[EvaDar]

A techno utopia where religion is outlawed sounds worth exploring. Apocalyptic material is just a little bit too disturbing to me right now, but I enjoyed reading your review.

[Dolor]

Apex Five by Sarah Katz is an apocalyptic #ScienceFiction novel that revolves around the people of the Plane. It involves dark themes like terrrorism, conquest, ethnic cleansing, gender fluidity, biological warfare, and political strife.

I agree that the scope of this book is overwhelming.

Thanks for the review.

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[Jihyelovesbooks]

Oh, I love a good sci-fi, but sometimes, like you said, they tend to take on too many sub-plots and topics that it might become overwhelming (or underwhelming if the author takes on more than s/he can handle). There were certainly many characters in this book, and I'm not sure if having so many POVs from the first book is a wise idea. We'll see. Thanks for your insightful review!

[KRay93]

Thank you for the review. It seems that this sci-fi story is quite ambitious in its scope, and like any other good work of the genre, it is good to know that the worlds, society, and cultures depicted in it have parallels with those of our world throughout history. Maybe I'll give it an opportunity.

[read+er]

I like science fiction so I would give this book a chance. I would like to know more about the five monoliths and the people, including the boy who gets a new home. I like the way the reviewer described the characters.

[Swat3737]

What a wonderfully written review! It really got me excited about the story, as did the sample. I’m very curious to learn about this world even though I’m not usually into sci-fi. I’m interested to see how gender fluidity plays a part in this adventure.

[Laura_Sumstad]

Sounds similar to young adult dystopian with all the different and distinct societies. Thanks for the review!

[srividyag1]

The review is remarkably thorough. Even small features are pointed out by the reviewer. The book seems very interesting, especially the world building. Would love to read it sometime.