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Review of Constelis Voss Vol. 1: Colour Theory

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[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Constelis Voss Vol. 1: Colour Theory" by K. Leigh.]
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4 out of 4 stars
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Constellis Voss Vol.1 Colour Theory by K. Leigh is a science fiction story on a repressive dystopia mixing real-life coefficients to an unreal, alien, and futuristic world, where survey and hopeless objects mix with their inspectors with an unknown outcome. Alex is the book’s central character. He’s the survey object but also an administrator or “a predator of the predators” in this strange world. Other characters enter the scenery taking the role of his controller, his helper, or even his headrest although roles’ distinguishing lines seem to fade away as the chapters pass, and colors within the lines mix.

The story leaves cliffhangers at the end of each chapter, which are new facts to be explored. The particular aspect is very engaging and should be credited as one of the book’s advantages. In addition, the book seems like an anime written as a novel. I particularly liked this touch. The author seems to have full control of the strings to pull by managing to balance between anime images that the reader can surely imagine as the lines pass and a vivid wording that captures the moment. As a side effect, one can see a gradual increase of psychological and pure violence, mystery, or even latent erotism as new characters enter the plot and the situations perplex. This last one, i.e., the gradual entering of new elements, is also an interesting touch that will appeal to readers. Lastly, the book has only a few errors and seems well edited.

On the other hand, I consider that more effort should be put into the connection between cause and effect in the story. Keeping in mind that it’s a novel and not a comic, it seems that some things are happening due to Alex’s rage on the system, but I feel that this hatred against the regime is not fully substantiated. Moreover, the plot till some point seems to lead to a certain climax to the point where the author clarifies, via interfering in the story, that practically it’s the journey that matters not the end. Later on, the particular practice, i.e., author’s interference, seems to also be followed to justify decisions or actions. This practice, although innovative, seems a bit strange and unnecessary for a typical sci-fi book or any novel in general. I consider the last one a minor drawback given that the author has the freedom to just add more pages in the story if she thinks that a plot gap needs to be filled.

Overall, I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars for being an innovative entrance to the sci-fi novel providing a fresh look. The lack of some more pages and the author’s interference to justify the climax or the decisions taken don’t seem important to negatively rate the book. On the contrary, given that the request is for more pages to be added to the story, I consider it a reason to not deduct any star from such a well-written story.

This book is appropriate for adults only due to its violent content and vulgar language. The casual reader might read it but not the one that is offended by such content.

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Thanks for the review. I don’t think this is the book for me, but I’ll bet that others will really enjoy it. It seems to be very suspenseful.
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I love this genre. Dystopy. Your review has got me excited to read this book. Thank you for such a great review! :D
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I love dystopias, it's my favorite genre. This seems like an entertaining story filled with interesting characters. Will be reading this book for sure. Thanks for this amazing review!
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I loved the originality of the book you described, and I am very curious to discover all its mysteries. Thank you for this recommendation and congratulations for your amazing review!
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I do like animes but not so much interested in extraterrestrial life forms so I am going to pass on this one. Thanks for an interesting review though! :)
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My only problem is that I'm not sure I feel like reading a dystopic novel right now, as this one seems well-constructed and engaging. I'll look into this series for a moment when I'm in the right mood. Thank you for your great review!
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This book sounds like a well-written dystopian book.
Perhaps whenever I am in the mood, I will pick it up.
Thanks for a well written review.
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This book seems to be written very well. I might give it a try. Great review!
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This book sounds really interesting. I definitely want to read this. Thanks for your wonderful review!
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Sounds interesting, but I don't believe this book is one for me. Thanks for the great review.
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I do not like the idea of the author butting in to explain things that typically wouldn't need explaining. To be honest, when you said that it's like an anime in text, I was afraid the characters would overexplain things (something that I grow weary of in a lot of anime because it feels patronizing when not done well), but the author interjecting such explanations feels absolutely unacceptable to me unless it's done satirically. The material should simply be written well enough that its average reader can easily follow what's going on and why it's happening and then make their own conclusions about it.
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