Review of The Prism Effect
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Review of The Prism Effect
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Prism Effect" by J. Wint.]
The Prism Effect: Book One of the Skylight Series, is a dystopian fantasy book written by J. Wint.
The book is set in a futuristic society in which people live in subterranean caves due to the fact that the earth’s surface is no longer habitable. That’s where our protagonist, Jet, has lived up to now. He’s been accepted at Skylight University, which is located (as its name suggests), up in the sky, in a sophisticated floating orb.
Jet isn’t your typical young man; he has glowing eyes. Yes, they literally glow all the time. You may think it’s a cool thing, but that’s not what he thinks, because he’s suffered discrimination his whole life. What he has is a rare condition called Ephebus Mortem; and all people with this illness die before the age of 24. However, Jet is determined to find a cure to this disease. He’s not alone, he has the help of some other kids like him. They have to hurry up, though, and be careful because there are shadows and spectrums looming around, and they mean no good.
Well, what can I say about this book that I liked so much? It has many elements that I like in a good book. Starting with the writing. It has a rich vocabulary; I enjoyed a lot the narration. And I really liked the author’s writing style as well. There were some action scenes which were so well described by the author, that you can perfectly imagine them, you could even hear the sounds. They were so cinematic-like that they left me thinking: “Is there a movie of this book? Cause I need to watch it!” That’s how well detailed those scenes are, it’s fantastic.
I have to say that many futuristic things in the book seem realistic. What I mean is that with the proper technology and science behind it, I can see it happening in real life. So, that’s a plus.
At the beginning, and almost towards half of the book, I found it a little bit slow for my taste. I was a little eager, hoping for something big, or exciting to happen. And it did happen. It might be that I was just a little impatient for those things to happen, but the story really got me excited.
I felt that some questions posed by the narrator, could’ve been avoided because, from my point of view, it takes away the suspense of those scenes, making the story less intriguing. So, it could have been removed so that the readers could ask themselves those very questions, but without the narrator’s intervention. Nevertheless, this didn’t interfere with my liking of the story at all.
To sum up, The Prism Effect is a unique book. I mean, it’s been such a long time since I have liked a book this much! And I can’t wait to read the next book to find out more about this world the author created.
Although it’s a science fiction and fantasy book, I recommend it to all readers who like a good adventure and mysterious book. The book is very well edited since I didn’t find any mistakes; that is very remarkable. I give the book 5 out of 5, since it is remarkable in many ways; and I highly recommend it!
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The Prism Effect
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The Prism Effect: Book One of the Skylight Series, is a dystopian fantasy book written by J. Wint.
The book is set in a futuristic society in which people live in subterranean caves due to the fact that the earth’s surface is no longer habitable. That’s where our protagonist, Jet, has lived up to now. He’s been accepted at Skylight University, which is located (as its name suggests), up in the sky, in a sophisticated floating orb.
Jet isn’t your typical young man; he has glowing eyes. Yes, they literally glow all the time. You may think it’s a cool thing, but that’s not what he thinks, because he’s suffered discrimination his whole life. What he has is a rare condition called Ephebus Mortem; and all people with this illness die before the age of 24. However, Jet is determined to find a cure to this disease. He’s not alone, he has the help of some other kids like him. They have to hurry up, though, and be careful because there are shadows and spectrums looming around, and they mean no good.
Well, what can I say about this book that I liked so much? It has many elements that I like in a good book. Starting with the writing. It has a rich vocabulary; I enjoyed a lot the narration. And I really liked the author’s writing style as well. There were some action scenes which were so well described by the author, that you can perfectly imagine them, you could even hear the sounds. They were so cinematic-like that they left me thinking: “Is there a movie of this book? Cause I need to watch it!” That’s how well detailed those scenes are, it’s fantastic.
I have to say that many futuristic things in the book seem realistic. What I mean is that with the proper technology and science behind it, I can see it happening in real life. So, that’s a plus.
At the beginning, and almost towards half of the book, I found it a little bit slow for my taste. I was a little eager, hoping for something big, or exciting to happen. And it did happen. It might be that I was just a little impatient for those things to happen, but the story really got me excited.
I felt that some questions posed by the narrator, could’ve been avoided because, from my point of view, it takes away the suspense of those scenes, making the story less intriguing. So, it could have been removed so that the readers could ask themselves those very questions, but without the narrator’s intervention. Nevertheless, this didn’t interfere with my liking of the story at all.
To sum up, The Prism Effect is a unique book. I mean, it’s been such a long time since I have liked a book this much! And I can’t wait to read the next book to find out more about this world the author created.
Although it’s a science fiction and fantasy book, I recommend it to all readers who like a good adventure and mysterious book. The book is very well edited since I didn’t find any mistakes; that is very remarkable. I give the book 5 out of 5, since it is remarkable in many ways; and I highly recommend it!
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The Prism Effect
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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