Official Review: Eon Seven by Jedaiah Ramnarine

[Sarah G]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Eon Seven" by Jedaiah Ramnarine.]

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2 out of 4 stars

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The Eon is a technology made by the Neljaren race, with the help of a dying star. It has the ability to change and adapt to its environment. Only a select few are able to bind to the Eon and gain all of its knowledge of both the past and the possible future. Those that do bind have immense power and can become either the caretakers of the world or the destroyers of it.

Eon Seven is made up of seven stories following the same characters reincarnated in multiple eras, and their different stories involving the Eon of that time.

There were some good aspects to the writing of this book. The characters within the book were diverse, which gave the story a very real feel. This was then further improved with the vivid descriptions that Jedaiah Ramnarine was able to give of the different worlds and lands.

I found the writing style of the book was very eclectic and didn’t flow well between the different stories i.e. 1st person in the first and second story however written in 3rd person in the third story. One story was even told in IM messages, emails and news bulletins.

I understand this may have been used to keep the reader engaged, however, it left me slightly confused and the story losing its flow. This became very prominent in the first chapter of the first story, where it was written in two columns, one for each character. It was confusing to read: should all of one column until the end, then the next, or both columns page by page?

I also found the reincarnation of characters was quite hard to follow throughout the different stories. This became evident when the reincarnations are listed at the end of the book. There are 8 different characters that are reincarnated through the book, which to me is a bit too complicated, it should have been the 3 main characters alone of the truth seeker, the protector and the soldier. The other characters gained little from the reincarnation.

Overall, I would score this book 2 out of 4 stars. The majority of the stories alone are good, however they do not connect well and the different writing styles further separate them from one another. This did disappoint me as I was really interested in the concept of the book, unfortunately this time it did not work. If it was simplified and written in a more unified manner then I think it would be improved and would increase my score given.

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[Jedaiah X]

I really enjoyed this review. Actually, I loved it.

Keep in mind this was my first book, and weed's been cut enough to turn my later work into a bestseller. I'm sorry it was complicated for you. The writing styles were done on purpose to reflect the reincarnation theme and the book itself was never meant to be just a book, but geared toward other franchise possibilities. That's always risky, especially for a first book, but hey - you only live once.

I hear you on the simplicity and it obviously works for more mass market appeal novels (Nyxe), nevertheless, E7's experience was what enabled me to learn and move on up in the ladder.

Again, I really liked this review. Very helpful, well-written and well-said.
Thank you.

[Sarah G]

I'm glad the review was helpful .

With a few tweeks i can see how this book could easily be a bestseller.

I have to say I absolutely loved the first and the fourth story. They were brilliant and should really be commended.

Good luck with your future books. If this is the first I'm sure you'll go far

[rssllue]

Very nice review. It does indeed sound like an interesting premise for a book. Too bad the execution fell a bit short of that promise.

[Aithne]

Sounds like an experimental take on sci-fi. Experimental fiction can be hard to read in one sitting when different techniques are used. I remember at uni I grew frustrated with experimental fiction very quickly! It can be easy for this type of work to become very 'clever' but to lose some of the potency of the story with its strong technique.

Great review, however. This should point the people that like experimental sci-fi and short stories in the right direction.

[Sarah G]

Well said @Aithne. I'm not used to reading this kind of fiction so it was a bit of a struggle to me, but if you're into this style of writing then I would definitely give it a go

[anonanemone]

Great job on the review, Sarah! The overall theory sounds like it could be fascinating