Review of Rise of the Savior

[Stanley Abwova]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Rise of the Savior" by Antoine Bonner.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Rise of the Savior is a relatively short read. Its plot is centered mostly on world-saving, and the themes of good versus evil, power, and sacrifice are prominent in this adaptation.

Amanda is predestined to be the world's savior as the newly reincarnated acolyte of truth. She finds this task impossible, as she is only eighteen and all she has to stress over is whether she will enroll in college. It all begins during a family game night. Amanda and Saira lose to their father and mother. Again. Amanda pouts because of the loss. Saira starts to see 'things' again, and no one takes her seriously. They give it as much thought as anyone would any six-year-old talking about ghosts.

Saira's monotone voice and lack of emotion behind her face don't help either. She is slowly losing touch with Amanda because, as smart as she may be, a genuine connection between sisters isn't something you can think of. It's something you must feel, and she can't feel anything. Amanda and her father are involved in a car accident, and everything changes. But at least now Saira isn't the only one seeing things.

I didn't expect much from this book, but it greatly exceeded my expectations. I liked the flow of the story, the mystery behind acolytes and deities until later on, and the originality of the concept of acolytes and deities, which I had never encountered before in any other work of fiction. I liked the characters' power scaling, and I found no loopholes in the reasoning behind their powers.

I disliked nothing about this book in terms of its writing, which I think was well executed. I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars; although I encountered a typo, it's not sufficient to deter this rating. I highly recommend this book to all sci-fi enthusiasts.

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