Overall I thought the story was very good. The beginning was a little difficult to traverse, but after a while (about chapter 4) the characters became familiar enough to keep straight and I grew to like them (or dislike them as the case may be). I thought the author did a nice job of introducing information about them and the new culture in a way that flowed very nicely throughout the rest of the book.
I found the premise of this world very exciting; a society of the future forced to survive on a strange planet and their quest to establish a new civilization. I enjoyed the hints of the society’s previous culture (passed down through the generations) and trying to parallel those to my modern day knowledge and see the similarities of ancient rituals and customs reborn again. Seeing things in our society that popped up again in one started from scratch, shows the human nature that we just might not be able to escape. I feel the author did an excellent job of creating this new society and all the rules and customs that come with it. The references to God make me think that He’ll play a larger role in future books, which has me intrigued to how that will all play out.
The book is the first in a series, thus the title is slightly confusing in that the series name has more prominence than the book title. I must also confess, I had to look up “Scions”, which now makes perfect sense.
Having said all that, the author has me hooked. I will read the second in the series as I now must know what happens to Shaye and if Ty will do the right thing.
I received this book from the publisher through BookCrash. I am not being compensated for my review. If you are interested in purchasing this book you can do so at http://www.amazon.com/Scions-Aegean-Descent-into-Wilds-ebook/dp/B00L1VRUQY/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top.
God Bless,
Rob
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