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A review by twogreenpenguins
The Severed Tower by J. Barton Mitchell
1.0
So...I really wish I could say that I liked it because I loved the originality of the first book, but this one fell a little flat for me:(
The main reason why I really loved the first book was because of the distinct original idea with artifacts and how to make them and just everything about them. It was so unique to see such thing! And even though Holt, Mira, & Zoe have traveled to the land of the artifacts, there's really not much going on with them. I loved how in the first book Mira was needed to create some life saving artifacts and how complex it was. It was interesting to see science fiction be a bit more of an art rather than science.
I feel like the world got a little too broad for the author and they didn't really give themselves enough time to explain everything.
Also, a random side note that's been bugging me since the beginning: Earth was conquered like 8-10 years ago? So how come there's a new religion going down, and just this much infrastructure? Some of it, I'll grant. Aliens conquer Earth? Might shake some beliefs. All people older than 17 kinda zombie-fied, that might make some new societies. But the amount of change was a little unbelievable for such a short time period. If it had been more like 20-50 years, I'd be down for this.
All in all, I didn't finish it. I hope that I someday will to figure out what's going on and also because I bought the third book too...
The main reason why I really loved the first book was because of the distinct original idea with artifacts and how to make them and just everything about them. It was so unique to see such thing! And even though Holt, Mira, & Zoe have traveled to the land of the artifacts, there's really not much going on with them. I loved how in the first book Mira was needed to create some life saving artifacts and how complex it was. It was interesting to see science fiction be a bit more of an art rather than science.
I feel like the world got a little too broad for the author and they didn't really give themselves enough time to explain everything.
Also, a random side note that's been bugging me since the beginning: Earth was conquered like 8-10 years ago? So how come there's a new religion going down, and just this much infrastructure? Some of it, I'll grant. Aliens conquer Earth? Might shake some beliefs. All people older than 17 kinda zombie-fied, that might make some new societies. But the amount of change was a little unbelievable for such a short time period. If it had been more like 20-50 years, I'd be down for this.
All in all, I didn't finish it. I hope that I someday will to figure out what's going on and also because I bought the third book too...