The book was very interesting and had solid background , story development. The concept of life being balanced and initial part of book was little slow but it was fully worth reading and this is kind of book you want to hold on to if you want to go on a long journey

I liked the world building aspects and the author has a great imagination. Despite that I did not finish this book, or even pass from the first chapters, because the writing style was kind of weird and didn’t make me connect to the story. I honestly didn’t read much of this book to get to know the characters or the plot that much, it just didn't draw me to continue.

Interesting tale about the twelve races of earth. I could not get completely into the plot. The characters in the story were not all that believable.

ARC provided from NetGalley for an honest review.

I really tried to get into this book. Futuristic and sci-fi books are honestly a hit or miss for me. The concept for this book is slightly there, but it's really confusing. The beginning is hard to follow and just trying to keep up and understand what was happening made me lose interest. The characters are poorly developed in the beginning. If they become more developed after the first 20%, that just sucks because I gave up after that. The various powers that be (the balance) are quite confusing. I understand that there are various races of beings, and without one there is chaos. So there are "Readers" that keep the balance should one of these races be in chaos. But the concepts that go with that are just...off. The concept was there, but it just wasn't developed well.

Balance of 12 was the first book I’ve read from the author Ania. It was a futuristic story that showed the balance of all “mankind” and others inhabiting our earth. The relationship between the two main characters took some twists and turns but was beautifully written and kept you wanting to read at all times. Reading the description, it sounds like Samuel and Jane are the main characters but they are only seen briefly at the beginning and the end. The main characters are Shasta and Dwade. Their adventures have them tied together throughout the whole book making you want to see if they both survive and stay together. The other characters in the book were written with great effort to portray a variety of creatures and races which made the story more plausible and enjoyable. I wasn’t happy with the ending as it seemed unfinished but it did leave it open for possibly a sequel. On the whole it was a great book that kept me reading until I had it finished. Hope to read another book from this author soon.