4.5 review

Sometimes the first book in a series can be a little tedious and slow paced, because they have so much detail and world building to set up for the entire series. At first, it took me a while to really sink into this book, but the characters and the intrigue kept me around, and oh boy, I’m so glad I kept on with this book.

I am absolutely hooked on this series already! My expectations were fairly low if I’m being honest. I didn’t know what to expect, and the blurb doesn’t give much away, but Andreas Suchanek has totally blown me out of the water. I don’t normally like books with a complex magical system, because they’re not always written in a way that I’m able to picture clearly, and now look at me, with a new favourite book, and hopefully a new favourite series.

The reason why I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the concept is a little unoriginal, but to be honest, there’s very little new concepts out there nowadays, and also because the book takes a while to really hook you, but I’m telling you, KEEP READING!

All in all, I’m so impressed and so glad that I was given the opportunity to review the ARC of the Awakening by Andreas Suchanek in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, and the author.

I had never read this author before, but the blurb seemed pretty interesting. I dived in to it, and I have to admit I was confused after a bit. The action was good, the characters were interesting, but the magic and the universe really confused me at first. After I finally got a handle on everything, and while that did take longer than I generally like, the book really became much better. I ended the book thinking I couldn’t wait to try the next one and see what is going to happen, the characters had really engaged me, and I was invested in the future of the group. This is a series-starter, and sometimes that can be the weakest book. Recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.