Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of Truth
by Antoine Bonner

This is certainly a different and unique story! There are deities that choose certain people to be their acolytes. Strange deities that have a form, avatar, or type of strange incarnation that follows the person.

Amanda is the teen and main character of the story and she is the acolyte of truth and has a shape-shifting dog form that follows her and talks. Her sister can teleport and is a different acolyte and she has a scary monster face that floats around, growls, and grinds his teeth. There is a villain too, of course!

It's a weird community with these characters and more. I liked the premise of the story and the odd fantasy but I can't say I really liked any of the characters, especially the main one.

The plot was on the slow side and was predictable. The characters needed fleshed out, no pun intended. I did think it was an okay read but it wasn't anything I would ever read again.
I want to thank the publisher and NetGalley for letting me read this book.

Interesting, entertaining, action packed and just kept getting better as I read. Would make a great movie!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I requested this, but I truly enjoyed this book. Amanda is a wonderful lead character who is strong and able to rise up and face her own fears.

I haven't read the first novel "Rise of the Hearts" and it seems that this book is a prequel, but I think it can also be called a standalone since I had no problem following the story and understanding what was going on. In fact this book has made me want to read Rise of the Hearts.

Thank you so much to BookBaby and #Netgalley for the ARC.

This book was gripping, fast paced and a heck of a story. A great blend of sci-fi, fantasy and dystopian thriller that left me wanting more when it ended. So glad I requested this book and was accepted to read this. Highly recommended and would read this again.

Thanks to Netgalley, Antonie Bonner and his self publishing for an ARC in exchange for honest review.

Available now: 2/15/21

I have not read the sequel to this book (which is technically the first in the series, this is a prequel) but I didn't think you necessarily need to. I was a little confused at first but overall got the premise about 30% of the way through.

This is for those who like female-driven stories about gods, monsters, and who the real good/bad characters are.

I thought this book was great. I really liked the story and found once I started reading I couldn’t stop.