Review by Foreverrmore14 -- Jane Grace: Library of Light
Posted: 07 Apr 2020, 06:18
[Following is a volunteer review of "Jane Grace: Library of Light" by Trace Sonnleitner.]
Imagine living in a dystopian world where infrastructure was nothing but dust and rubble, resources were scarce, and survivors were losing their will to live. The city of Rubelle, one of but six cities, is the only one to remain standing after the Great War. Unfortunately, they were not as lucky as they were in this exact predicament. The people either struggled to move on with their lives or chose to drink their days away. Jane Grace, the main protagonist, fell into the category of the latter. She had abandoned all hope, especially since she had no idea whether or not her parents were still alive and searching for her, but she continues believing they still are. Stories flowed through the city about a better world that would one day come upon them with the Prophecy of the Chosen and the Watchers, but Jane always paid no mind to them believing that they were nothing but fables that would never come true. But one precise encounter with David Trimere within New Atlantis changes Jane's mind almost instantly and she is torn between finding out who to trust and who to be cautious around. Follow Jane on her adventure exploring New Atlantis, a glass pyramid and meeting a fascinating blue man and many other people.
Jane Grace: Library of Light is a novel of exploration and exquisite technology of which the likes of humanity has never seen before. This technology is known as nanotechnology and the way it operates fascinated me to no end. There are so many factors to be explored within this book and the author Trace Sonnleitner did an amazing job addressing these factors. The world that he built was done impeccably well, I found almost no problem envisioning the areas in which he was describing. Sonnleitner's writing is also very easy to understand and at times it was so intricately written when it came to emotions that I felt as though I was experiencing these emotions with the characters.
Sonnleitner had a way of presenting his characters, especially Jane's. Her character was by far the most interesting. She seemed almost realistic as her display of emotions of grief, longing and pain was shown exceptionally well within her journal entries. Most characters were well-developed and each had some part to play.
Without a doubt, this is a good book and I loved almost every part of it. However, with that being said, it does have its setbacks. The aspect I liked least about this book was that it was almost predictable. It didn't contain anything that could be considered a plot-twist that would have the reader at the edge of their seats. It was rather straight-forward and easy to follow and predict. A tiny part of me wishes that the book could have been longer and have a climactic scene, so I was rather disappointed about that. However, I do hope that the book to follow would fill in all the blank spots this book has.
Despite it being anti-climactic, I would love to give this book a full rating but I am unable to do so because of all the factors I have to take into consideration when rating. Therefore, I have decided to rate this book 3 out of 4 stars because it does seem as though it was professionally edited as I have found more than ten errors. I do, however, recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction, dystopian or post-apocalyptic novels. Even though there are no profanities or explicit scenes, I do not recommend this book for anyone younger than 13 as it has some themes and information that younger readers would not understand or particularly enjoy.
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Jane Grace: Library of Light
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Imagine living in a dystopian world where infrastructure was nothing but dust and rubble, resources were scarce, and survivors were losing their will to live. The city of Rubelle, one of but six cities, is the only one to remain standing after the Great War. Unfortunately, they were not as lucky as they were in this exact predicament. The people either struggled to move on with their lives or chose to drink their days away. Jane Grace, the main protagonist, fell into the category of the latter. She had abandoned all hope, especially since she had no idea whether or not her parents were still alive and searching for her, but she continues believing they still are. Stories flowed through the city about a better world that would one day come upon them with the Prophecy of the Chosen and the Watchers, but Jane always paid no mind to them believing that they were nothing but fables that would never come true. But one precise encounter with David Trimere within New Atlantis changes Jane's mind almost instantly and she is torn between finding out who to trust and who to be cautious around. Follow Jane on her adventure exploring New Atlantis, a glass pyramid and meeting a fascinating blue man and many other people.
Jane Grace: Library of Light is a novel of exploration and exquisite technology of which the likes of humanity has never seen before. This technology is known as nanotechnology and the way it operates fascinated me to no end. There are so many factors to be explored within this book and the author Trace Sonnleitner did an amazing job addressing these factors. The world that he built was done impeccably well, I found almost no problem envisioning the areas in which he was describing. Sonnleitner's writing is also very easy to understand and at times it was so intricately written when it came to emotions that I felt as though I was experiencing these emotions with the characters.
Sonnleitner had a way of presenting his characters, especially Jane's. Her character was by far the most interesting. She seemed almost realistic as her display of emotions of grief, longing and pain was shown exceptionally well within her journal entries. Most characters were well-developed and each had some part to play.
Without a doubt, this is a good book and I loved almost every part of it. However, with that being said, it does have its setbacks. The aspect I liked least about this book was that it was almost predictable. It didn't contain anything that could be considered a plot-twist that would have the reader at the edge of their seats. It was rather straight-forward and easy to follow and predict. A tiny part of me wishes that the book could have been longer and have a climactic scene, so I was rather disappointed about that. However, I do hope that the book to follow would fill in all the blank spots this book has.
Despite it being anti-climactic, I would love to give this book a full rating but I am unable to do so because of all the factors I have to take into consideration when rating. Therefore, I have decided to rate this book 3 out of 4 stars because it does seem as though it was professionally edited as I have found more than ten errors. I do, however, recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction, dystopian or post-apocalyptic novels. Even though there are no profanities or explicit scenes, I do not recommend this book for anyone younger than 13 as it has some themes and information that younger readers would not understand or particularly enjoy.
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Jane Grace: Library of Light
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon