Review of The Fourth Kinetic
Posted: 28 Jul 2024, 13:09
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Fourth Kinetic" by Brady Moore.]
The Fourth Kinetic by Brady Moore is the first book of an action packed adventure following the young Rion Greane as he is thrown into a war he never knew existed. When his mother’s past catches up to her, it is up to him to do whatever it takes to reunite. In this book we are introduced to two unstoppable forces of humanity - the Clairvoyants, whose powers are misunderstood and potentially unstoppable, and Psyriin, the humans who have accepted that the only good clairvoyant is a dead one.
This book is fast paced and exciting, with plenty of action scenes, and a believable main character whose age and proclivities make it easy to see how he gets swept up into the decisions that he makes. That being said, while he is believable, he is also grossly overpowered, easily overcoming obstacles by doing nothing more than trusting his instincts. The author tries to mitigate this some by having the more experienced teammates that train him able to beat him in a controlled environment, but as soon as they are gone, he is hands-down the best and strongest of them all.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading The Fourth Kinetic, but there was one thing that really took me out of the story, and that was when I realized that I kept running into the same word, and that the only reason I noticed was because it was being used inappropriately and with abandon. At first I thought it was a typo, but the more I ran across it the more I realized that it was not, and it left me with some disappointment, because aside from this thing, there were surprisingly few errors that I found in this book. With all this information, I give The Fourth Kinetic a 3/5 stars .
I look forward to seeing more from this author. They show great promise and enthusiasm for their work, and I hope to see them keep improving on their journey.
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The Fourth Kinetic
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The Fourth Kinetic by Brady Moore is the first book of an action packed adventure following the young Rion Greane as he is thrown into a war he never knew existed. When his mother’s past catches up to her, it is up to him to do whatever it takes to reunite. In this book we are introduced to two unstoppable forces of humanity - the Clairvoyants, whose powers are misunderstood and potentially unstoppable, and Psyriin, the humans who have accepted that the only good clairvoyant is a dead one.
This book is fast paced and exciting, with plenty of action scenes, and a believable main character whose age and proclivities make it easy to see how he gets swept up into the decisions that he makes. That being said, while he is believable, he is also grossly overpowered, easily overcoming obstacles by doing nothing more than trusting his instincts. The author tries to mitigate this some by having the more experienced teammates that train him able to beat him in a controlled environment, but as soon as they are gone, he is hands-down the best and strongest of them all.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading The Fourth Kinetic, but there was one thing that really took me out of the story, and that was when I realized that I kept running into the same word, and that the only reason I noticed was because it was being used inappropriately and with abandon. At first I thought it was a typo, but the more I ran across it the more I realized that it was not, and it left me with some disappointment, because aside from this thing, there were surprisingly few errors that I found in this book. With all this information, I give The Fourth Kinetic a 3/5 stars .
I look forward to seeing more from this author. They show great promise and enthusiasm for their work, and I hope to see them keep improving on their journey.
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The Fourth Kinetic
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes | on Smashwords