Review by DianaMich -- Seeker 5 by Tayma Tameem
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Review by DianaMich -- Seeker 5 by Tayma Tameem
[Following is a volunteer review of "Seeker 5" by Tayma Tameem.]
Only 5% of the population get to live in A block, where life is superior. If someone wants to live there, they must pass the trials, and if they do, they can bring their whole families with them. Skylar is the name of the protagonist. She and her family live in a zone called the F block, in a world ruined by war and living on the little food they get from the government. When Skylar is nine, her brother signs up for the trials. He dies before he could complete them. Little after that, she loses her father, which sadness her deeply. From that moment on, Skylar decides to try her hardest to win the trials and get her family a better life.
Seeker 5 by Tayma Tameem is a dystopian story where just a few people rule over the rest of the population. Nobody can disobey the law or disrupt the order, and if someone does, they get eliminated in front of everybody. In this book, you get to follow Skylar and Brent, her best friend, throughout their journey. You get to see their struggles of living in poor conditions and how they imagine living in A block would be. You see how their friendship grows and how the introduction of new characters impacts it.
I loved the manner the author described and introduced the characters. It didn't feel like you were getting to know them for no reason. They all had a purpose in the story. I loved the relationship between the characters and the way they interacted with each other. The dialogues don't feel awkward or forced. You get a feeling of their personalities and the struggles they go through. There were several witty, sarcastic, and funny dialogues, making the reading so much more enjoyable. I like how the author describes the world, getting a feeling of the space they live in. The author's writing style is clean, articulate, and eloquent, making it easy to follow.
As for what I didn't like, there are two things. One, it was the few missing words that I found, and four misspelled words. And at the beginning, the story reminded me of one particular book, with a kind of similar plot, but as the story went on, it didn't matter much. The storyline became much more entertaining with the new and different elements added, and the beautiful easy writing made me keep reading.
I had a wonderful time reading it. It had an appealing ending leaving you wanting more, and I gladly would read a sequel. I'm giving Seeker 5 a four out of four stars. Overall the book had a professional look. There were only a few missing words and four grammatical errors. There was no mild profanity or sexual content. I recommend it to people who love stories of a society oppressed by the government and characters who battle environmental ruin. Stories that follow the protagonist through the highs and lows of the journey. You get to know them personally. I also recommend it to readers who like an easy to follow story with great dialogs between characters.
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Only 5% of the population get to live in A block, where life is superior. If someone wants to live there, they must pass the trials, and if they do, they can bring their whole families with them. Skylar is the name of the protagonist. She and her family live in a zone called the F block, in a world ruined by war and living on the little food they get from the government. When Skylar is nine, her brother signs up for the trials. He dies before he could complete them. Little after that, she loses her father, which sadness her deeply. From that moment on, Skylar decides to try her hardest to win the trials and get her family a better life.
Seeker 5 by Tayma Tameem is a dystopian story where just a few people rule over the rest of the population. Nobody can disobey the law or disrupt the order, and if someone does, they get eliminated in front of everybody. In this book, you get to follow Skylar and Brent, her best friend, throughout their journey. You get to see their struggles of living in poor conditions and how they imagine living in A block would be. You see how their friendship grows and how the introduction of new characters impacts it.
I loved the manner the author described and introduced the characters. It didn't feel like you were getting to know them for no reason. They all had a purpose in the story. I loved the relationship between the characters and the way they interacted with each other. The dialogues don't feel awkward or forced. You get a feeling of their personalities and the struggles they go through. There were several witty, sarcastic, and funny dialogues, making the reading so much more enjoyable. I like how the author describes the world, getting a feeling of the space they live in. The author's writing style is clean, articulate, and eloquent, making it easy to follow.
As for what I didn't like, there are two things. One, it was the few missing words that I found, and four misspelled words. And at the beginning, the story reminded me of one particular book, with a kind of similar plot, but as the story went on, it didn't matter much. The storyline became much more entertaining with the new and different elements added, and the beautiful easy writing made me keep reading.
I had a wonderful time reading it. It had an appealing ending leaving you wanting more, and I gladly would read a sequel. I'm giving Seeker 5 a four out of four stars. Overall the book had a professional look. There were only a few missing words and four grammatical errors. There was no mild profanity or sexual content. I recommend it to people who love stories of a society oppressed by the government and characters who battle environmental ruin. Stories that follow the protagonist through the highs and lows of the journey. You get to know them personally. I also recommend it to readers who like an easy to follow story with great dialogs between characters.
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Seeker 5
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