Review of Rise of the Savior
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Review of Rise of the Savior
[Following is a volunteer review of "Rise of the Savior" by Antoine Bonner.]
Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of truth by Antoine Bonner is a typical shonen anime that follows the story of Amanda an 18-year-old girl who lives with her parents and little sister. Amanda who is the main character, wants nothing than to live an easy carefree life, however all of this changes after surviving a deadly car accident that awakened her powers. She discovered that there are hidden extraordinary powers in the world detained by Acolytes who are people that each one of them has his own deity. This latter alongside the kundalini help his Acolyte to fully unlock his special powers. Amanda, the Acolyte of truth, is destined to save the world from possible destructors, but for now she has to destroy the Acolyte of death who has been murdering children in the sake of his sick child, and by doing so regaining the world’s balance. It's a fast-paced story laden with action and scene fights with a considerable number of characters and acolytes relating Amanda's adventures with her group of friends.
The book is well-edited, I could only cite few errors. Besides, it is stated in the book’s description that it is a sequel but can be also read as a standalone, which is in fact true since I didn’t read the earliest books, and yet I didn’t find any trouble with following the story. Most of all, the fights, the astonishing powers, the deities and the kundalinies that form this fantastic world kept me captivated and longing to discover more about it.
The author swift way of unraveling the plot made it puzzling; for example, when the protagonist had to fight the Acolyte of death, little she knew how to use her powers and yet everyone around her was convinced that she is the only one that can beat him. This particularly irked me because it didn’t make sense. Furthermore, the characters were superficially explored; the traits of the characters were said by the author instead of shown through the events, which made it impossible for me to understand and relate to them even the main character. Moreover, the conversations were unrealistic painting the characters as witty and entertaining with every sentence they say, especially the protagonist’s 6-year-old sister who is supposedly the smartest character.
That being said, I gave the book 2 out of 4 stars. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it since I used to watch various anime shows and liked this fantasy world of deities and acolytes.
Consequently, If you are a shonen anime fan, you will probably like the book, but If you're not, then I wouldn't recommend it to you unless you want to try something new and discover this genre.
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Rise of the Savior
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Rise of the Savior: Acolyte of truth by Antoine Bonner is a typical shonen anime that follows the story of Amanda an 18-year-old girl who lives with her parents and little sister. Amanda who is the main character, wants nothing than to live an easy carefree life, however all of this changes after surviving a deadly car accident that awakened her powers. She discovered that there are hidden extraordinary powers in the world detained by Acolytes who are people that each one of them has his own deity. This latter alongside the kundalini help his Acolyte to fully unlock his special powers. Amanda, the Acolyte of truth, is destined to save the world from possible destructors, but for now she has to destroy the Acolyte of death who has been murdering children in the sake of his sick child, and by doing so regaining the world’s balance. It's a fast-paced story laden with action and scene fights with a considerable number of characters and acolytes relating Amanda's adventures with her group of friends.
The book is well-edited, I could only cite few errors. Besides, it is stated in the book’s description that it is a sequel but can be also read as a standalone, which is in fact true since I didn’t read the earliest books, and yet I didn’t find any trouble with following the story. Most of all, the fights, the astonishing powers, the deities and the kundalinies that form this fantastic world kept me captivated and longing to discover more about it.
The author swift way of unraveling the plot made it puzzling; for example, when the protagonist had to fight the Acolyte of death, little she knew how to use her powers and yet everyone around her was convinced that she is the only one that can beat him. This particularly irked me because it didn’t make sense. Furthermore, the characters were superficially explored; the traits of the characters were said by the author instead of shown through the events, which made it impossible for me to understand and relate to them even the main character. Moreover, the conversations were unrealistic painting the characters as witty and entertaining with every sentence they say, especially the protagonist’s 6-year-old sister who is supposedly the smartest character.
That being said, I gave the book 2 out of 4 stars. Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading it since I used to watch various anime shows and liked this fantasy world of deities and acolytes.
Consequently, If you are a shonen anime fan, you will probably like the book, but If you're not, then I wouldn't recommend it to you unless you want to try something new and discover this genre.
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Rise of the Savior
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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