When Legends Rise: Daphne Self: Book Review

 3.5/5

I was sent this book by Ambassador International, the opinions are my own and are not influenced by the publisher.

As far as introductions go, this one was good. It makes you curious and grabs your attention. Action and intense, great way to start a book. The action scenes were scattered throughout the book and when they were presented it was done with skill. I did find myself wishing that these scenes would happen more than they did. That being said, I did find my attention fading at parts. Something needed to be there to really complete the attention grabbing parts that a good action/sci-fi novel should have. As a whole, the storyline was good, it just needed that extra push to make it captivating. Plot as a whole was good. A great idea.

A personal peeve of mine, maybe its my creative writing training, but the same words were used to begin sentences too often. More variety helps it from feeling repetitive. Same goes for the sentence structure, it felt choppy in parts. Just changing the order of words, can make a difference in this. 

Characters, here is a mixed bag for me. Abigail and Jules were well done. Where it fell short was in some of the supporting characters. I found it a challenge to connect with them and feel what they should have been feeling. A redeeming factor in the book, was the ending. The conclusion had action and emotion, two things that a good ending should have. 

Personally, I would not be inclined to pick up the second book. A decent book, just missing that hook that I need for a sequel.