Review: The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson

The Lost Code by Kevin Emerson

• Pub. Date: May 22, 2012
• Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
• Pages: 448
• Series: The Atlanteans #1

http://www.kevinemerson.net/

WHAT IS OLDEST WILL BE NEW, WHAT IS LOST SHALL BE FOUND.


The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy. But global climate change is not something new in the Earth’s history.


No one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is about to discover that he is the descendant of a highly advanced ancient race—a race that took their technology too far and almost destroyed the Earth in the process.


Now it is Owen’s turn to make right in his world what went wrong thousands of years ago. If Owen can unlock the lost code in his very genes, he may rediscover the forgotten knowledge of his ancestry…and that less-than-ordinary can evolve into extraordinary

Review: I was really excited about this book when I heard of it, I don't think I've ever read a book that involved the Atlanteans but it didn't quite turn out to be as I expected. The first half of the book was very slow for me. It set up the world in which they live in, about the camp Owen was at, bullying amongst the boys and his crush on Lily.

I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I found Owen to be a bore and just flat. Then there was his crush on Lily which took up a lot of his time and I lost interest especially since Lily wasn't someone who was anything spectacular either for me to be curious about. Then when they finally did connect the romance between the two was not believable.

 I did love the originality, Atlantis plus Dystopian that was very creative but it wasn't until about the last hundred pages that things really picked up and I started enjoying what I was reading. In the last few chapters I did see a little transformation in Owens character where he went from being someone with no real confidence to someone who was not afraid to step up to the plate and take control of things.

I like the direction in which I see Emerson taking  the plot I have a feeling in the second book we will see more action and hopefully more character development. Also aside from the little violence this could almost have been a middle grade read.

Review: The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen

The Mephisto Covenant

• Pub. Date: September 27, 2011
• Publisher: EgmontUSA
• Pages: 448
• Series: The Mephisto Covenant #1

http://www.trinityfaegen.com/

" Sasha is desperate to find out who murdered her father. When getting the answer means pledging her soul to Eryx, she unlocks a secret that puts her in grave danger--she is an Anabo, a daughter of Eve, and Eryx's biggest threat. 


A son of Hell, immortal, and bound to Earth forever, Jax looks for redemption in the Mephisto Covenant--God's promise he will find peace in the love of an Anabo. After a thousand years, he's finally found the girl he's been searching for: Sasha. 


With the threat of Eryx always looming, Jax knows he has to keep Sasha safe and win her over. But can he? Will Sasha love him and give up her mortal life?"

First Line: "YOUR FATHER'S RING IS GONE! THAT SLIME, ALEX, TOOK it-I know he did."


Review: The cover is gorgeous right? That was what attracted me to The Mephisto Covenant along with the idea of sons of hell it sounded like it would be a hot and fast paced read but it fell short. Everything was there for it to be great but it just wasn’t. Honestly I’m disappointed, I had high hopes for this book.

One thing that bugged me was the amount of information dumping this book had. And some info was repetitive in other words we the reader already learned about it but then a scene would come where Jax would explain the same thing again to Sasha. I personally would have liked to be left in the dark and learn about all the secrets along with Sasha instead. In moments like those I just got bored and skimmed the paragraph. The info dumping made it really hard to enjoy the book.

Also my goodness...Sasha was put through so much hell, I felt so bad for her character she was molested, almost raped, physically assaulted and verbally abused. I was just shocked and it’s not until later that she started standing up for herself when her powers came to be and she got stronger but even then there were times someone else had to come and save her. Also I’m not sure if this should have been categorized as a YA there was a sex scene that was written out detail for detail.

Jax one of the sons of hell was HOT, but that was it I couldn’t connect with him on any other level and learning his past it should have made me feel something for his character but I just couldn’t connect.

What I did like was the uniqueness of the Mephisto Covenant, the Anabos and how the author added that to the story, the Ravens, Skias, and even the spin she did about purgatory which is why I am giving it two stars.

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