Review: Gambit by C.L. Denault
Gambit by C.L. Denault
(The Prodigy Chronicles #1)
Published by: REUTS Publications
Publication date: March 31st 2015
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
Goodreads
In Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame. Those without live in poverty.
Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge. With remarkable skills and a shocking genetic code the Core and its enemies will do anything to obtain, Willow suddenly finds the freedom she craves slipping through her fingers. Greed, corruption, and genetic tampering threaten every aspect of her existence as she’s thrust, unwilling, into the sophisticated culture of the elite Core city. To ensure peace, she must leave the past behind, marry a man she’s never met, and submit to the authority of a relentless officer with a hidden agenda of his own.
Her life has become a dangerous game. How much will she sacrifice in order to win?
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My Thoughts:
When I saw this pop up for review, I had to get my hands on it. I've heard nothing but good things about this novel, and I wanted to see exactly why it is so popular.
I will admit, at first I struggled with reading it. The first 30% or so was a bit on the boring side, and Willow did not appeal to me. She was bratty, senseless, and impulsive. The first chapter or so she was fine, but when she starts to interact with Reece, she irked me.
They take a tediously long amount of time to leave, but when they finally do, things start to happen. That when I started to really get into this book. The pace of this story ebbs and flows, with moments of tension and excitement, then moments of slow, almost uninteresting scenes.
The latter end of the book is where things finally get interesting. Because of that, I will continue this series. Willow starts to settle as a character, and so does Reece. But I do feel like other characters are left too wide open, even if this isn't a series, like what happened to Morrigan. For someone who was in a sense an innocent bystander, I feel like she wasn't treated right, nor was her affect on the lives of the people she'd always known and had always known her, really taken into account. Being a series, I seriously hope those plot holes are resolved in later books.
I'm definitely gripped by this story though. With such an open ending, I'm eager for the next part, like I've been thrown into a slowly and meticulously crafted world, given a great start, and now I need to wait. I should wait until series are completed!
All up, I ended up enjoying this, despite the slow start. It's a clean read, with a well thought-out world and character development.
***Thank you Xpresso Tours for providing a review copy.***
(The Prodigy Chronicles #1)
Published by: REUTS Publications
Publication date: March 31st 2015
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult
Goodreads
In Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame. Those without live in poverty.
Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge. With remarkable skills and a shocking genetic code the Core and its enemies will do anything to obtain, Willow suddenly finds the freedom she craves slipping through her fingers. Greed, corruption, and genetic tampering threaten every aspect of her existence as she’s thrust, unwilling, into the sophisticated culture of the elite Core city. To ensure peace, she must leave the past behind, marry a man she’s never met, and submit to the authority of a relentless officer with a hidden agenda of his own.
Her life has become a dangerous game. How much will she sacrifice in order to win?
Leave review here:
My Thoughts:
When I saw this pop up for review, I had to get my hands on it. I've heard nothing but good things about this novel, and I wanted to see exactly why it is so popular.
I will admit, at first I struggled with reading it. The first 30% or so was a bit on the boring side, and Willow did not appeal to me. She was bratty, senseless, and impulsive. The first chapter or so she was fine, but when she starts to interact with Reece, she irked me.
They take a tediously long amount of time to leave, but when they finally do, things start to happen. That when I started to really get into this book. The pace of this story ebbs and flows, with moments of tension and excitement, then moments of slow, almost uninteresting scenes.
The latter end of the book is where things finally get interesting. Because of that, I will continue this series. Willow starts to settle as a character, and so does Reece. But I do feel like other characters are left too wide open, even if this isn't a series, like what happened to Morrigan. For someone who was in a sense an innocent bystander, I feel like she wasn't treated right, nor was her affect on the lives of the people she'd always known and had always known her, really taken into account. Being a series, I seriously hope those plot holes are resolved in later books.
I'm definitely gripped by this story though. With such an open ending, I'm eager for the next part, like I've been thrown into a slowly and meticulously crafted world, given a great start, and now I need to wait. I should wait until series are completed!
All up, I ended up enjoying this, despite the slow start. It's a clean read, with a well thought-out world and character development.
***Thank you Xpresso Tours for providing a review copy.***
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