#128 + #129 Eden’s Ore book 1 + 2, B. V. Bayly

#128 + #129 Eden’s Ore book 1 + 2, B. V. Bayly
#128- Book 1- Eden’s Ore: secrets, B. V. Bayly

An interesting new concept that I found unlike other books I’ve read however I found the storyline to be too complex and the pacing to be slow.

The main character is Gabriel, a normal guy who’s mother died in a storm that ruined his family home and forces him to live with his estranged brother. The effects of the storm leave Gabriel with a white shard lodged in his chest, a problem that doesn’t seem to matter much until it gives him some new and unexplainable powers. This is where I think the book becomes too complex, as it seems like everyone but him knows about the mysterious powers of these shards and others like it. The book becomes almost a military operation with various groups of people involved in either using these shards or trying to destroy them. Gabriel as a character didn’t seem to have a whole lot about him and he was a bit spoiled but the premise of the story offers a lot of opportunities for his character to be developed.

The secondary characters I found most noteworthy in this book were Nate, the father figure in Gabriel’s life, Adin Gabriel’s estranged brother. Nate is in my opinion the most likeable character in this book as he seems to be level headed and very aware throughout unlike other characters who seem to stumble from one event to another. Adin is similar to Gabriel as he seems virtually unaware of all the things going around him. There are many other characters in this book however I got extremely confused by the storyline so can’t really recall them.

The storyline as stated previously was very confusing; it ultimately felt like there was too much going on and not much explanation for any of it. The pacing was also quite disappointing as it seemed to make the very complex storyline drag.

This book while had an interesting concept didn’t really follow through, sorry 2 stars.

#129- Book 2- Eden’s Ore: revelations, B. V. Bayly

This book follows on from the previous book and while it still has a story that continues on seems like an entirely different concept that I found incredibly difficult to follow.

The main character is again Gabriel and while we would expect a character in the second book in the series to have some development he has none. I found him to be worse than in the first book with nothing new to add to himself or his powers gained from the ore.

The secondary characters I found most noteworthy were Nate and Claire, Nate is almost the same as in the previous book except from in this book he takes on a much more serious role within his group again the ore. Claire in this book is somewhat of a love interest for Gabriel and attempts to give him more of human properties as the shard takes control of his life more.

The storyline and pacing in this book are the main problems; the storyline is even more complex than in the first and although the book is called revelations I thought nothing was revealed. The pacing made it very difficult to read this book as it was far too slow for there to be any significant storyline changes.

I’m really sorry this book was just not for me, 2 stars.