This was a really good story with many of the elements that make a tale great: powerful characters you grow to care about, mysteries and intrigue, action, intellectual pursuits, romance.
I especially like the strong female lead character of
Chelsea. Even though she was often
afraid, admittedly didn’t know what to do, and often over-reacted emotionally,
she still forged ahead, did the best job she could do and tried to do what she
felt was right.
The male lead, on the other hand, was not as endearing;
mostly, Trevor was just annoying. His
inability to make a choice about anything or to do something productive
probably led to or at least exasperated some of the bad spots they got themselves
into.
Personally, I did not like how the narrative switched from
the male protagonist to the female protagonist every other chapter. While I know that is a popular method of
late, and it can be helpful to give insight to what both characters are
thinking and how things appear from their perspective, I still found it rather
confusing. Not to mention that the
chapter would often end on what seemed like a significant moment, but then the
next chapter would start up with something entirely different, frequently with
no resolution of the prior situation.
I found it interesting how many times the author was able to
weave the word gyre into the narrative, especially without
it looking forced or overdone, and also while utilizing the various definitions
of it in different settings. I thought
this was a nice way to tie-in the title without breaking the fourth wall, and
to remind the reader about this theme that seems to be underlying just about
everything in the story.
The use of Atlantis as having been a real place and the
discovery of apparent proof of it was very intriguing. I was, however, very confused about who was
working for which side in the conflict, how many factions there were in each
group, and what were everyone’s objectives and motivations. Hopefully that will be made more clear in
future titles; since the story pretty much ends on a cliff-hanger, I’m fairly
certain there will be at least one more book in the series! I can't wait to read it!
I received a free
eBook of Gyre from Curiosity Quills in exchange for an honest review.
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