Afterlife
The Arcadia Chronicles-Book One
by JK Ishaya and Kenneth Mader
2/5 stars
⭐⭐
Afterlife is the story of Elaine Ways, whose husband is brutally murdered on the night of their anniversary.
Her husband Derek, had been a key designer of a mysterious project that "treated" children with a very specific type of brain tumor. The tumor affected the children in a way that caused them to have psychic gifts. Halfway through the book, after the main character undergoes a transformation her name just "changes" to Arcadia because she dreamed it that way. Really?? Give me a break.
Those sentences pretty much sum up the first part of this very confusing and unclear book.
So much gobbledygook science here. Everything from astral projection to hypothermia to gyroscopes.
I'm sorry, but I AM actually a scientist by trade, and this book was just garbage to me.
If you can get past the first half of this nonsense, some of the action is OK, the interpersonal storylines are nice, however, there is a lot of description of various Asian weapons etc., so perhaps some explanation of what these are would be nice if this is intended to be a Book #1.
Be aware some of the descriptions of what is done to the children by the villains is very graphic and disturbing.
I cannot in all good conscience recommend this book, for me it was a hot mess.
I received a free ARC from NetGalley for my honest opinions which are my own.
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