Addison's Mark

I really want to put 3 1/2 because I did enjoy it more than just 3 stars. The setting in post economic fall America is very clear. The sequences about visions were clear to me as well. The characters were interesting and believable. The plot moved along well. It was fast paced without being so fast as to lose the internal character struggle.

However there were a couple things that I didn't care for.Theologically I disagreed in a few places. The ending seemed more like a stopping place rather than an ending. I understand it is book 1 of 2, but I didn't feel the resolution was sufficient enough to consider it the end of their book. I didn't like that it was not presented as Book 1 of 2. I didn't particularly like the cover, but I don't know that I could have done better.

I assume that the many questions I have left will be answered in Book 2. So I don't count those against the book. I was not distracted by the similes and metaphors. It made Sam Addison more believable as a 20 year old non-scholar. Some mentioned confusion during the vision sequences, but that was not a problem for me.

Overall, the story itself is very good and doesn't limit itself to simply a young adult audience. The minor problems in no way detract from the enjoyment of the whole novel.

I received a free copy of the book from Story Cartel in exchange for an honest review.