Title: Aether Warriors
Author: Dean Ravenola
Genre: Fantasy
Review:
This book was a fun, quick read once I got rid of some preconceived notions I had set up in my mind regarding Aether Warriors. The book description interested me right away, but as I started reading the book, I couldn't help but think that the main character felt a little bit two dimensional....but then I realized that was because I was reading the book with the mind of someone expecting a YA read. Once I started reading the book with the mindset of a middle schooler, it was very enjoyable.
Since this book is probably aimed towards younger readers (I'm thinking age 10+), parts of the plot was on the more predictable side. There were also a few scenes that seemed a bit implausible to me. For example, I find it kind of hard to believe a thirteen year-old boy could pick up a pair of daggers and wield them like a kung fu master with virtually no training, even though he is connected to Aether (the universal life force.) But hey, anything is possible within the pages of a book, right?
I know I did mention that Aether Warriors was a bit predictable for my taste--but there was one major plot twist that I did not see coming at all. The author did an excellent job setting up and misleading readers up til the twist. So, kudos to Dean for that amazing plot/character twist!
