(The more I think about this series, the more I can see it as fanfic of Twilight.) Cora is just stupid. Don't get me wrong, Bella is also a difficult character, but she's a teenager.

The difference between Cora and Bella though, is that I like Bella. She low-key kinda reminds me of Bella Swan, and while reading I felt like I was crazy.' ( from my review of Axiom's End) 'Cora is whiny, annoying, impulsive, immature, and somehow painfully realistic. I got to a point while reading Truth of the Divine where I decided if any form of 'animal brain', 'animal rage', or 'alien brain' was used again that I was going to drop this book and write my review without finishing it. I hate repetitiveness in books unless it has a reason. First books are always hard, so I gave a pass for the things that bothered me, with the hope they would improve in book two. I was admittedly more lenient with the writing in my review of book one. I just don't think I click with Lindsay's writing style. I have a big section on the page of notes I took while reading that just says 'BORED' that I doodle around while trying to focus. If I had not requested this book as an ARC, I wouldn't have finished it. I also got annoyed by the way certain things were explained because it came off very 'look guys, I'm woke' and it just felt disingenuous. Normally, I find these discussions to be interesting, but by the 50% mark my brain had almost checked out. Thus, we spend quite a bit of time focused on the political going-ons and the discussion of what the definition of a person is. Truth of the Divine dives into the aftermath of what that could lead to. I also really loved Nikola and how different he was from all of the other amygdalines introduced so far.Īxiom's End was more focused on the first contact/alien arrival. If the story had started with him, instead of Cora, I probably would have enjoyed both books more.

If you read my review of Axiom's End, you know how much I disliked pretty much all of the humans. I appreciate that Ellis took the time to add a warning to the beginning about these and other potentially triggering subject matter.īook two of the Noumena series also introduces two new main characters, Nik and Kaveh.

The topics of PTSD, suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-harm are part of the main focus of this book. It is a much darker book compared to Axiom's End, due to the trauma that the two main characters endured. Truth of the Divine continues the story of Cora and Ampersand. I hate writing negative reviews, but I also refuse to lie. Since I do not request books often anymore, I try to only ask for ARCs that I will genuinely like. I love Lindsay's youtube videos and wanted to support her in her new career as an author. I signed up to read and review this because I somewhat enjoyed the first book. TW: this book and review mention subject matter that can be triggering.

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