Author - Arwen Elys Dayton
Series - Seeker #1
Genre - YA Fantasy
Published February 10th 2015
Publisher Delacorte Books
Format - Kindle Review Copy
Synopsis
Quin Kincaid has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered ‘Seeker’.
Only when it’s too late does she discover she will be using her new-found knowledge and training to become an assassin. Quin's new role will take her around the globe, from a remote estate in Scotland to a bustling, futuristic Hong Kong where the past she thought she had escaped will finally catch up with her.
Quin Kincaid has been put through years of brutal training for what she thinks is the noble purpose of becoming a revered ‘Seeker’.
Only when it’s too late does she discover she will be using her new-found knowledge and training to become an assassin. Quin's new role will take her around the globe, from a remote estate in Scotland to a bustling, futuristic Hong Kong where the past she thought she had escaped will finally catch up with her.
Review
I received the Seeker in return for an honest review from
the publisher via Netgalley. Quin knew she was going to be a seeker her whole
life and at eight she started training to be a seeker. While Quin and Shinobu
take their oaths as seekers John is kicked out and sent back to his
grandfather. Growing up Quin always saw
the seeker as an honorable future but after taking her oath it’s not what she
expected and now she’s locked in. After
her first night Quin plans to leave but instead she sticks around because that’s
what is expected.
When John shows up intent on claiming the athame which
belongs to his family things go horribly wrong from Quin’s home burning to the
ground to Shinobu’s father being shot with a disruptor. Fleeing from the only
home she’s known with her mother and Shinobu she leaves her father with the
Dreads running from John Quin uses the athame to travel to Hong Kong but before
they can travel though the doorway she’s hit by a stray bullet from John. Given
the chance to forget the past Quin takes in embarking on a new life without the
past to get in the way. Shinobu also takes off on his own but while Quin
becomes a healer he falls deeper and deeper into the dark world of opium. Will
they be able to live their lives free of John who is desperate to get his hands
on the athame or will Quin be forced to remember her past she desperately wants
to forget.
I like Quin she’s a character who has a good heart but let
the fact that she’s spent her whole life following her father lead her down the
wrong path. She’s a kick ass character which is one of the qualities I love in
a heroine. I wasn’t sure about John in the story he has a tragic past which
kind of explains why he is so intent on getting the athame. I’m torn on Shinobu
as a potential for Quin because they are cousins but 3rd by marriage
I think but there is a potential romance blossoming between them even though
she was prior in love with John before she became a seeker. We also get an
insight into Maud who is the young dread who I really liked her addition to the
novel.
I’ve been dying to get my hands on a copy of the Seeker it’s
one of my most anticipated novels of 2015. My partner in Crime Stormi over at Books,Movies, Reviews agreed to buddy read this one with me. Seeker is a mix of high fantasy with modern
futuristic elements. The story starts out in Scotland than moves to Hong Kong
even London in the near future with flying cars floating ships and one of a kind
weapons. The author has created this unique little world where are characters
live, it’s interesting to see the modern day features like a cell phone in Hong
Kong but in Scotland they live on a estate without electricity. The overall
concept for Seeker is an interesting one that I found captivating right from
the start I wanted to know more about the Seekers. However I don’t think it was
executed smoothly we have moment where I felt like something was missing and
other parts are skipped to come back in a flashback. Overall I enjoyed the
novel the characters are great with their own individual stories all woven and
intersecting together. It did feel like a slower read and I found myself
struggling because it is disjoined but after the last 50% I finished in one
afternoon. Basically I loved the story but wish it was a little smoother and
plan to read the next one because I want to know what will happen next.
Yep, you sure liked this one much more than I did. You made it even sound better than I thought it was..lol. Glad you liked it though..now on to the next one! :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Seeker! I loved Maud!! She was the best character! I liked Quin as a heroine. I hope John redeems himself in the next book! I was saddened by Shinobu's addiction to drugs. I'm excited for the next book because I want to see what's going on with that secret Seeker book. (:
ReplyDeletePearl @ AsteriskPearl's Book Blog
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who enjoyed this one. I agree Maud was great. I wasn't a fan of the addiction either for poor Shinobu. I'm excited to see what happens next!
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