Kaleb Nation
Paperback | Pages: 300 pages Rating: 3.97 | 643 Users | 120 Reviews
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| Title | : | Harken (Harken #1) |
| Author | : | Kaleb Nation |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1 |
| Pages | : | Pages: 300 pages |
| Published | : | January 9th 2013 by Volt Books |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fantasy. Paranormal. Science Fiction |
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Michael Asher is a prodigy for hire, born with the unexplainable ability to read someone’s thoughts through their eyes. Truth-seekers venture from all over the world to his small California hometown, desperate to know the truth about spouses and business partners, willing to pay the highest price for his gift.But the same whispers that made Michael an underground celebrity reach someone who has been hunting for him. What should have been just another work night sends Michael running for his life from a madman assassin—a killer who isn't human—and a global secret society who wants him dead.
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| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Harken #1 |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 643 Users | 120 ReviewsRate Containing Books Harken (Harken #1)
I've been following the news of Harken back since it was still '#SecretKalebBook," so it's safe to say that I have been waiting a very, very long time to read this, not only because my name and my best friend's name got in the acknowledgements (uh, how cool is that?) but also because of how interesting it sounded. It was the intrigue and mystery surrounding the whole story that really made me want to read it. However, I was a little bit unhappy that it wasn't coming out as a physical copy justI love Kaleb Nation. I really do. I thoroughly enjoyed this book while I was reading it as well. But can't give it 5 stars.There are several places in the story (most within the first 25% of the book) where the editing didn't catch a miss-type though -they were glaring enough to break into the story & make me stop to figure out what he was trying to say. I found it really affected the way I read and enjoyed the story. The other issue I had was the extreme amount of detailing everything that
%40 of the book is acknowledgements? Well, then good. Because I'm tired of reading this book! The writing is pretty awful. Not the worst ever, but definitely not good. It seemed pretty forced, like he was trying too hard to have good and moving writing. Or rather, not trying hard enough. It could use a LOT of editing, a lot of refinement. There are way too many similes that don't quite make sense or accurately describe what's going on, or are completely unnecessary. The point of similes is to
*****FINAL RATING: 4.75 STARS***** CATCHALL I really, really loved this book. Like, I really, really did. I've been somewhat lucky in my reading lately, which is awesome, and this book cemented that streak for me. The characters were memorable and it used a fairly unique concept. It was unputdownable and held my attention amazingly well, which, while not exactly an accomplishment unique to this book, is still fantastic considering I have a book I started back in July still sitting half-read on
There was an insane amount of hype surrounding this book, which made me incredibly nervous. I mean, not nervous enough that I didn't buy it at midnight along with the rest of Kaleb's army of devoted fans, but still a little bit unsure about whether or not I would like it.Luckily, I discovered early on that yes, the hype was totally justified. Harken is filled with awesome. The plot is intense and action-packed, and it had me constantly flipping the pages (er, pressing the button on my kindle) to
I saw a lot about this book online before it's release, hints, trails, youtube videos, sneak peaks - it was all very intriguing. I signed up to the newsletter and read the news about it but didn't really get too involved. The release came and sort of passed me by. Then my favourite youtube reviewer 'CassJayTuck' did a review of it and she was raving about it.I tend to have similar tastes to her and after seeing her excitement I knew I wanted to try and get a copy. Well something in the universe
I really have mixed feelings about Harken; in many ways it reminds me of Christopher Paolini and the Inheritance Cycle, for reasons that have nothing to do with specific plot. On one hand, it's a good story written by a talented young man. On the other, bits of the story feel cliche, predictable, and too wordy overall. Descriptions and inner monologues are great, but they shouldn't slow the story down. At one point, Nation launches into a large explanatory paragraph detailing the scene at hand,
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