Enter the Butterfly by W.O. Torres
Daughter Inherits Father’s Sentient Technology
An Indie Book Review by Joseph Poopinski
4 Stars
There’s never a dull moment in Mari’s adventures from resuscitating her best friend to raiding an oceanic weapons manufacturing plant in “a transparent bubble surrounded by sharks” or Samurai showdown duels versus overpowered mutants to firefights with hordes of terminator robots. With an absolutely bonkers (and exceedingly magic-like) technological singularity, she & her snarky team attempt to prevent a future AI war.
Fun & memorable moments: The “first” meeting between Agents Gonzo & Tomorrow. Olivia & Mari’s incessant banter. Befriending the mutants. How the unstoppable villain, glowing a menacing shade of red, slowly floats down, casually Magnetoesque, the darkest of tunnels to the mutants’ underground sanctuary for an unwelcome rendezvous & family reunion. A fantastic (and utterly ironic) explanation of confusing results, stemming from manipulating the timelines, which (although censored here) coherently declares that paradoxes do occur, with yesterday “slamming into present & future [like some] self-published author’s debut sci-fi novel.”
The Truth Exhumed
Surprises & revelations galore guide Eclipse through this fourth book in the To Be Nameless series. Most aren’t fresh (but nonetheless hurt acutely) & those historical events essentially rewrite who she & many other characters actually are. Will those recently revealed predestined personas greatly alter their present, hard-earned but semi-fictitious identities or fates? Romantasy takes the main stage but sci-fi & action still occur. Yet again Eclipse confronts obstacles that won’t quit, both external (the citizens hate her for fighting for Victor then still hate her when she fights against him!) & internal (feelings writ large), but she won’t quit either.
Selected highlights: Hard-hitting, gut-punching last words (“You were a light in my world that I could neither comprehend nor put out” and “with all the love & regret one heart can muster…”). Amy & Eclipse’s superspeed showdown. Alan’s name was really “Keeran Frootelstein!” How Eclipse weighed mutually beneficial interactions against potentially serious risks between the brothers’ kingdoms & her clever solutions solved it like a tricky logic puzzle. Coffee, dire wolves & Solars, oh my!
Fun & memorable moments: The “first” meeting between Agents Gonzo & Tomorrow. Olivia & Mari’s incessant banter. Befriending the mutants. How the unstoppable villain, glowing a menacing shade of red, slowly floats down, casually Magnetoesque, the darkest of tunnels to the mutants’ underground sanctuary for an unwelcome rendezvous & family reunion. A fantastic (and utterly ironic) explanation of confusing results, stemming from manipulating the timelines, which (although censored here) coherently declares that paradoxes do occur, with yesterday “slamming into present & future [like some] self-published author’s debut sci-fi novel.”
Eclipsing the Wind by C.G. Jaquish
The Truth Exhumed
An Indie Book Review by Joseph Poopinski
4 Stars
Surprises & revelations galore guide Eclipse through this fourth book in the To Be Nameless series. Most aren’t fresh (but nonetheless hurt acutely) & those historical events essentially rewrite who she & many other characters actually are. Will those recently revealed predestined personas greatly alter their present, hard-earned but semi-fictitious identities or fates? Romantasy takes the main stage but sci-fi & action still occur. Yet again Eclipse confronts obstacles that won’t quit, both external (the citizens hate her for fighting for Victor then still hate her when she fights against him!) & internal (feelings writ large), but she won’t quit either. Selected highlights: Hard-hitting, gut-punching last words (“You were a light in my world that I could neither comprehend nor put out” and “with all the love & regret one heart can muster…”). Amy & Eclipse’s superspeed showdown. Alan’s name was really “Keeran Frootelstein!” How Eclipse weighed mutually beneficial interactions against potentially serious risks between the brothers’ kingdoms & her clever solutions solved it like a tricky logic puzzle. Coffee, dire wolves & Solars, oh my!
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