About the Book

A plan is exposed, centuries in the making and so sinister not even the legend himself could have predicted the depth of its impact on the world.

In his lifetime, Stefano Terenzio had a merciless ambition for absolute power. Two generations later, the shock wave he ignited was still being felt. Now, as the world inches closer to December 21st, 2012, sides are chosen, families divide, and an epic battle begins that will determine whether mankind continues existing in a world of lies or shatters the chains that have held us prisoner since his-story was written.

The Review

Full of intrigue and deep family connections, Synarchy Book 1: The Awakening, is a book that will suck you in and not let you go until the very last page. If you are any sort of fan of the mafia-family style of story with a sci-fi kind of feel and plenty of action, then you’d better have snacks with you because you won’t want to put it down.

DCS has created a world from all the best genres. She combines action with conspiracy theory, love and betrayal with a serious threat on mankind. She has written a unique story that even spans different generations. Not only that, but she put it at the personal, family drama type of level while maintaining the ‘threat to the world’ feel of things. No doubt it was a project of love as well as blood, sweat and tears.

My ‘hiccups’ with The Awakening come with my feeling that this book needed another editor (which is addressed in book two, which I will be reviewing soon). The technical errors weren’t many, but there were enough for me to write a comment down on my review note card about them. There are also acronyms and terms which aren’t explained as well as certain things (like ‘harsh gray eyes’) that are repeated too often. As a wannabe editor, I can’t help but notice.

There are other things that I feel are confusing. I understand the importance of family in this book – and, in fact, I quite enjoy it – but the very number of Terenzios running around made me itch to get out a notepad so I could get all the family members names and how they worked into the family tree jotted down. This is also addressed in book two with a list in the front.

(Mind you, I don’t mind the number of Terenzios in general, as they are a family I could happily read about for a long time.)

DCS is a very talented writer, but almost every writer needs an equally as talented editor standing behind her to create a work of fiction that will truly take readers to a new world – and keep them there.

All in all, I am quite impressed with this book. I can’t imagine the amount of time, research and natural talent it must have taken DCS to weave everything from New Age beliefs to conspiracy theories and the mafia all together. Never have I been so happy to have a book continue on in a series.

The Short Version

I think The Awakening is a great book and a great start to a series. I highly recommend it as a unique and engaging read.

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Rating: 4 ½ stars

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Synarchy Book One: The Awakening
By DCS
http://www.themindofdcs.com
ISBN: 978-0615196756
Length: 208 Pages