Updated Review:

 

Disclaimer: I received this finished book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own. 

 

Book: Resistor 

 

Author: C.E. Clayton 

 

Book Series: Ellinor Book 1 

 

Rating: 4.5/5 

 

Diversity: Queer character, Lesbian character, Black character, Deaf character 

 

Recommended For...: science fiction, heist 

 

Publication Date: October 1, 2020 

 

Genre: Sci-Fi 

 

Recommended Age: 17+ (Language, sexual content, Religion, Death, Grief, Sexism, Romance, Gore, Violence, PTSD, Sacrifice) 

 

Explanation of CWs: There is cursing in this book. There is some slight sexual content and romance. There is a scene of a spouse death and grief is dealt with throughout the book. There is some religion talk in this book. There is some sexism shown in this book. There is lots of gore and violence. There is a scene of PTSD and a scene of a sacrifice shown. 

 

Publisher: Starfish Ink 

 

Pages: 416 

 

Synopsis: Ellinor Rask has wanted one thing for the past eight years: vengeance. But when Ellinor is captured, she finds herself dragged back into the world she walked away from, entangled once more with friends she would rather forget.
 
 As if that weren’t humiliating enough, Ellinor learns first hand that her magic can be stripped away by a piece of bio-tech—and her ex-boss is happy to leash her with the technology in order to get what he wants. If Ellinor behaves, the device will be removed. All she has to do is deliver a package. One containing a creature created from raw magical energy and discarded technology. Simple, right?
 
 But when her goals start getting people murdered, Ellinor has to decide if the year’s planning, her honor, and even her own magic, are worth the lives it’s costing. Dodging ruthless gangsters, she finds herself on the run with a creature of immeasurable magical abilities alongside her one-time friends. Now, Ellinor must relearn to trust the people she once abandoned. She must put her faith in technology, and her life in the hands of independent contractors, all while racing to deliver the package before it gets taken by force, or worse, the creature decides to make an appearance itself. 

 

Review: Overall, I enjoyed my reread of this book. I loved the main cast of characters and I always enjoy a great heist read. I don’t see a lot of these heist books set in space, which is where I like to read, so it’s even better when the book is a sci-fi heist like book. The book had great world building and great character development. The book also had a good plot and the story flowed well. I also really liked the magic in this book and it worked well with the technology and sci-fi aspect. 

 

However, I did feel like there was room for improvement in the book. There are a lot of characters and the amount of different characters and things you have to remember is a bit daunting. I found it hard to remember who was who from the huge cast. The book was a bit too fast paced in my opinion and I felt like I was being bounced around from place to place. It was hard to keep up with where the book was going sometimes. I feel like if the book was slowed down and maybe some more time was spent with the characters or if they were slimmed down a bit then it would have been a bit better for me. 

 

Verdict: It was good! 

Old Review:

Disclaimer: I received this book from the author. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Resistor

Author: C.E. Clayton

Book Series: Ellinor Book 1

Rating: 5/5

Recommended For...: sci-fi and fantasy lovers

Publication Date: August 7, 2020

Genre: Sci-Fi

Recommended Age: 17+ (language, violence, gore, death, grief, slight sexual content, slut shaming)

Publisher: Starfish Ink

Pages: 436

Synopsis: Ellinor Rask has wanted one thing for the past eight years: vengeance. But when Ellinor is captured, she finds herself dragged back into the world she walked away from, entangled once more with friends she would rather forget.

As if that weren’t humiliating enough, Ellinor learns first hand that her magic can be stripped away by a piece of bio-tech—and her ex-boss is happy to leash her with the technology in order to get what he wants. If Ellinor behaves, the device will be removed. All she has to do is deliver a package. One containing a creature created from raw magical energy and discarded technology. Simple, right?

But when her goals start getting people murdered, Ellinor has to decide if the year’s planning, her honor, and even her own magic, are worth the lives it’s costing. Dodging ruthless gangsters, she finds herself on the run with a creature of immeasurable magical abilities alongside her one-time friends. Now, Ellinor must relearn to trust the people she once abandoned. She must put her faith in technology, and her life in the hands of independent contractors, all while racing to deliver the package before it gets taken by force, or worse, the creature decides to make an appearance itself.

Review: Oh my word this was an amazing book! I loved the complex world building and the character development. The characters and how they interact with each other is always C.E.’s strong writing points and I loved all of the characters in this universe. The book was also full of action and the magic system and tech was pretty well done as well.

The only issues I had with the book were that the book is pretty slow in the being and it takes some getting used to in order to get into the book. But, once I was into the book, it was a quick 5 hour read. There was also some slut shaming which put me off of the main character.

Verdict: Definitely a must read if you’re into fantasy and sci-fi!