I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.

This book wasn't my favourite but it wasn't bad. The pacing could've been a bit faster and the characters more developed

I received an Advanced Reader Copy of Lightning Seeds and I’d like to thank NetGalley for providing me one in exchange for an honest review.

It hurts to say this: I’ve been trying to read this book and I can’t seem to make any progress. I don’t know why, or how but I know for sure I’ve never DNFed a book before. And, unfortunately this is my first time.

If you’re gonna read this review, don’t panic, I won’t include any spoilers.

Basically Lightning Seeds follows the story of an orphan? of a boy who goes by the name Syx as he is provided help by an unknown person who gets him out of the place he’s been confined to till he becomes a Hepta? and finds out the secrets and the betrayals that have shaken his world.

I’m so sorry if I didn’t get the description right. Being completely honest, this is truly an original idea and I would’ve loved to read more if only it had been able to get me hooked in the firsts 100 pages. I just don’t feel any connection, any emotional attachment to the main character and honestly, I didn’t get the part where he explains the whole ranking thing in his society and it truly messed things up in my head. I feel bad, because I was really excited to read this when I first requested but, turns out it wasn’t what I thought it would be.

First of all, the writing style. I don’t know if it might just be me but I didn’t get the meaning, I didn’t see the significance behind every word and every sentence and paragraph. They were just words connected but, for me, lacking content and meaning. Plus I didn’t actually find it easy to read.

Second of all, the description of the social hierarchy? or how the society in this dystopian world works. Is “Hapte” someone’s name or like a rank? Like colonel? And Syx? Is that also someone’s name ( the main character’s name ) or just a common name given to orphans who turn out to be not orphans because they’ve been denied to come back home until they ascend to Hepta? Am I right? Or wrong? And that’s what I’m referring to. I’m sure we would be given more information further in the book. However, I can’t keep reading it. It just doesn’t get me hooked and instead of feeling excitement to keep reading it, I just dread to even think of opening it and pass my eyes through thousands of words that hold no meaning to me.

Despite the fact that I’m aware it’s too difficult to get to love the main character in the beginning, other books really catch the reader’s attention in the first page or the second one. I didn’t feel any of this reading Lightning Seeds.

I’m sure some people may wonder how I dnfed it while they thought it’s a piece of art but, it’s just my opinion. So, again, I’m sorry for the author but I just couldn’t put myself to read this book.

Maybe, maybe someday I’ll find the courage to give it a second try and maybe, who knows? Maybe I’ll find myself enjoying it, but,,,,, who knows?

Either way, I want to congratulate the author on giving this book an amazing cover and title.

I tried to read this book several times however I couldn't and it had nothing to do by the way it was written. When I downloaded this book onto my phone via the Netgalley shelf, the pdf I got was horrible to read. The whole page was filled with words and nothing else left, which made it messy and chaotic. I tried reading it and from what I read this is my feedback:

The world-building was great. I was sucked into the world quite quickly and could imagine what everything looked like. The writing was quick and easy to read. I hope I'll find a copy in my country soon so I can properly read it.