The Path of One by D. P. Behling REVIEW

Summary:

Joshua Elias Tanner is trying to fix his life and reconnect with his four-year-old daughter Sophie. In a bizarre twist, he gets pulled into the multidimensional world of the Immortals simply by being the last person on the elevator after lunch!

If Josh wants to find his way back to Sophie, he will be forced to rise through the levels of mortal cultivation to reach Transcendence with his fate-bonded brother, Senyak Marztanak.

Senyak needs the unique mortal qualities of Josh if Sen is to reclaim his Immortality and sit on his family's ruling seat.

My Thoughts:

This was really interesting to read. I especially love the development of the characters throughout the novel, and the room made to develop them more in the sequel.

Josh is like a reader-insert of sorts. He, like us, are thrown into a reality of which we know nothing about. While I do like his character, Josh acts a lot more like a teenager than a father, which is really most of the novel. We get little glimpses into his life, but I found it kind of hard to believe that he is an adult.

Senyak is so interesting as a character. He originally was not the heir to his family, but his brouther failed his test and was unable to claim the right to be his family's heir. His character is astonishingly more believable than Josh's. Senyak is hundreds of years old, but time is different when you're an Immortal, and he comes off as a teenager who tries to be seen as an adult (except it doesn't work).

Sophie was mentioned a few times, but never in much detail for being such an important factor in the story.

In terms of reading, the novel was difficult at first due to the vocabulary being very scientific, but it catches on soon after. The book also jumped around from feeling like an adult novel and being a YA novel, which was kind of confusing.

A lot of these criticisms really come down to characterization in terms of plot, which could be solved in the sequel.

I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. However, I would pick up the sequel whenever it comes out.

My Rating: 3 stars