If you have had a long time with the Harry Potter series, KC Archer has prepared something for you! It is not the world of an adolescent boy, but of a young woman who is trying with all her might ... to lead a normal life. The discovery of psychic abilities comes to the rescue, thanks to which the main character will land in the Institute shrouded in secret.
Fortune goes on and on
We meet Teddy Cannon in unusual circumstances when she tries to sneak into a Las Vegas casino. She was recently expelled from Standford University, and in a short time she owed tens of thousands of dollars to a Russian moneylender, not having too many options to pay off the debt. Horror, moving to college was supposed to be a bridge to independence, while the heroine quickly returns to her family’s “estate”.
It is in the casino that the girl discovers her extraordinary ability to “read people”, which at first brings her big profits and then trouble. Even the first pages of the Institute are really intriguing, but they don’t reveal all the pages. These are not the only factors that intensify the life crisis of the main character, who is also facing epilepsy and living in a garage. The chance of admitting Teddy to the titular Institute is basically the only possible step forward.
school for adults
The institute turns out to be a specialized school operating under the cover of FBI agents and extraordinary teachers. The story is set in the reality we know, and the whole thing is logical, well-founded and credible science fiction. The action is multifaceted, there is definitely a lot going on here – I have come across some motives earlier, but the Institutecreates an original whole and provides new stimuli all the time – in such a way that we do not get bored even for a moment. It is not only a successful juggling of ideas, but also genres – the mentioned sci-fi, crime fiction and romance. The course of events is perfectly balanced, and the threads evolve neatly, which is why I highly appreciate the very “skeleton” of the story. On the other hand, the perfunctory descriptions and limping creation of the characters leave a huge dissatisfaction. The characteristics seemed to me often forced, as if they had been brutally pushed into more or less the right place. The action scenes in particular gave the impression of being short and made it difficult to experience emotions together with the characters. In addition to the main character, we meet many other characters and there is already a big problem with them. Until the middle of the book, I was lost, losing my certainty that this hero was really the one which I think of – they were not properly introduced into history. Although the author tried to smuggle in the characteristic features and behavior of individual characters, not all of them managed to achieve a sufficient effect. On the plus side, I can add that there is no duplication of stereotypes at a low cost – there are no good and bad characters, they all act for their own reasons, or “play to their own goal”. There are no heroes or geniuses, but each of them has its own niche and conditions. It’s also not that flat – we won’t find superhumans here, just a group of outcasts making mistakes. that there is no duplication of stereotypes at low cost – there are no good and bad characters, they all act for their own reasons, or “play to their own goal”. There are no heroes or geniuses, but each of them has its own niche and conditions. It’s also not that flat – we won’t find superhumans here, just a group of outcasts making mistakes. that there is no duplication of stereotypes at a low cost – there are no good and bad characters, all act for their own reasons, or “play to their own goal”. There are no heroes or geniuses, but each of them has its own niche and conditions. It’s also not that flat – we won’t find superhumans here, just a group of outcasts making mistakes.
Magic 20+
The whole thing is sometimes suitable for a script, due to poor descriptions and difficulties in delivering emotions. I haven’t moved to the world of the Institute for a moment, despite the fact that I highly appreciate the idea and the content and sequence of the scenes. I can’t say much about the characters, except maybe for the main character. What is missing is the pen’s magical lightness and this ability that transports us through time and space. Tastes, smells, sounds, moods, atmosphere of unusual, esoteric lessons and semester tests. I have intentionally revealed few details about the functioning of the Institute and whether it is similar to another well-known School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Let me just reveal that there are no teenagers here, and the kind of magic is more balanced, based on the strength of the mind and the perception of extrasensory stimuli.
If the next part falls into my hands, I will definitely have a look at it. The story has great potential, so much so that the writing shortcomings can be made up for on the big screen.
