Book Review: Age of The Almek
Age of The Almek (The Almek Series, #1) by Tara A. Lake is a dystopian novel where citizens of the world are taught “desertion is death and loyalty is life.”
Lake has an amazing imagination and finds ways to bring readers into her world through dialogues and narration. I really enjoyed this part of the book. However, there were points the story dragged on. I really like some of the ideas in the book and I think the prologue is amazing, but it wasn’t enough for me to fully engage with the book. Combine this with the formatting (too small font and margins plus 500 page book), I struggled to get through the book. I think this problem would be solved reading it as an ebook.
This book wasn’t quite for me, but it may be for readers who enjoy slow-paced dystopias. I think Lake is a great writer and I’m excited to see what else she has up her sleeve.
Elizabeth Suggs is the owner and founder of Editing Mee and co-owner of Collective Tales Publishing. When she’s not writing or editing, she loves to dive deep into books (the weirder, the better!), and she loves to take random long walks to unplanned destinations. Check out her recently released book Collective Darkness with eleven other authors. Buy your copy here: www.CollectiveDarkness.com