Oracle by RJ Scott
Oracle
By RJ Scott
Series: Oracle, Book of Secrets
Tags: Current, modern fantasy, mythology, mystery, suspense, new relationship, magic, mm romance, soul mates, July, review, Scott, series,
Length: 199 pages
Rating: Okayish
Blurb: Alex Sheridan. An empath with no memory of his early childhood. His body is covered in patterns and scars.
Luke MacKinnon. A professor of ancient languages. The US Army knows he is the person to find answers. Words in an ancient script leading them to a weapon to win the war to end all wars. Others want Luke to find the Oracle for revenge as old as time.
The legend. The power of the Oracle returning after fifty generations, sent by the Gods on Olympus. When Alex and Luke meet there is more than just lust between them.
There is a connection they cannot understand but how can they survive the evil that wants the Oracle?
I have to say that I was less than impressed by this modern reinterpretation of the legend of the Oracle of Delphi. The idea was great, and there were some good parts to this novel but overall, I had some larger issues. The whole plot was interesting, but sort of unteathered. I would have believed that there was a secret sect waiting around from the past for the Oracle to appear but how did the military get involved? Where they get started going down this track? Ecetera, if there was a tie in there it didn't make much sense to me.
Beyond that, honestly? I didn't feel the connection between Luke and Alex. It was like touch, wham bham thank you mam, all the time. I didn't buy the feelings between them. I also found R.J. Scott's writing to be somewhat confusing, so that often I wasn't exactly sure what was going on. Connections that were made didn't make sense to me. The only relationship that I found even somewhat interesting was the side one.
So I guess in the end I felt that this book needed more clarity. The idea's needed to be worked out a little more, the relationship and the characters need more than instant attraction and soul mating to be believable. I was not inspired to read the second book.