Echo Volume 1 Approaching Shatter Review

Now I primarily read fantasy so it’s rare for a Sci-Fi book to capture my attention. But when I saw Echo’s book cover and description I was intrigued. At first, I thought it was going to be very similar to 1984 which I personally didn’t like(a combination of being forced to read it and thinking it was boring) so I was skeptical about enjoying it. But that skepticism quickly turned into intrigue as I kept reading. There were two things in this book that solidified its position in my good pile.

First was of course Atriya himself, but more specifically that it’s believable that he can change. In other books that have the mc change their entire world view like Echo, it’s sometimes unbelievable that they would change that much that quick. But Approaching Shatter sets up Atriyas’ character in a way that makes it plausible for him to alter his whole life and perspective. And thus it won’t give me whiplash when he inevitably switches to the Dissidents’ side(I don’t know if this is actually going to happen it’s just my prediction).

The second thing that I really enjoyed was the inclusion of what I like to call Sci-Fi magic(you know ESP, psychic powers, that type of stuff)! When the psychic stuff comes into a Sci-Fi book it automatically gives the book bonus points in my opinion. Mostly because I feel like it helps take the book out of reality a little bit more and gives it more of a fantastical feel. Which is what I love about fiction.

All in all, I was very fascinated by this book and am very interested to see where it goes so I’d give it a 7.5 out of 10.