New Book Releases of September: "Nyxia" by Scott Reintgen

   This September has been a very fruitful month for the book industry - a lot of new interesting releases, among which Nyxia by Scott Reintgen. It's a futuristic sci-fi novel about space travel and new habitable planets.

   The events are set in the nearer future, but the differences in advanced technologies are quite fascinating. Even though the main plot reminds a bit of the movie Avatar created by James Cameron and Hunger Games book and movie series, this doesn't influence the fact that it's a very entertaining story with some unexpected turns and very likable characters whose personalities make the novel more relate-able and believable, together with the not so likable characters.

   The people are well written and craft-fully developed, there are not so many things in the manner of Reintgen's storytelling that may distract the reader. There is one noticeable feature that some might find being overused - the appearance of capital letters for filing is explained further in the story and it gives more personal traits to the protagonist Emmett, a teenage boy, nonetheless, it's very easy to overcrowd the text with what's supposed to be its peculiarity, there is a fine line for that and in some situations and events it can seem a bit unnecessary, but only to a very picky reader. 

   There are lots of writers who make more annoying mistakes where Reintgen shows skill and effort to perfect the story, being an English teacher he even asked for students' help in making his characters more full of life.

   You start caring for them and worry about what would happen to them next. That's why when somebody dies and you didn't expect it to be done in that way, you start to mourn with other characters.

   Since it's the first book of the trilogy, it undoubtedly ends with some kind of a cliff-hanger that will make readers die of anticipation to find out what happens after that. They might even try to imagine the possible events, create theories, but there's no way of knowing what the fate has in store until the second novel lands the bookshop counters. And it's a complete win for Scott Reintgen, because he's guaranteed the success of the series with such a great start.

   Let's hope that two other books will be written in the same manner and with the same suspense as the first one and won't miss the mark. Even though I usually prefer stand-alone books that don't leave you hanging, I still think this one is worth reading and would be interesting for both - teens and adults, and it even may have a prospect for a movie.

   While I don't want to spoil all the details, I can still admit - it has a lot of thrill to it and all the adventures, trials and challenges the characters go through build them up and prepare them for even more trials in the future - you can see their growth. And even though the events of the first novel in the series are happening during space travel, it still has an edge and it gives a promise for more to come.