Seeker
by Arwen Elys Dayton
Quin has been training to be a Seeker since she was a child. Alongside her friend, Shinobu, and her love, John, the three prepare to take their oath as official Seekers. They will fight against injustice, help those in need, and do good in this modern world, using ancient weapons and lore.
But when John is not offered the chance to become a Seeker, and Quin finds out the truth about what Seekers do...and who they actually hurt versus help, she begins to question everything about herself, her training, and her father.
This is the first book of this series by Dayton. I will inform you now, so the book is not so confusing when you read it, that the story takes place in modern day times. The Seekers use ancient weaponry, and fight and live as you might picture of hundreds of years ago, but that is because they are training for an ancient purpose. This will help a lot when reading this story, as the author does not explain, in full, the setting and plot of this story.
The premise of this story is incredible, however, the execution is lacking. Not only is the time period questionable, the idea of "there" is not fully explained, leaving the reader in an abyss of confusion as they try to work their way through.
Quin is a strong female presence in this story, trying to do the right thing, and for that I commend Dayton as an author. But despite the plot holes and misunderstandings of the readers, and characters, I'm unconvinced this is literary genius.
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