Dragon Mind Dragon Myth #1 Vered Ehsani 9781478186946 Books
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Ten years ago, an artificial brain was installed into a futuristic computer system. To most people, it is a non-living entity operating in the background of their lives. Only a girl named Myth knows better his name is Dragon and he is very much alive. After ten bodiless years, Dragon has a dream that will change everything and will put his mind and Myth's life in mortal danger. There are powerful forces that don't want the truth revealed and they're coming for Dragon. But where do you run to when you're already everywhere?
Dragon Mind Dragon Myth #1 Vered Ehsani 9781478186946 Books
Falling a bit behind on my reviews, Im finally getting to Dragon's Mind! I highly enjoyed this light science fiction read ^_^It wasn't perfect, but at the very least, it was edited well, and interesting enough to buy it as a paperback after seeing it for free via Amazon Prime.
Dragon's Mind was a confusing story at times, but it was entertaining. A fictional upscale resort/man-made island was the setting for this tale about an artificial mind, who learned he was actually real, and the teenager who helped created his program.
I'd rather break down some of the things I did and didn't connect with. Most people will be able to live with what I didn't connect with, so it is a read I'd highly recommend.
What I liked:
I had pros and cons about this fictional man-made island, created to be a type of upscale Atlantic City/Las Vegas. The entire island was run by an artificial brain named "MindsOPS" or aka "Dragon." The entire set up made it appear to be a Sin City type place for rich people, or visitors to run from their problems or normal lives, if only for a moment.
Dragon was a computer program/artificial brain that were the resort's eyes, ears, or all senses. The technology behind the program was to prove that scientists could create artificial intelligence that envied man, which many assumed they succeeded at, UNTIL Dragon began to remember he wasn't always an artificial brain.
I really liked the three main characters. Dragon, aka "MindOps" was the artificial intelligence teenager/budding scientist and prodigy Myranda Thalia aka "Myth" worked with while creating her revolutionary program. Myth was a biracial girl(half white and half black)and had a strong relationship with her mother(who was also a scientist). There was another main character of Chinese descent named Darren Cho. I liked him, but I do have a complain once I get to the diversity section.
All three main characters were really cool. It was nice to see a story that didn't shy away from a group of diverse kids coming together to stop a corrupt city system.
Most of the conflict came from Dragon, upon creating a family friendly holographic image to display, starts remembering the origins of that image. That it was who he used to be, before he became a brain. This secret has the power to bring a lot of people in high places down, so of course the baddies want nothing more but to destroy anyone involved. That included Myth, the person he worked the closest with.
It has a Tron feel to it, if anyone is into Computer Program-Reality type plots. I think that's what I liked about it the most.
I think the developmental editing is pretty good. It's not life changing, but the plot made sense throughout the book. There weren't any major issue with formatting or grammar, but I can't give it all the editing points.
I absolutely love the cover, and the title fits the book. I would probably pick this up in a bookstore based on the cover alone. I liked every name but I did have a complaint about a surname,but I'll explain later. I think I got a pretty clear picture of the characters, or at least the characters that had speaking lines(expect for The Boss).
What I didn't connect to:
The major detail I connected with the least, the detail that drove me absolutely insane, was the character Darren Cho. From first glance, before anything is known about him, I assumed he'd be Korean American. After all, Cho is a Korean surname.
Darren turned up being of Chinese descent, and that bugged the hell out of me, because it made me wonder how much research went into making his ethnicity clear. I know, I know, there are a few names, first and last, that have some relations or similarities in East Asia.
But perhaps Chow, Cao or Tso would have been better choices. They would have been recognizably Chinese, and wouldn't be mistaken for Korean at all.
Also, as far as diversity went, it was good, but not great. The representation that is shown is good. But there were a lot of colorist ideologies in the book, be they intentional or not.
One character, who was saving Myth's life by the way, was described in such an unflattering light, just because he was dark skinned, physically strong and had dreadlocks. All I kept thinking was, give this dude my number XD It made me feel as though he was being judged in the same light a lot of brothers get judged right before they die by a cop's hand.
I didn't connect to that. Myth and Dragon were to me the strongest written characters. But even Myth's dialogue seemed a bit off, or childish, considering her high intelligence level.
I also didn't like the multiple narratives. Myth and Dragon I understood, because they're actually on the cover. But there were several villains (The Albino and The Boss for starters) where I thought their narrative didn't exactly help the story run smoother.
Albinism is lack of melanin defect(a disability of sorts) but The Albino wasn't a strong written character. I didn't think it painted her in a flattering light, and making her the villain, considering what she'd gone through didn't seem fair.
The Boss? Even though I pictured him South Asian, it was never really clear what he looked like. I assumed since chapters were told from his perspective, the least that could be done is have a clear picture of him. He wore "Indian" style clothing, which I interpreted at the very least as a Sherwani and slacks. But I'd be really disappointed to see some random white guy in such dignified clothes XD
Overall all, this book had strong points, but had some very weak points as well.
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Dragon Mind Dragon Myth #1 Vered Ehsani 9781478186946 Books Reviews
Love all of Ms. Ehsani's books. This was an excellent read.
Who knew that a disembodied brain could make for such a compelling character. Dragon's Mind had me hooked from the very beginning. The author has created a unique world wherein resides one of the most original characters I've seen in quite some time. The relationship between Dragon and Myth was well-executed. I enjoyed the shift in POV between the two as they were each trying to rescue each other and themselves. I'm looking forward to seeing more of these characters... and much more from this author.
So, judging from the cover and the title, I thought I was buying a sword-and-sorcery novel.
That's okay, I enjoy sword-and-sorcery novels.
A lot.
But it turns out that judging this book by its cover meant I got it all wrong... and I have to say that I have never been so glad to have been so wrong.
'Dragon's Mind' is a wonderful book A high-tech thriller of the first order written by an author who knows exactly how to engage you - and keep you engaged - on every page.
To start with, Dragon is not a fearsome, fire-breathing, flying reptile but a highly advanced computer system linked to an organic brain.
Myth, meanwhile, is not a myth at all. In fact, she's a very smart girl with an impossible name - well, impossible for a 17-year-old young woman anyway. Her solution to that problem is to take the first two letters of her first and middle names - Myranda and Thalia - and call herself "Myth."
The plot is straightforward Dragon - whose real name is MindOpS but who prefers to be called by his nickname - runs an upscale resort-and-gambling community on a man-made island. He (It?) is responsible for everything from game rooms to sewage disposal and just about everything in between. For a decade, with the help of Myth's computer genius mom and some very innovative contributions from Myth herself, everything runs smoothly.
And then one day, while trying to create a holographic image of himself to be more "people friendly," Dragon begins remembering.
That should be impossible. He's a computer system, after all, and not a person. Because of that he shouldn't have any real memories save those associated with the day he first came on line.
But he does.
What follows next is a high-tech, high-speed adventure that sets the hook deep in your consciousness and reels you in page by page. Ehsani's writing can sometimes leave you breathless as you careen along and she has laced this adventure story with both humor and some authentically snarky comments that echo those you'd hear in any senior high classroom.
Just so you know, 'Dragon's Mind' is the first book in a series.
And, just so you know, I'm about to buy the sequel.
Falling a bit behind on my reviews, Im finally getting to Dragon's Mind! I highly enjoyed this light science fiction read ^_^
It wasn't perfect, but at the very least, it was edited well, and interesting enough to buy it as a paperback after seeing it for free via Prime.
Dragon's Mind was a confusing story at times, but it was entertaining. A fictional upscale resort/man-made island was the setting for this tale about an artificial mind, who learned he was actually real, and the teenager who helped created his program.
I'd rather break down some of the things I did and didn't connect with. Most people will be able to live with what I didn't connect with, so it is a read I'd highly recommend.
What I liked
I had pros and cons about this fictional man-made island, created to be a type of upscale Atlantic City/Las Vegas. The entire island was run by an artificial brain named "MindsOPS" or aka "Dragon." The entire set up made it appear to be a Sin City type place for rich people, or visitors to run from their problems or normal lives, if only for a moment.
Dragon was a computer program/artificial brain that were the resort's eyes, ears, or all senses. The technology behind the program was to prove that scientists could create artificial intelligence that envied man, which many assumed they succeeded at, UNTIL Dragon began to remember he wasn't always an artificial brain.
I really liked the three main characters. Dragon, aka "MindOps" was the artificial intelligence teenager/budding scientist and prodigy Myranda Thalia aka "Myth" worked with while creating her revolutionary program. Myth was a biracial girl(half white and half black)and had a strong relationship with her mother(who was also a scientist). There was another main character of Chinese descent named Darren Cho. I liked him, but I do have a complain once I get to the diversity section.
All three main characters were really cool. It was nice to see a story that didn't shy away from a group of diverse kids coming together to stop a corrupt city system.
Most of the conflict came from Dragon, upon creating a family friendly holographic image to display, starts remembering the origins of that image. That it was who he used to be, before he became a brain. This secret has the power to bring a lot of people in high places down, so of course the baddies want nothing more but to destroy anyone involved. That included Myth, the person he worked the closest with.
It has a Tron feel to it, if anyone is into Computer Program-Reality type plots. I think that's what I liked about it the most.
I think the developmental editing is pretty good. It's not life changing, but the plot made sense throughout the book. There weren't any major issue with formatting or grammar, but I can't give it all the editing points.
I absolutely love the cover, and the title fits the book. I would probably pick this up in a bookstore based on the cover alone. I liked every name but I did have a complaint about a surname,but I'll explain later. I think I got a pretty clear picture of the characters, or at least the characters that had speaking lines(expect for The Boss).
What I didn't connect to
The major detail I connected with the least, the detail that drove me absolutely insane, was the character Darren Cho. From first glance, before anything is known about him, I assumed he'd be Korean American. After all, Cho is a Korean surname.
Darren turned up being of Chinese descent, and that bugged the hell out of me, because it made me wonder how much research went into making his ethnicity clear. I know, I know, there are a few names, first and last, that have some relations or similarities in East Asia.
But perhaps Chow, Cao or Tso would have been better choices. They would have been recognizably Chinese, and wouldn't be mistaken for Korean at all.
Also, as far as diversity went, it was good, but not great. The representation that is shown is good. But there were a lot of colorist ideologies in the book, be they intentional or not.
One character, who was saving Myth's life by the way, was described in such an unflattering light, just because he was dark skinned, physically strong and had dreadlocks. All I kept thinking was, give this dude my number XD It made me feel as though he was being judged in the same light a lot of brothers get judged right before they die by a cop's hand.
I didn't connect to that. Myth and Dragon were to me the strongest written characters. But even Myth's dialogue seemed a bit off, or childish, considering her high intelligence level.
I also didn't like the multiple narratives. Myth and Dragon I understood, because they're actually on the cover. But there were several villains (The Albino and The Boss for starters) where I thought their narrative didn't exactly help the story run smoother.
Albinism is lack of melanin defect(a disability of sorts) but The Albino wasn't a strong written character. I didn't think it painted her in a flattering light, and making her the villain, considering what she'd gone through didn't seem fair.
The Boss? Even though I pictured him South Asian, it was never really clear what he looked like. I assumed since chapters were told from his perspective, the least that could be done is have a clear picture of him. He wore "Indian" style clothing, which I interpreted at the very least as a Sherwani and slacks. But I'd be really disappointed to see some random white guy in such dignified clothes XD
Overall all, this book had strong points, but had some very weak points as well.
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