Assessment:
In 2030, the US economy is about to collapse and China is ready to step in and take over. When college sophomore Kaden Sun returns a lost wallet to Li Lei, chief of the China Foreign and Economic Development Board, Kaden is unknowingly pulled into a Chinese plot to bring down the US. The story is fast paced with lots of tension and twists that keeps the reader engaged. Kaden, a likable hero, has just enough bad luck to keep readers rooting for him. Characters using military jargon, college slang, and Chinese phrases throughout the story make the dialogue feel realistic.
Date Submitted: July 07, 2016
One of the most captivating reads this year, Clarence X delivers a believable futuristic world with threatening depth and lively characters. With looming economic fallout and war on the horizon, the author delivers an epic friendship, betrayal, government spies, and a young man that will stop at nothing to save the country he loves and his girl too..
Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10
Originality: 7 out of 10
Prose: 8 out of 10
Character/Execution: 8 out of 10
Overall: 7.75 out of 10
In 2030, the US economy is about to collapse and China is ready to step in and take over. When college sophomore Kaden Sun returns a lost wallet to Li Lei, chief of the China Foreign and Economic Development Board, Kaden is unknowingly pulled into a Chinese plot to bring down the US. The story is fast paced with lots of tension and twists that keeps the reader engaged. Kaden, a likable hero, has just enough bad luck to keep readers rooting for him. Characters using military jargon, college slang, and Chinese phrases throughout the story make the dialogue feel realistic.
