The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts

To me, though, they didn’t appear to see her differently because she wasn’t involved in the acting scene. She’s very insecure and constantly fretting over how she’s not the social equal of her friends. I had a couple of issues with Sophie’s character. By the end of the novel, I thought that an entire book could have been written solely about the struggles of the protagonist, Sophie, to fit in among her circle of acting friends. I kept waiting for the prophecy-related action to kick in, but it only made brief appearances here and there. It seemed as though every minor character needed to have his/her life story explained after a while, it really didn’t matter to me who was playing what role in whatever production. acting scene, but when I reached the 40% mark or so and not much related to the ancient Egyptian prophecy had happened, my patience started to wane. Unfortunately, the two didn’t quite find a melding point, and I felt like the novel was competing to be both books at once.Īt first I didn’t mind the heavy focus on the L.

The book often seemed like two separate books to me, one a contemporary about Hollywood glitz and the other the quest-centered novel I’d assumed it was. But a sizable portion of it was also devoted to detailing the everyday life among the young, rich, and beautiful of L. I’d expected this to be a quest-oriented type of novel, and to some degree, it was. Review: Ancient Egyptian history is a subject that I’ve always found interesting, and so the premise of The Year of the Great Seventh intrigued me. It turns out that she may be the only person who can save him and prevent an ominous ancient Egyptian prophecy from being fulfilled. Even when Nate suddenly begins behaving erratically, Sophie continues to be drawn to him.

In the meantime, Sophie still has two years of high school to get through, and her crush on one of the most popular students, Nate Werner, isn’t making it easy. Instead she hopes to follow her dream of studying history at New York University. To Sum It Up: Despite living in Los Angeles, having a casting director mother, and being surrounded by friends with budding acting careers, Sophie Bennett doesn’t aspire to be part of the glamorous crowd. * A copy was provided by the author for review. The Year of the Great Seventh (The Tropic of Cancer #1)

The Year of the Great Seventh by Teresa Orts