It was okay. The first part was a bit dragging. I do not understand most of the terms or concepts used. Answers will not be given in this book, there will be no closure given. ( )

Well, well, well - now THIS is a tasty find for fans of metaphysics, mysticism, meditation, and all things SciFi. Build yourself a pyramid. Find a friend who can "tow" fellow travelers during meditation. Experiment with sound. Read between the lines. Sound familiar? Take one dose quantum physics, a little time travel, and toss gently with a bewitching five book saga. It's all I can do to hold myself back from reading the next in the series in one sitting - well done, highly recommended! [a:Marie Harbon|5069707|Marie Harbon|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1311633430p2/5069707.jpg] ( )

Seven Point Eight is a great science fiction book about mind control. It's written in first person narration with a combination of journal entries and current time narrative. The author takes you to many different time periods with a variety of characters in each one.

This isn't a book for you if you want a book to read to take your mind off of things. You need complete attention and focus to comprehend everything. If you skip ahead you'll be confused since you travel from one place to another so quickly.

The first characters you are introduced to are Ava and her sister. Both Ava and her sister see things differently, some might even call them hallucinations. Later you're introduced to Ava's cousin, Sam who see's dead people.

Then suddenly you will be taken back in time. You meet Max, Tahra, and Paul who are involved in a project, that studies their consciousness projecting to another area of the world.

Max is a womanizer who you would never expect to be monogamous in a relationship. He gets around with many different woman, sometimes just because Tahra won't give it up to him. He even goes to the extent of asking her hand in marriage, but she still refuses. Tahra is also pursued by Max, who is twenty years older than her, but treats her better. Another complication to being with Max, is he's already in a relationship with someone else.

It sure does seem like the author went through a lot of research to be able to write a book about space and science. It's amazing how she integrates both into a series of novels. Reading through you'll find she invokes you to question deeper meanings to life. I do have to admit, I didn't need as many lectures in science and physics. What I didn't know, I ended up looking up. I don't know if this is a good or bad thing since it took my attention away from reading the book.

Ms. Harbon has a way with words that puts all your questions into words that can be vocalized and understood. You can understand her perfectly and she clearly has a great talent for writing science fiction novels. She definitely makes me crave more from this story line and I cannot wait until I start the next book. ( )

Let me say I became totally immersed in this story and read it in two days. Metaphysics and science blended masterfully to create visually stunning imagery. Science and metaphysics run parallel in this book and makes you question your beliefs. Sometimes, intellectual books just put me off but this book was nothing like I had envisioned as I started reading it. Egyptian gods and goddesses appear in this book as well as other theological figures. Shamanism was introduced in this book and I found myself mesmerized. Shamanism is a subject that is near and dear to me and I liked how it was brought across in this book. There is also romance and passion for the romantic readers.

If you are seeker of metaphysical knowledge but still have a bit of skepticism, this is the book for you.

I give this book 5 stars and anxiously await the next installments of the series for the visual tapestry and the ability to make me test my boundaries of thinking. ( )

Ultimately this book has a great concept. It's very science fiction at it's core, that someone can find a way to project themselves to other parts of the world and then later, realizing they can do it to places as far away as other planets. There are other species if you will in the book, once again another science fiction element, and one done quite nicely. I didn't feel like anything was to contrived or didn't fit with the story.

As with most science fiction books there is almost always an element of science that the author portrays to the reader, to explain how the mechanics of the world the story takes place. I felt like in this book the author did a pretty good job explaining everything on a level that was decently easy to grasp even if you didn't do so well in high school physics.

That being said there were some confusion issues within the book. There were several times where I felt I had to go back and reread a couple of passages to makes sure I understood what was going on. I think it was partly a case of too much going on too quickly and partly a case of moving timelines. While the author does make an obvious effort to try and make it as easy as possible for readers to understand what is going on and when, I felt that sometimes it fell a little short.

There is also a romanic element in this book, one I very much appreciated, mainly because it added variety to the situations and kept the book from becoming to one directional. That being said I found Tahra to be way more likable than Max. There relationship felt rather forced by Max through much of the book. And when you add in Paul I have to say that while he is more likable as a character his situation makes things precarious at best.

Overall, I think this is a really intriguing concept, and it was decently executed by the author. I think there are a lot of elements which may have made it more difficult to make everything super easy for the reader to pick up on. I think if you like science fiction then this book should be a nice read for you, especially if you like a little romance in your science fiction. ( )