The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2)

The Truth of the Aleke (Forever Desert, #2)

Moses Ose Utomi

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Moses Ose Utomi returns to his Forever Desert series with The Truth of the Aleke, continuing his epic fable about truth, falsehood, and the shackles of history. The Aleke is cruel. The Aleke is clever. The Aleke is coming. 500 years after the events of The Lies of the Ajungo, the City of Truth stands as is the last remaining free city of the Forever Desert. A bastion of freedom and peace, the city has successfully weathered the near-constant attacks from the Cult of Tutu, who have besieged it for three centuries, attempting to destroy its warriors and subjugate its people. 17-year-old Osi is a Junior Peacekeeper in the City. When the mysterious leader of the Cult, known only as the Aleke, commits a massacre in the capitol and steals the sacred God's Eyes, Osi steps forward to valiantly defend his home. For his bravery he is tasked with a tremendous responsibility—destroy the Cult of Tutu, bring back the God's Eyes, and discover the truth of the Aleke.

Publication Year: 2024

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  • jillyfish
    Mar 09, 2025
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  • linnybear
    Jun 23, 2025
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    Only when I got here did I realize I was walking the same path as all those who’d come before me, a cycle of destruction maintained by nothing but the certainty that in every era there will be individuals who can never be satisfied by the power they have. It is so simple. So unreasonable. Yet generation after generation the cycle continues.

    I understand what this story is trying to achieve, I really do but I don’t think it does it very well, or at least not as well as I expected it would. It is much different from the first installment, more nuanced in its core, with complicated characters and storyline that ultimately doesn’t follow the traditional “good vs evil” discourse.

    Compared to book one, the story felt flat and predictable, especially with the unnecessary foreshadowing that only enhanced this sentiment. I personally don’t like when authors directly tell me what to think, who to trust or what’s about to happen in the next chapter and this is exactly how I felt reading it. We have no true evil here, both sides of the conflict are flawed but as readers we are forced to believe whatever the main character believes in which leads to frustration and a disappointing conclusion to the entire story.

    Although I often advocate for shorter books (or shorter series in general) this one could actually benefit from being a full sized novel instead of a novella given what it’s trying to achieve and how much happens within it. 

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  • theareads
    Mar 14, 2025
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    i know why that ending was the way it was, but it doesn’t mean i have to like it. the plot of this book was understandable but predictable, but im excited to see where the third book ends.

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