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aasplund's review
3.0
The revolution continues in this second book in the Memory Thief series. As their revolution looks close to succeeding, Henraek and Emriann have some difficult decisions to make - who can they trust? And where do their loyalties truly lie?
This series has been an odd experience for me. I really enjoyed the first book and was excited when I got ahold of the second one. But the things that were really strong in the first book weren't as good in the second. So I kind of missed the first one. That being said, this was still an enjoyable book and I'm really grateful I've had the opportunity to continue reading this series.
To begin with, I really loved Walleus and I don't love Henraek. For me, Walleus was a more compelling character. So I was really disappointed that he wasn't in this book and the focus was all on Henraek - a brusque, impulsive, and kind of frightening character. I don't feel like Henraek's character is very interesting or deep. But I'm enjoying Emeriann, so at least there's that. She's smart and intriguing and well-developed. And way too good for Henraek. I'm interested in seeing how their characters develop, but I'm worried that Henraek will continue as a stagnant character.
My biggest complaint was honestly that the dramatic irony in this novel didn't grab me in the same way the last book did. There is still plenty of suspense and characters not knowing things - Korpon really excels at creating those sort of difficult situations. But even though some of the stakes were higher, I couldn't care about the conflict as much as I did in the last book.
This was still an excellent book. It's a very solid science fiction story with some interesting technologies and philosophies and cultures and I'm enjoying seeing where the story goes. I'm hoping the next book has more intriguing conflict and a little more action.
This series has been an odd experience for me. I really enjoyed the first book and was excited when I got ahold of the second one. But the things that were really strong in the first book weren't as good in the second. So I kind of missed the first one. That being said, this was still an enjoyable book and I'm really grateful I've had the opportunity to continue reading this series.
To begin with, I really loved Walleus and I don't love Henraek. For me, Walleus was a more compelling character. So I was really disappointed that he wasn't in this book and the focus was all on Henraek - a brusque, impulsive, and kind of frightening character. I don't feel like Henraek's character is very interesting or deep. But I'm enjoying Emeriann, so at least there's that. She's smart and intriguing and well-developed. And way too good for Henraek. I'm interested in seeing how their characters develop, but I'm worried that Henraek will continue as a stagnant character.
My biggest complaint was honestly that the dramatic irony in this novel didn't grab me in the same way the last book did. There is still plenty of suspense and characters not knowing things - Korpon really excels at creating those sort of difficult situations. But even though some of the stakes were higher, I couldn't care about the conflict as much as I did in the last book.
This was still an excellent book. It's a very solid science fiction story with some interesting technologies and philosophies and cultures and I'm enjoying seeing where the story goes. I'm hoping the next book has more intriguing conflict and a little more action.
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