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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Better than the first book
I enjoyed The Praxis, which was book 1 of this series but I felt it really picked up in this book. The story was engaging, moved quickly, and further developed our main characters.
A good read.
I enjoyed The Praxis, which was book 1 of this series but I felt it really picked up in this book. The story was engaging, moved quickly, and further developed our main characters.
A good read.
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Straight continuation of the first book, but what was missing or wrong in the first one wasn't fixed in this one.
The Sula origin plot is still as dumb as before and honestly I was actually hoping the book moved past that. As it is it's just an artificial issue for the romance between MC and Sula. It reminds me of the same stupidity in Honorverse with Hamish Alexander.
I also think it's a problem with some of the new POVs because the don't have a voice distinct enough.
This book also highlights a big plot hole: The Shaa are these masterful rules because they ruled a huge empire and had a military that was ceremonial. They didn't need the military to put revolts down because they had no revolts (or at least none in the near past). But they also allowed a corrupt organization like the Peers to not only exist but to essentially govern. To me it doesn't compute.
In terms of plot this book also presents little as most of the time is spent on the romantic aspirations of the MC and his sisters. After the previous book where we had the death of the last Shaa and the start of the civil war here we have only two small skirmishes and a failed terrorist attack. Overall not very much progress. Hopefully it picks up.
The Sula origin plot is still as dumb as before and honestly I was actually hoping the book moved past that. As it is it's just an artificial issue for the romance between MC and Sula. It reminds me of the same stupidity in Honorverse with Hamish Alexander.
I also think it's a problem with some of the new POVs because the don't have a voice distinct enough.
This book also highlights a big plot hole: The Shaa are these masterful rules because they ruled a huge empire and had a military that was ceremonial. They didn't need the military to put revolts down because they had no revolts (or at least none in the near past). But they also allowed a corrupt organization like the Peers to not only exist but to essentially govern. To me it doesn't compute.
In terms of plot this book also presents little as most of the time is spent on the romantic aspirations of the MC and his sisters. After the previous book where we had the death of the last Shaa and the start of the civil war here we have only two small skirmishes and a failed terrorist attack. Overall not very much progress. Hopefully it picks up.
Good and fun. At some points, falls into the problem of "protagonist gets to fuck so many women, and yet is sad because he can't have the one he really wants." (Naturally, because of something stupid the protagonists did.)
I'm also still not convinced I understand why fleets have to constantly accelerate in-system. Building up velocity is pointless if the enemy happens to enter when you're on the same vector they are; you'd have to cancel *all* of your velocity to get an intercept. Even with gravity assists, that's ... rather pointless.
I'm also still not convinced I understand why fleets have to constantly accelerate in-system. Building up velocity is pointless if the enemy happens to enter when you're on the same vector they are; you'd have to cancel *all* of your velocity to get an intercept. Even with gravity assists, that's ... rather pointless.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No