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rwrozell's review against another edition
5.0
this is a really good book.
It has a great story and plot, wonderful characters, and lots of action.
We get a new sentient species, that is intriguing that caught my attention very quickly. I hope we will see more of this species.
I will definitely get the books with Seth asap.
I recommend this book
It has a great story and plot, wonderful characters, and lots of action.
We get a new sentient species, that is intriguing that caught my attention very quickly. I hope we will see more of this species.
I will definitely get the books with Seth asap.
I recommend this book
rwrozell's review against another edition
5.0
this is a really good book.
It has a great story and plot, wonderful characters, and lots of action.
We get a new sentient species, that is intriguing that caught my attention very quickly. I hope we will see more of this species.
I will definitely get the books with Seth asap.
I recommend this book
It has a great story and plot, wonderful characters, and lots of action.
We get a new sentient species, that is intriguing that caught my attention very quickly. I hope we will see more of this species.
I will definitely get the books with Seth asap.
I recommend this book
johnwillson's review against another edition
3.0
The book introduces a likable couple of main characters and an interesting situation, and gets well on into their story -- and then seems to start again with two much-less-likable characters! This parenthetical arc goes on for far too long for what it is: a foreshadowed complication.
The beginning was the interesting bit. I was a bit disappointed by the neat ending. Nothing gained or lost; ready for the next adventure.
The beginning was the interesting bit. I was a bit disappointed by the neat ending. Nothing gained or lost; ready for the next adventure.
mactammonty's review against another edition
4.0
As I get older the more appealing books without the typical Shakespearean ending with all the ends tied in a neat bow are. This is one of those books with a bittersweet ending that was fun getting to.
secre's review against another edition
3.0
Whilst this is reasonably engaging, it is also unbelievably confusing and I found it a huge challenge to keep track of what was going on and why. Perhaps this is because I haven't read any others in the series and found characters and world building undeveloped, but this is billed as a standalone novel and so that isn't really my issue.
Either way, an interesting premise and engaging writing style that could be improved by further explorations of what the hell is actually going on...
Either way, an interesting premise and engaging writing style that could be improved by further explorations of what the hell is actually going on...
cavalary's review against another edition
4.0
I'll say from the start that I'll disagree with myself later over this rating, as it should most probably be three stars. Can't bring myself to take away that fourth one at the moment though, mainly due to the concept of subspace energy entities pulled into real space and the way it was handled, and even more so the way the bond and the relationship between Seth and Khoe were handled. Some mental gymnastics may be required to grasp what that actually is and how it'd actually work, but makes perfect sense once you do. And bonus points for making it so that having one such entity tangle with a person with the right skills and contacts can reasonably be accepted as a plausible outcome of random chance.
The action and the setting may otherwise be considered rather typical for the genre, though the universe does hint at a reasonably promising complexity, which I hope is better explored in the other books that share it, as it'd be a pity if all would follow this one's pattern and focus almost exclusively on what's relevant to the matter at hand. Not that there's that much to really complain about when it comes to the action, but in itself, if you ignore these beings and the bond between Seth and Khoe, it definitely follows expected patterns and is also too rushed for my liking.
The action and the setting may otherwise be considered rather typical for the genre, though the universe does hint at a reasonably promising complexity, which I hope is better explored in the other books that share it, as it'd be a pity if all would follow this one's pattern and focus almost exclusively on what's relevant to the matter at hand. Not that there's that much to really complain about when it comes to the action, but in itself, if you ignore these beings and the bond between Seth and Khoe, it definitely follows expected patterns and is also too rushed for my liking.
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