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xi_mi's review
4.0
3.5 rounded
Kinks, world building, character development, hot aliens, space, more side characters, more action, more edge more boom baam; This book lacked all that. No wait, 'lacked' isn't the right word, as it would imply it was lacking as a whole. Even though there was so much to be missed here, it didn't prevent me from enjoying this book. It was good and left me thirsty for more.
Why did I like this book? Brady Garrett was real, that's why. Not saying it's the only reason, but rather the one I could put my finger on. I don't care if he was an ink on paper; he sure as heck felt real to me. His fear, his misery, his helplessness.
Diving straight into book two.
Kinks, world building, character development, hot aliens, space, more side characters, more action, more edge more boom baam; This book lacked all that. No wait, 'lacked' isn't the right word, as it would imply it was lacking as a whole. Even though there was so much to be missed here, it didn't prevent me from enjoying this book. It was good and left me thirsty for more.
Why did I like this book? Brady Garrett was real, that's why. Not saying it's the only reason, but rather the one I could put my finger on. I don't care if he was an ink on paper; he sure as heck felt real to me. His fear, his misery, his helplessness.
Diving straight into book two.
naranjadia's review
5.0
Brady is such a convincing character. This book has no excessive world building, and yet I could imagine each setting and the dynamic of the life on the space station. Some good questions asked throughout by Brady about his unexpected attraction to Cam.
drjagrier's review
4.0
Very enjoyable read; an excellent example of the genre of M/M sci-fi. Not perfect, but really pretty close. Good pacing, interesting characters, an unusual premise, and solid writing. The story did seem to skimp on world building in ways that lessened the impact of the unfolding plot. Still a good read, and I'll be checking out more by this author.
sasreadsthings's review
5.0
Holy fucking shit this book
Like
This book
It's got the right mix of hurt and sarcasm and despair and love
Pacing and writing were beautiful
World felt, hm, it felt like the beauty of Pacific Rim, it's that kinda sci-fi, y'know?
The end really caught me off guard and I wish the ending were longer, I guess, that's probably the only pacing issue I had.
But oh my goodness, the characters felt like actual people, the, just, everything. Argh.
Like
This book
It's got the right mix of hurt and sarcasm and despair and love
Pacing and writing were beautiful
World felt, hm, it felt like the beauty of Pacific Rim, it's that kinda sci-fi, y'know?
The end really caught me off guard and I wish the ending were longer, I guess, that's probably the only pacing issue I had.
But oh my goodness, the characters felt like actual people, the, just, everything. Argh.
kp_khera's review
4.0
3,5 Stars rounded up because this was:
Okay. Wow. That was... different.
Great, but weird.
And I kind of read the summary for the second book - and now I'm even more O.o
I enjoyed reading it - I actually liked Brady as the MC.
Overall what struck me most was Brady's characterisation. I was reading the other reviews before I just went - I'm just going to go for it
Honest, the reviews made me think 'Do I really want to get myself into this?'
Then when I finished I thought it was a pretty good read, and not what I expected.
The sci-fi part of the book - which was pretty huge - I thought was explained pretty decent. The Faceless. The fear they incite most of all. Though it made me curious - how? what? when? huh?
Okay. Wow. That was... different.
Great, but weird.
And I kind of read the summary for the second book - and now I'm even more O.o
I enjoyed reading it - I actually liked Brady as the MC.
Overall what struck me most was Brady's characterisation. I was reading the other reviews before I just went - I'm just going to go for it
Honest, the reviews made me think 'Do I really want to get myself into this?'
Then when I finished I thought it was a pretty good read, and not what I expected.
The sci-fi part of the book - which was pretty huge - I thought was explained pretty decent. The Faceless. The fear they incite most of all. Though it made me curious - how? what? when? huh?
tricia03053's review
5.0
Awesome, creative, and fascinating world building. Read this straight through and couldn't put it down.
wildfaeriecaps's review
5.0
I'm not usually a huge scifi fan, but the blurb for this sounded too interesting to pass up. Definitely kept me turning pages though I could have done with less of an emotional roller coaster because now my head hurts from crying so much.. which.. is kind of the mark of good writing. So I guess I'm not really actually complaining.
layla87's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
ryanpfw's review
4.0
My second book by this author. I felt Cameron’s character was bland and one note, but I had a really good sense of who Brady was, and look forward to where his character goes from here. The hand of the plot was very heavy in the early chapters to force the characters together, and I really wanted to see what happened to Wade and his gang at the conclusion. Hopefully that comes in the next book. Well intentioned with some misses. Let’s call it 3.75 stars rounded up.