Reviews

The Covenant of the Crown by Howard Weinstein

meggytheweggy's review

adventurous hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cool_trek1's review

adventurous inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It reads like an episode of Star Trek with twists and turns and exciting. Worth the whole $1 I paid at HPB.

vesper1931's review

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The Enterprise is on a mission to return King Stevvin and his daughter Kailyn to their home world Shad. But first they must retrieve the Covenant Crown to be able to rule with the help of Dr McCoy and Spock.. But can the Klingons stop them.
An entertaining re-read.

bev_reads_mysteries's review

4.0

I love this because it focuses on Dr. McCoy. What I like least about it is the whole Fantasy Fiction feel. It was my absolute favorite when I first started reading Trek novels in the 80s.

elysareadsitall's review against another edition

3.0

I thought one major part of the book, McCoy's relationship with Kailyn, was unnecessary. It was just weird. I was much more interested in the race for the crown. That part of the plot is worth reading the book for, but I won't read it again because the McCoy midlife crisis part was so poorly written.

judenoseinabook's review

3.0

Enjoyed it

octavia_cade's review

3.0

Much better than the last Star Trek tie-in I read, so that's something! It's very focused on McCoy, who's feeling middle-aged, and the arrival of a young princess in need of help just makes him feel more so, because lovely as she is, she's too young for him and he knows it. There's a few mythic undertones here, as the princess goes on a journey to retrieve a crown that proves her fitness to rule, and the book's very concerned with leadership, and what makes a good leader and a useful one. I tend to like mythic undertones, and so I liked this, but also enjoyable here is the double act of Spock and McCoy, who are paired for the bulk of the book, and whose bickering is underlined by a genuine sense of friendship and reliance.

caffeine_books's review

4.0

I really enjoyed this book — it was a light, fluffy read. I will admit I’m a softie for Dr McCoy so the fact that he played a lead in this book made me love it. ♥️

reeshadovahsil's review

2.0

This short book took me over two weeks to read... because it is not good.

Out of character, creepy old man McCoy, a teenage girl character who is basically a blank sheet, and multiple halfcocked tangents that never go anywhere or make any difference to the story.

The kingdom we're supposed to be saving is barely sketched and boring. The various characters we meet don't have time to be interesting before they're tossed away—even though several of them could have been more interesting than the rest of the book, given the chance to blossom.

Spock is mostly in character, so that's a plus, and there were several plot points introduced that had real potential, if it had only been explored.

Overall, disappointing and unengaging. I'd give it a miss.

hrshl's review

• Strong character development? It's complicated

3.0

The story is interesting and would've been even better if only they didn't pushed a romantic tension in it, romance that has a huge age gap.