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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
The idea behind the story was interesting and different, but after about halfway through, I kept checking to see how much I had left to go through because it felt like it was dragging on and on....I ended up skimming the last quarter of the book. I'd be interested in another story from this author, but this one was not for me.
2.5 stars - I got this book for free as a Kindle First selection. It sounded promising and I was hoping it would be a fun female-centric sci-fi adventure like Orphan Black. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this read nearly as much as I hoped to. The main characters, Millicent and Ryker, were drawn broadly. Ryker was such a stereotypical alpha male it was almost painful - so many corny lines. Millicent was using technology or hacking something every other page it seemed, but the tech wasn't explained well. Most of the movement in the plot was related to the tech (guns, computer hacking, hovercrafts, etc) rather than moments between people. I like a good action scene but I think this book relied too heavily on them. Probably won't be reading any more in this series.
3.5
I enjoyed this. It's pulpy sci-fi romance, so no one would call it great literature. But I still enjoyed it, even as I see flaws in it.
Ryker was an alpha a-hole, which I didn't appreciate. But he also decided to protect 'his family' and went about doing just that, which I did appreciate. I also liked that for a lot of the book he, Millicent, and Marie are a family by virtue of a baby between them. That means they are a family unit because they decided so, not because of any romantic connection or a legally binding marriage, etc (that comes later and is a super weak—though not insignificant—part of the plot-line). Ryker and Millicent are two adults who decide to function as a pair because they have a child to protect. It ticked a lot of emotional boxes for me.
Trent's sarcasm cracked me up and, though not all of Ryker and Millicent's banter was a bullseye for me, I generally thought it amusing. The science was super hand-wavey, but the book didn't really need much more. All in all, a winner. I'll happily read another.
I enjoyed this. It's pulpy sci-fi romance, so no one would call it great literature. But I still enjoyed it, even as I see flaws in it.
Ryker was an alpha a-hole, which I didn't appreciate. But he also decided to protect 'his family' and went about doing just that, which I did appreciate. I also liked that for a lot of the book he, Millicent, and Marie are a family by virtue of a baby between them. That means they are a family unit because they decided so, not because of any romantic connection or a legally binding marriage, etc (that comes later and is a super weak—though not insignificant—part of the plot-line). Ryker and Millicent are two adults who decide to function as a pair because they have a child to protect. It ticked a lot of emotional boxes for me.
Trent's sarcasm cracked me up and, though not all of Ryker and Millicent's banter was a bullseye for me, I generally thought it amusing. The science was super hand-wavey, but the book didn't really need much more. All in all, a winner. I'll happily read another.
I won this book as a Goodreads Giveaway. I typically read suspense books and rarely science fiction. I was skeptical that I would enjoy this book, but I did. It was a fast paced page turner. The future state of the world was a common theme of human vs establishment. I enjoy a story that has you hoping for the underdog, this book delivered. The romance elements gave an interesting sub-plot. The use of last names and first names by the charters is confusing at first, but after a few chapters it gets better. I enjoyed getting to know the strong heroine. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
What is it about?
Millicent Foster is a super smart weapons designer for one of 3 conglomerates that control everything everyone does in the future. She is chosen to breed and then forms a bond with the resultant child and decides to steal her away from the evil conglomerates.
Was it good?
Not really, no. The story was interesting enough to get me from cover to cover, but many things left me feeling annoyed. The bantering between Ryker, master of security, and Millicent was crude, bordering on offensive. The characters kept emphasizing how super smart they were compared to everyone else, and that didn't help make them any more relatable. Also, with everything you know at the beginning of the story, choosing to run away with your child puts your child in more danger than she would have been if you had left her there. Yet, they decided and pointed out several times that the little girl was in "no real danger". This kind of defeated the point of her being stolen away. And aside from opening their doors, the little girl was largely ignored.
There is a slight romance to the story, but with all the awful bantering and threatening of bodily harm between the two main characters, the romance feels rather forced and annoying.
There is a second book in this series, but I don't think I will read it.
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Millicent Foster is a super smart weapons designer for one of 3 conglomerates that control everything everyone does in the future. She is chosen to breed and then forms a bond with the resultant child and decides to steal her away from the evil conglomerates.
Was it good?
Not really, no. The story was interesting enough to get me from cover to cover, but many things left me feeling annoyed. The bantering between Ryker, master of security, and Millicent was crude, bordering on offensive. The characters kept emphasizing how super smart they were compared to everyone else, and that didn't help make them any more relatable. Also, with everything you know at the beginning of the story, choosing to run away with your child puts your child in more danger than she would have been if you had left her there. Yet, they decided and pointed out several times that the little girl was in "no real danger". This kind of defeated the point of her being stolen away. And aside from opening their doors, the little girl was largely ignored.
There is a slight romance to the story, but with all the awful bantering and threatening of bodily harm between the two main characters, the romance feels rather forced and annoying.
There is a second book in this series, but I don't think I will read it.
For more reviews, please visit my blog!
A post-apocalyptic world where companies have grown too powerful and have become defacto-leaders. A world where breeding is tightly controlled, and a main character who is given the "honor" of bearing a child, who then kidnaps her child and goes on the run from her conglomerate.
There's a lot that could make this an awful story, in the hands of a so-so writer. I had hoped to find a story that was at least readable.
Instead, I found a new author to love. Breene is skilled at making her characters alive and interesting. The special snowflakes have their powerful skills, but their weaknesses are both relatable and believable, and they are more than just shells to house those skills-- they are people first and foremost. The world hints at more than what's on the surface, and I look forward to devouring the rest of the series (though from the looks of it, I may need to wait until the author writes the rest of the series) and probably several other series from the author as well.
There's a lot that could make this an awful story, in the hands of a so-so writer. I had hoped to find a story that was at least readable.
Instead, I found a new author to love. Breene is skilled at making her characters alive and interesting. The special snowflakes have their powerful skills, but their weaknesses are both relatable and believable, and they are more than just shells to house those skills-- they are people first and foremost. The world hints at more than what's on the surface, and I look forward to devouring the rest of the series (though from the looks of it, I may need to wait until the author writes the rest of the series) and probably several other series from the author as well.