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odin45mp's review against another edition
5.0
sade's review against another edition
3.0
"I'm continually confronted with the human tendency to ignore or deny facts until the last possible instant. And then for several days after that too."
The collapsing empire is one of those rare sci-fi novels that you can read without having to know all about science. It's engaging without too much of that morality issue or scientific jargon that you can enjoy the story. Despite this the book still fell a little short for me. There were suitable holy shit moments but for the most part, i feel like the tensions were easily subdued by the protagonists'. Maybe it's just first book introduction but overall while the plot was engaging enough, it just seemed too easy.
3.5 Stars
jyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
As for the plot itself, it felt so... plain? Predictable? Something along those lines. There was nothing about the plot that actually stuck out to me because I felt like I had seen it all before and could just predict it. A couple parts of the plot actually wasn't predictable, which was really nice.
People have also complained about the snark and the swearing, but I honestly didn't mind that too much. It got a bit blatant at times, but it didn't ruin my experience. The good thing about this book is once it picked up, I was actually having a good time trying to figure out how things were going to turn up... even though some things stayed as predictable as ever. I also had a great time with the range of different characters we got to see, along with their POVs. And I must say, I really wasn't expecting
Overall, I'd give this 2.75 stars. I'd give it 3-3.5 for how much the latter half made me feel so much better about this book, but I really slogged through the first 30% and it was extremely difficult to actually make myself keep picking it up. That's where you're supposed to be hooking your reader in! (I also noticed the first 30% is where several people DNF'd...) Alas, the plot feels a bit too predictable and I'm just not hooked enough to keep going. Maybe I'll try the second book if the spoilers are interesting enough. Final verdict: 2.75 stars.
breezer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
ajahax's review against another edition
4.0
Overall, the pacing of this novel was good and the characters were okay (I was a big fan of Kiva). However, the world building lacked for me (overwhelming focus on the nobility; I would have liked to see a focus on the working class) and left me disappointed. It is a coin toss if I'll read the next book in this trilogy. Perhaps if I have nothing else to read.
daneelolivaw67's review against another edition
3.0
tanishamahajan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
asdvj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mattp3's review against another edition
4.0
kizalia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25