Reviews

Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis

boyfouronetwo's review against another edition

2.0

Not a great book, but held my attention enough that I finished it

I did not enjoy the quality of the writing. It was hard to get through some parts of the book because of how awkward the writing was. The story was interesting, and it held my attention long enough so that I wanted to finish it. But it wasn’t a book I looked forward to picking back up. I just wanted to be done with it so I could move on to something else.

leoreadssmut's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wow the world building and the characters are fantastic. I couldn't put the book down. Each chose had strong logic and character. Love the formant with good citations. Can wait to read the squal.

huntland's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

4.0

kdahlo's review against another edition

3.0

Enjoyable! I felt like some of the seams showed, but there were some fun ideas.

sweetsorrows's review against another edition

5.0

i too would fall in love with an alien robot who was nice to me

funnyletter's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

kaamezcua2's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

strategineer's review against another edition

3.0

Set in 2007, the novel is about a U.S. government coverup of contact with extraterrestrial life. You follow the story of Cora, daughter of an exiled whistleblower, who finds herself in the middle of the whole 'alien' situation.

I haven't read any fiction in almost three years.

I decided to read this.

I somehow was able to read through it all. It was well-written and weird in a bunch of interesting ways.

videoglee's review against another edition

3.0

Hmm. Prose was ok, but not great. It was entertaining, but I think this could've been more somehow. The truth theme could've been more, the whole Nick thing was left a little bit unexplored I feel.
Still, enjoyed reading this!

thecurseofchris's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. It's a first contact story set in the late 2000s, what more could I have asked for? Unfortunately, "Axiom's End" is an overly long novel that's not really well-written to begin with, and in hindsight, not a ton happens until you get later on in the story. Advance the plot, or trim up your chapters. I don't need endless pages of character exposition when I don't really like them to begin with. Just get to the point. And don't get me started on the relationship between the protagonist and the alien...blegh. Maybe the sequel will help save this one, but I'm not optimistic. I doubt this book would have received as much notoriety had it not been for the author's YouTube channel, which I have never seen before so this review was not influenced by that.

The one positive thing I will say about this book is that I think despite its flaws, it makes for a decent (and that's being generous) intro to sci-fi for someone who may want to get into the genre without feeling too overwhelmed. But there are far better books out there.