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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
Fun read and overall great pacing. If you’re looking for anything other than a huge drawn out space battle then you should probably skip this one, but it certainly delivers there. The big action sequences tend to blur together a bit.
This isn’t officially part of a series but enough is left open in the end that I’m pretty sure it will continue.
This isn’t officially part of a series but enough is left open in the end that I’m pretty sure it will continue.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
No
I wanted to like this book, but I ended up finding it underwhelming. The characters felt cookie-cutter, the fight scenes all kind of followed the same formula, and the overall plot didn’t grip me. I liked the ship-mind concept and execution but I’ve seen similar ideas done better. All in all, I think it just wasn’t for me. But I could see this having its audience. There is plenty of lore to the world and it has familiar tropes that can make for an enjoyable read. I didn’t hate it but I wasn’t wowed.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was fine and would have been a solid book had it been 450 pages instead of 900. A lot of needless twists and turns
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I haven't read much sci fi, and I thought Christopher Paolini had done it again with a masterful book, until the end. The last 3-5hrs i listened to destroyed this whole universe he built - the characters, plot, and science built in. It felt like a different author hurriedly wrapped up the ending. Too many coincidences, sudden mastery, sudden relationships and attachments.
But maybe im close-minded since I don't read sci fi often. So a 3 bc i would recommend to a friend/someone interested in the genre or who likes the author.
But maybe im close-minded since I don't read sci fi often. So a 3 bc i would recommend to a friend/someone interested in the genre or who likes the author.
Think Firefly with aliens! Hadn't read a scifi tome lately, so Paolini's first adult novel seemed like a good fit. It's loooooong. But I loved it! So much character development in Kira, the main character, a scientist who becomes more than human when she encounters alien lifeforms. It's a lot more complicated than that, but I never got confused reading Paolini--the world-building is fantastic. The comradery on the ship reminded me of my favorite spaceship crew on the Firefly and the technology seemed so plausible.
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
It's a very long book, and I found myself getting too distracted to focus on what was happening. I was listening to the audiobook, so I might try to finish it with a physical copy in the future.