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kazzified29's review against another edition
3.0
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Since first reading this, I had practically forgotten 80% of this. I basically lived for Janeway in this book and quite frankly, I still do.
The premise of this is great, but the word dumps that happened as everything unraveled and came together gave me quite the headache which decreased the enjoyment value for me. There were instances where the characters felt rather out-of-character for my liking. Voyager is my favourite show of life so I feel like I know these characters inside and out. I liked some of the twists and turns and some of the new original characters. Yet, for the most part, Janeway was the only character to fully hold my attention.
Since first reading this, I had practically forgotten 80% of this. I basically lived for Janeway in this book and quite frankly, I still do.
The premise of this is great, but the word dumps that happened as everything unraveled and came together gave me quite the headache which decreased the enjoyment value for me. There were instances where the characters felt rather out-of-character for my liking. Voyager is my favourite show of life so I feel like I know these characters inside and out. I liked some of the twists and turns and some of the new original characters. Yet, for the most part, Janeway was the only character to fully hold my attention.
bory's review against another edition
5.0
I've had a... mediocre, and that's putting it generous, reading year so far, and just needed to read something I know I would love. Hence, this re-read. Of all the books in the series, I think this is the one that is the most standalone. Sure, there are minor plot points brought up from the previous installments, but by and large the main story is as self-contained as a tie in can be.
I love Beyer's relaunch novels, though some more than most. I would rank A Pocket Full of Lies third after The Eternal Tide and The Children of the Storm, in that order. This installment in the series does both credit and serves as a sequel to my favorite Trek of all time - the Year of Hell - and I couldn't be happier that it exits. Beyer knows this universe, and the Voyager cast in particular. Sure, some of her original characters, like Conlon, I find uninteresting, but I'm not here for them.
I love the character growth we see in Janeway. I love that Beyer somehow manages to make time-travel shenanigans make sense, which I've rarely seen any other author do. And I love the other Kathryn's story, hear-wrenching as it was. Also, I love the end of the denzit's story. It both brought a happy smile on my face, and tied off parts of the end of The Eternal Tide nicely.
While I gave this a 5 star on my first read, I was still riding high on the Eternal Tide adrenaline rush. On a re-read, a Pocket Full of Lies is realistically probably a 4 rather than a 5, but I still love it to pieces. Really, it's the minor secondary plots that are the only meh parts of the book. As I've stated, I don't particularly care about Conlon one way or the other, and Icheb's evaluation of the different engineering departments is whatever. But the Janeway stuff? *chef's kiss*
I love Beyer's relaunch novels, though some more than most. I would rank A Pocket Full of Lies third after The Eternal Tide and The Children of the Storm, in that order. This installment in the series does both credit and serves as a sequel to my favorite Trek of all time - the Year of Hell - and I couldn't be happier that it exits. Beyer knows this universe, and the Voyager cast in particular. Sure, some of her original characters, like Conlon, I find uninteresting, but I'm not here for them.
I love the character growth we see in Janeway. I love that Beyer somehow manages to make time-travel shenanigans make sense, which I've rarely seen any other author do. And I love the other Kathryn's story, hear-wrenching as it was. Also, I love the end of the denzit's story. It both brought a happy smile on my face, and tied off parts of the end of The Eternal Tide nicely.
While I gave this a 5 star on my first read, I was still riding high on the Eternal Tide adrenaline rush. On a re-read, a Pocket Full of Lies is realistically probably a 4 rather than a 5, but I still love it to pieces. Really, it's the minor secondary plots that are the only meh parts of the book. As I've stated, I don't particularly care about Conlon one way or the other, and Icheb's evaluation of the different engineering departments is whatever. But the Janeway stuff? *chef's kiss*
knerys's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
mf__luder's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
judenoseinabook's review against another edition
3.0
It took me a while to get into this story as its premise is based on happenings in either the TV series or previous books, which I don't remember. The Year of Hell and the Kremin?
However once I had a bit of an idea what happened it picked up for me and I ended up enjoying it more.
However once I had a bit of an idea what happened it picked up for me and I ended up enjoying it more.
marciatch's review against another edition
the first time i watched Voyager, i did it completely out of order. i would watch the episode that was on tv and not care which season it was supposed to be. so it is fitting i start reading the Voyager books completetly out of order too. i have mixed feelings about this book. for the most part, i enjoyed it and the story and the characters. but somethings bothered me and made me go "whyyyyyy?". but it made me curious to read more of the books and see how some of the events mentioned came to pass!
kbc's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
may63536's review
the first time i watched Voyager, i did it completely out of order. i would watch the episode that was on tv and not care which season it was supposed to be. so it is fitting i start reading the Voyager books completetly out of order too. i have mixed feelings about this book. for the most part, i enjoyed it and the story and the characters. but somethings bothered me and made me go "whyyyyyy?". but it made me curious to read more of the books and see how some of the events mentioned came to pass!
harmony's review
2.0
A Janeway from another timeline is discovered to be a leader in an alien war. The crew must determine why, how to rescue her, and what to do with her once they have her. The Kim/Conlon background drama is kind of overblown and the "I love you" stuff is WAY too fast. The whole premise of what if Katherine had a baybee! is a copout and an unfortunate take on an iconic character in my opinion. Beyer nails the voices of the crew most of the time, but sometimes she forces them into out of character behaviors and it shows.
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