Reviews

Blind Waves by Steven Gould

andydrew2's review against another edition

3.0

I would give this 2 and a half stars if I could. I loved the futuristic New Galveston that the book is based around, as well as the descriptions of the submerged Houston area. The story starts really well, but it turns into a romance story very abruptly and doesn't drop it after it starts.

garrodot's review against another edition

3.0

Average paperback thriller which happens to be set in an atypical mildly scifi setting. I like Gould's writing, it's an easy to read style that focuses just the right amount on the interest details and the action scenes are easy to follow. However, the plot really never escalated beyond boilerplate John Grisham.

mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition

4.0

A fun re-read. It was fun to have a ya style book but with older protagonists. And interesting to see a relatively early drowned world. And to recall that when I read this at first I probably wouldn't have thought of the US government as being evil as plausible. Looking forward to meeting the author on Saturday. The book has a lot of underwater stuff and a bunch of untranslated Spanish. And it kind of ends fairly abruptly. But it basically works and is worth reading. And it would be awesome to see more stories set in this world.

brixdan's review against another edition

As I love the books Jumper and Reflex by Gould, I was sadly disappointed with this novel. It was entertaining enough, but not engaging. It kind of reminded me of the the last Dan Brown book I read Deception Point. I know Gould can do better than this and it made the book mundane.

Really, this book felt like a beach book. Something you take while you soak in the sun, but not something meaty enough to read without distractions.

iguana_mama's review against another edition

2.0

After the brilliant [b:Jumper|47970|Jumper (Jumper, #1)|Steven Gould|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1304981770s/47970.jpg|3050557], I really looked forward to this underwater adventure by Steven Gould. While the premise was intriguing, the story was rather a disappointment. The plot started to pick up pace after the early boring submarine scenes, but the science was nearly non-existent, the mystery was predictable and the romance was pathetic. It was a novel that didn't fit neatly into any genre, yet it failed miserably at all of them. The quotes from Shakespeare were irritating and the dialogue between the characters didn't flow naturally to me. While several reviewers seemed to be bothered by the use of Spanish words, I found it to be well done. Some good ideas, like the politics of INS and racism issues were very interesting but not developed well enough.