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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As a follow up to a great idea I was concerned that there wasn’t much more you could do with the idea. I was half right.
This book focuses on a new problem that arises for the colony that only Mickey can solve.
It’s a bit meandering in the middle and drags a bit towards the end but things pick up after that and leads to a satisfying conclusion.
If you enjoyed the first book this is worth reading but the magic trick only works once.
This book focuses on a new problem that arises for the colony that only Mickey can solve.
It’s a bit meandering in the middle and drags a bit towards the end but things pick up after that and leads to a satisfying conclusion.
If you enjoyed the first book this is worth reading but the magic trick only works once.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, War
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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:
No
This is a very different story compared to Mickey7 with some better aspects and some worse aspects. Firstly, other than Mickey, a lot of the characters were very annoying. Cat, who I really liked in Mickey7, was just whining a lot of the time and didn't add anything to the story. The same goes for Lucas and Jamie but to a worse degree. Berto was alright and Nasha was also a little annoying at times. Some characters' decisions also came out of nowhere with no real reasoning, and some people just made idiotic choices. Speaker is honestly the only really good character.
The thing is, this book deals more with the colonization aspect of humanity and their attempt to ensure they survive on the planet, which already makes humanity look like the villains. Mickey tries to be the voice of reason throughout, but the other characters are constantly making themselves look superior to the indigenous species on the planet. It just furthered my disdain for a lot of the characters. The philosophical debate seen in the first book is mostly nonexistent, save for a few minor occasions. It doesn't help that the ending just didn't feel the most satisfying like things were happening just so that everything could be wrapped up completely.
There were some things I liked, I mean Mickey having to take charge was interesting since he used to be at the lowest level of society. Nasha was overall pretty good as was Berto, and I liked seeing more of them and how they've changed since the last novel. The solution to their issue regarding the creepers was satisfying towards the end even if the ending of the book wasn't. Overall, this sequel just felt unnecessary.
Spoilers
Speaker is definitely the best character in this book, mostly because he's part of the indigenous species and doesn't fully understand human semantics. It leads to some funny moments. The issue is that Cat, Jamie, Lucas, and a bunch of the other characters always look down on Speaker because Speaker isn't human and doesn't fully understand human interactions. They treat Speaker like a bug or insect that is invading their space even though Speaker is clearly sentient and the humans are the ones doing the invading. It just makes the humans look arrogant and villainous. Mickey is the only character that treats Speaker with a modicum amount of respect.
Throughout the group's journey to the south, they make some pretty dumb decisions. They kill one of the spider creepers unnecessarily to try to show how dangerous they are, they don't listen to Speaker and it's up to Mickey to try to convince them to do so, and they fail to see the position they're in constantly always wanting to try to blast their way out. Even Mickey chooses to ignore Speaker's warning about diggers at one point which leads to Lucas getting killed. I mean I honestly didn't care too much because Lucas was annoying and didn't really help in anything, but still, it could have easily been avoided.
The ending was a bit meh. I liked how Mickey was put into a position to choose between two promises made, and he chose the right one. Marshall's decision to fix his mistake instead of Mickey kind of happened out of nowhere. I mean throughout both books, he's been a pretty villainous person, and nothing he did proved otherwise. I mean his final words to Mickey kind of explain his actions, but I still feel like it could have had a little bit of a build-up. Also, the final few words about Mickey possibly becoming an Expendable later on feel like a backtrack of the conclusion of the first novel. The whole point of the first book was to show how Mickey is a human and his life is not worth sacrificing all the time even if he does come back, or at least a copy of him does. And yet, this ending says that he's okay with it. I don't know, it just doesn't sit right.
The thing is, this book deals more with the colonization aspect of humanity and their attempt to ensure they survive on the planet, which already makes humanity look like the villains. Mickey tries to be the voice of reason throughout, but the other characters are constantly making themselves look superior to the indigenous species on the planet. It just furthered my disdain for a lot of the characters. The philosophical debate seen in the first book is mostly nonexistent, save for a few minor occasions. It doesn't help that the ending just didn't feel the most satisfying like things were happening just so that everything could be wrapped up completely.
There were some things I liked, I mean Mickey having to take charge was interesting since he used to be at the lowest level of society. Nasha was overall pretty good as was Berto, and I liked seeing more of them and how they've changed since the last novel. The solution to their issue regarding the creepers was satisfying towards the end even if the ending of the book wasn't. Overall, this sequel just felt unnecessary.
Spoilers
Throughout the group's journey to the south, they make some pretty dumb decisions. They kill one of the spider creepers unnecessarily to try to show how dangerous they are, they don't listen to Speaker and it's up to Mickey to try to convince them to do so, and they fail to see the position they're in constantly always wanting to try to blast their way out. Even Mickey chooses to ignore Speaker's warning about diggers at one point which leads to Lucas getting killed. I mean I honestly didn't care too much because Lucas was annoying and didn't really help in anything, but still, it could have easily been avoided.
The ending was a bit meh. I liked how Mickey was put into a position to choose between two promises made, and he chose the right one. Marshall's decision to fix his mistake instead of Mickey kind of happened out of nowhere. I mean throughout both books, he's been a pretty villainous person, and nothing he did proved otherwise. I mean his final words to Mickey kind of explain his actions, but I still feel like it could have had a little bit of a build-up. Also, the final few words about Mickey possibly becoming an Expendable later on feel like a backtrack of the conclusion of the first novel. The whole point of the first book was to show how Mickey is a human and his life is not worth sacrificing all the time even if he does come back, or at least a copy of him does. And yet, this ending says that he's okay with it. I don't know, it just doesn't sit right.
adventurous
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was nice to reunite with Mickey7 - 3*
I was obsessed with the first book in the series but not with this one. This one had me intrigued but not obsessed. I'm glad I read it though. I needed an ending for Mickey7.
I was obsessed with the first book in the series but not with this one. This one had me intrigued but not obsessed. I'm glad I read it though. I needed an ending for Mickey7.
“I’ve got a lot to say to that. What’s my obligation to care about what happens to another instantiation of me? Is that me getting irradiated, or is it just some other guy who looks like me? What does the Ship of Theseus have to say about a damaged hull that gets left behind on an island somewhere and forgotten?”
“HERE’S A MORAL quandary for you: Which takes precedence—a promise to a living enemy, or a promise to a dead friend?”
“HERE’S A MORAL quandary for you: Which takes precedence—a promise to a living enemy, or a promise to a dead friend?”
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes