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bibliotheca_draconum's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
wamboldt_t's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mlirwin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cadmanreads's review against another edition
5.0
*Huge thanks to ‘Macmillan-Tor/Forge ’ and ‘Netgalley’ for providing me with an ebook for Review*
This is the second book in Sylvain Neuvel’s ‘Take them to the Stars trilogy’. It continues with the multigenerational cast and incorporates real-world historical events to tell a unique story.
If you have read any of Sylvain Neuvel’s previous books, you will know that he has a unique writing style. This really works for me. I also think audio versions add much to the presentation of his books.
I loved the first entry in this series ‘A History of What Comes Next‘ and reread it in preparation for this book, is this better? Maybe. I say maybe as it's different to the first one in that the aims of the characters are less about the space race and more about finding an artefact. Even a character in the book references Indiana jones. I enjoyed this shift of focus for the two parties in the book and it allowed for the country hoping that I enjoyed in the first book.
This book included much more from the Trackers and I liked the inclusion of more characters whilst keeping the cast small enough to handle. I enjoy a well-defined villainous character and here we get many.
The book’s structure is the same with interludes that add depth to the backstory by rewriting events from history. I love this element of the series. Setting this series against the real-world space race makes these books fascinating and you can tell the author spends much time researching for these books.
As with all enjoyable books, this one was over too quickly, however, you also have the bonus content that explains all the history and how the author used them to tell his story. There are also many references for further reading.
I’m excited for book 3 but in the meantime, I will revisit this book when the audiobook narration is available. I’m hoping that due to the multigenerational aspect of the series, the previous narrators are used.
My review can be found on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/26094184-cadguycad
This is the second book in Sylvain Neuvel’s ‘Take them to the Stars trilogy’. It continues with the multigenerational cast and incorporates real-world historical events to tell a unique story.
If you have read any of Sylvain Neuvel’s previous books, you will know that he has a unique writing style. This really works for me. I also think audio versions add much to the presentation of his books.
I loved the first entry in this series ‘A History of What Comes Next‘ and reread it in preparation for this book, is this better? Maybe. I say maybe as it's different to the first one in that the aims of the characters are less about the space race and more about finding an artefact. Even a character in the book references Indiana jones. I enjoyed this shift of focus for the two parties in the book and it allowed for the country hoping that I enjoyed in the first book.
This book included much more from the Trackers and I liked the inclusion of more characters whilst keeping the cast small enough to handle. I enjoy a well-defined villainous character and here we get many.
The book’s structure is the same with interludes that add depth to the backstory by rewriting events from history. I love this element of the series. Setting this series against the real-world space race makes these books fascinating and you can tell the author spends much time researching for these books.
As with all enjoyable books, this one was over too quickly, however, you also have the bonus content that explains all the history and how the author used them to tell his story. There are also many references for further reading.
I’m excited for book 3 but in the meantime, I will revisit this book when the audiobook narration is available. I’m hoping that due to the multigenerational aspect of the series, the previous narrators are used.
My review can be found on Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/26094184-cadguycad
ashryn's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jimiboy's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sscd00's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aerorach's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kvothe's review against another edition
4.0
I don't love the ending, but I once again devoured this book, so it would be unfair to just give it the three stars I was leaning towards right after reading the last few pages.