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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Overall this was a fun read. I loved the concept and what the author did with it. There were some places that were maybe a little predictable but it didn't ruin the experience for me, especially since there were still some surprises along the way. I didn't care much for most of the characters, many of whom I wish had been fleshed out a bit more but the story was interesting enough to keep me going
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, War
Minor: Alcoholism, Medical content
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF @ 20%
I liked the premise, and generally survival stories are a win for me, but this one just wasn't engaging enough. The writing was a bit clunky and the characters felt two dimensional. I thought 20% was a big enough chunk to give the book a fair chance, but it just wasn't for me.
I liked the premise, and generally survival stories are a win for me, but this one just wasn't engaging enough. The writing was a bit clunky and the characters felt two dimensional. I thought 20% was a big enough chunk to give the book a fair chance, but it just wasn't for me.
LV: Sūc uz kociņa.
ENG: This one was a bummer. It is a huge achievment to come up with such a good premise and then write a dull book whith bunch of dull characters - I cared for noone. Took me four months and lots of willpower to finish this book.
ENG: This one was a bummer. It is a huge achievment to come up with such a good premise and then write a dull book whith bunch of dull characters - I cared for noone. Took me four months and lots of willpower to finish this book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
No
adventurous
medium-paced
it took a bit for the ensemble cast and narrative to take off (pardon the pun), but once it got going it went at a good pace. I hovered near 4-stars, but was disappointed with the ratio of main character deaths of women to men. Surely, author, one of the male characters was just as expendable?
The concept of this sounded similiar to one of my favourite doctor who episodes (midnight) so as soon as I saw it I had to give it a try. It's about a group of tourists who get stranded on a small tour ship after the space station they were visiting gets attacked. Its set almost completely within the small ship and has multiple point of view characters that are refreshingly different from each other. Including a ten year old boy, sixty five year old woman, a young tour guide and jaded alcoholic hotel critic. It's nice to see such different characters rather than the same old average ones. It did start very slowly as we got to know the characters and they got to know each other and the situation they were in. It's written in present tense which I did find quite jarring at the start as I don't see so many books written in that style but it really worked with the way we learnt about the characters pasts. Unfortunately it did take a while for it to pick up for me and it wasn't until the half way point that things really got intense. The good news is the second half of the book was really great. I loved the idea of a sci fi that was so self contained in a small environment, so often books set in space span such huge areas and concepts but this was a true character based study in a dire situation, I'd recommend it for anyone who doesn't mind a slow build Sci fi and wants a multi pov book where the characters are really different to each other.
I found this book difficult to get through. The characters weren’t interesting enough to keep me coming back to them and I wasn’t picking the book enough to read it quickly. The story was ok but was a little obvious and rehashed.