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cookiecat73's review
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Still liked the characters and world (or universe I suppose), but I was less interested in anything actually going on in this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, War, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
iono's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Medical content, and Confinement
Minor: Genocide and Suicide
laurareads87's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Eyes of the Void is my second Tchaikovsky book, my first having been its predecessor Shards of Earth. Picking up where the first book in the series leaves off, the Architects -- planet-destroying moon sized enemies that Idris believes are under the control or duress of some *other* entity humans don't know anything about yet -- are back, and this time artifacts that have previously protected worlds aren't stopping them. Several of the tensions of the first book -- between the Colonials and the Parthenon, particularly -- are really amped up in this one, and needless to say Idris, as one of the last original Intermediaries capable of communication with the Architects, is in *very* high demand with several factions all trying to secure him.
There is a lot Tchaikovsky does wonderfully in this series. His development of characters of alien species is fantastic, as is the pace at which he unfolds the mysteries at the heart of the plot. There is quite a bit of new information introduced in this second book but there isn't too much 'infodump' I don't generally describe books I read and enjoy as "action packed" but this one is *really* action packed -- the battle scenes, chases, and fights, are described in detail and make up a very substantial percentage of the text.
Like the first book, this one also includes indexes of characters, worlds, species, and ships, and a timeline; additionally, the book begins with a very brief "The Story So Far" reminding the reader of where Shards of Earth left off. I really appreciate this inclusion; given the complexity of the world-building and how long it had been since I read the first book, I was really to have a little "Previously on..." to get me started.
Definitely recommend; however, to appreciate this book reading its predecessor first is required.
Thank you to Orbit Books + Netgalley for providing me with an ARC.
Content warnings: violence, gun violence, war
There is a lot Tchaikovsky does wonderfully in this series. His development of characters of alien species is fantastic, as is the pace at which he unfolds the mysteries at the heart of the plot. There is quite a bit of new information introduced in this second book but there isn't too much 'infodump' I don't generally describe books I read and enjoy as "action packed" but this one is *really* action packed -- the battle scenes, chases, and fights, are described in detail and make up a very substantial percentage of the text.
Like the first book, this one also includes indexes of characters, worlds, species, and ships, and a timeline; additionally, the book begins with a very brief "The Story So Far" reminding the reader of where Shards of Earth left off. I really appreciate this inclusion; given the complexity of the world-building and how long it had been since I read the first book, I was really to have a little "Previously on..." to get me started.
Definitely recommend; however, to appreciate this book reading its predecessor first is required.
Thank you to Orbit Books + Netgalley for providing me with an ARC.
Content warnings: violence, gun violence, war
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Gun violence, and Violence
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