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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide
Minor: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
This boom falls outside of my genre happy place, but it is very well written and tells its story well. I even have it marked to look at the next book in the series because the ending did leave me wishing for more.
I normally do not enjoy time travel, but this was done very well in my opinion and I am looking forward to the next book.
I normally do not enjoy time travel, but this was done very well in my opinion and I am looking forward to the next book.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
4.5. I love this book with my whole heart. Asha’s, Xavier’s and Obi’s relationship is SO precious, new found family really…
3.5 stars
DNF at Chapter 28.
I was really looking forward to this book because I read the blurb and loved the sound of it. I even read the blurb out loud to a friend and expressed my interest in it.
First, this is a plot driven story. The characters are really not developed as well as the plot. I do commend the author for her world-building, but I feel like the author focused so much on the plot and world-building that her characters suffered for it. It felt like there was no development at all between the characters - all of a sudden they were friends/allies with no actual development of their friendships/relationships.
I felt like this book had way too many ideas and everything was thrown in at once, when it would've been so much better to focus on just a few and develop it as the series went on.
I also need to point out that this book desperately needed a harsh editor. In one scene,
In another scene,
There's quite a few other spelling mistakes and errors, and the continuity errors could not be overlooked. Therefore I really do think this book needed a harsh editor.
The constant repetition was another thing that irked me about this. The author constantly repeats herself about prophecy and so on, over and over again.
Overall, this book was ambitious, and I can tell that a sixteen year old wrote this. I have no idea why it's marketed as adult, as the way this is written is definitely YA. It could've done with more development and a better editor. 3.5 stars because the worldbuilding is good, but not good enough to help me get over the lack of connection between characters.
DNF at Chapter 28.
I was really looking forward to this book because I read the blurb and loved the sound of it. I even read the blurb out loud to a friend and expressed my interest in it.
First, this is a plot driven story. The characters are really not developed as well as the plot. I do commend the author for her world-building, but I feel like the author focused so much on the plot and world-building that her characters suffered for it. It felt like there was no development at all between the characters - all of a sudden they were friends/allies with no actual development of their friendships/relationships.
I felt like this book had way too many ideas and everything was thrown in at once, when it would've been so much better to focus on just a few and develop it as the series went on.
I also need to point out that this book desperately needed a harsh editor. In one scene,
Spoiler
halfway through a paragraph, the text refers to the prince's grandfather as his father. It then switches back to grandfather.In another scene,
Spoiler
the prince's mother is introduced as Queen. If the king is his grandfather, his mother would not be queen.There's quite a few other spelling mistakes and errors, and the continuity errors could not be overlooked. Therefore I really do think this book needed a harsh editor.
The constant repetition was another thing that irked me about this. The author constantly repeats herself about prophecy and so on, over and over again.
Overall, this book was ambitious, and I can tell that a sixteen year old wrote this. I have no idea why it's marketed as adult, as the way this is written is definitely YA. It could've done with more development and a better editor. 3.5 stars because the worldbuilding is good, but not good enough to help me get over the lack of connection between characters.
adventurous
inspiring
tense
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Grief
adventurous
slow-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
I went back and forth on whether I truly enjoyed this or not. There were a number of standout moments that I felt were exceptional, but in between each of those, I was dragging myself through.
I enjoyed Obi as a character and liked exploring his relationships with Asha and George. Everyone else was forgettable.
Overall, I think this could have used a few more rounds of edits; the typos and continuity errors were especially aggravating. I'll give the next one a try, but am not eagerly awaiting it by any means.
I enjoyed Obi as a character and liked exploring his relationships with Asha and George. Everyone else was forgettable.
Overall, I think this could have used a few more rounds of edits; the typos and continuity errors were especially aggravating. I'll give the next one a try, but am not eagerly awaiting it by any means.
The Principle of Moments is the first in what has all the promise of an epic sci fi series. It is full of action and adventure, crossing time and space. There is huge amounts of world building, all of which is really engaging and easy to sink into. The majority of the book takes place across two very different settings; London 1812 and across the galaxy in 6066, but in addition to this we also have memory flashbacks, archive entries and more which introduce the history and mythology of this universe.
The story is one of seriously high stakes, a prophecy with cosmic consequences, but this book is clearly just the beginning. It sets the scene and introduces us to our very likeable protagonists who at the beginning of the story are naive to their role in the prophecy, and living very different lives. They find each other and there is very much a sense of found family and loyal friendships developing. Despite this first book being a lot of set up for what is sure to be an epic saga, the pacing is still great and the characters were easy to root for.
Recommended for fans of sci fi, space opera and modern epic fantasy. This book uses elements of all three genres wonderfully. I will definitely read on in the series.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
The story is one of seriously high stakes, a prophecy with cosmic consequences, but this book is clearly just the beginning. It sets the scene and introduces us to our very likeable protagonists who at the beginning of the story are naive to their role in the prophecy, and living very different lives. They find each other and there is very much a sense of found family and loyal friendships developing. Despite this first book being a lot of set up for what is sure to be an epic saga, the pacing is still great and the characters were easy to root for.
Recommended for fans of sci fi, space opera and modern epic fantasy. This book uses elements of all three genres wonderfully. I will definitely read on in the series.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
I really wanted to like this book - the ideas and themes were ambitious and wide ranging and just sounded plain cool.
But the plot was clunky, with lots of info dumping and lots of repetition. The characters were very flat and none of them had a distinctive voice.
Considering it’s a 500 page book, not very much really happens.
The 1812 sections don’t feel of the time. And, weirdly, neither do the future parts.
It’s all just about of a muddle.
But the plot was clunky, with lots of info dumping and lots of repetition. The characters were very flat and none of them had a distinctive voice.
Considering it’s a 500 page book, not very much really happens.
The 1812 sections don’t feel of the time. And, weirdly, neither do the future parts.
It’s all just about of a muddle.