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evequefou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Hate, hate, hate the end of the Star Trek fictional universe. But at least they're taking it out with a bang? Better than the whimper that Star Wars did.
gjwilder's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
gingerreader99's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. This book brought me to the brink of tears several times as it went through its insanely climactic final third. Knowing that this is all leading to the "end" of the original Trek litverse does not undermine how perfect this trilogy is shaping up to be, and how top notch the send off for this timeline will be as well. I think what really caps off this trilogy so far has been the afterwords by the authors it really brings together how important it was for them to get this right and do right by the characters we know and love. Giving them all the showdown they deserve.
I don't want it to end, but I need to know how it does.
I don't want it to end, but I need to know how it does.
dan_at's review
2.0
Well that kinda sucked. 1.5/2 Stars.
The first half of the book is a snooze fest one can only endure with skimming and skipping. We are in book 2, we should be done with the setup by now.
Halfway through the book it get's to a solid 3.5/5 stars and sharply drops off near the end.
There are too many characters, too many storylines, too many ppl who want to talk to each other, too many ppl the author wants to give some room to breathe.
The book is constantly switching context, jumping around form one place to another to another to another and back, often every 2 or 3 pages, which never let me really get into the book, minus a few very cool scenes/dialogues.
There is hardly any new development, just the one thing that happens near the end, the rest is just characters eating each other for the first time.
I don't think the author pulled it off, I hope David Mack brings it home with book 3.
The first half of the book is a snooze fest one can only endure with skimming and skipping. We are in book 2, we should be done with the setup by now.
Halfway through the book it get's to a solid 3.5/5 stars and sharply drops off near the end.
There are too many characters, too many storylines, too many ppl who want to talk to each other, too many ppl the author wants to give some room to breathe.
The book is constantly switching context, jumping around form one place to another to another to another and back, often every 2 or 3 pages, which never let me really get into the book, minus a few very cool scenes/dialogues.
There is hardly any new development, just the one thing that happens near the end, the rest is just characters eating each other for the first time.
I don't think the author pulled it off, I hope David Mack brings it home with book 3.
jecamp86's review against another edition
5.0
Well, part two will continue to hit you in the feels similar to Moments Asunder. The story starts off a tad bit slower but really picks up especially in the end with some devastating consequences that I didn’t think we would ever see. I will admit I winced hearing where our characters will go next as this place has been used to the point where I roll my eyes when I hear about it and pray we aren’t there too long.
judenoseinabook's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Wow. I'm shattered by the goings on in this series. Don't want to do a spoiler so won't say much.
The 2nd book is much better than the first. Not so much temporal theory and more action.
Almost every much loved character apart from Archer and Kirk's series, apart from Spock, are in it in some way or other.
Goodness knows how it will all end.
The 2nd book is much better than the first. Not so much temporal theory and more action.
Almost every much loved character apart from Archer and Kirk's series, apart from Spock, are in it in some way or other.
Goodness knows how it will all end.
octavia_cade's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
3.0
This is a significant improvement from the earlier book in the series. Gone is (I'm sorry to say it) Ward's leaden prose, the life sucked out of it by an over-reliance on technobabble. In its place, a more readable style, and characters who are actually allowed to feel things. Swallow's version of the characters seem more like people than compartmentalised chess movements, and it's so much more appealing to read. The plot is pacy, some of the deaths are affecting, and everything regarding the destruction of the wormhole was genuinely exciting. Kira was excellent. I was all set to give it four stars, and then...
I don't know why I was feeling horribly suspicious as the last few pages ticked over. I got that sinking feeling that I really only associate with one element of the Star Trek universe, but I thought "No, it couldn't be."
Reader, it was. If Bashir's last-minute suggestion is anything to go by, the next book will involve the mirror universe. I cannot overstate how much I hate the mirror fucking universe. Every time this overused lazy goddamn trope turns up I hate it, and it turns up again and again because it is, apparently, the shit well that never, ever runs dry.
It ruined the ending of an otherwise decent book. But that's the mirror universe for you... constant disappointment.
I don't know why I was feeling horribly suspicious as the last few pages ticked over. I got that sinking feeling that I really only associate with one element of the Star Trek universe, but I thought "No, it couldn't be."
Reader, it was. If Bashir's last-minute suggestion is anything to go by, the next book will involve the mirror universe. I cannot overstate how much I hate the mirror fucking universe. Every time this overused lazy goddamn trope turns up I hate it, and it turns up again and again because it is, apparently, the shit well that never, ever runs dry.
It ruined the ending of an otherwise decent book. But that's the mirror universe for you... constant disappointment.