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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I have read a lot of the other books in this series. They are all light and predictable, but they are fun. I didn't realize that this was the first one. The two main characters were a little more angry and a little less funny than the later books. If I had read it first, I may have liked it better though.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
DNF at 14%. I should have abandoned it sooner. It teeters on the edge of okay, and I love the pet, but there are several strikes against it that are endemic, unavoidable, and annoying. The language is very current-Earth-US English, give that this is supposedly cut off from Earth for some chunk of time.
I can almost forgive that. But no attempt at all do think through colloquialisms even to the point where a character's described as wearing 'chinos' and 'leather'? Um...
I am intrigued with the extinct aliens stuff. And the dust bunny. But this reads like a murder mystery with magic on top stuffed into a science fiction shell. The MC feels rather ordinary, even with the mystery trauma. Who cares about boring landlord trouble. And the other MC has gotten too little page time for me to care about him.
This review would be shorter, but I'm frustrated with this. It had promise, and several in the series are at my library, and I... just can't.
I can almost forgive that. But no attempt at all do think through colloquialisms even to the point where a character's described as wearing 'chinos' and 'leather'? Um...
I am intrigued with the extinct aliens stuff. And the dust bunny. But this reads like a murder mystery with magic on top stuffed into a science fiction shell. The MC feels rather ordinary, even with the mystery trauma. Who cares about boring landlord trouble. And the other MC has gotten too little page time for me to care about him.
This review would be shorter, but I'm frustrated with this. It had promise, and several in the series are at my library, and I... just can't.
I really love this book. Of course, I love pretty much everything [a:Jayne Ann Krentz|2387|Jayne Ann Krentz|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1446933865p2/2387.jpg] writes, no matter which name she writes it under. But this book holds a special place in my heart. Why? Let me count the reasons:
#1: It's the first of her [a:Jayne Castle|8840|Jayne Castle|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1362431239p2/8840.jpg] futuristic-romance books that I ever owned and read.
#2: It was my introduction to dust bunnies and I will love Fuzz forever and ever. (Oh, and I also really love Lydia and Emmett, both together and separately; I'd steal Emmett from Lydia if I could.)
#3: It's autographed! When I used to live in Seattle, I attended several of Jayne's signings so that I could get a few of my favorites under each of her now-three-main names signed. This was the "Jayne Castle" book I wanted signed and she signed it, "For Jennifer with thanks, Jayne Ann Krentz"! :-)
There were so many scenes and lines in this book that had me smiling as I read them. Most, if not all, of the scenes that included Fuzz can be counted among this number. I also really loved that this story is told from both Lydia's and Emmett's POVs. They each have a rather snarky sense of humor and having the story told by both of them was/is great fun.
I always laugh out loud when reading the scene in the Green Wall Tavern, where Durant follows Lydia into the alley and sees Emmett in action. When Lydia introduces them and says, " 'That's Durant. He says he's in love with me. He wants me to marry him and have his babies.' " And Emmett gives him "a speculative look" and says " 'Is that so?' " Then "Durant gulped and managed to close his mouth. 'No. No. Big misunderstanding.' He flapped his hands in a warding-off gesture. 'Just a passing acquaintance, that's all.' " . . . lol I laugh every time. ;-) (The whole of this scene can be found in Chapter 22, on pages 252-253.)
I've lost count of the number of times I've read this book. I thought I hadn't read it for a few (as in, more than five) years, but reading it this time, in February 2016, I realized that I last read it probably two to three years ago. Either that, or I've read it enough times that the roads are set in my mind and the story just flows along them so smoothly that I don't notice the passage of years between readings. All I do know for sure is that this won't be the last time I read this book. I really love it, after all, and those stories I really love are always clamoring to be reread. ;-)
Oh! I almost forgot to mention one other thing I always do when reading this book. . . I always finish it smiling. :-) Now to read book two, the continuing adventures of Lydia, Emmett, and Fuzz!!! :-)
#1: It's the first of her [a:Jayne Castle|8840|Jayne Castle|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1362431239p2/8840.jpg] futuristic-romance books that I ever owned and read.
#2: It was my introduction to dust bunnies and I will love Fuzz forever and ever. (Oh, and I also really love Lydia and Emmett, both together and separately; I'd steal Emmett from Lydia if I could.)
#3: It's autographed! When I used to live in Seattle, I attended several of Jayne's signings so that I could get a few of my favorites under each of her now-three-main names signed. This was the "Jayne Castle" book I wanted signed and she signed it, "For Jennifer with thanks, Jayne Ann Krentz"! :-)
There were so many scenes and lines in this book that had me smiling as I read them. Most, if not all, of the scenes that included Fuzz can be counted among this number. I also really loved that this story is told from both Lydia's and Emmett's POVs. They each have a rather snarky sense of humor and having the story told by both of them was/is great fun.
I always laugh out loud when reading the scene in the Green Wall Tavern, where Durant follows Lydia into the alley and sees Emmett in action. When Lydia introduces them and says, " 'That's Durant. He says he's in love with me. He wants me to marry him and have his babies.' " And Emmett gives him "a speculative look" and says " 'Is that so?' " Then "Durant gulped and managed to close his mouth. 'No. No. Big misunderstanding.' He flapped his hands in a warding-off gesture. 'Just a passing acquaintance, that's all.' " . . . lol I laugh every time. ;-) (The whole of this scene can be found in Chapter 22, on pages 252-253.)
I've lost count of the number of times I've read this book. I thought I hadn't read it for a few (as in, more than five) years, but reading it this time, in February 2016, I realized that I last read it probably two to three years ago. Either that, or I've read it enough times that the roads are set in my mind and the story just flows along them so smoothly that I don't notice the passage of years between readings. All I do know for sure is that this won't be the last time I read this book. I really love it, after all, and those stories I really love are always clamoring to be reread. ;-)
Oh! I almost forgot to mention one other thing I always do when reading this book. . . I always finish it smiling. :-) Now to read book two, the continuing adventures of Lydia, Emmett, and Fuzz!!! :-)
Loved it! Usually I hate sci-fi, but Jayne Castle's story of colonist's from Earth on the planet Harmony is enthralling. Harmony is a planet shrouded in mystery. Humans have lived there for 200 years now, and they are still not sure of why it's original inhabitants left, or what their culture was even like. Para-Archaeologists like Lydia Smith work underground in the 4 abandoned cities to try and answer those questions. But the catacombs are fraught with many dangers of their own- ghosts and illusion traps were left by Harmony's original inhabitants- which make excavation a very slow and dangerous process. Jayne Castle created a masterpiece in her world of Harmony! I simply cannot wait to read the rest in the series!
As Cosmo said "good fun", not the worlds best novel a romance novel thinly disguised as Science Fiction, about a transparent as a window with plot, but readable. It’s the kind of book I read to remind me how good some other authors are. I have a soft spot for Ms Krentz as her stuff is readable pap but good when I’m not in the mood for anything vaguely challenging!