Reviews

Velocity Weapon: Book One of The Protectorate by Megan E. O'Keefe

chemistry_goodness's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.0

An interesting read. Artificial intelligence. A nice big left turn which was unexpected.

Has what appears to be something similar with another series. I'm being deliberately vague since I don't want to potentially spoil something.

I enjoyed this one enough to get the second book in the series.

bookph1le's review against another edition

4.0

I feel almost guilty that it took me so long to finish this book, because it's not the book's fault. I haven't been doing much novel reading lately, so the fact that it took me two weeks to get through this book shouldn't be taken as an indication of its readability. In fact, I thought the pacing was good, I liked most of the characters, and there's an intriguing setup for the future books.

My only real gripe with this book is I don't much care for Biran. Yeah, there is some interesting political stuff going on in his chapters, but I just didn't find him compelling. I think it's mainly because I have such a strong sense of Sanda but Biran seems like a sheet of wallpaper, fading into the background.

Looking forward to reading book 2!

oisin's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

vane_be_sleeping_zzz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

adrianaaa's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.5

fiddling's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

bookwormkarou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

eb00kie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

chaithra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

i have never really enjoyed a full length sci-fi novel til this one! it’s a wee bit confusing to start but when things click they really click! i was up and out of my seat when some of these threads came together! 

if you’re a primarily fantasy reader and want to get into sci-fi, i definitely recommend velocity weapon. while it is space and mechanic heavy there is that same sort of underlying philosophy that fantasy uses, just mechanics instead of magical powers and incredible creatures. this story will have your heart hurting for the machines and will have you wanting justice for humanity, or rather what it has become. 

i can’t wait to continue and see what is in store for sanda, biran, jules and bero!

rxqueen01's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5