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megandawn's review
3.0
I absolutely adored Mad Scientist's Daughter, but this one.... Eh. It touches on a lot of the same points as Daughter, to the point where I started to think the two books were set in the same world, but the time lines don't add up.
I will say it has a fantastic setting, very bioshock in the antarctic. But this book either has an intended sequel, or has the most unsatisfactory ending ever. Nothing about it suggests that it's part 1 of a series, so it was very frustrating when it ended, or rather didn't.
It was an enjoyable enough read, though very flawed.
I will say it has a fantastic setting, very bioshock in the antarctic. But this book either has an intended sequel, or has the most unsatisfactory ending ever. Nothing about it suggests that it's part 1 of a series, so it was very frustrating when it ended, or rather didn't.
It was an enjoyable enough read, though very flawed.
duchess's review
3.0
3.5 stars. I did not expect this book to be an alternate history! The plot summary completely neglects to highlight that this book is in fact retro futurism combined with noir. Not knowing this off the bat actually threw me off for the first few chapters, because I was suddenly unsure of when the story was taking place.
Once I got over that, it became clear to me that this story was focusing a lot on the atmospheric quality of noir, so don't expect this to be fast-paced. It was fun to follow the central mystery, but it wasn't resolved by the end?? I'm unsure if this book is meant to be a stand-alone, because a sequel may be appreciated if only so I can see the full story through.
Once I got over that, it became clear to me that this story was focusing a lot on the atmospheric quality of noir, so don't expect this to be fast-paced. It was fun to follow the central mystery, but it wasn't resolved by the end?? I'm unsure if this book is meant to be a stand-alone, because a sequel may be appreciated if only so I can see the full story through.
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