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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
An interesting back story to the Riker-Troi relationship. An exciting ride too. The characters were right in line with their television counterparts. And the story line was easily to follow, despite changing timelines.
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Just beautiful. I love the way Peter David skipped through time giving us important information we needed. It was the perfect amount of romance and stayed true to the Trek feel. The ending was what I wanted which was also a huge plus for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5
Despite having seen, I think, every episide of TNG when it was on, I never got into reading the various novels. Thgouh I don't really do a lot of expanded universe stuff as a general rule. But this was picked for a group BotM, so I decided to give it a go.
I will say that it started well enough, despite the fact that I sort of cottoned on to the probably plot in the first few pages. But I liked seeing some of the alternate future, with Captain Crusher doing the Picard tug at his jacket, and Commodore (I think) Data, and an embittered Riker, never able to get over a Troi who died in the halcyon days of a beardless face. (Ick.)
But once we started down memory lane into the budding Troi/Riker pairing, I was less interested. Actually, I sort of hated this part.
For one, Riker was a womanizing douchebag. I mean, I know he was sort of the Kirk of TNG and all but, in this, it's "pre-enlightenment", and he's just a cocksure, arrogant, smarmy jerk.
Troi, on the other hand, is a dutiful mama's girl (and, ye gods, since when was Lwaxana such a harpy for tradition and shit?) who is all cerebral and emotional and stuf.
She first spurns Riker's purely animalistic attention but, really, she was flattered and just needed to let her guard down and be taken by the big, hairy man.
*barf*
A friend called this book a "starlequin" and, yeah, it's got so many bad romance novel cliches I don't even know where to begin.
But finally - blessedly - we get past that shit and into some time travelling shenanigans, and things kinda pick up at that point... though I did sort of start thinking, towards the end, that if they threw in one more random plot I might hafta scream.
For all its faults - of which characters that seemed off isn't even the half of it - I did find parts of it pretty compelling read, especially when shit was going down.
If we had foregone the whole horrible "starlequin" bit in the middle, I probably would've liked it a shit-ton more, though.
Despite having seen, I think, every episide of TNG when it was on, I never got into reading the various novels. Thgouh I don't really do a lot of expanded universe stuff as a general rule. But this was picked for a group BotM, so I decided to give it a go.
I will say that it started well enough, despite the fact that I sort of cottoned on to the probably plot in the first few pages. But I liked seeing some of the alternate future, with Captain Crusher doing the Picard tug at his jacket, and Commodore (I think) Data, and an embittered Riker, never able to get over a Troi who died in the halcyon days of a beardless face. (Ick.)
But once we started down memory lane into the budding Troi/Riker pairing, I was less interested. Actually, I sort of hated this part.
For one, Riker was a womanizing douchebag. I mean, I know he was sort of the Kirk of TNG and all but, in this, it's "pre-enlightenment", and he's just a cocksure, arrogant, smarmy jerk.
Troi, on the other hand, is a dutiful mama's girl (and, ye gods, since when was Lwaxana such a harpy for tradition and shit?) who is all cerebral and emotional and stuf.
She first spurns Riker's purely animalistic attention but, really, she was flattered and just needed to let her guard down and be taken by the big, hairy man.
*barf*
A friend called this book a "starlequin" and, yeah, it's got so many bad romance novel cliches I don't even know where to begin.
But finally - blessedly - we get past that shit and into some time travelling shenanigans, and things kinda pick up at that point... though I did sort of start thinking, towards the end, that if they threw in one more random plot I might hafta scream.
For all its faults - of which characters that seemed off isn't even the half of it - I did find parts of it pretty compelling read, especially when shit was going down.
If we had foregone the whole horrible "starlequin" bit in the middle, I probably would've liked it a shit-ton more, though.
Kept being referenced during Austin Comic Con at the Star Trek panels, so I decided to read it. Star Trek romance novel about sums it up!
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Even as a Trekkie, I am not a huge fan of this book. The men, especially young Riker, are written to be sexist & chauvinistic, and not at all in line with the ideals of Starfleet. A lot of the "romantic" scenes made me cringe because of the emphasis on rhetoric like "you will love me and I will continue to pursue you" that call up issues of consent and harassment. And the plot gets overly complicated at the end, to the point where it feels like a burden to continue.
I love Star Trek and I like the Riker/Troi relationship in general, but this book isn't it and I'm mad that it got to be titled "Imzadi" just because it was the first Riker/Troi book. :/
I love Star Trek and I like the Riker/Troi relationship in general, but this book isn't it and I'm mad that it got to be titled "Imzadi" just because it was the first Riker/Troi book. :/
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Kidnapping
I liked the beginning, but I felt that the backstory was a bit of a letdown. I never really liked the characters so with that in mind it was a good book for people who think that Riker and Deanna were a good couple.
The only ST:TNG novelization I've ever read. As far as I'm concerned, it's a big fat romance novel. Fun, nevertheless.
adventurous
emotional
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes