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4.34 AVERAGE
4.34 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
One thing I can’t get over is how quickly the characters feel so real. You know how you read a book, and you love the drama, and the characters are sooo good—but you also can’t even begin to understand why they make the choices they do? The Atwaters naturally provide a peek into why characters make decisions, even when they aren’t the most logical choice—and it’s so very real. The characters are what shine in this book, easily fitting us into this swashbuckling steampunk fantasy world.
There are moments where I would have loved a little more depth to the action at key moments to match the rest of the book, but Echoes of the Imperium is a really interesting introduction to what promises to be an epic series.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
Deeply considering re-reading it immediately. I perhaps will become like Mary- obsessed with one character and just this story.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A story about a goblin and his flying ship crew - if Solo the Han Solo movie was a steampunk fantasy adventure with a hint of Lord of the Rings: Return of the King. There is also a prequel novellas which have extra hijinx and lore - and having read the prequels I was expecting more light-hearted hijinx but the book really evolved into a thoughtful meditation of redemption and grief. It was beautiful but also slowed the pace more than I had hoped for. There are signs of a large epic percolating in story which is exciting, but if I'm being honest I would just be happy reading about this crew doing cargo runs and their ship dynamic.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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
Absolutely Amazing! Firefly & The Gentleman Bastards meet steampunk fantasy.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A swashbuckling steampunk fantasy with airships pirates, fae, goblins, and more!
I stepped outside of my comfort zone on this one, and I am so glad that I did. Reading Echoes of the Imperium was like getting swept up in a pirate-y, steampunk-y RPG world (to my gamer heart's delight!). The characters are unique and lovable, even for swashbucklers that I wouldn't have considered to be very "cuddle-y" characters in person (if such characters existed in real life). We get tons of action right off the bat, and the pacing was quite good, for the most part. You can tell that a ton of thought went into both the plot and the character development, which made the book very immersive. It was a dense read, for me, due to the unique use of language (in a good way), so it took me a while to get through the book, but it was certainly worth it. What a talented couple (literally) of authors!
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!
I stepped outside of my comfort zone on this one, and I am so glad that I did. Reading Echoes of the Imperium was like getting swept up in a pirate-y, steampunk-y RPG world (to my gamer heart's delight!). The characters are unique and lovable, even for swashbucklers that I wouldn't have considered to be very "cuddle-y" characters in person (if such characters existed in real life). We get tons of action right off the bat, and the pacing was quite good, for the most part. You can tell that a ton of thought went into both the plot and the character development, which made the book very immersive. It was a dense read, for me, due to the unique use of language (in a good way), so it took me a while to get through the book, but it was certainly worth it. What a talented couple (literally) of authors!
Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review!
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Dear Echoes of the Imperium,
Seriously, you have some explaining to do. What was that!?! I thought I was going to get an easy, fun, swashbuckling pirate adventure.
It was that, fucking AFTER the emotional toll of the flashbacks!
For a book to be bother a swashbuckling pirate adventure AND for you to become connected to those individual pirates is something I’ve never experienced.
Our dear (and sometimes dumb) goblin Captain William Blair maybe one of my favorite characters written.
Review Breakdown:
Characters: 5⭐️ I would give one to Blair’s hat if I could
Setting: 4⭐️ I can’t wait for more, though I’ll skip those completely terrifying part.
Plot: 4⭐️ surprisingly the slow and faster pacing work together.
Themes: 4.5⭐️
Emotional Impact: 5⭐️😨😱😭😵
Personal Enjoyment: 4.5⭐️
I can’t wait for more of this series. I highly recommend reading the novella, A Matter of Execution, prior to this book- though not necessary.
Seriously, you have some explaining to do. What was that!?! I thought I was going to get an easy, fun, swashbuckling pirate adventure.
It was that, fucking AFTER the emotional toll of the flashbacks!
For a book to be bother a swashbuckling pirate adventure AND for you to become connected to those individual pirates is something I’ve never experienced.
Our dear (and sometimes dumb) goblin Captain William Blair maybe one of my favorite characters written.
Review Breakdown:
Characters: 5⭐️ I would give one to Blair’s hat if I could
Setting: 4⭐️ I can’t wait for more, though I’ll skip those completely terrifying part.
Plot: 4⭐️ surprisingly the slow and faster pacing work together.
Themes: 4.5⭐️
Emotional Impact: 5⭐️😨😱😭😵
Personal Enjoyment: 4.5⭐️
I can’t wait for more of this series. I highly recommend reading the novella, A Matter of Execution, prior to this book- though not necessary.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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