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thereadingwren's review
3.0
I have the same problem with this as I did with Chosen (also written by Whitelaw and Christensen) where every chapter ended in a cliffhanger and it got really annoying after a while. Although, I will say it was more acceptable in this book because of the intense stakes.
I didn't really understand the reasoning behind the Exogenesis machine and why it was activated and how it turned catastrophic but seeing a bunch of nature-related disasters was really interesting. The off-world stuff wasn't as interesting until the last 40% where it got REALLY interesting.
Rodney and John really broke my heart in this book. They both had some really emotional moments and it was written really well. I also loved how Ronon and Teyla were really team focused as well, it really showed how the team is family. I think every characterization was done amazingly well, even the minor characters.
The only other downside (apart from the constant cliffhangers) was the dues ex machina. Lantea was literally seconds from being destroyed and then everything is turned back to normal, it was too convenient even if the characters were really great.
Still loving the SGA novels and can't wait to continue.
I didn't really understand the reasoning behind the Exogenesis machine and why it was activated and how it turned catastrophic but seeing a bunch of nature-related disasters was really interesting. The off-world stuff wasn't as interesting until the last 40% where it got REALLY interesting.
Rodney and John really broke my heart in this book. They both had some really emotional moments and it was written really well. I also loved how Ronon and Teyla were really team focused as well, it really showed how the team is family. I think every characterization was done amazingly well, even the minor characters.
The only other downside (apart from the constant cliffhangers) was the dues ex machina. Lantea was literally seconds from being destroyed and then everything is turned back to normal, it was too convenient even if the characters were really great.
Still loving the SGA novels and can't wait to continue.
redatt's review against another edition
2.0
Summary: Armed with Good Intentions and blinded by prejudice the team almost cause ecological disaster and genocide. Dr McKay learns that love really is blind, or something -- romantic drivel, you wouldn't like it.//
The most interesting thing about this book is that it is now out of print and is currently selling for between £80 and £100, but is it worth it? This reader doesn't think so, though it was a quite nicely paced bath time read.
The most interesting thing about this book is that it is now out of print and is currently selling for between £80 and £100, but is it worth it? This reader doesn't think so, though it was a quite nicely paced bath time read.
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