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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
I am so sad this is over!!! But what a whirlwind of a ride. I actually laughed. I cried. I loved everything about this series. I only wonder now how am I going to go back to the traditional novel format? Jay and Amie, please write a dozen more books like this.
5+ glorious fucking stars. Dang this was just epic as hell. Can't find words, so I will just tell you all I adored this last volume in the Illuminae files and to see how everything got together in the end. Seeing my favourite characters (and couples, including a new one), and hating again on AIDAN for what he did and does in this one, reading all the different formats of information regarding what happened. I loved seeing what happened on the planet but also on the ship. The plan of our characters to save the people and the planet was just fabulous. Absolutely bonkers, but fabulous. Recommended.
This trilogy was a very thrilling, inventive, and unique reading experience, and the story will stick with me for a long time to come. Obsidio’s plot I’d say doesn’t move as fast as Illuminae’s or Gemina’s , but when I step back and consider all three books together, they’re awesome.
Without spoilers, the basic plot is the survivors that escaped Kerenza IV invasion and the Heimdall attack go back to Kerenza to face down Bei Tech. AIDAN is up to his old tricks and there are many ups, downs, twists, turns, and surprises along the way.
It’s rare when I give a trilogy 5 stars throughout, but I just really enjoyed these books. If you like fast action, and sci-fi, I highly recommend this series!
Without spoilers, the basic plot is the survivors that escaped Kerenza IV invasion and the Heimdall attack go back to Kerenza to face down Bei Tech. AIDAN is up to his old tricks and there are many ups, downs, twists, turns, and surprises along the way.
It’s rare when I give a trilogy 5 stars throughout, but I just really enjoyed these books. If you like fast action, and sci-fi, I highly recommend this series!
The finale of the Illuminae Files! May contain spoilers for The Illuminae Files and Gemina. You don't have to, but I highly recommend reading these in order.
Picture the Star Wars screen crawl as I catch us up. The illegal mining operation on Kerenza IV has been co-opted with extreme prejudice by the BeiTech corporation. Our first book followed Kady and Ezra as they escaped on the Hypatia, headed for the Heimdall wormhole in an effort to get back to the center of the system. Book two, Gemina was the action aboard the Heimdall as another BeiTech crew tried to take over the wormhole to prevent anyone from Kerenza getting out and allowing their own teams through. They were thwarted by the team of Hannah, Nik and his cousin Ella. In Obsidio we meet up with our erstwhile heroes, as they meet up outside the remains of the Heimdall wormhole. The only way forward is back, as they use the Mao to return to Kerenza, much more quickly, to hijack the Magellan, a mobile wormhole platform. Meanwhile on Kerenza, many of the survivors are part of a resistance. Lo and behold, that includes Kady's cousin Asha and her boyfriend Rhys.
Here's my reactions to the books. First book: holy moly! This was the most creative idea and presentation in science-fiction I've read in years. Second book: Cool. Used the same characters with new names but I guess the setup is different...enough. This book: okay, I guess I want to see how it ends.
The amazing graphics weren't used nearly as effectively, in part because there wasn't a good way to use them here, so we get sign-size letters on a couple of pages that weren't necessary. Also, we're on round three of successful white hetero romance (okay, maybe Asha has tan skin, yippie). There is some representation thrown in, but it's not any of our main characters. And evidently only tough chicks in the army who act like men are allowed to sleep with other women. In fact, they all know each other! >_> Also, if you're in a wheelchair, you can be cool, but you're happy with someone acknowledging your existence. That's all you need in life. I just wish they had let the romance angle go unless they were willing to make it more than tw0-dimensional.
So, the series is cool. I like some of the ideas they tackle. If someone or something has to make the tough decisions we can't, is it wrong? Great job covering multiple sides of soldier mentality and the dehumanization of war. And in fact, I sound much angrier here than I felt as I read the book, because despite its issues, Obsidio as a stand-alone is still a unique and refreshing take on the traditional sci-fi novel. If you've read this far, it's worth finding out the ending and you'll probably like it!
Picture the Star Wars screen crawl as I catch us up. The illegal mining operation on Kerenza IV has been co-opted with extreme prejudice by the BeiTech corporation. Our first book followed Kady and Ezra as they escaped on the Hypatia, headed for the Heimdall wormhole in an effort to get back to the center of the system. Book two, Gemina was the action aboard the Heimdall as another BeiTech crew tried to take over the wormhole to prevent anyone from Kerenza getting out and allowing their own teams through. They were thwarted by the team of Hannah, Nik and his cousin Ella. In Obsidio we meet up with our erstwhile heroes, as they meet up outside the remains of the Heimdall wormhole. The only way forward is back, as they use the Mao to return to Kerenza, much more quickly, to hijack the Magellan, a mobile wormhole platform. Meanwhile on Kerenza, many of the survivors are part of a resistance. Lo and behold, that includes Kady's cousin Asha and her boyfriend Rhys.
Here's my reactions to the books. First book: holy moly! This was the most creative idea and presentation in science-fiction I've read in years. Second book: Cool. Used the same characters with new names but I guess the setup is different...enough. This book: okay, I guess I want to see how it ends.
The amazing graphics weren't used nearly as effectively, in part because there wasn't a good way to use them here, so we get sign-size letters on a couple of pages that weren't necessary. Also, we're on round three of successful white hetero romance (okay, maybe Asha has tan skin, yippie). There is some representation thrown in, but it's not any of our main characters. And evidently only tough chicks in the army who act like men are allowed to sleep with other women. In fact, they all know each other! >_> Also, if you're in a wheelchair, you can be cool, but you're happy with someone acknowledging your existence. That's all you need in life. I just wish they had let the romance angle go unless they were willing to make it more than tw0-dimensional.
So, the series is cool. I like some of the ideas they tackle. If someone or something has to make the tough decisions we can't, is it wrong? Great job covering multiple sides of soldier mentality and the dehumanization of war. And in fact, I sound much angrier here than I felt as I read the book, because despite its issues, Obsidio as a stand-alone is still a unique and refreshing take on the traditional sci-fi novel. If you've read this far, it's worth finding out the ending and you'll probably like it!
...I liked the first two....this was...just...too unfocused and gave in too much to "fan service" I guess. There was just so much unnecessary repetition and endless goodbyes and pointless banter. Not a good end to the series. And Aidan really became just...a weird perv. Glad there's not another of these.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really really liked this book. The only thing that took away from the impact was having it jump back-and-forth from planet to ship. I understand why they did it, but pulling the focus from one to the other just made me dissatisfied when I had to leave one storyline and focus on a different storyline. Other than that it was practically perfect in every way.
Once again this was a feast for the eyes as this book really needs to be read, rather than listened too with all the graphics that have taken place with The Illuminae Files.
I think it would not have taken me so long to get back into this book if I were reading it now that all the books are out and back to back rather than waiting a year between each one. It was a little harder for me to remember who everyone was and how they connected when I first started it.
But I really enjoyed this book and would totally recommend it to teens, including younger ones as there is minimal violence and nothing past kissing. There is however some morality issues that have to be dealt with, so if you have a super sensitive reader, they might want to skip it. However I like books that challenge my morality from time to time.
I think it would not have taken me so long to get back into this book if I were reading it now that all the books are out and back to back rather than waiting a year between each one. It was a little harder for me to remember who everyone was and how they connected when I first started it.
But I really enjoyed this book and would totally recommend it to teens, including younger ones as there is minimal violence and nothing past kissing. There is however some morality issues that have to be dealt with, so if you have a super sensitive reader, they might want to skip it. However I like books that challenge my morality from time to time.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No