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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
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
It took me four years to finish this series. I read the first book in 2020, the second in 2022, and the third in 2023. I'm not sure I would have read any of them if it weren't for POPSUGAR challenges. But also I thoroughly enjoyed them.
Regarding this book specifically... I saw through a couple of the big misdirects (maybe I was meant to), one of them thanks to a point of comedic foreshadowing that was hammered home a bit too hard. But it was good.
I strongly recommend listening to this series. It's performed by a cast of extremely talented narrators, and even offers some fun sound effects and background noise. It feels much more like listening to a performance than listening to a book being read out loud.
Having seen some pictures of what the pages in the physical book are like, I think it would actually have been real fun to listen to the audio while reading along in the physical book. If you've got time and money for such a thing, I say go for it.
Regarding this book specifically... I saw through a couple of the big misdirects (maybe I was meant to), one of them thanks to a point of comedic foreshadowing that was hammered home a bit too hard. But it was good.
I strongly recommend listening to this series. It's performed by a cast of extremely talented narrators, and even offers some fun sound effects and background noise. It feels much more like listening to a performance than listening to a book being read out loud.
Having seen some pictures of what the pages in the physical book are like, I think it would actually have been real fun to listen to the audio while reading along in the physical book. If you've got time and money for such a thing, I say go for it.
A solid 4 stars, bordering on 5.
I read this book years after I read the first two. Bits and pieces of the other stories hung in the back of my conciousness as I plowed through the first couple chapters. I knew I cared about these characters, but I couldn't remember why. It gradually came back to me little by little, but not enough for a crystal clear picture.
All that considered, I still loved the book. I was entrenched with these characters to the point of tears at some points and laughter at others. The layout of the story, both visually and thematically, lead it to be quite a page turner. It doesn't feel like a 600+ page book.
The downside is the believability. As much as I loved and connected with the characters, some of the situations were a little strained, even for sci-fi. But that was just a small bother in an overall outstanding series.
I read this book years after I read the first two. Bits and pieces of the other stories hung in the back of my conciousness as I plowed through the first couple chapters. I knew I cared about these characters, but I couldn't remember why. It gradually came back to me little by little, but not enough for a crystal clear picture.
All that considered, I still loved the book. I was entrenched with these characters to the point of tears at some points and laughter at others. The layout of the story, both visually and thematically, lead it to be quite a page turner. It doesn't feel like a 600+ page book.
The downside is the believability. As much as I loved and connected with the characters, some of the situations were a little strained, even for sci-fi. But that was just a small bother in an overall outstanding series.
"I'll tell you this, chum. The folks on Kerenza, the crews of the Hypatia, the Alexander, Heimdall, the Mao––they saw it all. They faced down the Phobos plague, a murderous AI, attacking dreadnoughts, collapsing holes in spacetime and psychotropic alien beasties that want to suck your soul out through your face.
Who knew their greatest threat would be figuring out who's on the right and wrong side of an argument about their fate?
Who knew the worst they'd face would be at the hands of other people?
Because as I write up all this footage, the one thing getting clearer and clearer is that just about everyone I see is doing the best they can with what they have."
I enjoyed this so, so damn much, and I'm very sad to see this series go. I've just been consistently blown away by the creativity and sheer storytelling prowess that's gone into these books. Obsidio was no different.
That being said, I think my favorite might be Gemina, but Obsidio was so much fun to read. I loved seeing our squad of unlikely heroes come together to finish this
Spoiler
and all live, thank God--it got a little hairy for a moment thereI'm beyond excited to see what these two authors go on to do next... If they can create a character as complex and horrifying and sympathetic as AIDAN, who isn't even a real human being, then I believe they can do pretty much anything. I'm excited to see what that will be...
Pre-review 12/7/17:
I've just come from Gemina (which has left me traumatized and beyond shook) and I need Obsidio now so desperately. It feels like there's a piece of me I never knew I needed enclosed within Obsidio's pages, but I can't get to it until March which is a damn long time away and I may die before that time comes.
I just want to thank Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff for destroying my life.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced