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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
This was a satisying conclusion to this trillogy, even though I never LOVED it. Yet again, the Moby Dick references are my favorite part of this series. I enjoy Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing and do continue to read the books he releases in this world, but I'm possitive his writing is not for me. I enjoy the world building and the characters (for the most part) but everything else just seems to fall flat for me. I don't really feel attached to any of the characters and any hardships they face just kind of go over my head in a way. But with that being said, this was a great concluding novel and it definitely sets it up for more books in the world. Overall, this book was just ok with me and I don't think I'll ever find a Tchaikovsky book that I wholeheartedly love.
Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for providing me an eBook copy to review.
Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for providing me an eBook copy to review.
This was a pretty good ending to the trilogy, 605 pages felt like nothing. I found Olli's arcs to be the highlight of this instalment. The Havaer chapters, on the other hand, always seemed to throw the momentum off when exciting things were happening. A solid 4/5 nonetheless.
Drama over Details. When the characters start explaining that the metaphors the book is using to describe the action are metaphors, and insufficient, something has gone wrong. I greatly prefer just about all of Tchaikovsky's other work.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
The third part of this trilogy redeemed the whole series for me! Where the second part felt a bit light on story progression and too heavy on reminding the reader over and over again what happened in Part 1, this book didn’t pull any punches and threw conflicts and new developments at you from pretty much Page 1.
The final conclusion was inevitable and unsurprising, but to my delight the story of many of the main actors took exciting and unexpected turns. Especially Olli’s arc was most satisfying. In terms of world-building, I was happy to see most of the alien species treated as more than just background detail. Their varied roles in the plot were significant and made sense in relation to their characteristics and cultures.
The final conclusion was inevitable and unsurprising, but to my delight the story of many of the main actors took exciting and unexpected turns. Especially Olli’s arc was most satisfying. In terms of world-building, I was happy to see most of the alien species treated as more than just background detail. Their varied roles in the plot were significant and made sense in relation to their characteristics and cultures.
Do not let the 2nd book discourage you from finishing the series! This last book was the best of the trilogy!
Was really worried about the final book of the trilogy after Children of Time ended on such a boring, pointless note. Everything was wrapped up nicely here.
medium-paced
I thought it was a good conclusion to the trilogy, but it took me a long time to wade through. There is a lot of jumping around to various characters perspectives and a lot of vagueness of what is going on that sometimes it took a lot of effort to WANT to try and pull all the pieces together and understand the big picture. But it was worth it in the end, and overall I enjoyed this novel. I think I craved more of a deeper connection with the characters of the crew; and from their various perspectives, it always felt like that's what they wanted/needed too. But somehow they always remained connected yet distant to each other; almost superficial even.