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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Very good read for Mass Effect enthusiasts; particularly enjoyed the insight into the quarian way of life.
Another Mass Effect novel, this one taking place between the first and second game. It is focused again on Khalee Sanders, but many years after the first book, and she is working at the Grissom Academy, an human program focused on training biotics.
The story itself is mediocre. I don't think Sanders is that interesting, and while learning a bit more about biotics is cool, its not enough to keep the story going in the first half. If you can make it through the first half, the story does get significantly better with quarians heavily features, and aspects of the migrant fleet explored lending much needed variety to the story.
The characters themselves are pretty lack luster, with none of them really standing out, except for a few periphery characters that pop in and out of the story. The story is focused around the attempted use of a autistic human biotic, who Cerberus believes can help study biotic advancement.
Perhaps the biggest miss is that unlike in the first book, this one doesn't clearly link up with anything happening in the second game. The Collectors are briefly mentioned but never depicted and don't really have lasting impact. The crux of the story and even its conclusion have next to nothing to do with where the second game goes.
Overall this is a miss. There are glimmers of good here, Karpyshyn writes excellent action sequences, but it doesn't make up for the dull characters and poor pacing.
The story itself is mediocre. I don't think Sanders is that interesting, and while learning a bit more about biotics is cool, its not enough to keep the story going in the first half. If you can make it through the first half, the story does get significantly better with quarians heavily features, and aspects of the migrant fleet explored lending much needed variety to the story.
The characters themselves are pretty lack luster, with none of them really standing out, except for a few periphery characters that pop in and out of the story. The story is focused around the attempted use of a autistic human biotic, who Cerberus believes can help study biotic advancement.
Perhaps the biggest miss is that unlike in the first book, this one doesn't clearly link up with anything happening in the second game. The Collectors are briefly mentioned but never depicted and don't really have lasting impact. The crux of the story and even its conclusion have next to nothing to do with where the second game goes.
Overall this is a miss. There are glimmers of good here, Karpyshyn writes excellent action sequences, but it doesn't make up for the dull characters and poor pacing.
7/10. I was very close to DNF:ing this one, but around the 100 page mark it started getting much more interesting. While it took me forever to finish, this was a marked improvement over the previous entry. I really loved the focus on Quarians and their culture in the 2nd half. In a way, I as the reader felt a lot like Gillian. I was bored and uninvested at the start, but grew excited and fascinated at the Quarian culture and learning biotics. I enjoyed most of the other characters as well. Hendel, Kahlee and Lemm, as well as Grayson, Pel and Golo had a nice dynamic.
Great story!
Only Kahlee returns from the first book but the story and the characters were very believable.
The story of a father who gives his daughter to a cause. But his belief on the cause may not be as strong as his love for his child...
Great details on the Quarian society, without revealing anything extraordinary but well set in the universe and the Mass Effect mythos.
Again, if you never played the game, maybe it wont be as interesting but it's a well written sci-fi story. I dare say you might enjoy it even without the getting ME references.
Only Kahlee returns from the first book but the story and the characters were very believable.
The story of a father who gives his daughter to a cause. But his belief on the cause may not be as strong as his love for his child...
Great details on the Quarian society, without revealing anything extraordinary but well set in the universe and the Mass Effect mythos.
Again, if you never played the game, maybe it wont be as interesting but it's a well written sci-fi story. I dare say you might enjoy it even without the getting ME references.
Not as bad as the first Mass Effect book. Competent, interesting if you're a Mass Effect fan, but nothing special.
medium-paced
Even better than the first! Loved the focus on biotics.