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linburg50's review
4.0
The books in this series are full of hype, stereotypes, often stupid humor, 'lewd comments', mad scientists, cyborgs, adventure, android ships and the like, and I enjoy them immensely. Whatever is not perfect with this book didn't matter.
This is the seventh of the eight books in the series, and things are starting to 'come together'. I immediately started with the last book and can't wait for the conclusion of this series.
This is the seventh of the eight books in the series, and things are starting to 'come together'. I immediately started with the last book and can't wait for the conclusion of this series.
alicjaz's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
kwerle's review
4.0
I may be being a little generous with 4 stars. But my usual rating is a 3 with the note that they are quite frenetic for my tastes. Well, this one still had plenty of action, but there was significantly more character interaction/development. So I feel like I need to put my stars where my mouth is!
rdorka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
4.75
colorcrystals's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
lolasreviews's review
4.0
This is the seventh book in the Fallen Empire series and it was a pretty good one. This one almost solely focuses on Alisa finding her daughter. They go to the place where they last heard the children where, but run into some complications along the way, ofcourse nothing could ever be that simple. I liked seeing the story progress and the way the ending set's the stage for the next and last book.
This book works on some of the plot lines that were going on from the first book. Namely Alisa's journey to find her daughter, the search for the staff and Leonidas' struggles and his romance with Alisa. This book progresses all of those, some more than others and it was a strong addition to the series. I did find the part with the androids later on in the book a bit dull as it felt like a way to lengthen the book and it wasn't as interesting to read about. But the rest of the book was all great to read.
I liked that Alisa finally has some combat armor and gets in the middle of some battles in this one. She is still figuring out how it works, so that give some funny scenes and also some action packed ones where she has to use her armor's functions in the mists of battle. I liked how her armor gave her an even more prominent role in the battle and she could actually do more.
I liked seeing how Alisa dealt with the things that happen in this book. And there are some great scenes with her and I felt like this book really showed her personality. Her love for her daughter and the urgency to finally find her is obvious. As well as her seeing how she's fighting for Leonidas and hoping to end his struggles in this book. It had some nice more emotional scenes as well. I liked seeing what she went through in this book.
There were some fun scenes with some of the side characters as usual in this book. Although the main focus really is one Alisa and Leonidas, the others still make appearances as well. I like reading about these characters and seeing them interact.
To summarize: This was another solid read in this series. I was happy to see some of the ongoing plot lines progress quite a bit in this book and the main focus being on finding Alisa's daughter. I liked following the events in this book and there were plenty of action scenes and things going on. Alisa takes an even more active role in the fights now that she has her combat armor, which was great to see. I liked how this book resolved some things and the ending nicely sets the stage for the last book in the series. I am curious to see how this series gets wrapped up in book 8 and how some of the plot lines will progress.
This book works on some of the plot lines that were going on from the first book. Namely Alisa's journey to find her daughter, the search for the staff and Leonidas' struggles and his romance with Alisa. This book progresses all of those, some more than others and it was a strong addition to the series. I did find the part with the androids later on in the book a bit dull as it felt like a way to lengthen the book and it wasn't as interesting to read about. But the rest of the book was all great to read.
I liked that Alisa finally has some combat armor and gets in the middle of some battles in this one. She is still figuring out how it works, so that give some funny scenes and also some action packed ones where she has to use her armor's functions in the mists of battle. I liked how her armor gave her an even more prominent role in the battle and she could actually do more.
I liked seeing how Alisa dealt with the things that happen in this book. And there are some great scenes with her and I felt like this book really showed her personality. Her love for her daughter and the urgency to finally find her is obvious. As well as her seeing how she's fighting for Leonidas and hoping to end his struggles in this book. It had some nice more emotional scenes as well. I liked seeing what she went through in this book.
There were some fun scenes with some of the side characters as usual in this book. Although the main focus really is one Alisa and Leonidas, the others still make appearances as well. I like reading about these characters and seeing them interact.
To summarize: This was another solid read in this series. I was happy to see some of the ongoing plot lines progress quite a bit in this book and the main focus being on finding Alisa's daughter. I liked following the events in this book and there were plenty of action scenes and things going on. Alisa takes an even more active role in the fights now that she has her combat armor, which was great to see. I liked how this book resolved some things and the ending nicely sets the stage for the last book in the series. I am curious to see how this series gets wrapped up in book 8 and how some of the plot lines will progress.
suflet's review
5.0
I love, love this series and I love, love, love Alisa and Leonidas together. This is a series I will return to over and over.
htb2050's review
2.0
This was the worst book so far. It felt like a short story that was just stretched to make a book. The novella Last Command had more action in 73 pages compared to this one.
titusfortner's review
4.0
Another fun installment in this lighthearted science fiction adventure, which culminates in at least one "yay finally" exclamation.