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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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:
Complicated
The best of the four in the series, in my opinion. I had a much tighter connection to Zoe than I did to John or Jane. This book even brought tears to my eyes twice. Very engaging and well written!
He did retell the last book and that counted against the story. But it was fun reading more about the werewolves and the Consu and the Obin. It was worth reading, but I wish I didn't have to read the same story twice.
This is basically the same story as told in the previous installment of the series, only from a different perspective. And IMHO it shifts to a kind of young-adult book which is slightly disappointing. The storytelling is good, as usually with Scalzi, and the language is witty. However, it feels pretty bland and almost entirely uninteresting for someone coming from the previous book. The only real info we get is a more in-depth description of the Obin race. It could have been a short-story instead.
I wasn't convinced there was enough story for a second book, but it worked rather well.
Zoe's Tale is a retelling of the previous Scalzi book, [b:The Last Colony|88071|The Last Colony|John Scalzi|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312021759s/88071.jpg|18279847], from Zoe's point of view. At first, I was wondering what this would bring to the story, retelling the prior book from a teenaged girl's perspective, but I sincerely enjoyed it. There is just enough new information to keep it surprising and Zoe's voice is really engaging.
Fine, with some great moments however it really suffers from reading it straight after reading The Last Colony. I can't justify giving it 2 stars because it's nor bad, it's just mostly pointless.
It's an interquel that completely overlaps The Last Colony to a fault. The whole book would have been significantly better if it had been cut down a bit and just folded into The Last Colony as another POV strand.
Also no one, particularly the otherwise worldly intelligent teenager, points out the boyfriend is a self involved pretentious prat. I assume the point is she's 16 or so and doesn't notice it butr really someone should.
It's an interquel that completely overlaps The Last Colony to a fault. The whole book would have been significantly better if it had been cut down a bit and just folded into The Last Colony as another POV strand.
Also no one, particularly the otherwise worldly intelligent teenager, points out the boyfriend is a self involved pretentious prat. I assume the point is she's 16 or so and doesn't notice it butr really someone should.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Not my favourite in the series. It provided some clarity on the previous book but not enough to warrant the story told from another side.
Same story as the previous part, different angle. Well written but very predictable. Hm. Anticlimax.