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A review by ninetalevixen
Engines of Empire by R.S. Ford
Did not finish book. Stopped at 16%.
I received an advance review copy from Orbit Books through Netgalley; all opinions are my own and honest.
Truthfully, I was intimidated as soon as I opened the (e)book to a very long list of characters. Several chapters in and I still hadn't connected with, or gotten significantly attached to, any of them - which in turn made it difficult to get invested in the plot or worldbuilding, particularly since the pacing felt off, somehow. The prose was also a bit distracting, in that it felt somewhat anachronistic with the setting and was more descriptive than I tend to prefer.
I like family-centered stories, but maybe I should stop trying to read political ones.
Truthfully, I was intimidated as soon as I opened the (e)book to a very long list of characters. Several chapters in and I still hadn't connected with, or gotten significantly attached to, any of them - which in turn made it difficult to get invested in the plot or worldbuilding, particularly since the pacing felt off, somehow. The prose was also a bit distracting, in that it felt somewhat anachronistic with the setting and was more descriptive than I tend to prefer.
I like family-centered stories, but maybe I should stop trying to read political ones.