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A review by explikator
The Forever Watch by David B. Ramirez
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
The people on the starship "Noah" are on a journey to rescue humankind on another planet. But things are not as they seem in that perfect civilization. There is a killer, psychics, aliens, drugs, revolts and even a war on board. A book that aims too high.
But it's a debut and Ramirez can write. The first 10% are brilliant and balance infodumping, character building and the slow start of a complicated plot. But then the pacing gets out of control and I lost the connection to Hana and Barrens, the main characters, and stopped caring for the "Noah" altogether.
Nothing really new in this book, but I made it through. If David will write another book, I'll check it out. Like most sex scenes in SF or Fantasy, this one was a desaster, too. If you just list analogies, we will never feel with the characters. I'm not interested in what it feels LIKE, I want to feel it. And I really disliked the inner monologues of Hana. That's where all the infodumping happens. Why does she explain the world she lives in to herself?
But it's a debut and Ramirez can write. The first 10% are brilliant and balance infodumping, character building and the slow start of a complicated plot. But then the pacing gets out of control and I lost the connection to Hana and Barrens, the main characters, and stopped caring for the "Noah" altogether.
Nothing really new in this book, but I made it through. If David will write another book, I'll check it out.