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A review by thereadingrambler
Rumor Has It by Cat Rambo
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The third book in this series picks up where the second one left off pretty much. I like how the books keep picking up where the other one leaves off; I feel like a lot of series have fairly large time jumps between books, so I'm enjoying how these books are more of a continuous journey. It feels kind of like a TV show in some ways, each book as a new season with some new characters introduced and mini-plots as we work toward the big bad. I also greatly appreciate that each book starts with a short recap of what's happened in the previous books.
I very much liked the setting for this book. Coralind Station sounds like such a cool place to visit; all of these gardens from all of the Known Universe brought together to provide beauty and food and experiences for everyone. That said, I was a little confused about what Festival was actually celebrating and why they were having it. I wanted to see more of the events of Festival; I thought maybe it was something like Carnival but I'm not sure. And that gets to the core of what my main problem with this book was: A lot of really cool and interesting things were introduced, but we jumped over them so quickly I was left feeling unfulfilled. I love this characters; they are so interesting and complicated, and we were given so many new pieces of character hooks, but they weren't developed very far. I know some of them are going to be pursued more fully in the next book, but not all of them. For instance, Skidoo's storyline did not feel as integrated into the rest of the book as the other character's.
All that said, this book was still a lot of fun. The series is a lot of fun. The characters are a lot of fun. If you're looking for a good space-faring romp with great character, I would definitely check out this series. I think you'll have a good time.
I very much liked the setting for this book. Coralind Station sounds like such a cool place to visit; all of these gardens from all of the Known Universe brought together to provide beauty and food and experiences for everyone. That said, I was a little confused about what Festival was actually celebrating and why they were having it. I wanted to see more of the events of Festival; I thought maybe it was something like Carnival but I'm not sure. And that gets to the core of what my main problem with this book was: A lot of really cool and interesting things were introduced, but we jumped over them so quickly I was left feeling unfulfilled. I love this characters; they are so interesting and complicated, and we were given so many new pieces of character hooks, but they weren't developed very far. I know some of them are going to be pursued more fully in the next book, but not all of them. For instance, Skidoo's storyline did not feel as integrated into the rest of the book as the other character's.
All that said, this book was still a lot of fun. The series is a lot of fun. The characters are a lot of fun. If you're looking for a good space-faring romp with great character, I would definitely check out this series. I think you'll have a good time.