Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by hybridplethora30
Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray
3.0
Read this review and more on my blog, uncovered-books.
Defy The Stars was original described as ‘Interstellar meets Blade Runner’ when I first read the synopsis on Goodreads. Since both Interstellar and Blade Runner are some of my favourite movies, to say I went into Defy The Stars with very high hopes is an understatement. What I got felt like a watered-down version of Blade Runner with not much Interstellar.
Gray does create an well thought out system of planets, with each planet being very different from the other. All of these planets are connect by a series of wormholes called the loop. Each planet has its own personality that is brought-to-life by its atmosphere and what life it is capable of sustaining.
Whilst I did enjoy the space side of it, what little of it there was it was unable to counter very uninteresting characters and a very boring and predictable plot. Both Noemi and Abel seemed very flat. Neither of them seemed to grow in anyway (although Abel does have a very good excuse, he is a robot), which considering what they go through is quite sad. Also looking back on the plot, the decisions that are made seemed even more illogical than when I first read them. How the story evolves should lead to an intriguing race against time ended up becoming an anti-climatic stroll through the loop.
Do not go into Defy The Stars expecting a book version of either Interstellar or Blade Runner as you only only disappoint yourself.
Defy The Stars was original described as ‘Interstellar meets Blade Runner’ when I first read the synopsis on Goodreads. Since both Interstellar and Blade Runner are some of my favourite movies, to say I went into Defy The Stars with very high hopes is an understatement. What I got felt like a watered-down version of Blade Runner with not much Interstellar.
Gray does create an well thought out system of planets, with each planet being very different from the other. All of these planets are connect by a series of wormholes called the loop. Each planet has its own personality that is brought-to-life by its atmosphere and what life it is capable of sustaining.
Whilst I did enjoy the space side of it, what little of it there was it was unable to counter very uninteresting characters and a very boring and predictable plot. Both Noemi and Abel seemed very flat. Neither of them seemed to grow in anyway (although Abel does have a very good excuse, he is a robot), which considering what they go through is quite sad. Also looking back on the plot, the decisions that are made seemed even more illogical than when I first read them. How the story evolves should lead to an intriguing race against time ended up becoming an anti-climatic stroll through the loop.
Do not go into Defy The Stars expecting a book version of either Interstellar or Blade Runner as you only only disappoint yourself.