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A review by annettebooksofhopeanddreams
Defy the Worlds by Claudia Gray
4.0
It's been a while since I read the first book in this series and I was kinda afraid that not remembering all the details would take away from this story. However, there was little to be afraid of. Within the first few chapters slowly everything came back to me and since this felt like a different story arc of the same story I never felt like I missed out because I couldn't remember every little detail.
What I did remember is that the first book seemed to be a love story. And although this book is still about those two people and their love for each other, the focus is slowly moving to more of a bigger plot. There is a lot of politics in this book, we get to see a lot of new sci-fi developments in this book and we get to see the last little bit of the universe that people inhabit in this book. Let's say it all feels a little heavier on the sci-fi part. Which, by the way, is totally fine with me.
Because I personally think the politics is really interesting. Apart from the conflict between Earth and Genesis, we now also get to see more of the conflict among people living on the same planet, who should have been on the same side. We get to hear more stories and sides of the conflict and we're getting to see how far everyone is willing to go. I think that the high stakes are set for the last book, although the ending doesn't make clear where the focus of that last book will be.
However, I also really like the science in this book. I've been to med school for a couple of years (sadly couldn't finish because of my own health, the irony...) and everything that's been written and done here seems very realistic. Of course, it's not all going to happen within the next few years, but it sounds as if all of this can happen. One would say that it's a requirement for Sci-Fi, but trust me, I've read books that talk really nonsense because they think it's cool.
The book ended with a huge cliffhanger and with loads of loose ends. I'm really curious if everything will be tied up in the last book!
What I did remember is that the first book seemed to be a love story. And although this book is still about those two people and their love for each other, the focus is slowly moving to more of a bigger plot. There is a lot of politics in this book, we get to see a lot of new sci-fi developments in this book and we get to see the last little bit of the universe that people inhabit in this book. Let's say it all feels a little heavier on the sci-fi part. Which, by the way, is totally fine with me.
Because I personally think the politics is really interesting. Apart from the conflict between Earth and Genesis, we now also get to see more of the conflict among people living on the same planet, who should have been on the same side. We get to hear more stories and sides of the conflict and we're getting to see how far everyone is willing to go. I think that the high stakes are set for the last book, although the ending doesn't make clear where the focus of that last book will be.
However, I also really like the science in this book. I've been to med school for a couple of years (sadly couldn't finish because of my own health, the irony...) and everything that's been written and done here seems very realistic. Of course, it's not all going to happen within the next few years, but it sounds as if all of this can happen. One would say that it's a requirement for Sci-Fi, but trust me, I've read books that talk really nonsense because they think it's cool.
The book ended with a huge cliffhanger and with loads of loose ends. I'm really curious if everything will be tied up in the last book!