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A review by krystolla
Point of Hopes by Lisa A. Barnett, Melissa Scott
3.0
An interestingly complex story, with lots of colorful world building.
However there didn't seem to be much of a character arc, and sometimes the point-of-view was disorientingly shared between characters. Much of the plot rested on unexplained relationships or motives.
The complexity of the world left a lot of details unexplained, it seemed to lack cohesion. My small understanding of astronomy buckled trying to understand how the binary star system as described would work, which is a big deal in a book immensely focused on positions of the stars.
There was a bit of fantasy world language disease - overuse of some words (how many concepts are covered by 'point'?) and a mass of unexplained gods/star signs.
Overall, meh. There is a good story here, but with so many tangles, loose ends, and extra color it is difficult to see.
However there didn't seem to be much of a character arc, and sometimes the point-of-view was disorientingly shared between characters. Much of the plot rested on unexplained relationships or motives.
The complexity of the world left a lot of details unexplained, it seemed to lack cohesion. My small understanding of astronomy buckled trying to understand how the binary star system as described would work, which is a big deal in a book immensely focused on positions of the stars.
There was a bit of fantasy world language disease - overuse of some words (how many concepts are covered by 'point'?) and a mass of unexplained gods/star signs.
Overall, meh. There is a good story here, but with so many tangles, loose ends, and extra color it is difficult to see.