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A review by nerdatlas5
Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I received a preview copy of this book for free via giveaway, so uh... thanks Zando? The book is out now, if you like your scifi space action books with a touch of romance and found family, I would highly recommend picking it up.
The book takes you into the perspective of Ocean, a excellent space pilot who's on her last chance to stay in a unite Korean government's space force; Teo, her friend and ill-favored son of a billionaire tech giant; and Haven, the new doctor on Oceon's ship who is from Prometheus, Saturn moon, where they basically have an entire culture/religion around respecting death, which of course comes with prejudice from people outside of that. The plot follows them and the rest of the rag tag crew from Ocean's ship when Teo is framed for his family's murder. Mind you, the action takes a long time to start, considering this is info from the back of the book, I was expecting it to happen before the halfway point of the book, however, I never felt bored despite that. Each character had such interesting perspectives too, so that helped a lot. I feel like the reveal of backstories and lore could have sometimes happened sooner, but by the end of the book, the important things are explained, and there's a glossary that helps break down both Korean phrases, and the structure of the Alliance, the Korean space force.
I thought the romance was fine. Predictable yet satisfying. I did find the moments of intimacy between characters very well written, even when its not necessarily romantic in nature, ie. Teo and Ocean's friendship shares a lot of tender moments that were just as impactful and the more passionate scenes with others.
I will say I did have to stop reading for a couple of days, because while not gory, there was a scene of outright murder that definitely churned my stomach a little. The book also shows the effects of PTSD so if that is a potential trigger for anyone I would maybe look into it more before reading this.
My biggest disappointment now is that there's no book 2 yet!
The book takes you into the perspective of Ocean, a excellent space pilot who's on her last chance to stay in a unite Korean government's space force; Teo, her friend and ill-favored son of a billionaire tech giant; and Haven, the new doctor on Oceon's ship who is from Prometheus, Saturn moon, where they basically have an entire culture/religion around respecting death, which of course comes with prejudice from people outside of that. The plot follows them and the rest of the rag tag crew from Ocean's ship when Teo is framed for his family's murder. Mind you, the action takes a long time to start, considering this is info from the back of the book, I was expecting it to happen before the halfway point of the book, however, I never felt bored despite that. Each character had such interesting perspectives too, so that helped a lot. I feel like the reveal of backstories and lore could have sometimes happened sooner, but by the end of the book, the important things are explained, and there's a glossary that helps break down both Korean phrases, and the structure of the Alliance, the Korean space force.
I thought the romance was fine. Predictable yet satisfying. I did find the moments of intimacy between characters very well written, even when its not necessarily romantic in nature, ie. Teo and Ocean's friendship shares a lot of tender moments that were just as impactful and the more passionate scenes with others.
I will say I did have to stop reading for a couple of days, because while not gory, there was a scene of outright murder that definitely churned my stomach a little. The book also shows the effects of PTSD so if that is a potential trigger for anyone I would maybe look into it more before reading this.
My biggest disappointment now is that there's no book 2 yet!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Colonisation and Death of parent
Minor: Gore and Grief