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A review by hybridhavoc
Aftershocks by Marko Kloos
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Where to start. The characters are bland. The world building makes very little sense. It feels like the universe didn't exist prior to the the war five years earlier. Literally everything is about the war, the fallout from the war, and the persisting bad feelings about the war.
I spent literally the entire book waiting for the inciting incident that would really kick things off for one of our characters. That just sort of never really happened. There were several events that could have served that role, but they are all sort of revolved and peter out very quickly. Even all the way up to the final chapter of the book, I was still waiting for something to happen, until suddenly it was done. It feels like this is the first third of a book, and then the author hit a deadline and turned it in.
I won't be continuing the series to learn whether there is an actual story here.
I spent literally the entire book waiting for the inciting incident that would really kick things off for one of our characters. That just sort of never really happened. There were several events that could have served that role, but they are all sort of revolved and peter out very quickly. Even all the way up to the final chapter of the book, I was still waiting for something to happen, until suddenly it was done. It feels like this is the first third of a book, and then the author hit a deadline and turned it in.
I won't be continuing the series to learn whether there is an actual story here.