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girluninterrupted 's review for:
Aurora Rising
by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman
disclaimer: despite the amount of hate I might pour out in the next paragraphs, it is not intended to attack the authors because I’m sure they’ve put so much effort in this book. I, too, hated that my experience with this book was just really bad. Now, onto my thoughts.
so, this is set in 2380, exactly 358 years from now, which gives me the expectations that the characters should be significantly smarter than average people in the present on Earth. But the whole time I was reading this book, I just see stupid and ragtag group making stupid decisions and constantly being cranky and making jokes in the most inappropriate times. Multiple points to mention briefly ––
First, altho I love multiple POVs (when done well) and this obviously was not done well. All the characters speak/ think/ act the same way which makes it so hard to distinguish one from the other. This makes it sound very repetitive AND boring.
Second, the world-building. Oh boy, what a poor world-building. I kept debating if I get the book or not. The whole concept with Eshvaren, fold, trigger was just dropped here and there and it’s not explored enough.
Second, I hate how the main character who was in cryosleep and wakes up after 300-ish years in a place that is not the Earth with complete strangers, and with her family and everyone in her old life already dead, being introduced in a scene where she compliments how hot and sexy the shirtless AND pants-less man she sees the moment she wakes up. Like, wow, solid start.
Third, the tagline. It says “they’re not the heroes we wanted. they’re just the ones we could find.” Now this. Upon reading this, I expected a group of misfits created to work together for a mission that they will take seriously and end up succeeding despite how unqualified they are. BUT this book is totally the opposite. It is a group of VERY qualified people who just acts sarcastically and takes on a mission in a very unorganized way with very small evidence that they gave all their best in planning and execution.
Fourth, soooo much focus on physical attributes. Characters could be dumb and sarcastic but they have to be picture perfect with abs and profound muscles and perfectly shaped faces with perfect hair? Oh please. Also, the mention of sex, underwear, ETC in the most unapropriate times? Ughr. AND can someone tell me how does “two chainsaws trying to have sex” sound like? Did the authors just run out of more appropriate and actually sensible similes?
Okay last one, why can’t the human character, Aurora, swear? She said she doesn’t because she’s not normal like that makes sense???? Son a biscuit?? Holy cake?? nice. I know I said last one but Aurora is Chinese?? Did the authors even explored that or did they just mention it? I smell t-t-to-tokenism.
Summary: Seriously can’t believe THE Jay Kristoff and THE Amie Kaufman wrote this book. I keep hating myself for hating this book because I so loved Illuminae and this book had so much hype.
so, this is set in 2380, exactly 358 years from now, which gives me the expectations that the characters should be significantly smarter than average people in the present on Earth. But the whole time I was reading this book, I just see stupid and ragtag group making stupid decisions and constantly being cranky and making jokes in the most inappropriate times. Multiple points to mention briefly ––
First, altho I love multiple POVs (when done well) and this obviously was not done well. All the characters speak/ think/ act the same way which makes it so hard to distinguish one from the other. This makes it sound very repetitive AND boring.
Second, the world-building. Oh boy, what a poor world-building. I kept debating if I get the book or not. The whole concept with Eshvaren, fold, trigger was just dropped here and there and it’s not explored enough.
Second, I hate how the main character who was in cryosleep and wakes up after 300-ish years in a place that is not the Earth with complete strangers, and with her family and everyone in her old life already dead, being introduced in a scene where she compliments how hot and sexy the shirtless AND pants-less man she sees the moment she wakes up. Like, wow, solid start.
Third, the tagline. It says “they’re not the heroes we wanted. they’re just the ones we could find.” Now this. Upon reading this, I expected a group of misfits created to work together for a mission that they will take seriously and end up succeeding despite how unqualified they are. BUT this book is totally the opposite. It is a group of VERY qualified people who just acts sarcastically and takes on a mission in a very unorganized way with very small evidence that they gave all their best in planning and execution.
Fourth, soooo much focus on physical attributes. Characters could be dumb and sarcastic but they have to be picture perfect with abs and profound muscles and perfectly shaped faces with perfect hair? Oh please. Also, the mention of sex, underwear, ETC in the most unapropriate times? Ughr. AND can someone tell me how does “two chainsaws trying to have sex” sound like? Did the authors just run out of more appropriate and actually sensible similes?
Okay last one, why can’t the human character, Aurora, swear? She said she doesn’t because she’s not normal like that makes sense???? Son a biscuit?? Holy cake?? nice. I know I said last one but Aurora is Chinese?? Did the authors even explored that or did they just mention it? I smell t-t-to-tokenism.
Summary: Seriously can’t believe THE Jay Kristoff and THE Amie Kaufman wrote this book. I keep hating myself for hating this book because I so loved Illuminae and this book had so much hype.