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A review by crasscasualty
The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro
2.0
This novel has a really cool science fiction backdrop but a really insipid plot. In this case, you really can judge a book by its hilariously terrible cover.
It’s a mostly nonsensical story about the whirlwind romance between a petite beautiful snowflake and her creepy husband (who buys her from her family with a room full of treasure, and literally tells her he almost just raped her but decided to marry her instead. AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ROMANTIC).
Which is really too bad, because the universe is cool. After exploring the galaxy, human technology failed and stranded colonists on their new worlds. Thousands of years later, humans are exploring again and are surprised to find other, slightly differently evolved humans, on other planets. I like the concept but the story in this novel is just SO BAD I cannot possibly recommend it.
Asaro has written other books in this universe; I’d like to hear from anyone who’s read them! I hope they do her world-building justice.
It’s a mostly nonsensical story about the whirlwind romance between a petite beautiful snowflake and her creepy husband (who buys her from her family with a room full of treasure, and literally tells her he almost just raped her but decided to marry her instead. AND THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE ROMANTIC).
Which is really too bad, because the universe is cool. After exploring the galaxy, human technology failed and stranded colonists on their new worlds. Thousands of years later, humans are exploring again and are surprised to find other, slightly differently evolved humans, on other planets. I like the concept but the story in this novel is just SO BAD I cannot possibly recommend it.
Asaro has written other books in this universe; I’d like to hear from anyone who’s read them! I hope they do her world-building justice.