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A review by sarah_d
City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
4.0
This book took me a bit to get into, mainly because I have a hard time when, right at the beginning of the book, several unfamiliar terms are introduced with no explanation. My brain gets caught up trying to puzzle out what these terms mean so that I can understand what's happening, and I can't move on until I do.
Luckily, I was ultimately able to move on and I'm glad I did because this was a really, really enjoyable scifi novel. The world Traviss created was compelling, I was interested in the plot and all the different dynamics between the various groups of aliens and humans, and it even made me pause to think a bit about humanity and our values (even our "good" values) and what those might look like to outsiders.
The book was very entertaining and tidied up loose ends in a way that you don't always see in a series, and that might be the best part, that there's a whole series of books following this one! I definitely look forward to reading more.
Luckily, I was ultimately able to move on and I'm glad I did because this was a really, really enjoyable scifi novel. The world Traviss created was compelling, I was interested in the plot and all the different dynamics between the various groups of aliens and humans, and it even made me pause to think a bit about humanity and our values (even our "good" values) and what those might look like to outsiders.
The book was very entertaining and tidied up loose ends in a way that you don't always see in a series, and that might be the best part, that there's a whole series of books following this one! I definitely look forward to reading more.