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A review by g_r_frank
Arklight Recondite by G.B. Holley
5.0
This second novel in the series turns the corner from focusing on the human-side mystery of the first book, to the characters learning about two alien species, ancient Earth history interactions with the aliens, and information about the nature of the universe. The action in the book ramps-up to take on a global alien-invasion feel, but still tells the story from the perspective of the prime characters of the first book. The unveiling of many mysteries and the characters in the book are very compelling. I found myself continuously drawn to read on. The deaths of some characters also gave me a strong emotional tug, which meant they were very real to me as a reader and I felt genuine sorrow at their loss. This was very well handled in my opinion, not just done for shock value.
There were a few chapters in the middle of the book that seemed to slow the pace down a bit, and may have felt a little bit too information heavy in a "tell" vs "show" sort of way, but I guess it helped the pacing of the story to not get too action heavy. There were also a number of places in the story where I felt characters were traveling back and forth between two locations over and over, to the point that it got a little confusing. There were multiple boats, locations and maybe a few too many characters at times which were a little hard to track in my mind. A few characters had similar sounding names which was also a little confusing. I suggest writing down a few notes here and there on your bookmark while reading, to keep track of them.
Despite those few minor criticisms, I was very happy with the story. It was compelling me to keep reading as the adventure intensified and got more and more interesting the further I read. I'm ready to jump right into book three!
There were a few chapters in the middle of the book that seemed to slow the pace down a bit, and may have felt a little bit too information heavy in a "tell" vs "show" sort of way, but I guess it helped the pacing of the story to not get too action heavy. There were also a number of places in the story where I felt characters were traveling back and forth between two locations over and over, to the point that it got a little confusing. There were multiple boats, locations and maybe a few too many characters at times which were a little hard to track in my mind. A few characters had similar sounding names which was also a little confusing. I suggest writing down a few notes here and there on your bookmark while reading, to keep track of them.
Despite those few minor criticisms, I was very happy with the story. It was compelling me to keep reading as the adventure intensified and got more and more interesting the further I read. I'm ready to jump right into book three!