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kitkatchonk 's review for:
The Loneliness of Distant Beings
by Kate Ling
(Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis from NetGalley.)
(2.5)
First, the good because despite my seemingly low rating, there were things I enjoyed.
By far my favourite thing about this book was the setting - the idea of people being essentially locked down on a ship hurdling through space without much of a say in a 700 years mission really appealed to me. There were some really interesting points to the system they lived by (e.g. the Breeding System) but there were a few places where the setting could have been better explained and/or expanded on to add even more layers to the story.
Another thing I enjoyed was the writing which flipped between being really great to being a bit too cheesy for my taste. And that's purely because the main protagonist, Seren, went from being very immature in her speech to being almost lyrical in next. That being said, there were some really great passages about her life and thirst for freedom.
I think the place where this book truly suffered was the romance. I'm a sucker for romance; I'm even more of a sucker for a well written romance. This sadly was a romance that developed way too fast for my taste. Seren sees Dom once and it's lust-at-first-sight. It didn't make much sense to me though their relationship got better the more we got into the book.
I'm still unsure how I felt about the ending. Although, I feel like there is a lot of room for a second book that could expand more on the story and the characters. Overall, a quick and pleasant read that suffered from a bad case of insta-love with too little of an engaging plot besides the romance.
(2.5)
First, the good because despite my seemingly low rating, there were things I enjoyed.
By far my favourite thing about this book was the setting - the idea of people being essentially locked down on a ship hurdling through space without much of a say in a 700 years mission really appealed to me. There were some really interesting points to the system they lived by (e.g. the Breeding System) but there were a few places where the setting could have been better explained and/or expanded on to add even more layers to the story.
Another thing I enjoyed was the writing which flipped between being really great to being a bit too cheesy for my taste. And that's purely because the main protagonist, Seren, went from being very immature in her speech to being almost lyrical in next. That being said, there were some really great passages about her life and thirst for freedom.
I think the place where this book truly suffered was the romance. I'm a sucker for romance; I'm even more of a sucker for a well written romance. This sadly was a romance that developed way too fast for my taste. Seren sees Dom once and it's lust-at-first-sight. It didn't make much sense to me though their relationship got better the more we got into the book.
I'm still unsure how I felt about the ending. Although, I feel like there is a lot of room for a second book that could expand more on the story and the characters. Overall, a quick and pleasant read that suffered from a bad case of insta-love with too little of an engaging plot besides the romance.