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A review by enchantedfiction
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
** Thank you DAW books and Beth Revis for the review copy!**
Full Speed to a Crash Landing is a short novella-style book following Ada Lamarr, a metal scavenger in space who has gotten herself into a bit of a pickle. She's running out of oxygen and fast. When her mayday is finally answered, she finds herself on a ship with a crew who would rather her not know their intended mission. But since she beat them to the punch, she gives her insight into the way they can accomplish their goal, inserting herself smack dab in the middle of the operation. But trust is something hard to come by with this crew, and Ada might not be so trustworthy herself.
I really enjoyed this shorter story! I actually felt that the blatant nods to "you don't know everything that's going on" was refreshing, and I always love a super sassy, chaotic character. Ada's humor was sprinkled throughout the book mixed in with the obvious nods to her true motives, but I found it all very enjoyable. With such a short story, I think it could be hard to develop any feelings for any characters, but I think Revis did a wonderful job making me feel certain ways about all of the characters.
This is mainly a plot driven story and has a few anecdotal sections that help get a better feel for the characters, but no real character growth is accomplished as we only know the characters for a very short time.
I am looking forward to How to Steal a Galaxy in December!
Full Speed to a Crash Landing is a short novella-style book following Ada Lamarr, a metal scavenger in space who has gotten herself into a bit of a pickle. She's running out of oxygen and fast. When her mayday is finally answered, she finds herself on a ship with a crew who would rather her not know their intended mission. But since she beat them to the punch, she gives her insight into the way they can accomplish their goal, inserting herself smack dab in the middle of the operation. But trust is something hard to come by with this crew, and Ada might not be so trustworthy herself.
I really enjoyed this shorter story! I actually felt that the blatant nods to "you don't know everything that's going on" was refreshing, and I always love a super sassy, chaotic character. Ada's humor was sprinkled throughout the book mixed in with the obvious nods to her true motives, but I found it all very enjoyable. With such a short story, I think it could be hard to develop any feelings for any characters, but I think Revis did a wonderful job making me feel certain ways about all of the characters.
This is mainly a plot driven story and has a few anecdotal sections that help get a better feel for the characters, but no real character growth is accomplished as we only know the characters for a very short time.
I am looking forward to How to Steal a Galaxy in December!