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A review by scottwcoleman
Ascent of the Aliomenti by Alex Albrinck
3.0
As much as I loved the first two books in the series, I wanted to love this book as well. It had all the promise, but just failed to deliver. The writing in the first two books ([b:A Question of Will|16041555|A Question of Will (The Aliomenti Saga - Book 1)|Alex Albrinck|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348425164s/16041555.jpg|21818052] and [b:Preserving Hope|17065801|Preserving Hope (The Aliomenti Saga - Book 2)|Alex Albrinck|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1355791688s/17065801.jpg|23405485]) was tight and kept things moving forward at a solid pace. The writing here wasn't nearly as tight. It felt as if there were a very different editor at work on this book (and not at all a good thing).
At times, I would hit passages I could swear I'd read before, just written slightly differently. There were just too many times that the same information was repeated throughout the story, and the ending wasn't satisfactory at all. I realize we're to expect another book, but this one just felt too formulaic. Where I felt surprised and enthralled by each revelation in the first two books, I could sense everything in this book coming long before the book caught up to where I expected it to go.
The series still has lots of potential, but I hope the next book returns to the quick pacing of the first two, and the writing tightens up a bit.
At times, I would hit passages I could swear I'd read before, just written slightly differently. There were just too many times that the same information was repeated throughout the story, and the ending wasn't satisfactory at all. I realize we're to expect another book, but this one just felt too formulaic. Where I felt surprised and enthralled by each revelation in the first two books, I could sense everything in this book coming long before the book caught up to where I expected it to go.
The series still has lots of potential, but I hope the next book returns to the quick pacing of the first two, and the writing tightens up a bit.