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A review by loiereads
Satellite by Nick Lake
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
☆ STORY:
This book has such an interesting concept; to be born and raised in space, but then journey to earth. Does that technically mean you’re an alien? But you’re still human… it’s interesting to think about. Not to mention the morality of it, and the science behind what would happen to your body after going from 0g to 1g. I found it fascinating.
The story was a little slow for the first half, but not in an unenjoyable way. Everything was pretty relevant to the story. There were a few turns in the story that I wasn’t expecting and had me hooked throughout the whole book.
I did feel as though it may have been a tad long, and come the end of the book, I was looking forward to getting to the end and seeing how everything turned out.
☆ WRITING STYLE:
The book is written in a text-talk style, which is actually quite distracting and hard to get into at the start. It made it a little hard to concentrate, but once I got used to it, it was easy enough to read through.
☆ CHARACTERS:
The characters were interesting in their own ways, but I didn’t feel that strongly towards any of them, to be honest. I found Leo a little unbearable at times, especially when it came to his views towards his mother. I think he was a little harsh towards her, and it would have been nice to have seen their relationship positively develop a little more towards the end.
☆ ATMOSPHERE/VIBE:
I loved the space vibes. I didn’t feel as though sciencey terms were being shoved down my throat and I could easily follow along with everything that was happening. I loved the description and explanation of everything. The author has a really great way of helping you to envision exactly what’s going on. There’s also some really beautiful poetic writing in there as well which I really enjoyed.
Overall this was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This book has such an interesting concept; to be born and raised in space, but then journey to earth. Does that technically mean you’re an alien? But you’re still human… it’s interesting to think about. Not to mention the morality of it, and the science behind what would happen to your body after going from 0g to 1g. I found it fascinating.
The story was a little slow for the first half, but not in an unenjoyable way. Everything was pretty relevant to the story. There were a few turns in the story that I wasn’t expecting and had me hooked throughout the whole book.
I did feel as though it may have been a tad long, and come the end of the book, I was looking forward to getting to the end and seeing how everything turned out.
☆ WRITING STYLE:
The book is written in a text-talk style, which is actually quite distracting and hard to get into at the start. It made it a little hard to concentrate, but once I got used to it, it was easy enough to read through.
☆ CHARACTERS:
The characters were interesting in their own ways, but I didn’t feel that strongly towards any of them, to be honest. I found Leo a little unbearable at times, especially when it came to his views towards his mother. I think he was a little harsh towards her, and it would have been nice to have seen their relationship positively develop a little more towards the end.
☆ ATMOSPHERE/VIBE:
I loved the space vibes. I didn’t feel as though sciencey terms were being shoved down my throat and I could easily follow along with everything that was happening. I loved the description and explanation of everything. The author has a really great way of helping you to envision exactly what’s going on. There’s also some really beautiful poetic writing in there as well which I really enjoyed.
Overall this was a great read and I thoroughly enjoyed it.