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A review by jaimie118
Sanctuary by Caryn Lix
4.0
Actual rating: 3.5
I liked this book. It was a quick read that was fun but had a few problems for me. I didn’t have as much as an investment in Kenzie as I usually do with my protagonists. There were some discrepancies or just gray areas with her characterization. For someone who tells the reader how dedicated she has been to her career trajectory and to her company, she seems vaguely ambivalent. For an allegedly driven character, she was all over the place:
‘I’ve worked my whole life to get where I am.’ ‘I have issues with my parents’ relationship.’ ‘I’m working hard to prove myself as a space prison guard.’ ‘I’m just going to sneak in the prison to check out the superpowered teenage criminals.’ ‘Oops, I’ve been taken hostage.’ ‘Well, at least this guy’s hot.’ ‘Wait. Did my mom just try to kill me?!’
Nothing like murderous aliens to bring people together... Kenzie’s ability to go from guard to helping / leading the prisoners happens a bit too easily, but, once you suspend disbelief on that front, it’s a fun story. The prisoners had more interesting characters that I’d like to learn more about, as well as the backstory on the appearance of these probes and the Earth socioeconomic structure.
I’ll definitely be reading the sequel to see what happens next.
I liked this book. It was a quick read that was fun but had a few problems for me. I didn’t have as much as an investment in Kenzie as I usually do with my protagonists. There were some discrepancies or just gray areas with her characterization. For someone who tells the reader how dedicated she has been to her career trajectory and to her company, she seems vaguely ambivalent. For an allegedly driven character, she was all over the place:
‘I’ve worked my whole life to get where I am.’ ‘I have issues with my parents’ relationship.’ ‘I’m working hard to prove myself as a space prison guard.’ ‘I’m just going to sneak in the prison to check out the superpowered teenage criminals.’ ‘Oops, I’ve been taken hostage.’ ‘Well, at least this guy’s hot.’ ‘Wait. Did my mom just try to kill me?!’
Nothing like murderous aliens to bring people together... Kenzie’s ability to go from guard to helping / leading the prisoners happens a bit too easily, but, once you suspend disbelief on that front, it’s a fun story. The prisoners had more interesting characters that I’d like to learn more about, as well as the backstory on the appearance of these probes and the Earth socioeconomic structure.
I’ll definitely be reading the sequel to see what happens next.