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A review by kcrawfish
Axiom's End by Lindsay Ellis
4.0
Reread: there are a few critiques I have gathered after a second read that dropped this from a 4 star to a 3.5 star. While I’m definitely looking forward to the rest of the books, I could more clearly tell this go-around that the book was set up for future stories.
There were a few inconsistencies with Cora’s character and within the book itself. For example, there’s a theme of her being very very against murder, of hating the cavalier way some of the people around her treat life, yet there’s a situation I won’t give the details of that she breezes through with no self reflection or angst. None of the other characters address this strange moment of hypocrisy (or what should have been a moment of emotional distress/self reflection) either, and I found it very strange.
There are a few other examples. I’m still looking forward to the future books and seeing where her journey goes.
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This is a first contact story. In fact this is my first, first contact story, and I really enjoyed the ride. The action was Earth-centeric, and very extraterrestrial. My love for the dynamic Ampersand and his species brought to Earth was one of the main drivers, as well as our alien’s evolving relationship with our main character. Cora was a protagonist who was always going somewhere or doing something, usually on the fly, and I enjoyed her as our leading lady.
I can’t wait to see where this series goes, though I will say I hope the phrase “lizard brain” is dropped forever.
There were a few inconsistencies with Cora’s character and within the book itself. For example, there’s a theme of her being very very against murder, of hating the cavalier way some of the people around her treat life, yet there’s a situation I won’t give the details of that she breezes through with no self reflection or angst. None of the other characters address this strange moment of hypocrisy (or what should have been a moment of emotional distress/self reflection) either, and I found it very strange.
There are a few other examples. I’m still looking forward to the future books and seeing where her journey goes.
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This is a first contact story. In fact this is my first, first contact story, and I really enjoyed the ride. The action was Earth-centeric, and very extraterrestrial. My love for the dynamic Ampersand and his species brought to Earth was one of the main drivers, as well as our alien’s evolving relationship with our main character. Cora was a protagonist who was always going somewhere or doing something, usually on the fly, and I enjoyed her as our leading lady.
I can’t wait to see where this series goes, though I will say I hope the phrase “lizard brain” is dropped forever.