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A review by frozenjedi
Convergence by Zoraida Córdova
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Convergence, while a decent book with characters I grew attached to, was still just alright.
Part 1 had me really engaged and I was invested in Xiri and Phan-tu's relationship plus the predicament of E'ronoh and Eiram. The plot looked a little predictable then, but at least I liked where it was going. But that waned in part 2.
There were certain plot points that while it wasn't complicated in simplicity, the way they were explained/acted out felt unnecessarily convoluted. And the overall plot felt too drawn out, which made part 2 of the book sluggish.
Not to mention, there were some great action moments. But with the way the author wrote them, the scenes usually ended with me confused on the outcome of everything. There wasn't any clarity in the action scenes. It felt like I skimmed over it even though I would reread it to understand what the heck just happened.
By the final act's main battle, I kind of gave up getting an actual clear picture of what was going on. That's a bit annoying considering this is a Star Wars novel.
But on the upside, I did enjoy the characters a lot. It was cool seeing how they grew to be a tight knit group, but their actual storylines were best in duos: Phan-tu and Xiri, Gella and Axel.
Though, the subtle romance between Axel and Gella felt too subtle. By the end you could definitely see there were feelings from both sides (which made the outcome of everything Axel did hurt) but majority of the book it seemed one sided. But idk, maybe that was just me.
Anyway, considering I've been reading this off and on for months, I have a lot of mixed feelings and thoughts about Convergence.
But I'm wayyy too invested in Gella and Axel's story at this point, so I guess I'm going to read the next book.
Part 1 had me really engaged and I was invested in Xiri and Phan-tu's relationship plus the predicament of E'ronoh and Eiram. The plot looked a little predictable then, but at least I liked where it was going. But that waned in part 2.
There were certain plot points that while it wasn't complicated in simplicity, the way they were explained/acted out felt unnecessarily convoluted. And the overall plot felt too drawn out, which made part 2 of the book sluggish.
Not to mention, there were some great action moments. But with the way the author wrote them, the scenes usually ended with me confused on the outcome of everything. There wasn't any clarity in the action scenes. It felt like I skimmed over it even though I would reread it to understand what the heck just happened.
By the final act's main battle, I kind of gave up getting an actual clear picture of what was going on. That's a bit annoying considering this is a Star Wars novel.
But on the upside, I did enjoy the characters a lot. It was cool seeing how they grew to be a tight knit group, but their actual storylines were best in duos: Phan-tu and Xiri, Gella and Axel.
Though, the subtle romance between Axel and Gella felt too subtle. By the end you could definitely see there were feelings from both sides (which made the outcome of everything Axel did hurt) but majority of the book it seemed one sided. But idk, maybe that was just me.
Anyway, considering I've been reading this off and on for months, I have a lot of mixed feelings and thoughts about Convergence.
But I'm wayyy too invested in Gella and Axel's story at this point, so I guess I'm going to read the next book.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and War