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sasstronaut's Reviews (195)
This was much better to return to after all the King's Landing we saw in the last book. I especially liked seeing the favorites return, as expected. However, the stories did seem to progress much slower than they did previously, even in the cases where a lot of things did happen, it seems the overall situations of the characters were comparatively static.
Seeing some of the new developments did ramp up my interest again though and I'm looking forward to see how things are changed and resolved.
The rest of this review will contain spoilers!
I was already struck by Jaime's destruction of Cersei's plea letter at the end of the last book and he only gets more interesting to me. Leaving Cersei on her own finds her spinning out of control and she seems to me to be entirely broken at this point. With Tyrion far afield and unwelcome besides and Lord Tywin dead, it looks like House Lannister rests all on Jaime's shoulders. I think he's a much more fitting character now with the loss of his hand and after discarding his great blind spot for his sister, which seems to be the only saving grace for House Lannister at this point. It seems probably that brother will be against brother once Tyrion does come back around to home and that's something worth waiting for. His trials are somewhat interesting, but I get more of the feelings that he's just being bounced around until Martin decides when to finally deliver him to Daenerys.
I wish we had more from Sansa at this point. After arranging her a new marriage (can she get out of her Lannister one?) Littlefinger seems to have set her up to come back with a vengeance. Seeing as everyone believes her to be the last survivor of House Stark, she now has a great deal of power if she can figure out how to use it.
Bran at this point just seems to be a separate story to me, much like Jon. I don't see him being a figure in House Stark or becoming heir to Winterfell. It would be a lot of fun to see if Sansa, or even Arya you may still return, could take up that mantle.
Arya's tale continues to be intriguing but I have no idea what it could all be for. She could go back I suppose, meet up with her sister, etc, but it would mean returning to the life of a Stark and all the responsibilities she ran from in the first place. She has learned a great deal that could make her an interesting player though.
Daenerys was just stuck in the mire in Mireen and Yunkai and I hope how we found her last means she's going to return to her "blood of the dragon" nature. Her nature means she gets caught up in wanting to do the best for all her "children" while refusing to sacrifice some for the good of all. I don't know that she's going to get around that particular problem though and despite how much she cares, she may have to spill a great deal more blood. Her desire for her people can't be questioned though. Definitely a strong successor to House Targaryen.
But come on, bring them all together already! I want to see what happens when all these worlds and petty goals clash into one another and change everyone's plans.
Seeing some of the new developments did ramp up my interest again though and I'm looking forward to see how things are changed and resolved.
The rest of this review will contain spoilers!
I wish we had more from Sansa at this point. After arranging her a new marriage (can she get out of her Lannister one?) Littlefinger seems to have set her up to come back with a vengeance. Seeing as everyone believes her to be the last survivor of House Stark, she now has a great deal of power if she can figure out how to use it.
Bran at this point just seems to be a separate story to me, much like Jon. I don't see him being a figure in House Stark or becoming heir to Winterfell. It would be a lot of fun to see if Sansa, or even Arya you may still return, could take up that mantle.
Arya's tale continues to be intriguing but I have no idea what it could all be for. She could go back I suppose, meet up with her sister, etc, but it would mean returning to the life of a Stark and all the responsibilities she ran from in the first place. She has learned a great deal that could make her an interesting player though.
Daenerys was just stuck in the mire in Mireen and Yunkai and I hope how we found her last means she's going to return to her "blood of the dragon" nature. Her nature means she gets caught up in wanting to do the best for all her "children" while refusing to sacrifice some for the good of all. I don't know that she's going to get around that particular problem though and despite how much she cares, she may have to spill a great deal more blood. Her desire for her people can't be questioned though. Definitely a strong successor to House Targaryen.
But come on, bring them all together already! I want to see what happens when all these worlds and petty goals clash into one another and change everyone's plans.
This ended much differently than I thought it might and leaves much food for thought.
Despite some parts being predictable, the way in which things played out was much different and worth reading. Even as I was reading this, I got the feeling that I'd be reading it again and again.
Despite some parts being predictable, the way in which things played out was much different and worth reading. Even as I was reading this, I got the feeling that I'd be reading it again and again.
From start to finish, this was a fun book. The humor and science blended together with tense moments and amazement and what he could do as the story went on. You can almost identify with this story like a really bad day where everything goes wrong - except he's on Mars so it's much harder to shrug off. Very fun story.
I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I might. First, it is exactly what it says it is. Game of Thrones mixed with Jurassic Park; Medieval battles waged with dinosaurs added in, and some truly great characters.
The writing in this book is both excellent and standard. The story itself isn't anything new to me, but the writing is very good, most especially when you least expect it. The dialogue in particular is a great deal of fun.
The little book tidbits you get at the start of each chapter - like Dune - give you insight into what you are about to read and explain things about the world. I've found myself in love with the world and looking forward to more while also not wanting it to end.
I'm a big fan of dinosaurs too, and his accurate descriptions and imaginings of how people would use them are endlessly fun to me. The author put in a lot of thought for how each dinosaur makes a difference in combat as well as in behavior.
Highly recommend!
The writing in this book is both excellent and standard. The story itself isn't anything new to me, but the writing is very good, most especially when you least expect it. The dialogue in particular is a great deal of fun.
The little book tidbits you get at the start of each chapter - like Dune - give you insight into what you are about to read and explain things about the world. I've found myself in love with the world and looking forward to more while also not wanting it to end.
I'm a big fan of dinosaurs too, and his accurate descriptions and imaginings of how people would use them are endlessly fun to me. The author put in a lot of thought for how each dinosaur makes a difference in combat as well as in behavior.
Highly recommend!
To start, I was really looking forward to this book based on the description; it seemed right up my alley. While this did turn out to be true, the reviews are also spot on about the strange vernacular, pacing, and what seems like a lack of editing.
This started out incredibly hard for me to read. Very slow pacing, far too much he said she said. It could have been trimmed better to get you to the meat of the story, which doesn’t happen right away and once it does, takes a bit to ramp up. Once it did though, it was hard for me to put down.
One thing I really like about this book is the humanity of it. Kivrin - the main protagonist - is a the modern reader. Yes we know things of the past and have more ideas besides, but we don’t experience it and it often comes across as cold, hard figures and facts. Living it with Kivrin, our eyes open as hers do and in the end, it leaves quite a tender mark.
I really liked the concept of this and I hope there are more like it
This started out incredibly hard for me to read. Very slow pacing, far too much he said she said. It could have been trimmed better to get you to the meat of the story, which doesn’t happen right away and once it does, takes a bit to ramp up. Once it did though, it was hard for me to put down.
One thing I really like about this book is the humanity of it. Kivrin - the main protagonist - is a the modern reader. Yes we know things of the past and have more ideas besides, but we don’t experience it and it often comes across as cold, hard figures and facts. Living it with Kivrin, our eyes open as hers do and in the end, it leaves quite a tender mark.
I really liked the concept of this and I hope there are more like it
Great pick if you’re looking for a short weekend read that is surprisingly fun and you like semi-dystopian historical rewrites and underworlds. Just don’t go expecting too much in the way of writing and you’ll be just fine.
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I did not expect to like this book. After I read the descriptions and I saw that my group had picked it, I was a little disappointed. I only started reading it because it’s been a while and I wanted to get jumpstarted on reading again.
I was pleasantly proved wrong. There is so much I like about this book; to start, I really enjoyed the world he created. I’ve always like the ideas and stories of magic and gathering it from the earth and its components. Fantasy gives you a variety of creatures to draw endless powers from, so it shouldn’t be too surprising what kind of magic exists here.
The rest of the story is pretty predictable for those who read any of these kinds of underground caper novels, YA. Even so, he touched on things just enough that I really want more.
Unfortunately, there really any character development in the story but I also don’t think we really needed any. Using his first book to serve as an introduction to the world and its characters, including Daniel, was enough information to pack into the first one.
It’s short book that’s pretty fast paced, and gives you a lot of information for small amount pages. I just came off a pretty slow and torturous read, so this was a breath of fresh air.
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I did not expect to like this book. After I read the descriptions and I saw that my group had picked it, I was a little disappointed. I only started reading it because it’s been a while and I wanted to get jumpstarted on reading again.
I was pleasantly proved wrong. There is so much I like about this book; to start, I really enjoyed the world he created. I’ve always like the ideas and stories of magic and gathering it from the earth and its components. Fantasy gives you a variety of creatures to draw endless powers from, so it shouldn’t be too surprising what kind of magic exists here.
The rest of the story is pretty predictable for those who read any of these kinds of underground caper novels, YA. Even so, he touched on things just enough that I really want more.
Unfortunately, there really any character development in the story but I also don’t think we really needed any. Using his first book to serve as an introduction to the world and its characters, including Daniel, was enough information to pack into the first one.
It’s short book that’s pretty fast paced, and gives you a lot of information for small amount pages. I just came off a pretty slow and torturous read, so this was a breath of fresh air.
