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sasstronaut's Reviews (195)
I was sucked into this book immediately and I had a great deal of fun in it. I haven’t been in a world quite like it before and I enjoyed the characters, settings, and story.
As I learned more and more things I found I wanted to know more about them, and that’s a good sign for me. I sometimes feel like a lot of worldbuilding is done unnecessarily, but the little footnotes add extra flavor that I enjoyed and would oftentimes help with the balance of the story.
I enjoyed the shifting perspectives here and how they were related to each other.
Things are bit predictable, but not so much that it is dull or unfulfilling and overall I really enjoyed the whole trip.
As I learned more and more things I found I wanted to know more about them, and that’s a good sign for me. I sometimes feel like a lot of worldbuilding is done unnecessarily, but the little footnotes add extra flavor that I enjoyed and would oftentimes help with the balance of the story.
I enjoyed the shifting perspectives here and how they were related to each other.
Things are bit predictable, but not so much that it is dull or unfulfilling and overall I really enjoyed the whole trip.
First and foremost, this author is excellent at ramping up the kind of pace and action that make it hard to put books down. Due to the nature of this second story, there is a lot more action and it was quite thrilling to explore.
This time around though, I felt the shifting perspectives didn’t work well here as it did in the first - could have just been told chronologically just as well. But that was metered by more characters to like and less predictability - while the overall plot is a given, how Mia goes about things kept me guessing.
Worthy sequel to the first! I’m looking forward to the next, and final, installment. There’s just so much I wanna know!
This time around though, I felt the shifting perspectives didn’t work well here as it did in the first - could have just been told chronologically just as well. But that was metered by more characters to like and less predictability - while the overall plot is a given, how Mia goes about things kept me guessing.
Worthy sequel to the first! I’m looking forward to the next, and final, installment. There’s just so much I wanna know!
Didn’t think I could relate to a machine and organic construct, but that’s part of the fun!
I like that we hit the ground running - more or less literally. There’s isn’t any long exposition; things are explained as they need to be to clarify what’s happening. You are brought into the world in a different way than a lot of sci-fi perhaps a more relatable way (as improbable as that seems).
This is the kind of story you can just dive right into and put down when you like for later- though I doubt you’ll want to. A quick read, it pulls you in well. I’ll be reading the rest in the series.
I like that we hit the ground running - more or less literally. There’s isn’t any long exposition; things are explained as they need to be to clarify what’s happening. You are brought into the world in a different way than a lot of sci-fi perhaps a more relatable way (as improbable as that seems).
This is the kind of story you can just dive right into and put down when you like for later- though I doubt you’ll want to. A quick read, it pulls you in well. I’ll be reading the rest in the series.
As a lifetime lover of tv sci-fi, and most especially Star Trek, and a fan of well-made parodies, this was perhaps the perfect gift for me from a friend who clearly knows me well.
Anyone can make fun of Star Trek cliches; many do. Some even manage to do it with smart humor but what draws me so much to this book is the love. This is the best kind of parody - one that celebrates the ridiculous while highlighting the absurdity, without putting it down.
Even the big cheesy crux of the story of why everything is happening the way it is is lovably ridiculous, in the same vein as some of the silliest Trek. It’s pushed the characters outward into the meta, simultaneously pulling the reader into another story of the tried and true characters in any sci-fi story.
This book brought out in me the same silly pleasure I get from the OG stuff and it’s parody offshoot - Galaxy Quest. I’m glad this is on my bookshelf and I’ll give it another read next time I need a good mood.
Anyone can make fun of Star Trek cliches; many do. Some even manage to do it with smart humor but what draws me so much to this book is the love. This is the best kind of parody - one that celebrates the ridiculous while highlighting the absurdity, without putting it down.
Even the big cheesy crux of the story of why everything is happening the way it is is lovably ridiculous, in the same vein as some of the silliest Trek. It’s pushed the characters outward into the meta, simultaneously pulling the reader into another story of the tried and true characters in any sci-fi story.
This book brought out in me the same silly pleasure I get from the OG stuff and it’s parody offshoot - Galaxy Quest. I’m glad this is on my bookshelf and I’ll give it another read next time I need a good mood.
A fun, short read overall.
As far as content, I don't mind the mix of science and fantasy - speculation in science can be a lot of fun. The style of writing is very old-fashioned and therefore a but difficult for me, but it was also properly gripping at appropriate parts.
Strange pacing, and a rather abrupt end.
As far as content, I don't mind the mix of science and fantasy - speculation in science can be a lot of fun. The style of writing is very old-fashioned and therefore a but difficult for me, but it was also properly gripping at appropriate parts.
Strange pacing, and a rather abrupt end.