Benjamin
Overall the main thrust is generally compelling, but yet again the vast number of simultaneous threads left me caring about less than half the story and the other half wishing to get back to the former. The main characters continue to feel childish, petulant, and without capacity to grow or change. The hard sci-fi is enjoyable enough to keep returning, though.
Overall the main thrust is generally compelling, but yet again the vast number of simultaneous threads left me caring about less than half the story and the other half wishing to get back to the former. The main characters continue to feel childish, petulant, and without capacity to grow or change. The hard sci-fi is enjoyable enough to keep returning, though.
Video game-centric books are always a hard sell for me, an avid gamer. Usually the forced references made to help non-gamers understand the book and events come across as cringey. While this still happened a fair amount during my read, by the end it was certainly less.
Very much a Hitchhikers style story with a videogame theming that I'm excited to continue.
Video game-centric books are always a hard sell for me, an avid gamer. Usually the forced references made to help non-gamers understand the book and events come across as cringey. While this still happened a fair amount during my read, by the end it was certainly less.
Very much a Hitchhikers style story with a videogame theming that I'm excited to continue.
I found this one slightly less enrapturing than the first. Overall it moves the characters and world forward, however I don't really feel like the main character is growing towards a better place and instead seems to mostly be along for the ride.
That said, it's still a great entry in the series and a powerful narrative led by a strong, broken, genuine female. That alone is reason to pick this one up.
I found this one slightly less enrapturing than the first. Overall it moves the characters and world forward, however I don't really feel like the main character is growing towards a better place and instead seems to mostly be along for the ride.
That said, it's still a great entry in the series and a powerful narrative led by a strong, broken, genuine female. That alone is reason to pick this one up.