Mer Barr
Added to listLaser Challenge 24with 15 books.
The storyline is well written, it keeps moving and the author doesn't wander down non-essential paths, but it doesn't grab my interest.
Too much young adult angst and plots that are way too predicable for my taste.
The storyline is well written, it keeps moving and the author doesn't wander down non-essential paths, but it doesn't grab my interest.
Too much young adult angst and plots that are way too predicable for my taste.
Added to listNf Challenge 24with 21 books.
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 19 books.
I really enjoyed this story. Characters that draw you in early, storylines that move along, changes in perspective and/or storyline is called out with a chapter heading, the author doesn't spend words taking you on tangents, and a bit of mystery that lasts thru the majority of the story are the hallmarks of my favorite stories.
The fact that the mysteries didn't involve gruesome murders was a pleasant surprise. It's nice to know these do exist! And I also enjoy the haziness that comes with stories based in 'the real world' with some magic thrown in and the storyline moves back and forth to create a blurry, dream quality. I believe it's this latter quality that I found in another of the author's books which put this book on my TBR list.
I really enjoyed this story. Characters that draw you in early, storylines that move along, changes in perspective and/or storyline is called out with a chapter heading, the author doesn't spend words taking you on tangents, and a bit of mystery that lasts thru the majority of the story are the hallmarks of my favorite stories.
The fact that the mysteries didn't involve gruesome murders was a pleasant surprise. It's nice to know these do exist! And I also enjoy the haziness that comes with stories based in 'the real world' with some magic thrown in and the storyline moves back and forth to create a blurry, dream quality. I believe it's this latter quality that I found in another of the author's books which put this book on my TBR list.
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 18 books.
This series is nonexistent in the library systems I have access to, I had to request this and the 3rd book in the series via interlibrary loan. I received this book after the 3rd.
I didn't enjoy this floor as much as I did those in the 1st and 3rd books. The story took place in just 1 town and there weren't as many battles, I don't think. Which is strange because the hardcopy is incredibly thick and not alot of white space on the pages. There should be a really long story here but there's not.
The characters continue to be interesting in all 3 books, however Mordecai is a bit weird in this 1. Either I missed something in the 1st book or there was a drastic change in how the character related to this floor, with some settling in by the 3rd book.
There's still a lot of technical and political information mentioned and I just zoned out on most of that, choosing to "go with the flow" rather than try to memorize something I'd forget by the next book.
This series is nonexistent in the library systems I have access to, I had to request this and the 3rd book in the series via interlibrary loan. I received this book after the 3rd.
I didn't enjoy this floor as much as I did those in the 1st and 3rd books. The story took place in just 1 town and there weren't as many battles, I don't think. Which is strange because the hardcopy is incredibly thick and not alot of white space on the pages. There should be a really long story here but there's not.
The characters continue to be interesting in all 3 books, however Mordecai is a bit weird in this 1. Either I missed something in the 1st book or there was a drastic change in how the character related to this floor, with some settling in by the 3rd book.
There's still a lot of technical and political information mentioned and I just zoned out on most of that, choosing to "go with the flow" rather than try to memorize something I'd forget by the next book.
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 17 books.
Light hearted and fun to read, like the author's other series Spells, Swords and Stealth, this particular books is a set of 3 small adventures that are relatively back-to-back.
The audiobook was especially good if you're a fan of foley work.
Light hearted and fun to read, like the author's other series Spells, Swords and Stealth, this particular books is a set of 3 small adventures that are relatively back-to-back.
The audiobook was especially good if you're a fan of foley work.
Added to listNf Challenge 24with 20 books.
Very good book for someone who's not a scientist. Linear storytelling, lots of personal stories including the mysterious Walter Reed of Walter Reed Hospital that the US Presidents were taken to for health-related issues when I was young.
Very good book for someone who's not a scientist. Linear storytelling, lots of personal stories including the mysterious Walter Reed of Walter Reed Hospital that the US Presidents were taken to for health-related issues when I was young.
Added to listLaser Challenge 24with 14 books.
At the time of my reading, Goodreads and Hardcover don't have the Known Space set of books sequenced chronologically. This book falls between the original discovery of Ringworld [I've not yet come across that book] and the original book in the series, Ringworld.
Some interesting concepts to contemplate while reading like dismembering individuals for various reasons [usually members of the lower class], keeping their body parts for the elites only, and psychic abilities.
This particular book does a good job of bringing a reader into the Known Space timeline very well but like the Planck, the storyline drops off the cliff into parts unknown. Are there books between the 'Protector' and this one? What book might come after this one? What actually happens to the Planck and its 'crew'?
The release of the story is quite old now but not too outdated in how its told. Still good storytelling, no veering off onto tangents [which I don't like at all] or bogging down the movement with unnecessary information [something else I don't like].
At the time of my reading, Goodreads and Hardcover don't have the Known Space set of books sequenced chronologically. This book falls between the original discovery of Ringworld [I've not yet come across that book] and the original book in the series, Ringworld.
Some interesting concepts to contemplate while reading like dismembering individuals for various reasons [usually members of the lower class], keeping their body parts for the elites only, and psychic abilities.
This particular book does a good job of bringing a reader into the Known Space timeline very well but like the Planck, the storyline drops off the cliff into parts unknown. Are there books between the 'Protector' and this one? What book might come after this one? What actually happens to the Planck and its 'crew'?
The release of the story is quite old now but not too outdated in how its told. Still good storytelling, no veering off onto tangents [which I don't like at all] or bogging down the movement with unnecessary information [something else I don't like].
Added to listSword Challenge 24with 16 books.
None of my library systems seem to know about this series, I had to resort to interlibrary loan which means a hardcopy. This sucker was over 400 pages big!
Normally it's a month or so to finish a hardcopy book of this size but this was SOOO good it took me 6 days. And I didn't receive the 2nd book in the series before this one but that wasn't really an issue. Yes, there probably were references to things that went on in the 2nd book but considering the complexity of this floor and the warning made by the author up front, I was already level set to just 'go with it'.
Let's see how easy it is to get the 2nd and 4th now.
None of my library systems seem to know about this series, I had to resort to interlibrary loan which means a hardcopy. This sucker was over 400 pages big!
Normally it's a month or so to finish a hardcopy book of this size but this was SOOO good it took me 6 days. And I didn't receive the 2nd book in the series before this one but that wasn't really an issue. Yes, there probably were references to things that went on in the 2nd book but considering the complexity of this floor and the warning made by the author up front, I was already level set to just 'go with it'.
Let's see how easy it is to get the 2nd and 4th now.