Chris Eicher
Aliens show up on earth, and they're Catholic. What a fantastic premise.
Really excellent little novel by first time author M. R. Leonard. I expected some interesting ideas, and this really delivers in regards to that. There's a midpoint reveal that makes you stop and reconsider everything about its implications. Our main character is this very interesting mix of pathetically selfish and well meaning. And the world this book imagines is interesting, if a bit underdeveloped. That's really my only problem with this book overall. It's just a little slight. What's there is fully cooked, it's just not a big meal of a book and therefore sometimes leaves certain plot elements, or world building elements, really glossed over.
Overall really enjoyed this one.
Aliens show up on earth, and they're Catholic. What a fantastic premise.
Really excellent little novel by first time author M. R. Leonard. I expected some interesting ideas, and this really delivers in regards to that. There's a midpoint reveal that makes you stop and reconsider everything about its implications. Our main character is this very interesting mix of pathetically selfish and well meaning. And the world this book imagines is interesting, if a bit underdeveloped. That's really my only problem with this book overall. It's just a little slight. What's there is fully cooked, it's just not a big meal of a book and therefore sometimes leaves certain plot elements, or world building elements, really glossed over.
Overall really enjoyed this one.
What an odd book. The beginning third or so is very standard fantasy/space opera type intro to our character. And I don't say that disparagingly, it's done well and I'm excited to see where it goes by the end of the intro. Then the middle third just absolutely drags, I stopped reading this book a half dozen chapters into Emesh and almost certainly would have DNF'd it if it wasn't for everyone on booktube gassing up this series like it's the second coming of Dune. Took me nearly a year to pick this back up and power through it. Then around the beginning of the last third we get to Calagah and the plot starts happening again! The prose is excellent, the characters are (with a few exceptions) boring, the world building is fascinating and feels sufficiently convoluted to feel "real." I'll definitely get to reading book two, but don't think I'm sprinting to go start that one.
What an odd book. The beginning third or so is very standard fantasy/space opera type intro to our character. And I don't say that disparagingly, it's done well and I'm excited to see where it goes by the end of the intro. Then the middle third just absolutely drags, I stopped reading this book a half dozen chapters into Emesh and almost certainly would have DNF'd it if it wasn't for everyone on booktube gassing up this series like it's the second coming of Dune. Took me nearly a year to pick this back up and power through it. Then around the beginning of the last third we get to Calagah and the plot starts happening again! The prose is excellent, the characters are (with a few exceptions) boring, the world building is fascinating and feels sufficiently convoluted to feel "real." I'll definitely get to reading book two, but don't think I'm sprinting to go start that one.
Added to list'26 TBRwith 15 books.
Overstuffed. Still, very good overall, and considering how much is shoved in here the pacing is incredible. Going to be rough waiting for the next installment.
Overstuffed. Still, very good overall, and considering how much is shoved in here the pacing is incredible. Going to be rough waiting for the next installment.
I'd probably rate this lower personally, since I'm not into the romance genre, but that's not a failing of the book. I was under the impression this was a fantasy novel with a romance, not a romance novel that has fantasy elements. Oh well, the characters are really strong and still ended up mostly enjoying it.
I will never look at gingerbread the same again.
I'd probably rate this lower personally, since I'm not into the romance genre, but that's not a failing of the book. I was under the impression this was a fantasy novel with a romance, not a romance novel that has fantasy elements. Oh well, the characters are really strong and still ended up mostly enjoying it.
I will never look at gingerbread the same again.
Added to listOwnedwith 35 books.
