Phil Denhoff
Not for me. No surprise there. Felt like a caricature of a good romance novel, or at least an amateur novel. It’s middling. Unimpressive. An interesting and good idea but with poorly formed characters. In theory, the story should have been great, but I think every scene was too rushed and not given enough time to sit and develop. The characters were relatively flat. Frances had wonderful development near the end but it was like the author had a chance to make this complete character, got right to full character development, and never used her again. Frances is smart and full of punk energy and then we don’t see her again.
Listen, I’m roasting a romance novel — I’m well outside my normal genre. When Emily asked if I’d read it with her I said sure, but I think part of me expected the book to be a modern classic. Excellent writing. I didn’t know I was in for pulp space romance fiction.
Not for me. No surprise there. Felt like a caricature of a good romance novel, or at least an amateur novel. It’s middling. Unimpressive. An interesting and good idea but with poorly formed characters. In theory, the story should have been great, but I think every scene was too rushed and not given enough time to sit and develop. The characters were relatively flat. Frances had wonderful development near the end but it was like the author had a chance to make this complete character, got right to full character development, and never used her again. Frances is smart and full of punk energy and then we don’t see her again.
Listen, I’m roasting a romance novel — I’m well outside my normal genre. When Emily asked if I’d read it with her I said sure, but I think part of me expected the book to be a modern classic. Excellent writing. I didn’t know I was in for pulp space romance fiction.
didn’t like as much as the other books in the series. I can’t help but feel that Dinniman sets up little plot points over the knock them over with the smallest amount of effort. Book 7 did a decent job at setting up and working through battles. However, the amount of Deus Ex Machina and sudden, spontaneous victories mean the wins rarely feel earned. Pain is sometimes felt, and understood, but the impacts and horrors of what our characters face is not felt equally across moments.
However, beyond that, Dinniman’s writing is enjoyable and fun. Jokes are good. New characters are often interesting. It was decent! Would not read again!
didn’t like as much as the other books in the series. I can’t help but feel that Dinniman sets up little plot points over the knock them over with the smallest amount of effort. Book 7 did a decent job at setting up and working through battles. However, the amount of Deus Ex Machina and sudden, spontaneous victories mean the wins rarely feel earned. Pain is sometimes felt, and understood, but the impacts and horrors of what our characters face is not felt equally across moments.
However, beyond that, Dinniman’s writing is enjoyable and fun. Jokes are good. New characters are often interesting. It was decent! Would not read again!
It’s just such easy listening! It’s a great little story!
It’s just such easy listening! It’s a great little story!
didn’t like as much as the other books in the series. I can’t help but feel that Dinniman sets up little plot points over the knock them over with the smallest amount of effort. Book 8 did a decent job at setting up and working through battles. However, the amount of Deus Ex Machina and sudden, spontaneous victories mean the wins rarely feel earned. Pain is sometimes felt, and understood, but the impacts and horrors of what our characters face is not felt equally across moments.
However, beyond that, Dinniman’s writing is enjoyable and fun. Jokes are good. New characters are often interesting. It was decent! Would not read again!
didn’t like as much as the other books in the series. I can’t help but feel that Dinniman sets up little plot points over the knock them over with the smallest amount of effort. Book 8 did a decent job at setting up and working through battles. However, the amount of Deus Ex Machina and sudden, spontaneous victories mean the wins rarely feel earned. Pain is sometimes felt, and understood, but the impacts and horrors of what our characters face is not felt equally across moments.
However, beyond that, Dinniman’s writing is enjoyable and fun. Jokes are good. New characters are often interesting. It was decent! Would not read again!
Fun, easy, quick book. Predictable, sure, but Scalzi’s sense of humour infuses this book.
Fun, easy, quick book. Predictable, sure, but Scalzi’s sense of humour infuses this book.