Avery
*FINALLY* back in Pallimustus! Good to have the buds all back together, but it felt like kind of an in between book. Pretty sure I'll continue with the series but felt like some filler at times. I do appreciate that we don't have to enumerate every status effect progression every time it happens anymore.
*FINALLY* back in Pallimustus! Good to have the buds all back together, but it felt like kind of an in between book. Pretty sure I'll continue with the series but felt like some filler at times. I do appreciate that we don't have to enumerate every status effect progression every time it happens anymore.
Took a minute to remember what was going on, but the recap at the beginning helped, and soon I was enjoying being back in this world. Easy enjoyable read like the others. I always enjoy the “back to basics” trope that we get a bit of in this one. The Earth arc is what made me drop this series initially, so I’m excited to see what happens next.
Took a minute to remember what was going on, but the recap at the beginning helped, and soon I was enjoying being back in this world. Easy enjoyable read like the others. I always enjoy the “back to basics” trope that we get a bit of in this one. The Earth arc is what made me drop this series initially, so I’m excited to see what happens next.
The book was alright. Not a hard read but not particularly engaging either. Maybe the AI stuff at this point feels too close to reality to be fun. The interspersed documentary clips didn't do much for me and sometimes felt repetitive. The end threw a couple curveballs, none of which felt meaningful in the end.
The book was alright. Not a hard read but not particularly engaging either. Maybe the AI stuff at this point feels too close to reality to be fun. The interspersed documentary clips didn't do much for me and sometimes felt repetitive. The end threw a couple curveballs, none of which felt meaningful in the end.
Took me a while to get into it, initially feeling like Annihilation with a more academic main character. Eventually though (2/3 of the way through), the Tchaikovsky goodness started to show through in some cool ideas about evolution and ecology. While it had several lines that stood out to me, it frequently felt like they had similar variations scattered repeatedly, like the author was workshopping the idea and couldn't decide which to pick. Maybe a stylistic choice, but one I found annoying while reading.
Took me a while to get into it, initially feeling like Annihilation with a more academic main character. Eventually though (2/3 of the way through), the Tchaikovsky goodness started to show through in some cool ideas about evolution and ecology. While it had several lines that stood out to me, it frequently felt like they had similar variations scattered repeatedly, like the author was workshopping the idea and couldn't decide which to pick. Maybe a stylistic choice, but one I found annoying while reading.
This was great! I didn't know what to expect going in, given that it was Dinniman's first stab at litrpg, but I was pleasantly surprised. Interesting game world and some decent intrigue about the outside world as well. Sort of DCC-lite.
This was great! I didn't know what to expect going in, given that it was Dinniman's first stab at litrpg, but I was pleasantly surprised. Interesting game world and some decent intrigue about the outside world as well. Sort of DCC-lite.
The premise is still so perfect for me that it barely even matters what the content is. For better or worse, as usual, it tries to do something as different as possible from the previous books.
The premise is still so perfect for me that it barely even matters what the content is. For better or worse, as usual, it tries to do something as different as possible from the previous books.
Decently entertaining, doesn't cover a whole lot of interesting new ground but executed well enough. Characters mostly likable.
Decently entertaining, doesn't cover a whole lot of interesting new ground but executed well enough. Characters mostly likable.
Had a hard time getting into this one. A bunch of alien species that didn't seem that important. Some space politics. Didn't feel attached to any of the characters.
Maybe the unspace bit just didn't feel like enough after having read Slow Gods, which has a really similar mechanic. To be honest, they're pretty similar books, maybe it's just that I read this one second.
Had a hard time getting into this one. A bunch of alien species that didn't seem that important. Some space politics. Didn't feel attached to any of the characters.
Maybe the unspace bit just didn't feel like enough after having read Slow Gods, which has a really similar mechanic. To be honest, they're pretty similar books, maybe it's just that I read this one second.
