syd

is this book good? eh. did I love reading it? YES.

phenomenal series, I cannot recommend more if you're looking for an academic political progfantasy series with little sprinkles of horror

I listened to the audiobook and loved the performances!

I read Station Eleven a while back and loved the author's prose, so I was looking forward to listening to this book when I was browsing the available audiobooks on Libby. Sea of Tranquility is, I think, even better than Station Eleven. Similarly to Station Eleven, Mandel explores pandemics and humanity. But what I really loved was the question one of the main characters struggled with throughout the story - what is the point of it all? Is this life we're living real? What makes something "real"?

I think this book could've been a little longer, and relationships between characters could've been fleshed out more, but I kind of liked how lonely and separate each of them felt. It added to the aesthetic of the novel, in my opinion!

DNF, no rating

I really wanted to like this, but it's missing the mark for me. Maybe a book I re-visit some other time!

so much trauma, but I love the side quests the gang went on in this book, phenomenal universe building! I'm sad there's only one book left

Loved the story and the themes explored, I just feel like there were some gaps or more scenes I would've liked to have read!

do not read if you're expecting sentient plane smut. it's actually a kind of satirical but pretty emotional story about loneliness and the different types of human connection. the middle was pretty boring, but overall good story

I'm torn. I love what this book set out to do, and it had some really great parts. Somewhere near the middle though, it just started feeling a little lost. I love drawing attention to these women who also served, but it just got to a point where if something good happened to Frankie, I knew something bad was going to happen in the next chapter. I thought I was loving the ending, until the one last big reveal. I think that should've been cut, but I won't go into it in depth because spoilers.

The narration was FANTASTIC, I'm glad I listened!

While I loved book 1&2, book 3 has fallen pretty flat. The premise was so interesting, had such a good setup for some popular tropes, but it was just....meh. The plot was rushed, the characters were flat, and the romance was not good compared to the previous books. There was a lot of potential, but it just didn't come anywhere near where I think it could've landed. I still do recommend the first two books, though! And I'm intrigued, because I think I can see the character(s) that the author may be considering for another book - if that ever comes to be, I'll definitely pick it up!