Helliconia

Executive Summary: There were times where I enjoyed this book, but they were few and far between. Just not enough for me to like overall.

Full Review
If you look at how long it took me to read this fairly short book (26 days) and how many multiple day gaps I often went between reading it, it should be no real surprise I gave this 2 stars.

I found the prologue long and pretty boring, and it might be the most character development of the entire book. Unfortunately after the prologue that character no longer appears.

I found most of the characters pretty unlikeable. That always makes it harder for me to enjoy a book. I did find the development of the town pretty interesting, especially the technological innovations that came along.

The world building was interesting, but a bit too hard sci-fi for my liking. My eyes kind of glazed over when he'd get into scientific observations about Helliconia.

Overall, this book just wasn't for me, and despite buying the entire trilogy, I won't be continuing on to see what happens next.