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rebelrider's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
3.25
asiantomato's review
3.0
Waking Spero is told through the perspectives of Unai and Clover, 2 of the 3 teens who wake up in a pod on an unknown planet with little to no memory of why they are there. The third, Alena, has absolutely no recollection of how to even talk. Together, they set out into the jungle and try their best to survive on this planet by themselves. They run into different creatures and have to either fight or run.
In the beginning, when the characters first meet each other, Unai and Clover kept mention how hot or gorgeous the other person is and I thought that was kind of annoying. I feel like if I suddenly found myself on another planet with no memory of how I got there, I would be focused on things other than how attractive the person next to me is. But anyways, I liked the actual action-packed scenes where they are fighting the "alien" creatures or having to run away from them.
While the characters were likeable enough, I thought they were pretty simple. Unai kept making pop culture references from today's time which I guess is fine, but for me, I'm picturing this timeline to be waaay into the future if they have the technology to be on another planet. So I personally, didn't vibe with how many references he made because he most likely wouldn't know a lot of that stuff if this was set in the future.
That being said, I do think the concept and plot of this book were interesting and I can see why some people would love this book. It was a fast-paced read with a lot of light moments between the characters.
Thank you to the author for sending me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
In the beginning, when the characters first meet each other, Unai and Clover kept mention how hot or gorgeous the other person is and I thought that was kind of annoying. I feel like if I suddenly found myself on another planet with no memory of how I got there, I would be focused on things other than how attractive the person next to me is. But anyways, I liked the actual action-packed scenes where they are fighting the "alien" creatures or having to run away from them.
While the characters were likeable enough, I thought they were pretty simple. Unai kept making pop culture references from today's time which I guess is fine, but for me, I'm picturing this timeline to be waaay into the future if they have the technology to be on another planet. So I personally, didn't vibe with how many references he made because he most likely wouldn't know a lot of that stuff if this was set in the future.
That being said, I do think the concept and plot of this book were interesting and I can see why some people would love this book. It was a fast-paced read with a lot of light moments between the characters.
Thank you to the author for sending me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!
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