Reviews

Shift by Hugh Howey

blue8haze's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

thesleepysloth's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

glizzelda's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

On my first attempt I only got to page 50 of this book. I originally started reading it immediately after I finished Wool and was disappointed that shift was a prequel. However, I recently picked it up again and zipped right through it. I think I needed some separation to enjoy Shift as it's own book. I enjoyed how the ending led us right to the ending of wool, and now I'm extra excited to read dust! 

spacebornfew's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

megarara's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

Took a while to get going but started to really enjoy it halfway through.

thatssewash's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jadenquest's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.0

soben's review against another edition

4.0

Such a good book. I'm still torn on whether I liked the first more than this one... While this one didn't lag in the middle, it did cover a lot of the backstory, which I was anxious to hear about. However, the fact that I didn't know much about the Silos in the first book led to more excitement.

bookswithbets's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hallandie8's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.5