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thorspoptarts's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I did like this book just as much as I thought I would, but I would've liked more writing around the leap out. All we see is Sam and Al speaking briefly, then we flash to after Al has leapt home. I wanted to see them talk more, or the leap out described vividly Besides that, I loved it.
Also, when Al was talking to the guy Sam leapt into and the lightning struck, how come Al leapt out, but Sam didn't leap into the guy? (I hope that's understandable, I can't remember Sam's leapee's name)
Also, I liked how both Sam and Al saw the article. It's not all that realistic, but I thought it was cool and a nice touch
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing and Sexual content
brom's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Very tense and an interesting story, even if it didn’t feel very much like Quantum Leap.
The ending absolutely had me in tears tho.
The ending absolutely had me in tears tho.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Minor: Car accident
kstericker's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Medical content and Violence
Minor: Cannibalism, Cursing, Sexual content, Racism, Suicide, and Vomit
jdglasgow's review
2.0
“Knights of the Morning Star” was the first Quantum Leap book I read and in my review I said that I thought the author did not adequately capture the voice of the characters. In comparison to this book, however, it was spot-on. Crandall doesn’t really seem to be trying to mimic the voice of the television characters; in fact, this story feels mostly like a generic search and rescue story with QL elements shoehorned in. And that story is not particularly strong on its own - both the A and B stories just repeat over and over again, with Al getting mad at other people on their downed plane and worrying about the weather and Sam doing essentially the same. It just repeats and repeats until it’s finally resolved. That said, there are some interesting moments and it’s not *terribly* written, although it does rely on similes a lot like a high school essay.
Another thing I want to note... in both books, the word “shit” is censored at least one time, despite the fact that the word gets used freely later on. In KOMS, Sam says “No foolin’, Sherlock” to Al instead of “No shit, Sherlock” even though characters use the word “shit” later in the book. Here, Al tells somebody to cut out the “pseudo-macho bull dinky”, which is RIDICULOUS, instead of saying “bullshit”... but then proceeds to say “Shit!” throughout the rest of the book. Why? What is this about? I’m wondering if the rest of the QL books have the same bizarre single-instance censorship. I own one more, “Loch Ness Leap”. I’ll try to remember to come back and edit this once I’ve read it and know for sure.
EDIT: I’ve now read “Loch Ness Leap” and unlike the other two Sam doesn’t say “shit” throughout the book; I don’t think there’s any swearing at all, come to think of it. That said, there is a moment when the main female character, a computer hacker, receives an email from a shadowy contact who signs off as Master of Daring-Do [sic]. She thinks to herself, “Master of Illegal Do-Do [sic] is more like it.” So, yes, technically there is a childish replacement word for “shit” in this book, and a misspelled one at that, but it makes sense in context as a pun so it’s sort of forgivable? Still, that is 3 for 3. I don’t know if I’ll be reading any other QL books—these are the only 3 I own—but if I do I’ll try to remember to come back to this review to keep you updated on this.
Another thing I want to note... in both books, the word “shit” is censored at least one time, despite the fact that the word gets used freely later on. In KOMS, Sam says “No foolin’, Sherlock” to Al instead of “No shit, Sherlock” even though characters use the word “shit” later in the book. Here, Al tells somebody to cut out the “pseudo-macho bull dinky”, which is RIDICULOUS, instead of saying “bullshit”... but then proceeds to say “Shit!” throughout the rest of the book. Why? What is this about? I’m wondering if the rest of the QL books have the same bizarre single-instance censorship. I own one more, “Loch Ness Leap”. I’ll try to remember to come back and edit this once I’ve read it and know for sure.
EDIT: I’ve now read “Loch Ness Leap” and unlike the other two Sam doesn’t say “shit” throughout the book; I don’t think there’s any swearing at all, come to think of it. That said, there is a moment when the main female character, a computer hacker, receives an email from a shadowy contact who signs off as Master of Daring-Do [sic]. She thinks to herself, “Master of Illegal Do-Do [sic] is more like it.” So, yes, technically there is a childish replacement word for “shit” in this book, and a misspelled one at that, but it makes sense in context as a pun so it’s sort of forgivable? Still, that is 3 for 3. I don’t know if I’ll be reading any other QL books—these are the only 3 I own—but if I do I’ll try to remember to come back to this review to keep you updated on this.
foxxie52's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I return to this story again and again. I like seeing the two stories (Al's survival of the plane crash and Sam's journey to find him) converge into one. The characters are realistic and the story is exciting. No doubt I will re read it again.
wyrmbergmalcolm's review against another edition
4.0
This is not a Quantum Leap novel. Yes it has Sam and Al and has Quantum Leap on the cover, but if you removed the Quantum Leap elements from this book, it would be the exact same book. At no point do either character do anything that wouldn't have been done had they not jumped into the situation.
Having said that, it is a very strong story as it is. The plight of Al and the survivors in the Canadian wilderness as they deal with the shock and loss in different ways was by far the most interesting aspect. Sam's story was less compelling, but it did deal with some heavy issues as his companion is the estranged father to one of the survivors (not that they know that she survived) and is dying of leukaemia.
I found the whole 'spirit animals' bits a little jarring in that they didn't fit in to the rest of the story, or the series as I remember it (not that I've seen many episodes). I haven't got an issue with the mythology of it, just the random use of it here.
Having said that, it is a very strong story as it is. The plight of Al and the survivors in the Canadian wilderness as they deal with the shock and loss in different ways was by far the most interesting aspect. Sam's story was less compelling, but it did deal with some heavy issues as his companion is the estranged father to one of the survivors (not that they know that she survived) and is dying of leukaemia.
I found the whole 'spirit animals' bits a little jarring in that they didn't fit in to the rest of the story, or the series as I remember it (not that I've seen many episodes). I haven't got an issue with the mythology of it, just the random use of it here.
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