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eg_m's review against another edition
5.0
This alternate reality space opera features intergalactic travel in the modern era. Delilah is one of the most interesting characters in a long time. Genius level with all the issues of trying manage too many competing thoughts at once she makes a great spy/assassin. She meets her well deserved match in the supreme leader of a galactic empire. But not everyone wants a happy ending and some is messing with the time line. PBJ does a great job of handling the time line jumps without creating headaches or serious cognitive dissonance.
*Read as part of the two book set, Project Enterprise: Bundle 1
*Read as part of the two book set, Project Enterprise: Bundle 1
ccgwalt's review against another edition
4.0
TBR Reading Challenge 2012: Personal challenge-- This book was originally added to my to-read list June 10, 2010.
SFR Reading Challenge 2012: book 10 of 15 for Moon Challenge
Grade A-
Girl Gone Nova is quite a roller-coaster ride! What stands out for me, both now and as I read it, was what youdon't know about what is going on. The catch is that you know you don't know the what and why. It's like walking on a familiar path but in the fog. You feel both sure and unsure of where you're going and it keeps you alert.
Pauline Baird Jones has written a complex puzzle of a plot, mixing time and space travel, advanced technology such as nanoagents, and good old-fashion military space opera. This book is the second of a series, and reading the first book, [b:The Key|2679498|The Key|Pauline Baird Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267018346s/2679498.jpg|2704800], is recommended for complete understanding of some major plot points. It's not absolutely necessary, but some things the reader is assumed to know and understand, so it's helpful to have read it.
The plotting is masterful. I enjoyed trying to guess what was actually going on and how the author was going to resolve it all. When time-travel is thrown in the mix, things can get complicated quickly and making a coherent story out of it can be a challenge. For the most part, Ms. Jones succeeds, although the ending got a bit muddled. The resolution was more complicated than necessary and ended up detracting from the story overall for me.
Doc and Hel were both unique, and Ms. Jones succeeds in developing their characters slowly and satisfyingly throughout the book. Her secondary characters were also interesting and often well-defined.
My only other caveat is that the book dragged in places due to too much internal musing by the characters. Granted, the musing was usually entertaining and even enlightening, but just because something is good doesn't mean it adds to the story. The internal musing too often came in the middle of key scenes and slowed down the action. Removing some paragraphs, or even removing some sentences from some paragraphs could have tightened up the flow of the book.
Overall recommended for SFR lovers. I've already downloaded the next two books in the series and look forward to reading them.
SFR Reading Challenge 2012: book 10 of 15 for Moon Challenge
Grade A-
Girl Gone Nova is quite a roller-coaster ride! What stands out for me, both now and as I read it, was what you
Pauline Baird Jones has written a complex puzzle of a plot, mixing time and space travel, advanced technology such as nanoagents, and good old-fashion military space opera. This book is the second of a series, and reading the first book, [b:The Key|2679498|The Key|Pauline Baird Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267018346s/2679498.jpg|2704800], is recommended for complete understanding of some major plot points. It's not absolutely necessary, but some things the reader is assumed to know and understand, so it's helpful to have read it.
The plotting is masterful. I enjoyed trying to guess what was actually going on and how the author was going to resolve it all. When time-travel is thrown in the mix, things can get complicated quickly and making a coherent story out of it can be a challenge. For the most part, Ms. Jones succeeds, although the ending got a bit muddled. The resolution was more complicated than necessary and ended up detracting from the story overall for me.
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One less trip through time would have been better. The last trip was confusing and oddly unsatisfying, bringing up more questions than it answered.Doc and Hel were both unique, and Ms. Jones succeeds in developing their characters slowly and satisfyingly throughout the book. Her secondary characters were also interesting and often well-defined.
My only other caveat is that the book dragged in places due to too much internal musing by the characters. Granted, the musing was usually entertaining and even enlightening, but just because something is good doesn't mean it adds to the story. The internal musing too often came in the middle of key scenes and slowed down the action. Removing some paragraphs, or even removing some sentences from some paragraphs could have tightened up the flow of the book.
Overall recommended for SFR lovers. I've already downloaded the next two books in the series and look forward to reading them.
asphaltcowgrrl's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderfully entertaining sci-fi romp with time travel, alpha-aliens, and a heroine you don't want to mess with. Pauline Baird Jones' sense of humor shines through in this fun and exciting adventure.
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