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4.67 AVERAGE
4.67 AVERAGE
I think this is my favourite book in the series so far.
I love the fact that the characters are maturing in such a believable, interesting way. Ro, Barre, Micah and Jem, I mean - Dev and Nomi have always been mature :)
Ro and her friends are all still in shock from the events of the previous book. The scars are both physical and psychological. I found this aspect of the book particularly satisfying. So often characters are thrown into violent situations and come out the other side seemingly unchanged. Not so here.
The overconfident Ro has had to learn to think twice and consider others, and she gets to meet Nomi's family. Barre is growing into a lovely, quiet confidence. Micah struggles with the guilt of his father's legacy, but is also trying to overcome his own narrow, self centered world view. Young Jem grows up a lot too - he makes a unlikely but oh-so-satisfying friendship with the intimidating Lieutenant Commander Gutierrez. The contrast between these two characters, the young teen, and the hard bitten, grim woman, works really well and they make a fantastic team.
The story just keeps getting bigger, with the stakes getting higher with every book - but it still stays true to the characters. Can't wait to read the next one :)
Merged review:
I think this is my favourite book in the series so far.
I love the fact that the characters are maturing in such a believable, interesting way. Ro, Barre, Micah and Jem, I mean - Dev and Nomi have always been mature :)
Ro and her friends are all still in shock from the events of the previous book. The scars are both physical and psychological. I found this aspect of the book particularly satisfying. So often characters are thrown into violent situations and come out the other side seemingly unchanged. Not so here.
The overconfident Ro has had to learn to think twice and consider others, and she gets to meet Nomi's family. Barre is growing into a lovely, quiet confidence. Micah struggles with the guilt of his father's legacy, but is also trying to overcome his own narrow, self centered world view. Young Jem grows up a lot too - he makes a unlikely but oh-so-satisfying friendship with the intimidating Lieutenant Commander Gutierrez. The contrast between these two characters, the young teen, and the hard bitten, grim woman, works really well and they make a fantastic team.
The story just keeps getting bigger, with the stakes getting higher with every book - but it still stays true to the characters. Can't wait to read the next one :)
I love the fact that the characters are maturing in such a believable, interesting way. Ro, Barre, Micah and Jem, I mean - Dev and Nomi have always been mature :)
Ro and her friends are all still in shock from the events of the previous book. The scars are both physical and psychological. I found this aspect of the book particularly satisfying. So often characters are thrown into violent situations and come out the other side seemingly unchanged. Not so here.
The overconfident Ro has had to learn to think twice and consider others, and she gets to meet Nomi's family. Barre is growing into a lovely, quiet confidence. Micah struggles with the guilt of his father's legacy, but is also trying to overcome his own narrow, self centered world view. Young Jem grows up a lot too - he makes a unlikely but oh-so-satisfying friendship with the intimidating Lieutenant Commander Gutierrez. The contrast between these two characters, the young teen, and the hard bitten, grim woman, works really well and they make a fantastic team.
The story just keeps getting bigger, with the stakes getting higher with every book - but it still stays true to the characters. Can't wait to read the next one :)
Merged review:
I think this is my favourite book in the series so far.
I love the fact that the characters are maturing in such a believable, interesting way. Ro, Barre, Micah and Jem, I mean - Dev and Nomi have always been mature :)
Ro and her friends are all still in shock from the events of the previous book. The scars are both physical and psychological. I found this aspect of the book particularly satisfying. So often characters are thrown into violent situations and come out the other side seemingly unchanged. Not so here.
The overconfident Ro has had to learn to think twice and consider others, and she gets to meet Nomi's family. Barre is growing into a lovely, quiet confidence. Micah struggles with the guilt of his father's legacy, but is also trying to overcome his own narrow, self centered world view. Young Jem grows up a lot too - he makes a unlikely but oh-so-satisfying friendship with the intimidating Lieutenant Commander Gutierrez. The contrast between these two characters, the young teen, and the hard bitten, grim woman, works really well and they make a fantastic team.
The story just keeps getting bigger, with the stakes getting higher with every book - but it still stays true to the characters. Can't wait to read the next one :)
Very few series get better as they go, and all too often the fourth installment is the worst. Not the case with the Halcyone Space series. It just keeps getting better. The characters continue to grow and learn and change, and the stories are becoming more complex along with the characters.
It's a rare series that improves with each new volume. This one is appealing on many levels: if you like stories set in space, about groups of friends, with interesting science, strong female characters, a varied and interesting cast of characters, or with characters who struggle internally as well as within the larger plot you will find something to enjoy.
One of the most appealing things to me is that the characters in the Halcyone stories are normal -- they have disabilities, are of different races, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, have different sexual orientations, yet they are not cut-out stereotypes. They are individual characters.
It's a rare series that improves with each new volume. This one is appealing on many levels: if you like stories set in space, about groups of friends, with interesting science, strong female characters, a varied and interesting cast of characters, or with characters who struggle internally as well as within the larger plot you will find something to enjoy.
One of the most appealing things to me is that the characters in the Halcyone stories are normal -- they have disabilities, are of different races, from different socioeconomic backgrounds, have different sexual orientations, yet they are not cut-out stereotypes. They are individual characters.
This series has been my first dip into Sci-Fi in a looong time... and each release leaves me eager to slip into the world and hang out with the characters again.
I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and tore through it as fast as two screaming kids on summer break would allow.
Each book leaves me going "THAT'S MY FAVORITE EVAAAAAAR!" and this one did it again.
I hope we get to see more of the settlement and it's people in later books.
L.J. Cohen has a way of finding a solid balance between setting a scene and letting the rest of the details filter in through the dialogue, atmosphere, etc. While I've had a few moments in previous books drag a little, this one is tight, fast and full-tilt from chapter 1.
Her characters are also... people. I'll admit, I've not always been a fan of Ro. In fact, sometimes I didn't really like her much. But as characters grow and the plot expands, I'm finding the changes and shifting dynamics satisfying. A journey within a journey and what not.
And that ending...
Can't wait to see what happens in #5.
I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book and tore through it as fast as two screaming kids on summer break would allow.
Each book leaves me going "THAT'S MY FAVORITE EVAAAAAAR!" and this one did it again.
I hope we get to see more of the settlement and it's people in later books.
L.J. Cohen has a way of finding a solid balance between setting a scene and letting the rest of the details filter in through the dialogue, atmosphere, etc. While I've had a few moments in previous books drag a little, this one is tight, fast and full-tilt from chapter 1.
Her characters are also... people. I'll admit, I've not always been a fan of Ro. In fact, sometimes I didn't really like her much. But as characters grow and the plot expands, I'm finding the changes and shifting dynamics satisfying. A journey within a journey and what not.
And that ending...
Can't wait to see what happens in #5.