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alexbe2ab4's review
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-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
octavia_cade's review
3.0
I enjoyed this more than Wagon Train - it was pacier, zippier, and had an antagonist that was far less irritating. That antagonist happened to be an exploding moon, so this was more a of natural disaster story than anything but I like those so it worked for me. The tension level was pretty high throughout, so this was a single sitting reading; it really kept me hooked, with two exceptions. I did not care at all about those stupid children (natural selection at play I totally think), and the Blankness seemed like it belonged in a different story altogether. An interesting story, and one that I'd quite like to read, but it dragged away from the main storyline here in a way that did not best serve the Blankness itself, I think.
bdplume's review
3.0
Better than the first in some ways, but predictable in that it introduces a problem (which readers knew about from book one) and solves it, with little else happening. A bit short, but well-written.
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