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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
After a slow start, I'm super into this series now! This third book is definitely the best so far. It still has some of the ~relationship dramaz~ stuff but mostly it's space awesomeness and political intrigue.
This was a more difficult read, because Jax is trying to be a diplomat and it is not really in her character. March has been emotionally damaged from the war he just won. Also, someone is definitely out to sabotage her negotiations.
I do enjoy Vel's character and the way Jax is able to accept everyone, however this series might be getting darker than I like.
I do enjoy Vel's character and the way Jax is able to accept everyone, however this series might be getting darker than I like.
I love this series for its white knuckle action. So who would have though that the political intrigue and conspiracy that permeated this this book would have been so compelling?
An unexpected but welcome change of pace from the two earlier entries in the series, it is a credit to the author that I found it no less exciting. Love the world-building (perhaps universe-building is more appropriate)and can't wait to get my hands on the next book.
An unexpected but welcome change of pace from the two earlier entries in the series, it is a credit to the author that I found it no less exciting. Love the world-building (perhaps universe-building is more appropriate)and can't wait to get my hands on the next book.
This is probably closer to a 4.5 rating but I think it deserves the rounding up for being as good as it is. I am absolutely devouring this series at a ridiculously fast rate (over half way through Kill Box right now.) This particular novel is paced a bit differently than the previous novels due to Jax playing the role of Ambassador. This is not a bad thing, though at times things seem a little slow, because it gives the author time to really develop some of the relationships of the characters. As always I love Vel and I love how his and Jax relationship grows deeper, as a friendship not romantic interest. The interaction of Jax and March is so heart breaking and then quite interesting to see how the obstacles of his PTSD on steroids are overcome. I really like Hit and Dina, I want them to have their own series, I think I have mentioned that. The growth of Constance is very cool and I am actually a bit a frustrated by the questions posed by Jax that are never answered in regards to Constance's intelligence and ability. I would like to understand her (constance) more as much as Jax does.
I think the particular strength of this novel comes from how detailed the author is with the Vel's homeworld, which I dare not attempt to spell. At times this is almost an ethnography because of the amount of detail with which the world is painted and how much time has been spent on the culture. Watching Jax learn and navigate it was a great journey that again showed a different pacing style than the the last few books. The meanings attached to the "Wa" were probably my favorite and I love the continuation of their use between Jax and Vel to express themselves to one another in the next book.
The "bad guy" was actual a surprise to me, which is not very common, and while I mourn the loss of a character I was interested in learning more about, the storyline does not, to me anyway, present a thread that seems forced, it seems plausible based on our past knowledge of the characters. Jax at times can get a bit down on her self which would put me off more if not for the fact that stuff gets done. She gets her pity paragraphs but overall she doesn't stop. This really is one of the best series I have read in a long time and I am dreading/racing to finish the final book published so far because I don't want to wait for the next one but i need to know what happens. Read them if you have any interest in fantasy or maybe even cultural anthropology, as a lot of threads in these books address the issues of multiculturalism and the writer uses anthropological detail to build her world.
I think the particular strength of this novel comes from how detailed the author is with the Vel's homeworld, which I dare not attempt to spell. At times this is almost an ethnography because of the amount of detail with which the world is painted and how much time has been spent on the culture. Watching Jax learn and navigate it was a great journey that again showed a different pacing style than the the last few books. The meanings attached to the "Wa" were probably my favorite and I love the continuation of their use between Jax and Vel to express themselves to one another in the next book.
The "bad guy" was actual a surprise to me, which is not very common, and while I mourn the loss of a character I was interested in learning more about, the storyline does not, to me anyway, present a thread that seems forced, it seems plausible based on our past knowledge of the characters. Jax at times can get a bit down on her self which would put me off more if not for the fact that stuff gets done. She gets her pity paragraphs but overall she doesn't stop. This really is one of the best series I have read in a long time and I am dreading/racing to finish the final book published so far because I don't want to wait for the next one but i need to know what happens. Read them if you have any interest in fantasy or maybe even cultural anthropology, as a lot of threads in these books address the issues of multiculturalism and the writer uses anthropological detail to build her world.
This book was a little slower than the others. Greatly about character.