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kivt's review
3.0
Best of the series so far but far from flawless. I loved everything except Rahel. She seemed like a completely different person, and one I liked way less.
buchanator's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
iwanttoreadandgetpaid's review
5.0
Simply fantastic! The writing, the story, the dialogue, and everything else! A great adventure continuing the series! Loved it!
velvetvan's review
adventurous
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
mjsam's review
4.0
I love the Alsea series and this is another strong entry. Picking up straight after Outcaste, it follows Rahel (still my favourite Alsean character) onto the Phoenix. This means we get more time with Ekatya, Lhyn, and Dr Wells, as well as some new characters in the Phonenix crew.
Watching Rahel learn how to become part of the Phoenix’s crew was great, as were her interactions with the other main characters, especially Dr Wells. I also loved how learning to adapt to Rahel taught them all something about themselves. But I felt the book got overtaken by the Rez storyline, and although there was some payoff in great scenes with the characters because of that, I did get a bit bored by the alien stuff.
There’s continuations of various threads from the previous books and the setup for some great stuff on Alsea if the next book picks up from this one and explores the tyree mystery, which I’m looking forward to. I did miss Salomen and Lanaril and wished that Fletcher had shown us the scenes of Rahel interacting with them (even over vid) instead of just reporting it. I’d also have liked to see some more of the more tender moments between Ekatya and Lhyn, less time on the descriptiveness about the aliens and more on those characterisations would have been my preference, but this is still a great read. 4 stars.
Watching Rahel learn how to become part of the Phoenix’s crew was great, as were her interactions with the other main characters, especially Dr Wells. I also loved how learning to adapt to Rahel taught them all something about themselves. But I felt the book got overtaken by the Rez storyline, and although there was some payoff in great scenes with the characters because of that, I did get a bit bored by the alien stuff.
There’s continuations of various threads from the previous books and the setup for some great stuff on Alsea if the next book picks up from this one and explores the tyree mystery, which I’m looking forward to. I did miss Salomen and Lanaril and wished that Fletcher had shown us the scenes of Rahel interacting with them (even over vid) instead of just reporting it. I’d also have liked to see some more of the more tender moments between Ekatya and Lhyn, less time on the descriptiveness about the aliens and more on those characterisations would have been my preference, but this is still a great read. 4 stars.
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