A review by eayelizabeth
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I really wanted to love this book but just never could get fully into it. The world building (universe building) is clearly an absolute feat but the characters never felt like they had distinct voices and there was little growth. The plot meandered along, always just a bit shy of hitting the mark for me and leaving the interesting bits in favour of more action scenes. Just not for me, but I respected the craft of it all the same.