I guess I will have to swear off all romance novels for awhile.
Writing style: cringe. Author bio and main character reveal that author and MC have thI guess I will have to swear off all romance novels for awhile.
Writing style: cringe. Author bio and main character reveal that author and MC have the same pet peeves (hate people who use the word "whilst") so is the MC an author stand-in? Feels like hurriedly written, personal spank bank material. Do real people constantly compliment their partners' penises?
Story: barely there. I didn't buy the friendship at all. It was clearly just a "friends but actually want to be more than friends" relationship from the get-go.
I would be very surprised if this doesn't become an American horror classic. Not an easy read, but very worthwhile.I would be very surprised if this doesn't become an American horror classic. Not an easy read, but very worthwhile....more
I hated Coriolanus Snow in the original trilogy (I know we're supposed to but still), so I wasn't really moved to read this book until after I finisheI hated Coriolanus Snow in the original trilogy (I know we're supposed to but still), so I wasn't really moved to read this book until after I finished Sunrise on the Reaping. This was an interesting villain origin story. But the ideas Snow has for the Hunger Games seem a little divorced from his experiences? Seems like he would have come up with the same ideas regardless, so that's the only part that I think could have been improved upon. Still, an incredible read....more
I immediately fell in love with the three main characters.
I can't say too much more without spoiling the book, but I did not enjoy where the plot wentI immediately fell in love with the three main characters.
I can't say too much more without spoiling the book, but I did not enjoy where the plot went...despite some interesting "folklore," what actually happens in the end just felt way too hokey and unbelievable....more
It's so refreshing to read scifi that's bursting with new ideas. Really imaginative planet and its inhabitants that's unlike anything else I've read. It's so refreshing to read scifi that's bursting with new ideas. Really imaginative planet and its inhabitants that's unlike anything else I've read. I loved that we started getting POV chapters from the Shroud inhabitants so we can see how communications get misinterpreted because of each side's vastly different backgrounds.
The book is bleak in that space travel here isn't just about discovery or necessity but primarily capitalism, so most corporate-driven decisions here seem counter to the type of decisions you normally see in scifi media.
Took two chapters to get acclimated to the writing and was easy to read after that. Some heartbreaking stories in the first half but ultimately upliftTook two chapters to get acclimated to the writing and was easy to read after that. Some heartbreaking stories in the first half but ultimately uplifting. Utterly engrossing throughout. I wish the book were longer, as I did not want to part with these characters....more
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