This was pretty entertaining and fast paced. It never lost its momentum. An Buddy read with some awesome people at Buddies Books and Baubles
4 STARS
This was pretty entertaining and fast paced. It never lost its momentum. And yet something faltered in the story towards the end and I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied. Can't quite put my finger on what and why. May be it was the way too many cool/creepy ideas were thrown into the mix in the last third of the book and almost none of them reached their full potential or were developed even a bit. There are a lot of clues this may not be the last we see from this world and Mike. I really hope we'll get more answers in future books/stories. That's why I'm giving it 4 stars although they are not very strong.
Still, this is a solid sci-fi thriller with bits of horror and even a dash of romance. Highly recommended to sci-fi geeks with love for cool modern culture references. Full review may come at some point.
June 3, 2015, Pre-reading thoughts:
This is my first Clines although I have 14 on my TBR list. Having in mind the synopsis and the first impressions of my friends who have already started yesterday(yes, I'm late as usual), I have great expectations for this one.
Also, I love the audio narrator Ray Porter. Let's dive in! ...more
Whoa! This was a fast, creepy and fun read. Might deserve half a star up for the original setting and the idea in general. Lots of questions still whi Whoa! This was a fast, creepy and fun read. Might deserve half a star up for the original setting and the idea in general. Lots of questions still whirling in my mind. On to book #2. Full review later....more
Great action-packed short story which can be read before the main series. It's only 20 minutes in audio but I was hooked from the start. I li3.5 stars
Great action-packed short story which can be read before the main series. It's only 20 minutes in audio but I was hooked from the start. I like the style and more important - I like the MC's voice. He's calm, tough and hardly hesitates before shooting ;). I definitely want more of him and more of this story so book #1 is already in my TBR soon.
Audio Note: I'm giving half a star up because of the fantastic audio performance. This was my first listening to Ray Porter and he was great! Half of my enjoyment comes from him. Huge bonus points!...more
I really wanted to like this more. I'm so conflicted, feeling like I have a split personality, on how I want to st Buddy read with Gavin
3 STARS
I really wanted to like this more. I'm so conflicted, feeling like I have a split personality, on how I want to star the book. But I can't give it more than 3 stars. Some things were just ..... ugh!
And I don't feel like writing a full review at all. Reviews for 3 stars books are the hardest one to write, at least for me. I'm browsing through some reviews now and I'll probably make a compilation of the ones which hit close to my own thoughts and feelings about the book. I've already seen 2 such reviews.
All in all, please, do notice that 3 stars means I liked it!...more
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