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Not sure what to think about this book. It veered awfully close to a romance novel posing as a sci-fi tale. Much of the story was quite predictable which diminished the plot. I’m going to read the second book when it is released. Perhaps it will eclipse the first story. Time will tell.
First of all, this book desperately needs an editor. There are embarrassing grammatical errors, missing quotation marks, a weird mix of British and American English... It's distracting.The premise is interesting, the characters almost engaging (the dialog kills it) and so there was a lot of potential here. But the dialog was too stilted -- more often just there to explain things, while the non-dialog text also explained things (show, don't tell?). New technologies, alien species, pieces of histo...
Wonderful story with an interesting setupWhat a great start to a series. I love the three dimensional characters and the complex world building. And a female main character who is truly independent, flawed but not in an inconsistent way with her independence, smart but not omnipotent or good at everything. Her personal history makes sense in terms of where she’s at in her life and how she responds to people and situations.Even the love interest is enjoyable not because everything falls into plac...
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Thoroughly Engaging.I became a Jenny Schwartz fan with Space Cowboy, appreciating her brand of humor and world building. This is a giant step farther into world building and philosophy. I now feel justified in comparing her with Becky Chambers. They both (as does N.K. Jamison) use their worlds to frame discussions on ethics as they apply to governments, cultures, sentient beings, and the choices before them and venue them. The protagonist in this story is a fiercely independent woman with secret...
Smart main characters!You know how infuriatingly stupid main characters can be? If you find that unpalatable then this is this book for you. Not that every decision is just right of course since these are imperfect characters, but being in their heads is actually interesting and enjoyable. I think “Nooo! Don’t do that stupid thing and play into the villains hands!” and then they DON’T and make an unforseen choice to do something refreshing or at least reasonable and the story takes a new turn. I...
Most of the science fiction books I read are full of “hard science”. I read them not only for the story lines but for the information about current and possible future discoveries, inventions, and social issues. Jenny Schwartz’s book has little hard science and what little there is full of improbable ideas. So why did I enjoy reading it? This book is just fun, escapist entertainment! The storyline moves along quickly, there are interesting characters, a female protagonist, mystery, suspense, hum...
Space operaI was lost at the beginning but slowly pieced it together.Complex world building with multiple characters, this is a promising start to a space operaCould use another round of proofreading, but I'd read this again.Read in KU
One of those stories where plenty is happening but you don't really feel any pressure or urgency bearing down on you. The heroine is one of those super rare ones who thinks things through, makes rational decisions and does not suffer from excess self-sacrificing tendencies.It's a soft sci-fi but with a very well built world. I can see things getting very interesting indeed in the sequels as a lot of political tension and intrigue has been set up. The pace is on the slower side of medium, not bre...
I enjoyed this! It had an interesting plot, the characters were engaging and it was an enjoyable read.Got to be honest - there was a lot of world building and I definitely got confused sometimes. The backstory of how the humans got to the current universe was weird and I still don't fully understand it. There are also so many secondary characters, it can be hard to keep track of who is who (especially on the battle cruiser). I wish there was more interaction between Liam and Nora because I enjoy...
Gripping Space OperaI’d probably give this book 4.5 ⭐️ if I could.This is the first book in a continuing series. The book ends at a natural break in the narrative, but definitely continues in future books.Nora is a solo tagger. After the end of the war that killed her husband she takes his insurance money and buys a small ship and flies off into unknown territories to map space and tag interesting finds. She leads a very quiet life as her secrets could get her killed. She doesn’t let anyone in j...
good intro to a seriesI’m always excited to find a clean sci-fi author, and this series has a female main character to boot! What I liked: an interesting world setup, Nora as a main character, and the crew and Captain of the battle cruiser. What I didn’t care for: the pace of the story is very slow, clearly intended to carry on in further books. The character development and backstory meandered at times, and I didn’t understand some of the “scientific” parts, which don’t seem to jive at all with...
A fascinating readI’m not normally a space fantasy fan but I really like this author so had no hesitation trying this. Full of some very interesting and likeable characters this first book of the series was packed with clever world building, and a slow building plot with lots of sub plots to keep our attention.Nora is a strong lead from the first page, Liam on the other hand has been deliberately slower to reveal himself but already we are anxious for the book to see how the plot will develop on...
