by Megan Derr
Note: The blurb provided is pretty inaccurate and irrelevant to the greater (and true) plot. As per Megan Derr's style, this was a lovely novel-- fun and enjoyable to read. The world building was intriguing, with an imaginative cast of various races laid out for us and an interesting world was set ...
Liked the complicated plot, and kept getting nervous that central characters would get bumped off, which had me twitchy (and clearly sucked in). Continue to enjoy Megan's work at great deal, and getting acquainted with that of others publishing at LT3.
4.5 stars. I really liked the book and the world. I agree that the blurb is misleading. Sean and Mendel are not the main characters. Rather, we spend more time with Cyan and Einn. The cover photo also leads you to expect a more lurid story than you get. What we do get is a very enjoyable sci-f...
Good (of course). I don't know why I read the blurbs, though, they put me off reading these books, time after time, and then the book is great. There should be a law.
What I liked: the world-building was amazing! People from each planet are unique, each with unique strengths and weaknesses. Each planet has their own sayings and unique words. And the scenes where the universal translator doesn't work for one word cracked me up.What I didn't like: I really wante...
The writing style was good as always, I like the way Megan sets up her stories but this book didn't grab me as much as I hoped for. I think this is mainly because I didn't feel connected to the MC's. I still don't know anything about Menkel apart from how he looks like. Also I miss knowing what happ...
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