As a child, I read the Eragon series so I decided to check out Christopher Paolini's new book. I like that he went from a dragon fantasy series to a space alien novel. It shows creativity to jump genres like that but I think I would’ve preferred a book about anything else instead. I’m not the biggest fan of sci-fi to begin with, aliens and tentacles don't do it for me at all. Alien wars, body possessions, mutations and all that bore me to death. I’m definitely not the target audience for this book.
The writing is detailed and very action packed as far as the story line. Once it reached the 50% I started getting really bored. I would’ve liked more world building. I think the character Kira could’ve been.. better. To me she seemed flat and had no feelings. Almost robotic. Something traumatic happens in the beginning of the book and she kinda didn’t care and that was so off to me. Maybe it’s because a man wrote a woman MC but I don't think it's that since I didn't mind the other characters. Kira just wasn’t my favorite. and don’t know what it was but I just felt disconnected from her.
The audiobook is about 32 hours, and that is NOT short. I haven't read or listened to anything this long since Game of Thrones. The narrator did a great job and was able to convey different emotions, voices, and accents for all of the different characters. She was entertaining and I would definitely listen to another narration from her. Being read to made this book easier to get through because if I had to read 880 pages of aliens, I think I would’ve given up a long time ago.
So.. would I recommend this for someone who doesn’t like sci-fi much? Nope. Not at all. If aliens are your thing though, then go for it. I only like two types of sci-fi so I think I’m just going stick to what I know. I’m glad to see Paolini is writing again though so I would check out his next novel for sure (unless it takes place in space).
The writing is detailed and very action packed as far as the story line. Once it reached the 50% I started getting really bored. I would’ve liked more world building. I think the character Kira could’ve been.. better. To me she seemed flat and had no feelings. Almost robotic. Something traumatic happens in the beginning of the book and she kinda didn’t care and that was so off to me. Maybe it’s because a man wrote a woman MC but I don't think it's that since I didn't mind the other characters. Kira just wasn’t my favorite. and don’t know what it was but I just felt disconnected from her.
The audiobook is about 32 hours, and that is NOT short. I haven't read or listened to anything this long since Game of Thrones. The narrator did a great job and was able to convey different emotions, voices, and accents for all of the different characters. She was entertaining and I would definitely listen to another narration from her. Being read to made this book easier to get through because if I had to read 880 pages of aliens, I think I would’ve given up a long time ago.
So.. would I recommend this for someone who doesn’t like sci-fi much? Nope. Not at all. If aliens are your thing though, then go for it. I only like two types of sci-fi so I think I’m just going stick to what I know. I’m glad to see Paolini is writing again though so I would check out his next novel for sure (unless it takes place in space).