majkia's review against another edition
4.0
82. [Marque and Reprisal] - Elizabeth Moon - Vatta's War 2 - ROOT
Rating: Fun and couldn't putdownable.
'The whole trick in moving on a hull without safety lines, the instructor had said, is not to do it in the first place.' But of course Ky ended up doing just that.
Kylara Vata, thrown out of her planet's military academy, had just endured her first exposure to being a trading captain in her family's trading company. It hadn't gone that well, not entirely because of her, but it certainly had given her experience.
This time out, she's on an old tug of a ship, slow, old, desperately in need of an upgrade, when she learns that her family is being targeted and that Vatta ships across the known worlds are being targeted.
So, her new mission: the hell with trading. Survive.
So much fun. She's a hoot, her friends are as well, and she goes from one crisis to another barely holding it together. And, secretly, loving every dangerous moment of this life.
Rating: Fun and couldn't putdownable.
'The whole trick in moving on a hull without safety lines, the instructor had said, is not to do it in the first place.' But of course Ky ended up doing just that.
Kylara Vata, thrown out of her planet's military academy, had just endured her first exposure to being a trading captain in her family's trading company. It hadn't gone that well, not entirely because of her, but it certainly had given her experience.
This time out, she's on an old tug of a ship, slow, old, desperately in need of an upgrade, when she learns that her family is being targeted and that Vatta ships across the known worlds are being targeted.
So, her new mission: the hell with trading. Survive.
So much fun. She's a hoot, her friends are as well, and she goes from one crisis to another barely holding it together. And, secretly, loving every dangerous moment of this life.
scurvytown's review against another edition
3.0
A little slower than the first book, but still a lot of fun to read.
nuevecuervos's review against another edition
3.0
Alright, I always want women in space kicking ass with the help of their top notch crew, and I do dig Elizabeth Moon. BUT. We listened to the graphic audio version of this book while on our first road trip in fifteen months and I fucking HATE the voice they made for Ky. omfg, it is 100% the woman-voice-actor-makes-a teenage-boy-voice and it's so. goddamn. annoying. I didn't want to harsh the hubs and the daughter who were really enjoying it, but if I had been alone, I would have absolutely turned it off. I can't separate whether the character is annoying, or the voice just grated on me so hard, I couldn't see past it.
Anyway, we got through this and started #3, but I couldn't get home fast enough. I feel like I should actually read the books and avoid the graphic audio, which is a shame because I really enjoyed Stella's voice actor, among others.
Right, but re: the story; I am starting to feel like Vatta's War really was just one GIANT book that needs to be read together. And I'm a little suspicious of how Ky's being made out to be secretly Dexter Morgan. :D but again, I don't know how much of that is emphasized in the book, or if it just seemed emphasized in the audio production.
Anyway, we got through this and started #3, but I couldn't get home fast enough. I feel like I should actually read the books and avoid the graphic audio, which is a shame because I really enjoyed Stella's voice actor, among others.
Right, but re: the story; I am starting to feel like Vatta's War really was just one GIANT book that needs to be read together. And I'm a little suspicious of how Ky's being made out to be secretly Dexter Morgan. :D but again, I don't know how much of that is emphasized in the book, or if it just seemed emphasized in the audio production.
travelgirlut's review against another edition
3.0
There's not much depth to this series so far. It's pretty much brain candy sci-fi. But it's enjoyable nonetheless. There are some rather unlikely events in this book, like running into someone you know on a random space station around a random planet, and they just so happen to be just what you need to help you. Sure. But whatever, this is fiction and I guess you can do what you want to move the story along. It would bother me more if this was a more serious book, but it really is just fun reading.
wilonil's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
heyt's review
3.0
We now get to the war bit of the series title Vatta's War. I feel like things were ramped up a lot in the opening of this one. I liked that we get to see more of Ky's family and follow the narrative of other Vatta's for a bit so it's not just all Ky all the time. I like that the dire family circumstances are forcing the Vatta's to reasses who they are and what their skill sets really are. I like that we get to see more of screw up Stella and to be honest Aunt Gracie is life goals. I will say the only thing holding me back from really loving this installment though is the very upbrupt ending. Like I had to flip back and forth on my ereader thinking some pages had gotten deleted or something lol.
ncrabb's review against another edition
3.0
Because of Kylara Vatta’s family’s wealth in the shipping business, moving cargo among the stars, it is often a target of those who either want what it has or simply wants to annihilate the family’s holdings. As the book begins, Ky has been sent to another planet to do a small amount of business for the family. During her absence, her family’s home and nearly all of its holdings are obliterated by forces hostile to the family. Her parents and siblings are killed, shipping authorities immediately freeze her lines of credit, and she is left with only a tiny crew of loyal associates and a small second-rate ship barely able to perform normally let alone to carry out the added tasks assigned to it. It’s Ky’s job to find out who destroyed her family and to reestablish her name in the cargo business. I’m frankly struck by the similarities between westerns and some of these sci-fi space military adventures. But this was a fun, light read that served as a good distraction.
shoelessgirl's review against another edition
3.0
Parts of this dragged a little, but I really liked new characters Stella, Toby and Jim. I know that Moon and I have exceedingly different world views, so I struggled with some of the underlying messages in the book, but overall enjoyed it.
angrywombat's review against another edition
4.0
Damn good.
But its NOT a stand alone novel and doesn't really have the best arc in the novel, but I dont care cause its so much fun to read.
On to book 3!
But its NOT a stand alone novel and doesn't really have the best arc in the novel, but I dont care cause its so much fun to read.
On to book 3!