whiteraven191's review
3.0
This book had some really cool concepts. Giant crystal structures that you have to play the exact right songs for otherwise they explode if you get to close to them leading to the creation of a class of people who are basically D&D bards? An evil corporation who wants to exploit the natural resources and destroy the natural beauty of the world? Sign me up!
Unfortunately, the relationships are all kind of terrible. The main character's wife is described as really childish and immature and he constantly complains about her. It's super uncomfortable but thankfully(?) Then, there's the scene where the main character and another woman are hiding in a cave from a dangerous, sadistic assassin who's right outside and actively looking for them. Somehow, this makes the pair so horny that they have to have sex right that very minute. While the dangerous assassin is right outside of their hiding spot.
All the weird relationship stuff is worth it for the scene where the main characters That scene was fantastic.
Unfortunately, the relationships are all kind of terrible. The main character's wife is described as really childish and immature and he constantly complains about her. It's super uncomfortable but thankfully(?)
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she gets killed off almost immediately, so at least we don't have to read about her anymore. Of course, that's a pretty textbook case of a woman getting fridged, so that's not great either.All the weird relationship stuff is worth it for the scene where the main characters
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have to explain to a bunch of sentient crystal formations what capitalism is.amandaquotidianbooks's review
3.0
My favorite characters were by far the viggies. They were really neat. It took along time for the Presences to become characters, so I had lost a bit of reading momentum by that point. The humans were solid. They didn't really wow me ever. I wish the overall plot could have been different from the age old question: will humans turn to destruction when they have to share with other sentient beings?
aimee70807's review
3.0
I really liked the alien sentience theme of this book, and I enjoyed the characters too. Unfortunately, there were just too many of them. As soon as I started getting into someone's story, we popped on over to visit with somebody new. They all came together in the end, but I had a hard time making myself get there.
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