mcbeezie's review
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to see a strong female lead and the writing was good. The mystery that unravels surprised me, which is good. I will definitely read the rest of this series!
I really enjoyed this book. It was nice to see a strong female lead and the writing was good. The mystery that unravels surprised me, which is good. I will definitely read the rest of this series!
ladyofbooks's review
4.0
I’m still thinking about this book. I stayed up until about two in the morning to finish it (couldn’t sleep anyway, so why not read a book if you’re tossing and turning?), and was left wanting more due to it cutting off rather abruptly at the end. The book is set in the future, there’s some romance going on, and there’s lots of action, conspiracies, and general futuristic “how can this have happened” type of stuff going on.
Warnings/slightly spoilers sorry: romantic relationships with cyborgs, death of a main character, dismemberment of an arm via a door, swearing, graphic detailed descriptions of the end of the world, AI’s vs. Humans…uh-can’t really think of what else to add.
I liked the characters. While Daisy was the main character that I was rooting for, I also really liked Vince and Finn-Finn, because he seemed like the sort that I would really like due to his sarcastic nature and being an incredible chef. Vince was also an interesting figure, and not one that I normally go for, but towards the end of the book he moves mountains to get Daisy back safe and sound and doesn’t hold a grudge for some spoiler or another.
There were a couple of issues that I had with this book. I think another editor could look it over, because some of the conversations seemed a bit jarring, and confusing. I’ll have to go through it again and find my highlights for examples, but I think most readers will be able to push through it fine.
I’m giving this a 4/5 stars. The book wasn’t perfect, it was a bit of a slow build up into a ‘wow I did not see that coming’ kind of read, and some of the characters were a bit off-putting. I hope the second book gets to be even better than the first, and definitely look forward to reading it!
{Review also posted on my blog.}
Warnings/slightly spoilers sorry: romantic relationships with cyborgs, death of a main character, dismemberment of an arm via a door, swearing, graphic detailed descriptions of the end of the world, AI’s vs. Humans…uh-can’t really think of what else to add.
I liked the characters. While Daisy was the main character that I was rooting for, I also really liked Vince and Finn-Finn, because he seemed like the sort that I would really like due to his sarcastic nature and being an incredible chef. Vince was also an interesting figure, and not one that I normally go for, but towards the end of the book he moves mountains to get Daisy back safe and sound and doesn’t hold a grudge for some spoiler or another.
There were a couple of issues that I had with this book. I think another editor could look it over, because some of the conversations seemed a bit jarring, and confusing. I’ll have to go through it again and find my highlights for examples, but I think most readers will be able to push through it fine.
I’m giving this a 4/5 stars. The book wasn’t perfect, it was a bit of a slow build up into a ‘wow I did not see that coming’ kind of read, and some of the characters were a bit off-putting. I hope the second book gets to be even better than the first, and definitely look forward to reading it!
{Review also posted on my blog.}
jennifer1130's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting to. Bought it on a whim as the whole 5 boxset was only £1.99 and someone had recommended it on a book chat. Took a little while to get into the characters as Daisy just comes across as very discriminatory towards AI and Cyborgs in the beginning and it's hard to like someone that opposed to this new lifeform but as time goes on we learn to understand Daisy a bit more and why she behaves the way she does. My only other frustration is that this book is very much written to be part of a series so you need to be prepared to invest your time.
I kept wanting to pick this book up though and find out what happens next in Daisy's crazy and confusing adventure, which is always a good sign in my eyes and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
I kept wanting to pick this book up though and find out what happens next in Daisy's crazy and confusing adventure, which is always a good sign in my eyes and I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
jjbookaday's review against another edition
5.0
I was given this book, in exchange for an honest review, by the author.
If you are a fan of The Martian you’ll for sure like this book. While something that happened such as the sex scenes definitely hinder the development of the story, I think this book / audiobook was cinematic. I really believe that this would translate really well into a series on HBO max or Netflix. Daisy is also an interesting character because she goes from navigating a space ship, when an “Among Us” type incident occurs to navigating a blade runner like Los Angeles. The story is twisty and very well described and I am excited for book 2. I give this book 4.5 out of 5 (rounded up to 5 on here)
Thank you, Scott for the awesome audiobook!
If you are a fan of The Martian you’ll for sure like this book. While something that happened such as the sex scenes definitely hinder the development of the story, I think this book / audiobook was cinematic. I really believe that this would translate really well into a series on HBO max or Netflix. Daisy is also an interesting character because she goes from navigating a space ship, when an “Among Us” type incident occurs to navigating a blade runner like Los Angeles. The story is twisty and very well described and I am excited for book 2. I give this book 4.5 out of 5 (rounded up to 5 on here)
Thank you, Scott for the awesome audiobook!
vandana_onmyshelf's review
3.0
Daisy’s Run is the first in a five-part science fiction series focused on artificial intelligence, cyborgs, spaceships, and what it means to be human. After an accident in space, the crew of a massive spaceship, the Vali, is woken from their cryo sleep in order to repair the ship. One of these characters is Daisy, one of the two technicians/engineers on the ship. She and Sarah work together to try to repair a ship that seems to be constantly malfunctioning, until one day a tragic event occurs and Sarah is jettisoned into space. As time goes on, Daisy starts to realise that the ship and everyone on it may not be what they seem, and she goes on a mission to uncover the truth.
This is my first time reading a book by Scott Baron and he does a great job with setting and landscape. While following the characters on the ship, I could easily picture everything in my head. The pacing could have been better and the characters do have their flaws which may or may not work for everyone. Good for ardent Sci-fi lovers.
This is my first time reading a book by Scott Baron and he does a great job with setting and landscape. While following the characters on the ship, I could easily picture everything in my head. The pacing could have been better and the characters do have their flaws which may or may not work for everyone. Good for ardent Sci-fi lovers.
hrynkiw's review
1.0
Disclaimer: I haven’t looked into the author’s writings or experience.
The writing is that of a moderately good amateur. The author can string words together, use punctuation appropriately, and mostly make sense. However the wording and phrasing is very inexperienced and shallow; superficial, trite.
Despite ostensibly taking place in the far future, the characters use current-era slang (e.g. “down-low”, “my bad”), which is jarring. Similarly jarring, the name of the moon base “Dark Side” is ridiculous. (All sides of the Moon get equal periods of light. A more appropriate name for the base would have been Far Side.)
The premise started off interesting, which is probably what kept me reading until the end. But it’s a bit like being shown an excellent roast beef dinner with all the trimmings — looks great, but... turns out to taste like cardboard.
The book was clumsily divided into three rather disjointed chunks, and does not resolve at the end. Feels like it’s trying really hard to be the basis of a movie.
I see there’s a sequel. I won’t be reading it.
The writing is that of a moderately good amateur. The author can string words together, use punctuation appropriately, and mostly make sense. However the wording and phrasing is very inexperienced and shallow; superficial, trite.
Despite ostensibly taking place in the far future, the characters use current-era slang (e.g. “down-low”, “my bad”), which is jarring. Similarly jarring, the name of the moon base “Dark Side” is ridiculous. (All sides of the Moon get equal periods of light. A more appropriate name for the base would have been Far Side.)
The premise started off interesting, which is probably what kept me reading until the end. But it’s a bit like being shown an excellent roast beef dinner with all the trimmings — looks great, but... turns out to taste like cardboard.
The book was clumsily divided into three rather disjointed chunks, and does not resolve at the end. Feels like it’s trying really hard to be the basis of a movie.
I see there’s a sequel. I won’t be reading it.
jojesweden's review against another edition
3.0
I don't get the hate. Yeah, it's not the most groundbreaking work of fiction, and parts are kinda cringe (people mention the sex scenes but they're nothing compared to the cringe-worthiness of the mess hall reveals at the end). The twists aren't that twisty when you can see them coming from miles away, but then I've been spoiled by too much Brandon Sanderson. All that being said, it's not a bad romp, and for all her flaws, Daisy seems kinda cool. Maybe it worked better as an audiobook. I'll continue with the next one and see where it leads.
catsluvcoffee's review
4.0
Even as a kid growing up in the 80's with all the "firsts" of space exploration, I never dreamed about being an astronaut. Oh, sure, I'm a TNG Star Trek fan but beyond that, I can't say there's anything about space or science fiction that I really geek about. (And I'm not so sure that I'm not just a Patrick Stewart fan, because, c'mon, it's Patrick Stewart.) Ya'll are probably tired of hearing me say "I'm not that big of a sci-fi fan", yet I still keep reading it, don't I? Well, here are some reasons I couldn't say no to Daisy's Run.
First and foremost, Daisy is a strong, yet flawed, female protagonist and boy, is she snarky, which I love. You get this sense of her somehow being the underdog from the start and I always like to root for the underdog. Occasionally her internal dialogue and prejudices against AI and her more mechanically enhanced shipmates got a bit dreary, but overall, she was a lot of fun. The rest of the characters are equally delightful, even the ones that are a bit more stoic and aloof. While there wasn't necessarily a lot of time spent on character growth, I enjoyed the characters' interactions. The exception to that was the inelegantly phrased "romance" scenes. Egad, those were painfully awkward. Ahem. Moving on...
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First and foremost, Daisy is a strong, yet flawed, female protagonist and boy, is she snarky, which I love. You get this sense of her somehow being the underdog from the start and I always like to root for the underdog. Occasionally her internal dialogue and prejudices against AI and her more mechanically enhanced shipmates got a bit dreary, but overall, she was a lot of fun. The rest of the characters are equally delightful, even the ones that are a bit more stoic and aloof. While there wasn't necessarily a lot of time spent on character growth, I enjoyed the characters' interactions. The exception to that was the inelegantly phrased "romance" scenes. Egad, those were painfully awkward. Ahem. Moving on...
Read more at Cats Luv Coffee
quirkycatsfatstacks's review
4.0
I received a copy of Daisy’s Run through OnlineBookClub in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Daisy’s Run is the first in a new series called The Clockwork Chimera, written by Scott Baron. The first novel follows a young woman named Daisy, on what seemed to be a typical, yet exciting, trip back to Earth. Okay, there’s probably nothing typical about a deep space trip involving cryo-sleep. Things get even stranger and more dangerous as time goes on until Daisy finds herself fighting for her very survival.
Daisy’s Run was an exceptionally faced paced science fiction novel, with dozens of twists and turns to be had. It felt like everything I thought I had a grasp on the story being told, another twist was thrown at me to change the direction of the novel.
There was actually a lot of ground covered during the course of Daisy’s Run. So much that I honestly would have judged the author, Scott Baron, had he decided to cut the novel into two parts. I can even perfectly picture where it could have been split and everything. Not that I’m going to complain about getting a longer book here!
There was a lot I liked about this novel. Ironically, something I ended up loving started out as something I hated. I originally thought that the plot of Daisy’s Run was something quite different. At first, I thought it was a blatant run off of 2001: A Space Odyssey, complete with direct references to it (the main character’s name is Daisy, after all). Admittedly the direct references and jokes made me a lot more okay with that idea. But as I kept reading, I realized that I was completely off base with my assumption. The novel is so much more than what I thought and was simply using the core concept of 2001 as a sort of a jumping point. It was pretty brilliant.
The novel was unpredictable in many ways, like what I just mentioned above. After the initial surprise, where the assumption was proven wrong, the novel kept changing and adapting, revealing new depths and hidden plots. It was an interesting choice, and one I’m certainly not going to fault Baron for.
I think I would have preferred to see the plot slightly redirected. While the novel was exceptionally interesting, it did feel like it was a bit all over the place. I believe that splitting the novel into two or redirecting the focus to just one or two main plots/major events would have resulted in this novel feeling more cohesive.
I think that any science fiction fan out there would love this series – especially if they’re looking for something with a female lead. She’s unique and flawed, but that just makes her more human in my mind.
Out of curiosity I went and checked to see if the next novel in the series was out. Imagine my delight when I saw that it was, along with several others! In fact, I found a listing for the next four books. I’m not sure if the series ends at the conclusion of the fifth book though. I didn’t want to look too closely in case of spoilers. But I do know that I have a new series that I can dive into, and that makes me insanely happy.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Daisy’s Run is the first in a new series called The Clockwork Chimera, written by Scott Baron. The first novel follows a young woman named Daisy, on what seemed to be a typical, yet exciting, trip back to Earth. Okay, there’s probably nothing typical about a deep space trip involving cryo-sleep. Things get even stranger and more dangerous as time goes on until Daisy finds herself fighting for her very survival.
Spoiler
Daisy’s Run was an exceptionally faced paced science fiction novel, with dozens of twists and turns to be had. It felt like everything I thought I had a grasp on the story being told, another twist was thrown at me to change the direction of the novel.
There was actually a lot of ground covered during the course of Daisy’s Run. So much that I honestly would have judged the author, Scott Baron, had he decided to cut the novel into two parts. I can even perfectly picture where it could have been split and everything. Not that I’m going to complain about getting a longer book here!
There was a lot I liked about this novel. Ironically, something I ended up loving started out as something I hated. I originally thought that the plot of Daisy’s Run was something quite different. At first, I thought it was a blatant run off of 2001: A Space Odyssey, complete with direct references to it (the main character’s name is Daisy, after all). Admittedly the direct references and jokes made me a lot more okay with that idea. But as I kept reading, I realized that I was completely off base with my assumption. The novel is so much more than what I thought and was simply using the core concept of 2001 as a sort of a jumping point. It was pretty brilliant.
The novel was unpredictable in many ways, like what I just mentioned above. After the initial surprise, where the assumption was proven wrong, the novel kept changing and adapting, revealing new depths and hidden plots. It was an interesting choice, and one I’m certainly not going to fault Baron for.
I think I would have preferred to see the plot slightly redirected. While the novel was exceptionally interesting, it did feel like it was a bit all over the place. I believe that splitting the novel into two or redirecting the focus to just one or two main plots/major events would have resulted in this novel feeling more cohesive.
I think that any science fiction fan out there would love this series – especially if they’re looking for something with a female lead. She’s unique and flawed, but that just makes her more human in my mind.
Out of curiosity I went and checked to see if the next novel in the series was out. Imagine my delight when I saw that it was, along with several others! In fact, I found a listing for the next four books. I’m not sure if the series ends at the conclusion of the fifth book though. I didn’t want to look too closely in case of spoilers. But I do know that I have a new series that I can dive into, and that makes me insanely happy.
For more reviews, check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
bnsfly's review
3.0
It was fine. My biggest annoyance is that about half the book is spent running from the obvious truth that the protagonist is misjudging the situation and she absolutely refuses to consider the possibility. That might be a spoiler I guess but it's so, so obvious the whole time. I feel like it's written that way intentionally. But then… it's just annoying.