crofteereader's review
2.0
This was certainly the weakest installment in the trilogy. There was very little of the fast-paced and well-executed action and almost no physical movement. By trapping the characters in a confined space, Mason severely limited herself, particularly when there is very little room for description in the space she chose.
With the lack of movement came a shift from external action, dialogue, and forward motion to internalization, circuitous thoughts, and stagnated plot. For a good portion of the book, I wanted to grab the characters and scream at them to do something. I was expecting a war, but instead, we had them sneaking around a ship - and our resident combat expert (and main protagonist) did literally no fighting.
I really enjoyed the first book and don't want this rather apathetic conclusion to ruin my impression of that much stronger opening.
With the lack of movement came a shift from external action, dialogue, and forward motion to internalization, circuitous thoughts, and stagnated plot. For a good portion of the book, I wanted to grab the characters and scream at them to do something. I was expecting a war, but instead, we had them sneaking around a ship - and our resident combat expert (and main protagonist) did literally no fighting.
I really enjoyed the first book and don't want this rather apathetic conclusion to ruin my impression of that much stronger opening.
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