sarah42783's review
2.0
So. This book in a nutshell: “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!”
And also: “BAM!”
And also: “WHOOSH!”
And also: “CRACK!”
And also: “HAROOOM! HAROOOM! HAROOOM!”
And also: “ROOOOOOOOM!”
And also: “AHHH!”
And also: “OOHRAH!”
Which, while a bit limited in terms of philosophical depth, isn’t a bad thing in itself. Especially not these days, when having your over-thinking little brain cells most thoroughly blasted to smithereens by pure, mindless non-stop action thingies (and their accompanying interjections) is most welcome indeed.
When the first “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” happened, I was singing at the top of my exoskeleton and rejoicing and stuff,naively thinking this book might maybe hopefully perhaps be another [b:Ice Station|144790|Ice Station (Shane Schofield, #1)|Matthew Reilly|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388185756l/144790._SY75_.jpg|289833], meaning it had a potentially potential chance of leaving me feeling this way:
Ah, pure bliss this would have indeed been! Alas and stuff, not to be this was.
First, because this is an uninspired Star Gate rip-off (the author actually says as much in the afterword
And also: “BAM!”
And also: “WHOOSH!”
And also: “CRACK!”
And also: “HAROOOM! HAROOOM! HAROOOM!”
And also: “ROOOOOOOOM!”
And also: “AHHH!”
And also: “OOHRAH!”
Which, while a bit limited in terms of philosophical depth, isn’t a bad thing in itself. Especially not these days, when having your over-thinking little brain cells most thoroughly blasted to smithereens by pure, mindless non-stop action thingies (and their accompanying interjections) is most welcome indeed.
When the first “BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” happened, I was singing at the top of my exoskeleton and rejoicing and stuff,
Ah, pure bliss this would have indeed been! Alas and stuff, not to be this was.
First, because this is an uninspired Star Gate rip-off (the author actually says as much in the afterword
solarbiter's review
5.0
I was tricked! I'm a Sci-Fi kid and don't really like fantasy. Here I am now 100% invested in a series about princesses and castles, with fantastical creatures like griffins.
Yanez and Castle have done a fantastic job of weaving the two genres and now I'm hooked!
Yanez and Castle have done a fantastic job of weaving the two genres and now I'm hooked!
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