A review by alibrareads
Axis by Robert Charles Wilson
5.0
Listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed it! This was shorter than the first book and was faster paced, and was more plot driven. In general, those are things I prefer when I’m reading! Book one was SO character driven and slow and focused on a lot of “mundane” slice of life things, though surprisingly I really liked it. This book had more of a straightforward plot, including uncovering the mystery of what happened to Lise’s dad, what is so special about the boy Isaac, and of course what is the nature of the strange ash falls on Equitoria.
I loved that we got to see things that were more “alien” in this book, whereas in the last book the aliens themselves were very esoteric and not really the focus of the story (of course, they are STILL very mysterious in this book, but we actually get to “see” them, so to say). I do wish we would have gotten to see a bit more of Equitoria rather than just being confined to one area of it that is very desert-like (I can’t recall if the entire planet is supposed to be like that, or just that continent). It did make the setting feel a bit plain. There were some very freaky scenes that gave me the heebie-jeebies, and I just really enjoyed seeing more of the alien side of this story.
The ending did feel a little abrupt, and there are still questions the reader will probably have about the Hypotheticals that aren’t answered. But I was interested the entire time reading this, I like the narrator Scott Brick, and the faster pace/shorter length doesn’t leave too much time to get bogged down or bored with anything (in my experience with it anyway). It was great! I just read the blurb for book 3 and WOW, I can’t wait to read the conclusion to this saga!
YouTube Review: https://youtu.be/ZMQX17DmNDM
I loved that we got to see things that were more “alien” in this book, whereas in the last book the aliens themselves were very esoteric and not really the focus of the story (of course, they are STILL very mysterious in this book, but we actually get to “see” them, so to say). I do wish we would have gotten to see a bit more of Equitoria rather than just being confined to one area of it that is very desert-like (I can’t recall if the entire planet is supposed to be like that, or just that continent). It did make the setting feel a bit plain. There were some very freaky scenes that gave me the heebie-jeebies, and I just really enjoyed seeing more of the alien side of this story.
The ending did feel a little abrupt, and there are still questions the reader will probably have about the Hypotheticals that aren’t answered. But I was interested the entire time reading this, I like the narrator Scott Brick, and the faster pace/shorter length doesn’t leave too much time to get bogged down or bored with anything (in my experience with it anyway). It was great! I just read the blurb for book 3 and WOW, I can’t wait to read the conclusion to this saga!
YouTube Review: https://youtu.be/ZMQX17DmNDM