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A review by roklobster
Flotsam: Peridot Shift: Book 1 by R.J. Theodore
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, except for the end.
The characters are interesting and compelling, the story moves along at a good pace, the writing is clever and engaging, the world is different and marvelous, there are weird creatures and there are androids and aliens and flying ships. It's one of those books that makes me think: you knew what I wanted in a story and then made it happen! Bravo! All of the elements of story, from the characters to the world to the magic to the science to the gods is off my check list of YAY THAT'S IN THIS BOOK!!
But after the climax of the story... the end just draaaaaaaaaaags. I feel like the resolution of the story being told was reached at around 85% of the book. And then there was more book to get through. And I'd had a good time thus far, so why would the end be any different, but I was truly puzzled at where else we had to go. And yes, I see how the end sets up for the next book in the series, which I am totally reading when it comes out, but it was a way longer ending to the book than the book really needed. I don't feel like the ending did the book any favors or any justice to the goodness that had come before. So here's hoping the next in the series tightens that up.
Overall, really had a good time reading this and would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy, scifi, adventure, and good writing.
The characters are interesting and compelling, the story moves along at a good pace, the writing is clever and engaging, the world is different and marvelous, there are weird creatures and there are androids and aliens and flying ships. It's one of those books that makes me think: you knew what I wanted in a story and then made it happen! Bravo! All of the elements of story, from the characters to the world to the magic to the science to the gods is off my check list of YAY THAT'S IN THIS BOOK!!
But after the climax of the story... the end just draaaaaaaaaaags. I feel like the resolution of the story being told was reached at around 85% of the book. And then there was more book to get through. And I'd had a good time thus far, so why would the end be any different, but I was truly puzzled at where else we had to go. And yes, I see how the end sets up for the next book in the series, which I am totally reading when it comes out, but it was a way longer ending to the book than the book really needed. I don't feel like the ending did the book any favors or any justice to the goodness that had come before. So here's hoping the next in the series tightens that up.
Overall, really had a good time reading this and would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy, scifi, adventure, and good writing.