A review by jessicafee86
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear
4.0
This is a unique book, from a world building stand point this book is a blow your mind, awesome 5. But the characters tend to fade into the beautiful background of Elizabeth Bear's world, and up until the last few chapters barely rated a 3.
If I'm going to be completely honest about the characters, all of my favorites were animals. This book is full of awesome animals with very real personalities. Don't get me wrong, the human/oid characters were interesting, they just weren't very emotionally engaging. Then when I finally started to become invested, an unnecessary love triangle almost ruins it. (And depending on what happens in book 2, could still end up ruining it for me... we'll see, hope not!)
The story itself is awesome and a unique melting pot of cultures, myths and scenery were more than enough to keep me reading. It's 100% worth checking out and I can't wait to read the next book. My only gripe is with the somewhat flat main characters.
If I'm going to be completely honest about the characters, all of my favorites were animals. This book is full of awesome animals with very real personalities. Don't get me wrong, the human/oid characters were interesting, they just weren't very emotionally engaging. Then when I finally started to become invested, an unnecessary love triangle almost ruins it. (And depending on what happens in book 2, could still end up ruining it for me... we'll see, hope not!)
The story itself is awesome and a unique melting pot of cultures, myths and scenery were more than enough to keep me reading. It's 100% worth checking out and I can't wait to read the next book. My only gripe is with the somewhat flat main characters.