A review by nibblersmommy
Blue Skies by Matthew Mather
3.0
Blue Skies is the first installment in the Atopia Chronicles. Given that the entire set of six books is over 500 pages long, I was really surprised this one was so short.
The beginning of Blue Skies is a little like falling into water unexpectedly. It is an extremely technological world, and you are introduced to it by a narrator that is extremely impatient and irritable. Needless to say, she doesn't take much time to explain things. The first three quarters of this book I spent really disliking her quite a bit.
The last quarter is really where things get interesting. Just when I wanted to learn more about her and what happens to her, the story ends. I can only hope we revisit her at some point to see how she is doing and what she has learned about herself. In the end, I can only feel like she has been set up by some mysterious person to land in the situation she's found herself in, so I'd like to see if there's any truth to that hunch as well.
Overall, a shorter than expected, but pretty good entrance to the series. Well written throughout, but I wish that the main character had a little more going for her in the beginning.
The beginning of Blue Skies is a little like falling into water unexpectedly. It is an extremely technological world, and you are introduced to it by a narrator that is extremely impatient and irritable. Needless to say, she doesn't take much time to explain things. The first three quarters of this book I spent really disliking her quite a bit.
The last quarter is really where things get interesting. Just when I wanted to learn more about her and what happens to her, the story ends. I can only hope we revisit her at some point to see how she is doing and what she has learned about herself. In the end, I can only feel like she has been set up by some mysterious person to land in the situation she's found herself in, so I'd like to see if there's any truth to that hunch as well.
Overall, a shorter than expected, but pretty good entrance to the series. Well written throughout, but I wish that the main character had a little more going for her in the beginning.