A review by hidrnick
Antimatter Blues, by Edward Ashton
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
"Confession time: I have never been good at snap decisions. Once, when I was a kid back on Midgard, I spent so much time waffling back and forth over what flavor to pick in an ice-cream shop that my mom wound up dragging me out of the place bawling with no ice cream at all. I didn’t ask anyone to my school’s valedictory ball because I couldn’t decide which of three girls I’d rather be rejected by. I wound up on this godforsaken planet because I couldn’t decide whether this was better or worse than just killing myself to get away from Darius Blank. It is entirely possible that I was not actually the ideal person to put in charge of this mission."
This follows the events of the Mickey7, where he has unintentionally helped lead to the potential end of his and his crews survival. Mickey is a formal expendable, someone who's purpose is to perform dangerous missions and die repeatedly to spare the rest of the crew - but now he's retired and doing odd jobs in his colony. But he has the chance to fix it and save everyone, but only if he goes back to risking his life, engaging on what is almost certainly a suicide mission.
I really enjoyed the humor in this book, and the story line and world building is just as good as in the first book. Sometimes I just want a fun adventure book to put a smile on my face, and this delivered.
Thank you netgalley and St Martin's Press for giving me an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This follows the events of the Mickey7, where he has unintentionally helped lead to the potential end of his and his crews survival. Mickey is a formal expendable, someone who's purpose is to perform dangerous missions and die repeatedly to spare the rest of the crew - but now he's retired and doing odd jobs in his colony. But he has the chance to fix it and save everyone, but only if he goes back to risking his life, engaging on what is almost certainly a suicide mission.
I really enjoyed the humor in this book, and the story line and world building is just as good as in the first book. Sometimes I just want a fun adventure book to put a smile on my face, and this delivered.
Thank you netgalley and St Martin's Press for giving me an advanced review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.