A review by cats22
Nomad by Matthew Mather
3.0
A pretty good, though schizophrenic little book.
The story is about a giant mass- thought at first to possibly be dark matter, then maybe a black hole- that's hurtling through space toward our solar system. It will either destroy the earth, destroy the solar system, fling the earth into the sun, fling the earth into deep space, or....well, nobody really knows what's going to happen.
Anyway, the daughter of one of the astronomers working on the project is the main character. She's stubborn, has a haunted past, is somewhat abrasive, and kind of unlikeable. You're supposed to like her because she has a prosthetic leg and an indomitable will. And maybe I should, but... I kind of don't.
In fact, none of the characters are particularly likeable. There's a conventionally handsome Italian baron love interest with a bit of arrogance and an appropriate awe of the main character. There's a wise, doting, caring, supportive mom who's just too cardboard to be interesting. There's a little boy whose entire purpose is to be put in danger so he can be rescued. I guess I kind of liked the dad.
Anyway, this is part unlikely romance, part interesting speculative fiction, and part totally unbelievable big budget action flick. That doesn't mean it isn't entertaining, but I don't feel invested enough in the characters to continue the series.
The story is about a giant mass- thought at first to possibly be dark matter, then maybe a black hole- that's hurtling through space toward our solar system. It will either destroy the earth, destroy the solar system, fling the earth into the sun, fling the earth into deep space, or....well, nobody really knows what's going to happen.
Anyway, the daughter of one of the astronomers working on the project is the main character. She's stubborn, has a haunted past, is somewhat abrasive, and kind of unlikeable. You're supposed to like her because she has a prosthetic leg and an indomitable will. And maybe I should, but... I kind of don't.
In fact, none of the characters are particularly likeable. There's a conventionally handsome Italian baron love interest with a bit of arrogance and an appropriate awe of the main character. There's a wise, doting, caring, supportive mom who's just too cardboard to be interesting. There's a little boy whose entire purpose is to be put in danger so he can be rescued. I guess I kind of liked the dad.
Anyway, this is part unlikely romance, part interesting speculative fiction, and part totally unbelievable big budget action flick. That doesn't mean it isn't entertaining, but I don't feel invested enough in the characters to continue the series.