A review by laurenbaggy
Once & Future by Cory McCarthy, A.R. Capetta
3.0
3.5*
I enjoyed this book. I think it was fun, exciting, and full of action. I liked the characters and their relationships.
However, I did have a few issues. For one, it seemed to jump about so much that it was just action sequence after action sequence and a lot of the in-between just wasn't there. There were also a few incidents where relationships went from strangers to best friends incredibly quickly, with little explanation. Between that and the full on action, it was very difficult for relationships to grow or to build suspense because there was never any build up.
There were also a few references and moments where I was thinking that it wouldn't have been common knowledge that far in the future, which were a bit jarring.
However, I did adore the representation of LGBTQ+ characters, and the general lack of labelling sexualities as anything. It seemed to be a matter of a person is into who they are into and no one asks any questions or requires any deeper understanding. The calling out of Merlin's misconceptions and poor language choices was also great. I just love this aspect of the idealistic future that the authors created.
Overall, fun read. I will probably pick up the next one. It was an easy, fun read. I can't resist space stuff.
I enjoyed this book. I think it was fun, exciting, and full of action. I liked the characters and their relationships.
However, I did have a few issues. For one, it seemed to jump about so much that it was just action sequence after action sequence and a lot of the in-between just wasn't there. There were also a few incidents where relationships went from strangers to best friends incredibly quickly, with little explanation. Between that and the full on action, it was very difficult for relationships to grow or to build suspense because there was never any build up.
There were also a few references and moments where I was thinking that it wouldn't have been common knowledge that far in the future, which were a bit jarring.
However, I did adore the representation of LGBTQ+ characters, and the general lack of labelling sexualities as anything. It seemed to be a matter of a person is into who they are into and no one asks any questions or requires any deeper understanding. The calling out of Merlin's misconceptions and poor language choices was also great. I just love this aspect of the idealistic future that the authors created.
Overall, fun read. I will probably pick up the next one. It was an easy, fun read. I can't resist space stuff.