A review by littlemouselibrary
Astray by Jenny Schwartz
4.0
I throughly enjoyed this book. The plot is fascinating and totally draws you into this new world. The world building is amazing, we learn a lot in this first book about the distinctions between different factions, their space-faring past and their current politics and motivations. One of my favourite parts was learning about the different alien species that they have discovered, even if they are sadly extinct.
I would have liked to see more interaction between Nora and Liam in this book but I don’t think it necessarily takes away from the story. This book was to me sci-fi first with a romance sub-plot, that I hope will grow in the following books. I really liked Liam’s crew and their teasing.
The writing is good. We learn a lot but it never feels like an information dump and it really sets the stage for the conflicts and everything that is going on. One thing I’m most fascinated by are the lenses and the way that space travel works here, can’t wait to learn more about the rivers and black holes!
This was a great opening book, both the plot and the cast of characters capture your attention. It maintains a great balance of revealing enough to interest you but leaves stones unturned for the reader to discover in the next instalment. I’m looking forward to book 2.
I would have liked to see more interaction between Nora and Liam in this book but I don’t think it necessarily takes away from the story. This book was to me sci-fi first with a romance sub-plot, that I hope will grow in the following books. I really liked Liam’s crew and their teasing.
The writing is good. We learn a lot but it never feels like an information dump and it really sets the stage for the conflicts and everything that is going on. One thing I’m most fascinated by are the lenses and the way that space travel works here, can’t wait to learn more about the rivers and black holes!
This was a great opening book, both the plot and the cast of characters capture your attention. It maintains a great balance of revealing enough to interest you but leaves stones unturned for the reader to discover in the next instalment. I’m looking forward to book 2.