I tried, I really did but I just couldn't continue on with this book. I'll admit I'm not a fan of Sci-Fi novels but I've read a few by Cari and LOVED them so it was a given I'm going to give this one a go. So I delved in hoping for something different and exciting and finding myself ANNOYED and mostly, truth being said - bored. I didn't connect or even like any of our 3 MCs, their constant banter was tiring and it led to almost nothing happening in the first quarter of the book. I think I actually got to the point things started to happen but I can't commit to it. I'm sorry.
I won't say a lot about the plot firstly because VERY little actually happened besides Denver Clayborne (our sole POV up until 22% where I stopped) finding a "pod" coming from at least a century ago and in it a promise of something extraordinary. His sick twin brother Laramie is skeptical and moreover he doesn't want Denver to put his life at risk for his sake (hoping for a cure) and their third member - Marit - isn't able of doing anything but complaining. There's a lot of not really world building but references to the past and how everyone came to be living in space (and Earth becoming uninhabitable). I didn't care about any of it because it was all done in their usual banter which threw me off this book in the first place.
So who this book is for? I think someone who generally enjoys Sci-Fi for everything that it is. I'm here for the romance (which hasn't started yet) and the adventure and character progression and these things weren't happening fast enough for me. Also this felt different than Cari's usual writing which isn't surprising for a collaboration (haven't read anything by Marie before). So I really don't know. I feel disappointed and I'm not sure if it's more with the story/characters or with myself for feeling the way I do.
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Rating: ★★ DNF 22%
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E-Book
Edition | 263
pages
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Read on:
31 October - 1 November 2020
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