This entire novel was lost behind a sea of analogies. The plot? Analogies. Character development? Analogies. World building? Analogies. I think I’ve read enough analogies in this book alone to last me the rest of my life. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy them as much as anyone else and they can work wonders when used correctly in novels. But to have 4-5 of them on each page in a 271 page novel? I wish I was exaggerating.
The characters fell short of creating any type of emotional connection to the readers. They all felt undisguisable from one another given the lack of depth and personality. It didn’t help that there was zero distinction between internal monologues and external conversations. (and yes, there were still analogies in both of those).
The science part of the sci-fi genre was portrayed with a perfect blend of technical writing and creativity; and I thoroughly enjoyed reading (between analogies as you might have guessed). I will say that the reward for finshing the novel was far greater than I expected, and solely for that reason I’m glad I didn’t decide to DNF.
TBR & Tangents by Rachel 
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