Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

June 10th.

Link to retired BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

oh dear, will I manage to deal with the same story once more.... questions, questions

The reviews are promising... Zoe was off doing her own things enough that isn't a complete rehash...

I'll lurk around the thread to see if I'll be interested to pick it up.

I'll try to join. *looking at the date*

I will read three books at the same time LOL

10% in, starting chapter 3.

The first few pages are so YA but the rest are pretty good. I miss Hickory and Dickory.

Part 1 finished (32%)

I am enjoying this. The tale of the Obin almost made me cry. I think it is a good thing we have Zoe's POV since she had both access to the common colonists as well as the authority, i.e. her parents.

There were some YA puppy love moments but none too annoying and you can easily skim through them.

Oh dear... I totally forgot this one. I'll definitely drop Mieville and add this to BR tracker.

What...don't drop Mieville! I think anything he writes would be better than this book :p

76%. Well, okay this book has become unputdownable. It was not like that when I read The Last Colony.

(view spoiler)[I don't know how Zoe could cope with all of those things. Hickory and Dickory, Enzo...She is a strong kid. Definitely took a hard decision when she decided to decline the Obin's invitation. I kinda wished she accepted though, even for the next year. (hide spoiler)]

Hmm ... I’m intrigued so it’s not just full retelling? Also it’s better than the previous 2 books ... But I’m still gonna leave this for the last I think. I just have too many other commitments for this month. 😑

It is definitely not full retelling. I am putting this aside for a while since I am reading Revenant Gun. Hopefully more will join in the meantime.

Finished. I liked it much better than the previous one.

(view spoiler)[it might be corny but I cried during the last Obin scene.

Speaking of the Obins, Zoe's POV is much more interesting than her parents since she was exposed to this kind of shit. And the one with the Consu? And Gao? Holy hell. I would be vomitting all over my shoes and nearby aliens as well, or worse. (hide spoiler)]

Uh, where is everyone? It's funny me monologuing here since I was not among who committed to BR with the June 10th schedule LOL

Anyway, I hope you'll enjoy this as much as I did and see you in the Human Division thread.

I barely realized this was covering much of the same events as the last book... Zoe went off on so many side adventures her parents didn't know about...

(view spoiler)[Nearly getting attacked by the werewolves early on... making contact with them later on... all the stuff with the Obin... then meeting with the general of the enemies... (hide spoiler)]

I kinda wanted to continue on and see what happened next once it was over...

(view spoiler)[Magdi practically turned into a different person once Enzo died... (hide spoiler)]

And those adventures are much more exciting than her parents'. Although I found the (view spoiler)[werewolves thing (hide spoiler)]a bit random/weird.

So sorry to be off the radar but my GR notifications went wild and I forgot about this thread. For me, the book was an expected letdown. I will continue to the Human Division but honestly just for the sake of finishing the series.