SFF Hot from Printers: New Releases discussion

Comments without Spoilers here, please.

I've read this one a few months back and wasn't impressed, let's see what others think

I'm curious, there were 6 votes for the book but this thread is silent. Фку there any difficulties with getting it or just a lack of interest?

I have a copy, but I was reading other things. Soon

I don't have time to join this one.

I'm going to try this toward the end of the month when I'm done with the Magical Readathon. :-)

Me too, trying to finish the Witcher book first. But I do have the book from the library!

Ok, no rush, I was just surprised that no one posted. Usually, I'm among the earliest posters, but this time I've already read it

I've started it now and looking forward to it. I hope I'll like it more than Oleksandr did!

I’m at about the halfway point in this book, it’s okay. It reminds me a bit of Six Wakes, but not as interesting.

Eva wrote: "I've started it now and looking forward to it. I hope I'll like it more than Oleksandr did!"

Great!

I'm at 35 % now and I agree with Oleksandr's opinion and the points he mentions in his review. It's just not very good, has very unlikable characters, and has been tedious so far. I'm not a huge fan of murder mysteries to begin with, so they need to have fun, fascinating characters and most importantly really smart investigators and set-ups to wow me, which is just not the case here. I've read all the themes it brings up explored better elsewhere, so I'm calling it quits. One should never waste time with books one isn't enjoying, right?

Eva wrote: "One should never waste time with books one isn't enjoying, right?.."

Definitely! I actually like stories, that mix genres if they do it well - for example, I enjoyed a series of short stories by Larry Niven about Gil Hamilton.