I definitely liked seeing different perspectives and the broader world in this, though I didn't find it as compelling as the main series (probably forI definitely liked seeing different perspectives and the broader world in this, though I didn't find it as compelling as the main series (probably for obvious reasons). Really interested to see how this ties into RoW though!...more
A pleasant, fast read. Nothing wrong with it, just no plot to speak of. I enjoyed the characters, even the side characters were done well, but it justA pleasant, fast read. Nothing wrong with it, just no plot to speak of. I enjoyed the characters, even the side characters were done well, but it just needed a little more.
"It was that once upon a time the world had been full of possibility and excitement and wonder, and now it held difficulty and years of toil to come, "It was that once upon a time the world had been full of possibility and excitement and wonder, and now it held difficulty and years of toil to come, and defeat after inevitable defeat. And yet here they were, Vikram and Gil, once again making themselves a space in which they could, perhaps, be happy."
Another great KJ Charles story! Just a novella, so it's not as fleshed out plot-wise as I hoped, but I still enjoyed the new characters :)
This is a Victorian murder mystery of sorts, in which British-bred lawyer Vikram Pandey is investigating the disappearance of a poor Indian boy. This leads him to a long-lost friend from school, half-black bookseller and erotica writer Gil Lawless. As always, I appreciate KJ's inclusion of diverse characters, and I think she does it well without over-focusing on that.
Gil and Vik's relationship was well fleshed out for a novella, due in part to their shared history at boarding school. They also have their differences of opinion - Vikram doesn't approve of Gil's profession, etc - and the arguments/compromises make them feel more human than if they got along smoothly.
Thanks to the author for sending me an ARC!...more
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!
This was a very fun read. I love heist stories, and Weir's science-heavy worldbuilding made it uniqThanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC!
This was a very fun read. I love heist stories, and Weir's science-heavy worldbuilding made it unique. He did a great job constructing Artemis as a city on the moon and making it believable with real science. I can’t comment on accuracy since most of it isn’t my area, but I thought he managed to work in the facts creatively and tie them into the action. Also, there was a surprising amount of politics/economics that was really interesting and brought in details about the state of Earth.
Jazz Bashara vs Mark Watney - I did feel they were a little too similar personality-wise, both being cocky, brilliant smartasses. But I liked that Jazz had more going on, with an interesting background and an actual backstory. I appreciated the brief mentions of her ethnicity and the diversity of the community in Artemis, the situation with her pen pal, etc. These details all helped to make the world more fleshed out than in The Martian, where there were quick flashes about the NASA team but we spent the most time alone with Watney.
Overall, an enjoyable read; there were some twists I didn’t predict and the pace moved quickly. Check it out if you liked the sciencey-ness of The Martian :) ...more
My first ARC! Thanks to NetGalley for sending me this :)
I’ve become a pretty big KJ Charles fan over the last year or so. She does a great job const My first ARC! Thanks to NetGalley for sending me this :)
I’ve become a pretty big KJ Charles fan over the last year or so. She does a great job constructing unusual historical romances with a lot of research and attention to detail behind them. An Unsuitable Heir is no exception, although more focused on interesting characters than professions or political beliefs this time. It’s about Mark and Pen, as you might have gathered from the end of book 2, and in fact it overlaps significantly in timeline with that book. I have to say, my one negative is that I read this right after An Unnatural Vice and there were a few too many repeated scenes for me (and I didn’t check, but they did feel repeated word-for-word, just from a different POV). Wait, I might have one more gripe, but I think it’s true for the whole trilogy – these books are just so short, I binged this one in just one evening!
Anyway, it’s probably obvious but I really liked this book. I was really surprised to find out that (view spoiler)[Pen was genderfluid (hide spoiler)], and much of the book centered around that. It was a very interesting depiction, and I thought it was handled very well, though I personally can’t comment on the accuracy. I did wish we got a little more of Mark, but this was very much Pen’s book, I felt. Anyway, I was satisfied with how the trilogy wrapped up! I will, as always, be on the lookout for more KJ Charles to read! :) ...more
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