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The Paradox Hotel
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My last reviews of 2021 is coming up! I’m still heartbroken that we lost Betty White as I’m writing this review! I thank her for being our friend! And here comes my review:
Westworld meets Fantasy Island with Jurassic Park vibes could be definitely proper cure for mediocre sci-if fan for me!
Think about a hotel designed for Musk, Bezos, Arnault, Gates to help them time travel: going back and forth between any time zone to take care of their top secret businesses.
When I read about space travels of ultra rich groups and watched the final scene of Netflix’s dark and also entertaining satire Don’t Look Up, world building the author created in this book seemed more reliable.
The chief of security of the hotel is also our main unstuck character January Cole who is about to lose the last remaining marbles. She acts like night manager of Overlook or famous DTLA Cecil Hotel moving between different time zones to get flashes but she gets Haley Joel Osment-ed by catching glimpses of ghosts lurking around the hotel. I somewhat found her a little bit irritating and hard to connect with. But a character who suffers from deep grief, working under unconventional situations has every night to be annoying so I got her way of perspective.
The mystery part about a culprit who messes with the timelines by making crucial changes in the past which will immediately affect our near future kept me hooked.
The execution of the plot was complicated. The book totally requires your full attention to get the proper development. January was not our ideal hero to catch the bad guys to save our future but you get used to tolerate her!
Overall: it’s sarcastic, dark, smart, complex, bizarre story! The writing style a little exhausted me with its complexity but it was still unique and foreboding plot which has credibility that makes it more horrifying! I’m rounding up 3.5 stars to 4 sci-fi, time travel, beware of T-Rex stars!
Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/ Ballantine for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.
Westworld meets Fantasy Island with Jurassic Park vibes could be definitely proper cure for mediocre sci-if fan for me!
Think about a hotel designed for Musk, Bezos, Arnault, Gates to help them time travel: going back and forth between any time zone to take care of their top secret businesses.
When I read about space travels of ultra rich groups and watched the final scene of Netflix’s dark and also entertaining satire Don’t Look Up, world building the author created in this book seemed more reliable.
The chief of security of the hotel is also our main unstuck character January Cole who is about to lose the last remaining marbles. She acts like night manager of Overlook or famous DTLA Cecil Hotel moving between different time zones to get flashes but she gets Haley Joel Osment-ed by catching glimpses of ghosts lurking around the hotel. I somewhat found her a little bit irritating and hard to connect with. But a character who suffers from deep grief, working under unconventional situations has every night to be annoying so I got her way of perspective.
The mystery part about a culprit who messes with the timelines by making crucial changes in the past which will immediately affect our near future kept me hooked.
The execution of the plot was complicated. The book totally requires your full attention to get the proper development. January was not our ideal hero to catch the bad guys to save our future but you get used to tolerate her!
Overall: it’s sarcastic, dark, smart, complex, bizarre story! The writing style a little exhausted me with its complexity but it was still unique and foreboding plot which has credibility that makes it more horrifying! I’m rounding up 3.5 stars to 4 sci-fi, time travel, beware of T-Rex stars!
Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group/ Ballantine for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest thoughts.
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December 26, 2021
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December 26, 2021
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December 31, 2021
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