I really enjoyed the other series in this world but this just fell completely flat. A friend had warned me but I still expected it to be passable. This is a DNF less than 10% of the way in.
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Tomasino rated A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World: 2 stars
Tomasino reviewed Age of myth by Michael J. Sullivan (The legends of the First Empire -- book 1)
"Michael J. Sullivan's trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, …
Review of 'Age of myth' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Tomasino reviewed The Killing Moon by N. K. Jemisin
FOLLOWING HER SERIES, HUGO, NEBULA, AND WORLD FANTASY-NOMINATED DEBUT SERIES, N. K. JEMISIN RETURNS WITH …
Review of 'The Killing Moon' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Some really good world building but the story never seemed to spend it's focus on the directions I found most interesting. The story is solid and it's a good read.
Tomasino rated Exit Strategy: 5 stars
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
"Martha Wells's Hugo, Nebula, Alex, and Locus Award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Murderbot Diaries, comes …
Tomasino rated Deceptions: Starfleet Academy #14: 4 stars
Deceptions: Starfleet Academy #14 by Bobbi J. G. Weiss, David Cody Weiss (Star trek, the next generation -- 14)
Before he was an officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise...
Barely three months into his program at Starfleet Academy, Cadet Data …
Tomasino reviewed The invasion by Peadar Ó Guilin
After so much danger, Nessa and Anto can finally dream of a happy life. But …
Review of 'The invasion' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
The first book was excellent. This one was just okay.
Tomasino rated The Wild Inside: 3 stars
The Wild Inside by Christine Carbo
A special agent for the Department of the Interior, Ted Systead, investigates a murder in Glacier National Park where a …
Tomasino rated All Systems Red: 4 stars
Tomasino reviewed The Art of Rest by Claudia Hammond
Review of 'The Art of Rest' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
There's not much here.
Tomasino rated Once More Upon a Time: 1 star
Tomasino rated The Last Emperox: 4 stars
The Last Emperox by John Scalzi (The Interdependency, #3)
The Last Emperox is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Interdependency series, an …
Tomasino reviewed Fate of the Fallen by Kel Kade
Review of 'Fate of the Fallen' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I really enjoyed the way this story seems to disrupt and play with the ideas of prophecy, but it's the sharp characterization that really drew me in. I'll have to pick up the next in the series.
Tomasino reviewed Ramsey's Gold by Russell Blake
Review of "Ramsey's Gold" on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Ugh, this was kinda painful. There's so much macho bullshit here it was tough to slog through. There's some redeemable elements and intruding scenery but... ugh
Tomasino reviewed Hunter by Mercedes Lackey
Long ago, the barriers between our world and the Otherworld were ripped open, and it's …
Review of 'Hunter' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
There's nearly something here, but it feels like a bad mashup of other people's ideas. Nothing new, not even a new angle. If someone trained an AI to write this with machine learning from the genre corpus I wouldn't be surprised.