Andrew

I enjoyed it overall. Great world building and character development in the first two thirds, but found the last part a little predictable.

Much more conflict here compared to the first novel. 

A quick read and I liked it. But a little slow for my taste.
Felt it got too bogged down with all the internal dialog about taking Miltown.

Had seen this recommend several times, but with a title like “murderbot” I figured it would be just another sci fi shoot em up, so I kept passing it by.
While there are parts like that, it is so much more and I am so glad I finally gave it a chance. At times MB is funny. We also get a great ride observing MB's personal journey and friendship with the humans and other artificial life forms along the way.
Read them all in short order after this first one. 

Disappointed at the end that I stuck it out and finished this one

I liked the setting and the way we learned about the character history for the first 3/4 of the story, but then it got a little silly while also invalidating a fair part of the setting's history and left too many loose ends in my opinion.

This felt a little shorter and less complex than any of the three “Wool” omnibus's. I still enjoyed it and look forward to reading the next Sand omnibus.

3.5 stars. I really enjoyed reading this book, but something about the conclusion just felt a little too “bow on top”. And yea, there were those messy parts, but still, somehow...
Others wrote about the glacial pace, but I did not feel that way at all. I appreciate that the author spent half the book helping us to learn about Kalchakra and Harry's world before the conflict between he and his nemesis becomes clear.

Really enjoyed this book. Read Bourne #1 (before the tvmovie) and it was okay. I will explore more of Ludlum's earlier books now.

The first two thirds were different from what I usually read and entertaining. But then when it got to aliens an alternate dimensions I was really put off. Not what I was looking for, and barely jived with the earlier part of the book. The ending was acceptable even after the last third went off the deep end.

2.5 stars. Slow starting. At least 1/3 of the way in before there was any character development to be interesting. The mid part was good, but then there was 5-10 years as flashback/epilogue to conclude which felt rushed.

The quality of the writing was average, but the second half was over the top fantasy. I wish there would have been more of a hint of this in the first half, I probably would have not spent the time finishing this.

3.5 stars. I mostly enjoyed Dolan's first work, and was having trouble finding something to read recently. Something reminded me he had another, and there's a lot about his writing I do like, and I felt that way up until about half way through this book. The plot is complex with twists and turns, the descriptions are vivid and real, and it moves a long at a good pace. But all good things in moderation. A little past half way I began to feel overwhelmed. At that point he could have caught the guy, crafted some explanations for loose ends and been done. But then he had to go on making the other half of the family suspect, and nearly every other character that had not been a suspect in the first half. I really liked the book, it's better than average. But just a little too much in some respects to get that 4th star.

I had a really hard time staying motivated to read this. Took me much longer than books of similar lengths. I appreciate the style of writing pays tribute to your smaller modern western town, and that part of that may be a slower pace. I appreciate the skill of the author to to artfully describe and convey the beauty of the west. But it needed something else to build suspense or keep you excited, and I found that lacking.

Once I got into this, it was a very fast read, a lot of good action and plot twists. It had a good X Files vibe. But when it was over I was left feeling like it was all flash and not much substance. I like a good conspiracy story, but this felt rushed. I have not read any of the other books in this series. There were a lot of characters and I think they could have been more developed. Sure, a few of them were from earlier in the series, but many were not.

I had not heard of the “urban fantasy” genre before reading this, but I really enjoyed it. I was very entertained and found myself laughing often at the clever scenes with faerie an human. I considered giving this 4 stars, but I was a little disappointed with how the story concluded in regards to (#1) some of the final acts taken by Eddi's counterpart, Stuart. I mean really, who brings a gun to a faerie fight? and (#2) there was a reasonable amount said by the Phouka about Eddi's future within faerie... and.. then... nothing... Maybe there's another book where this happens, but there should have been something more to it in this one. I though the conclusion was somewhat abrupt, that I deserved a better ending, and the author had demonstrated they were capable of providing one. I think I will try an read more of this genre, and something else from this author.

Hoped for more, thought this could have been better. 2.5 stars. Character development was a little light, cold have been better. Nothing that really surprised me.
Read this because someone else told me they read that this appealed to adults as well as the younger audience. I felt it was more suitable for younger, not so much adults.

It started out okay, and I kind of enjoyed it, but I prefer a little more character development. The action was a little too unbelievable, and there was a little too much of it. Not the type of writing I was expecting from a former FBI agent. The dialog between Vail and the two women in the novel was corny at times. The twist at the end, well I started suspecting that no later than half way into the book.

I liked it, but it seemed like half a story. As others have said abrupt confusing ending. I felt he could have done more with some of the character story lines and the politics. It's been many years since I read Androids Dream, but I would have to say I enjoyed this more.

I read this because I have started to enjoy the syfy series Haven. It's short and was quick read, did it on the plane. But the book only and the show only have the town in common. There is not a single character or other element the two share. It was well written, and I somewhat enjoyed the characters, but overall I was disappointed because the book is really only half of a story.

I was very happy with Black Maps and looking forward to reading this. It started well, but I was getting a little bored about half way through the story. Thankfully the pace picked up right after this feeling set in, and the conclusion was done very well. I look forward to reading more by Spiegelman about John March.

I didn't like this at all. Court's character has undergone significant changes. In the first book he was an ace singleton assassin. Although the first was over the top at times, it was entertaining and I wanted to believe it. The second just didn't work for me in too many ways. It seemed as if Court developed some kind of Lifetime Chanel disorder, questioning all of his own actions. Author could be developing a story arc here, this book to show Court's own weaknesses, and the next his rise back to greatness, but... Surprised this and the first book were written by the same author.

It took me in terribly long time to finish this very short book. I liked the style of writing, but it moved slowly, and didn't really go anywhere interesting. This is more about politics/corruption with racial undertones. Was hoping for some science twist with the elevators but there was NONE.

[b:Dragon 2429135 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) Stieg Larsson http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275608878s/2429135.jpg 1708725] primarily dealt with Mikael Blomkvist and the Vanger family, in Fire we (finally) learn a lot more about Salander. Definitely recommend you read Dragon first to understand the continuing characters. After Dragon and some of it's dark moments, I was just a bit concerned that Fire may be too dark for my taste with the cover summary stating that Blomkvist's next big story will be about sex trafficking. After completing Fire, and can say that I thought Dragon was actually the darker of the two stories. Still very good character development. After the crime, each new character introduction had me considering how they could possibly be integrated into the crimes! I also thought the suspense for the 40 year old Vanger disappearance was better than the present day crime that Fire deals with. I felt the background and development for two of the characters was a little extreme (you know who if you've read). There were some strange turns in Dragon, but it all felt believable. These two characters in Fire were just a little too extreme for me to chalk this up as a believable story. Yes this is fiction, but but not fantasy... There were some very big points were left unfinished and I was disappointed with the cliffhanger ending. I am still looking forward to reading Hornet, but wish I could begin it with a clean slate, not to close things that should already be resolved.

Outstanding multi-layered mystery thriller with excellent character development. There are some dark, one very disturbing patch along the way... The conclusion is a little bittersweet, but practical and not much of a surprise. Very fast read. I want to go out right away to pick up the next book in the series.