Yet another Steel teen story that became odder than expected. I both hate and love the flawed and multifaceted characters at its centre and the authors style of writing can be entertaining AF⊠But, the tempo and pacing was way off. Since moats of the build up and both pre-existing characters and situations from the previous books make out the base for this one it starts of at a steady pace yet takes its time. The first 75% of the book is a detailed dual narrative with lots of personal insight, emotion and character growth all taking place during a few weeks. This is then followed by, not so much a narrative as a rapid fire summary of all the events of the following 7 months only to be punctuated by a 2 minute epilogue and lots of loose ends. If this will be resolved or elaborated on in the next book, I might change my rating but as it stands, this one doesnât work as a standalone and lacks follow through.
B's
2023-03-31
Yet another Steel teen story that became odder than expected. I both hate and love the flawed and multifaceted characters at its centre and the authors style of writing can be entertaining AF⊠But, the tempo and pacing was way off. Since moats of the build up and both pre-existing characters and situations from the previous books make out the base for this one it starts of at a steady pace yet takes its time. The first 75% of the book is a detailed dual narrative with lots of personal insight, emotion and character growth all taking place during a few weeks. This is then followed by, not so much a narrative as a rapid fire summary of all the events of the following 7 months only to be punctuated by a 2 minute epilogue and lots of loose ends. If this will be resolved or elaborated on in the next book, I might change my rating but as it stands, this one doesnât work as a standalone and lacks follow through.