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Infinite by Brian Freeman
4.5
Read Completed 3/2/23 | 4.5 stars
I am a sucker for parallel universes and all of the trippy things these books involve so I picked up INFINITE without hesitation as I was looking for new audiobooks to listen to, especially seeing that Andrew Eiden was the audiobook's narrator. INFINITE wasn't perfect but it was a really enjoyable sci-fi thriller, which is exactly the vibe I've been craving and I flew through this book, not wanting to put it down.
One of the things that usually trips me up about time travel & parallel universe concepts is how they're executed and this one felt the same. There were a few holes and a few questions why all of this worked and how, but I was so entertained by the rest that it was something I just let go. Where authors like Blake Crouch add on a lot of science to make these things reasonable and plausible (at least in the book's world), sometimes the lack of explanation leaves me wanting a little bit more. That did happen to me in INFINITE, but at the end of the book, I also kind of didn't care because I really liked the rest of it.
There were a few more things that could have gone into further detail but I really liked the ending as well. It was a nice ending but the readers are also left with an open door and a little intrigue so it's not too pretty of a bow and keeping with the thrilling tone.
I am a sucker for parallel universes and all of the trippy things these books involve so I picked up INFINITE without hesitation as I was looking for new audiobooks to listen to, especially seeing that Andrew Eiden was the audiobook's narrator. INFINITE wasn't perfect but it was a really enjoyable sci-fi thriller, which is exactly the vibe I've been craving and I flew through this book, not wanting to put it down.
One of the things that usually trips me up about time travel & parallel universe concepts is how they're executed and this one felt the same. There were a few holes and a few questions why all of this worked and how, but I was so entertained by the rest that it was something I just let go. Where authors like Blake Crouch add on a lot of science to make these things reasonable and plausible (at least in the book's world), sometimes the lack of explanation leaves me wanting a little bit more. That did happen to me in INFINITE, but at the end of the book, I also kind of didn't care because I really liked the rest of it.
There were a few more things that could have gone into further detail but I really liked the ending as well. It was a nice ending but the readers are also left with an open door and a little intrigue so it's not too pretty of a bow and keeping with the thrilling tone.