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A review by meesha84
Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
2.0
I'm so disappointed in this book. I was really looking forward to reading it, and getting the opportunity for an ARC on Netgalley, I jumped at the chance.
Everything about the book attracted me - the cover, the description, the similarities that it brought to mind of the TV show Terra Nova, and 172 Hours On The Moon. And the inevitable comparisons to The Martian.
What a damp squib this was. If this had been a physical book, I fear I would have thrown it across the room, however, I did not want to break my phone. I knew I was struggling with this at around the 50% mark, possibly before, and I have seen other good reviews, and trying to figure out what I'm missing about this book.
This suffers from numerous issues, with the characters not well enough defined, and too many characters introduced at once. There are also various formatting issues if you're reading this through the Kindle app on your phone, and the really annoying habit of certain names/places not being capitalized. For example, the character of Eliot, is constantly referred to as eliot, which got on my nerves no end.
The characters really annoyed me, including a surprising action in the beginning, which came out of nowhere. I also felt the constant back and forth between the different characters did not work, as they weren't clear in my head, who was who.
There is one main big event about 70% of the way through, which is when the book gets exciting, as something that you weren't expecting happens, but by that point, I felt that it was too little, too late.
Also that ending ... I won't spoil it for anyone, but this is clearly set up for a sequel, or a film. I hated the ending, and I really don't like this book. There's too much to go into, without ruining certain aspects of the book, but it really doesn't flow or work well. I was expecting possibly another standout like The Martian, or 172 Hours On The Moon, and I felt like this was what the author wanted. I didn't see the comparisons to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, as this was another book that I could not get into.
I'm sorry, but I can't recommend this, and I'm really disappointed in the entire book. I have been reading it on and off for nearly two weeks, with a last minute push to get it finished. Just don't pick it up. Pick up one of the others.
With thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review.
Everything about the book attracted me - the cover, the description, the similarities that it brought to mind of the TV show Terra Nova, and 172 Hours On The Moon. And the inevitable comparisons to The Martian.
What a damp squib this was. If this had been a physical book, I fear I would have thrown it across the room, however, I did not want to break my phone. I knew I was struggling with this at around the 50% mark, possibly before, and I have seen other good reviews, and trying to figure out what I'm missing about this book.
This suffers from numerous issues, with the characters not well enough defined, and too many characters introduced at once. There are also various formatting issues if you're reading this through the Kindle app on your phone, and the really annoying habit of certain names/places not being capitalized. For example, the character of Eliot, is constantly referred to as eliot, which got on my nerves no end.
The characters really annoyed me, including a surprising action in the beginning, which came out of nowhere. I also felt the constant back and forth between the different characters did not work, as they weren't clear in my head, who was who.
There is one main big event about 70% of the way through, which is when the book gets exciting, as something that you weren't expecting happens, but by that point, I felt that it was too little, too late.
Also that ending ... I won't spoil it for anyone, but this is clearly set up for a sequel, or a film. I hated the ending, and I really don't like this book. There's too much to go into, without ruining certain aspects of the book, but it really doesn't flow or work well. I was expecting possibly another standout like The Martian, or 172 Hours On The Moon, and I felt like this was what the author wanted. I didn't see the comparisons to The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, as this was another book that I could not get into.
I'm sorry, but I can't recommend this, and I'm really disappointed in the entire book. I have been reading it on and off for nearly two weeks, with a last minute push to get it finished. Just don't pick it up. Pick up one of the others.
With thanks to Netgalley for the ARC to review.