Sort of a space opera and sort of a teen angst novel – this one is hard to describe.
At first I really enjoyed the main character of this book – her rebellious nature and determination to do what she wanted to do rather than what others directed. Unfortunately the evolution of the character from angry young person to messiah made me start to dislike her tone of supremacy and fate,
Once I lose interest in the main character it is hard for a book to recover for me.
There is a strong “Young Adult” vibe throughout the book despite the sex and swearing – breaking up into teams and discovering new powers and doing what we want despite what society (in this case, the old veterans and stuffy rich people) want.
There is some good writing here, but the characters are all a little transparent, simplistic points of view, and there is an odd preoccupation with the use of pronouns (can’t they have evolved a more elegant solution than preferred pronouns on a name tag over thousands of years?).
So I don’t think I’ll be continuing with the series – but it was worth a try. Next I am reading Flights by Olga Tokarczuk.
