by Beth Revis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a decent little series. Although I’m not sure I’d call it a series; it’s really just one book split into three novella sized chunks. I would recommend reading all 3 three instalments in a row (something I rarely do). Unlike Murderbot it really is all a continuation in sequence of heavily related events.
If you are hoping for a lot of romance here you will get almost none. There is some light flirting, hoping, but otherwise do not expect any fireworks. As for actual fireworks, there are a couple of those in the end. This book focuses on a release of nanotechnology that is going to save original Earth from its polluted trashy existence. The actual heist/break-in part of the story is pretty good; which is also true through the first two books. The science fiction element is fine; the core of Chaotic Orbital series is really the heists that happen in order to get to our final event.
I really enjoyed our leading lady. She is both snarky and just sentimental/emotional enough. Reminded me a bit of myself (lol); although she’s much smarter than I am! The final reveals are very well done and worth the investment into the series. Beth Revis delivers on her endings; as I find she usually does.
My biggest reason for dropping this to four stars is because it should have been one continuous book. I’m not a fan of breaking up books into novella chunks just because (although it does help the reading challenge numbers) and find it too ‘cash grabby’ for my liking. That said, if I saw nice editions of this one out there I’d likely add them to my print collection. It’s certainly a fun enough read I could see revisiting them (and next time I’d read them continuously). If you want some fun heist stories with a sci-fi setting these are definitely a cozy choice.
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
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My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a decent little series. Although I’m not sure I’d call it a series; it’s really just one book split into three novella sized chunks. I would recommend reading all 3 three instalments in a row (something I rarely do). Unlike Murderbot it really is all a continuation in sequence of heavily related events.
If you are hoping for a lot of romance here you will get almost none. There is some light flirting, hoping, but otherwise do not expect any fireworks. As for actual fireworks, there are a couple of those in the end. This book focuses on a release of nanotechnology that is going to save original Earth from its polluted trashy existence. The actual heist/break-in part of the story is pretty good; which is also true through the first two books. The science fiction element is fine; the core of Chaotic Orbital series is really the heists that happen in order to get to our final event.
I really enjoyed our leading lady. She is both snarky and just sentimental/emotional enough. Reminded me a bit of myself (lol); although she’s much smarter than I am! The final reveals are very well done and worth the investment into the series. Beth Revis delivers on her endings; as I find she usually does.
My biggest reason for dropping this to four stars is because it should have been one continuous book. I’m not a fan of breaking up books into novella chunks just because (although it does help the reading challenge numbers) and find it too ‘cash grabby’ for my liking. That said, if I saw nice editions of this one out there I’d likely add them to my print collection. It’s certainly a fun enough read I could see revisiting them (and next time I’d read them continuously). If you want some fun heist stories with a sci-fi setting these are definitely a cozy choice.
Please note: I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is an honest and unbiased review.
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