Ocean's Echo

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This queer science fiction romance astounds not only through its believable, multilayered character development, but also in the eons of intergalactic political and cultural history. I wish I understood why, maybe because I do have a forever soft spot for this type of concept, slashy space opera romances and the blurbs/cover really got me for both books. Strange Horizons is looking to add an additional social media editor and accessibility editor to our editorial collective. this ends with me sending my best friend over 50+ voice messages because i simply could not pause reading to send a text (some voice messages were just us yelling its Fine).

He knows that there is a lot wrong in the military, but somehow believes that it follows the rules and regulations it espouses? Others will probably find the set up very intriguing and enjoy the way it was developed throughout the novel--because it is extremely well developed and detailed--but, due to personal preferences, that was not the case for me. Sign up to the Little, Brown newsletter for news of upcoming publications, competitions and updates from our authors.It is the slowest of slowburns, with Tennal and Surit’s love being mostly demonstrated in everything unsaid between them.

I won’t spoil how and why this is the case, but I think this book explores how systemic oppression can develop, even though in its essence it makes no sense.That's another general thing I loved - the development of their relationship and connection was impeccable. Winter's Orbit manages the incredible feat of being the slow burn 'sad spaceboys in love' romance of your dreams, while also being a gripping political thriller.

Idk I was so confused, not in a good way like in Gideon the Ninth, and when I wasn't confused, I was bored. I honestly can’t think of a single space opera I don’t like, so it’s not surprising that Ocean’s Echo is joining the list of sci-fis I really enjoyed. Instead Tennal flirted his way past security in the hotel lobby and walked into the elevator as if he belonged there. Although I would still say that if you are expecting a similar experience to Winter's Orbit this is not 50/50 sci-fi/romance, this is more 70/30 in my opinion.

Everina Maxwell's debut, "Winter's Orbit", stole my heart, and I hoped this one could too; unfortunately, while I did enjoy it, it just couldn't hold my interest. Seeing their skills complement each other, seeing their temperaments help balance one another; Surit never thinking that Tennal was too much; all of the pining and angst and wish-something-real-could-happen-but-it-can’t … Perfection. I don't know what I can say about the plot without spoiling it entirely, but I can say it was super intense, and I was actually very invested in it. not entirely the book's fault but considering the plot in the first half was slow and a bit boring, i wish the author could've spent that time developing the relationship more before focusing on the plot again in the second half. This allows the two of them, who should hate each other, to actually learn how to work together - oh, and in the meantime, slowly uncover a huge conspiracy around the creation of architects and readers in the first place, and oh x2, find themselves in the middle of a political coup.

I stayed up all night reading, desperately rooting for Kiem and Jainan to finally hold hands and save the day. That's because it starts with Tennal, who has been taught all his life that he is a shameful disaster and a screw-up who can only bring dishonor on his family. This is especially true with Tennal, who is charismatic, full of energy, kind of a disaster, and with whom I personally connected with a lot.The way Maxwell structured the novel’s timeline—set about twenty years since the first readers and architects appeared—was quite clever: a long enough time period since their introduction that these abilities have been integrated into society across at least two generations, but close enough to their inception that the themes of legacy feel very present. It’s not even the more complex things that were left out, it was simple things like how the power dynamics of the world work, who’s in charge, how are they elected, do they live on planets, is this a kind of space empire, is it multiple regions all connected (I would lean towards this explanation, since apparently this book takes place in the same timeline as the first book, but across the galaxy. Throughout the course of the book, I had to keep pausing and marveling at what a masterpiece Ocean’s Echo is.