In my rantings (see end of review) I complain about the language. I get it, okay, I get that they are far removed from a proper education because of being on another planet, inbreeding, etc BUT some of the words and phrases made me want to stab my eyes out. I've read books with their own weird way of speaking but this one just pissed me off at another level. It was like a child telling a never ending dick joke...seriously dick was said way more than I thought necessary. But again I guess the uneducated factor is part of that too. Then there was the whole "hoooom hoooom" went the forest and "aaaaahhh aaaahhhh" went a sky bird or whatever. It was like Dr Seuss goes to an Alien Planet (seriously it irritated me EVERY TIME it was said, which was A LOT). Say it once! After I got over that there was the actual story.
Okay the story had potential. Humans accidentally get stranded on a far off planet with their only hope of rescue laying with three companions who try to get back home. 160+ years and generations down the line the two left behind's decedents are still hell bent on being rescued (even though they have no idea about Space travel) and refuse to advance their society. They wont do things different because they are afraid if they do they wont be able to return to Earth. Except there is one boy who wants to make a change. That to me is an interesting enough plot. But it was so uninteresting when put into the story. It was frustrating (mainly because of the ignorance) which is okay sometimes but honestly for the most part it was just boring.
I was happy with John and with Tina. It took a while to get used to the "slipping" with everyone but I get it. Safety in numbers, must reproduce. Still I sensed an undeveloped love affair with John and Tina that was just crapped on repeatedly. I was hoping for "they broke the norm and only slipped with each other" but nope... I felt like I needed more Jeff's POV. He seemed really important and mystical but it was never really developed. The animal explanations were decent...they gave some depth to the story and this Alien planet. The rest was just backwoods, ignorant, bickering stuff. It did get really interesting a little more than half way through and I thought, yes it was worth it then *poof* boring again. Getting near the end killed me a little because we all know what finding the 3 companions means and *sigh* it ended.
I had high hopes for this humans stranded on a dark alien planet book but I just couldn't bring myself to give it more than 2 stars. It was 333 pages and it took me more than 2 weeks to read because the story wasn't captivating. It was a chore for me when normally reading is something I enjoy. I get its "book 1" but the effort to get through Book 1 makes it unlikely that I will even acknowledge Book 2. But curiosity may get the best of me.
Rantings as I read (some were on Goodreads, others on my eReader):
7/30 - 2% - "hmmmph, hmmmph, hmmmph, went the trees. Hmmmmmm, went forest." I really want to give this book a chance but with lines like that I feel like I am reading a children's book.
7/30 - 3% - The verbiage is tripping me out a bit. The double words...please please or cold cold or dark dark. But I must say I may start using "a slip". Seriously "his dad was giving him mum a slip" as in sexy time.
8/5 - 12% - I am 40 pages into this book and I want to stab my eyes out. The writing is frustrating! I know I got it free to review but I may not be able to get through this....
8/6 - 22% - I legit lol'd... telling a story, "Or like Hitler and Jesus, where Hitler yells at Jesus he's giong to kill all his group, the Juice..." I just...wow
Page 76 — August 7, 2014 - "Or like Hitler and Jesus, where
Hitler yells at Jesus he's going to kill all his group, the Juice, kill them like they were slinkers (over my dead body!" goes Jesus, and Hitler says, "it will be over your dead body, mate, because I'm going to nail you up to a hot spiketree till your skin's all burned off. ") - Omg! I just....what ?!? *snort*
Page 102 — August 7, 2014 - "Li...Leck...Lecky-trickity" - Is this electricity....I see
Page 103 — August 7, 2014 - "Clones" - It took me longer than I want to admit to figure out this meant clowns
Page 104 — August 7, 2014 - "from whose dick came everyone of us" - Seriously!?!
Page 105 — August 7, 2014 - "Jesus wants us to do"- Is this a wwjd joke.....
Page 112 — August 7, 2014 - "Rayed Yo" - Ah hem radio...the speech makes me cringe. I get why it's written like this I'm just slowly dying inside
Page 114 — August 7, 2014 - "Secret Ree" - Secretary.... O_o ok it's like idiocracy....it can happen!
Page 180 — August 11, 2014 - It's grown on me....
8/11 - 48% - Of all the things they have figured out why has no one thought to make crutches or canes for the clawfoot peeps....?!?!!?!?!?
Page 180 — August 12, 2014 - "newhairs" - OMG, newhairs....as in pubic hairs...new hairs.....how did I not catch that sooner?!?
Page 302 — August 12, 2014 -I'm bored again but I must finish!
8/13 - 95% - As much grief as I've given this book...my heart just broke...Earth doesn't know...
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