Laura Pohl
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Pohl, Laura
- Geburtstag
- 1995
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- Brazil
- Geburtsort
- Braunschweig, Germany
- Wohnorte
- Braunschweig, Germany
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
Sydney, Australia
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil - Ausbildung
- University of São Paulo
- Agent
- Kari Sutherland (Bradford Literary)
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- Bewertung
- 3.6
- Rezensionen
- 12
- ISBNs
- 34
The characters seemed rather shallow which made the whole power of friendship/found family stuff towards that became prominent near the end feel unearned and cheesy. Some character motivations also felt underdeveloped. It wasn't that any of their actions were completely unexplainable or stupid, but the lack of depth or insight into the character's emotional states and motivations made some of their actions read very much as plot contrivances more than what would make sense for them in-universe.
I was also disappointed in the sci-fi elements. Certain aspects of the alien species and technology seemed pure fantasy with no attempt at a justification, while some of it tried for more sci-fi. It didn't come together well for me, but other's might not mind. The invading alien species were also very intriguing in the beginning, but ultimately became shallow, uninteresting villains.
As the book got close to its conclusion it really lost steam and I could tell it wasn't going to have a satisfying conclusion. A reveal that one of the characters had the potential to develop reality warping abilities immediately made me suspect that any consequences for the characters actions in the finale would be erased before the end of the book. It took any and all tension out of the rest of the book. And rightly so, because lo and behold a character commits suicide and is revived seconds later, all the bad guys are erased from existence no problem, and we're off to a nice neat little happy ending that feels entirely unearned.… (mehr)