Review of Solaris Seethes (Solaris Saga book 1)
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Review of Solaris Seethes (Solaris Saga book 1)
[Following is a volunteer review of "Solaris Seethes (Solaris Saga book 1)" by Janet McNulty.]
Solaris Seethes by Janet McNulty falls into the genre of science fiction. Rynah is having an exceptionally difficult day. Her fiancé, Klanor, has just stolen the crystal which keeps her planet’s magnetic fields stable, from the laboratory where she works as a security officer. He left her behind to die with the rest of Lanyr's inhabitants. Fortunately, Rynah remembers the old spaceship her disgraced grandfather left her in his will. The ship is one of a kind. Solaris is a sentient AI integrated into the old ship by Rynah’s grandfather. Solaris and Rynah realize that Klanor believes an ancient legend that speaks of 6 crystals that, when used together, can create a weapon of great power. They decide Klanor must be stopped and use an obscure prophecy to select four humans, from different time periods on Earth, whom they believe will be able to help. Solaris and Rynah kidnap these humans and insist they join the quest. This is the first book, in a series of four books, about their adventures.
I found this book difficult to read for several reasons. Rynah is not a likable character. She is rude, unkind, and serially incompetent. She often bullies the other characters. Solon, Tom, Brie, and Alfric are kidnapped from their lives. Their willingness to go along with the demands of their kidnappers was not at all plausible, especially as Rynah does not attempt to win them over or to build a rapport with people whom she expects to save her planet. Brie is 16 years old yet seems unconcerned about the family she has left behind. None of the characters seem to be concerned that a child has been ripped from her home and expected to face ongoing dangerous situations. The characters do not behave consistently and do not feel like fully developed three-dimensional people. The world-building was extremely limited; all the characters are humanoid and rabbits exist all over the galaxy.
I did not warm to Ms. McNulty’s writing style. The prose felt very cumbersome and I was distracted from the storyline by the word order in several sentences. Ms. McNulty favors extremely long sentences, uses parentheses extensively, and adds in obscure 16th-century words. This does not make one feel grounded in a futuristic science fiction story.
The pace of the novel is good and the characters are constantly involved in dangerous situations. The novel ends in a cliffhanger and no part of the storyline resolves in this book. It will be necessary to read the entire series to complete the characters’ journeys.
The novel has no typos or spelling errors and only a few instances of incorrect grammar. Solaris Seethes has been edited. As I have explained this was not a particularly enjoyable read for me and I would rate it 2 out of 4 stars.
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Solaris Seethes (Solaris Saga book 1)
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Solaris Seethes by Janet McNulty falls into the genre of science fiction. Rynah is having an exceptionally difficult day. Her fiancé, Klanor, has just stolen the crystal which keeps her planet’s magnetic fields stable, from the laboratory where she works as a security officer. He left her behind to die with the rest of Lanyr's inhabitants. Fortunately, Rynah remembers the old spaceship her disgraced grandfather left her in his will. The ship is one of a kind. Solaris is a sentient AI integrated into the old ship by Rynah’s grandfather. Solaris and Rynah realize that Klanor believes an ancient legend that speaks of 6 crystals that, when used together, can create a weapon of great power. They decide Klanor must be stopped and use an obscure prophecy to select four humans, from different time periods on Earth, whom they believe will be able to help. Solaris and Rynah kidnap these humans and insist they join the quest. This is the first book, in a series of four books, about their adventures.
I found this book difficult to read for several reasons. Rynah is not a likable character. She is rude, unkind, and serially incompetent. She often bullies the other characters. Solon, Tom, Brie, and Alfric are kidnapped from their lives. Their willingness to go along with the demands of their kidnappers was not at all plausible, especially as Rynah does not attempt to win them over or to build a rapport with people whom she expects to save her planet. Brie is 16 years old yet seems unconcerned about the family she has left behind. None of the characters seem to be concerned that a child has been ripped from her home and expected to face ongoing dangerous situations. The characters do not behave consistently and do not feel like fully developed three-dimensional people. The world-building was extremely limited; all the characters are humanoid and rabbits exist all over the galaxy.
I did not warm to Ms. McNulty’s writing style. The prose felt very cumbersome and I was distracted from the storyline by the word order in several sentences. Ms. McNulty favors extremely long sentences, uses parentheses extensively, and adds in obscure 16th-century words. This does not make one feel grounded in a futuristic science fiction story.
The pace of the novel is good and the characters are constantly involved in dangerous situations. The novel ends in a cliffhanger and no part of the storyline resolves in this book. It will be necessary to read the entire series to complete the characters’ journeys.
The novel has no typos or spelling errors and only a few instances of incorrect grammar. Solaris Seethes has been edited. As I have explained this was not a particularly enjoyable read for me and I would rate it 2 out of 4 stars.
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Solaris Seethes (Solaris Saga book 1)
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