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Review by anonymoushufflepuff -- Daisy's Run by Scott Baron
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4 out of 4 stars
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Daisy’s Run, by Scott Baron, is a thrilling fantasy about a space technician, named Daisy, who wakes up on a spaceship, the Váli, 6 months earlier than planned from cryo -which is similar to a medically induced coma- due to the damage that the ship endured during flight. Daisy and her crew members work together to repair the ship and make it back to Earth safely, But when Daisy starts diving further into the lives of her crew members aboard the ship, as well as the history of the ship itself, she discovers that everything about her life isn’t as it seems. Through advanced technology and an apocalyptic universe, Daisy’s Run pulls you into the future and brings you on a wild adventure.
When I began Daisy’s Run, I was intrigued by the technology and the setting Daisy and her friends are placed in. The story was interesting, keeping my attention for most scenes, as well as being easy to follow and fitting the genre of a fantasy novel, however it could easily fit into the sci-fi or dystopian genres as well. This novel only has a handful of grammatical mistakes, and after finishing the book I am immediately looking forward to the next book Scott Baron has written in the Clockwork Chimera series: Pushing Daisy. Overall, the book was a fascinating read, and I do not regret choosing to review Daisy’s Run.
Daisy’s Run is a well-written novel, with extensive vocabulary, unique style, and thorough background knowledge of the universe that Scott Baron has placed this storyline. The book occasionally tugged at my heart-strings and surprised me with twists and turns. The characters in Daisy’s Run are phenomenally written and developed, Daisy especially. Many books fail to develop layers and flaws in their characters, but Scott Baron does an excellent job at making Daisy relatable yet inspiring and powerful. Her curiosity leads her to defy the power of technology, but her curiosity also leads her to invade the privacy and security of others. She also shows prejudice against advanced machinery and cyborgs that are aboard her ship, which is unfavorable yet allows the theme that appearance doesn’t determine the humanity and love people hold in their hearts to emerge, which even Daisy has a hard time to grasp. The theme of patience and reason is also developed through the lack of knowledge Daisy has of the whole truth about the ship, its crew, and the unfortunate state of humankind. When she finally decides to listen and reason with the “enemies”, she learns more information and realizes that patience can be better than acting on instinct.
Despite the intriguing and advanced technology, the complexity of the vocabulary can be a bit overwhelming, making it difficult to follow the storyline in some scenes. Plotwise, Daisy’s Run was quite simple, and major plot points encountered weren’t developed to their full potential, disallowing any climactic points to be achieved in the book. Because of the lack of detail in these plot points, we don’t get to experience the emotional effect of these events on Daisy herself. Another factor in the lack of climactic scenes is how the tone throughout the story moderately changes, but in some parts the tone doesn’t change enough, making the event miss the dramatic effect on the story. This is not a major flaw, but it does affect how you perceive the events when you read through them.
Overall, I give Daisy’s Run a 4 out of 4, because of superior factors, such as the characters and the style of the book. Even though there are some flaws in the novel, such as a lack of detail and the missing emotional effects of this story on Daisy, I believe that this is outweighed by the themes and development of the characters. The saying, “bad characters can’t carry a good story but good characters can carry a bad story” is certainly true (even though this story is exceptional), and this is what led me to my score of 4. I recommend this book to older teens interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels and stories, as well as post-apocalyptic fanatics. I would also like to note that in some scenes there is explicit sexual content that may be sensitive to some readers, as well as strong language throughout the novel, so I suggest that younger readers should not read this book. Once again, I completely enjoyed Daisy’s Run, and am looking forward to other works of Scott Baron.
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4 out of 4 stars
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Daisy’s Run, by Scott Baron, is a thrilling fantasy about a space technician, named Daisy, who wakes up on a spaceship, the Váli, 6 months earlier than planned from cryo -which is similar to a medically induced coma- due to the damage that the ship endured during flight. Daisy and her crew members work together to repair the ship and make it back to Earth safely, But when Daisy starts diving further into the lives of her crew members aboard the ship, as well as the history of the ship itself, she discovers that everything about her life isn’t as it seems. Through advanced technology and an apocalyptic universe, Daisy’s Run pulls you into the future and brings you on a wild adventure.
When I began Daisy’s Run, I was intrigued by the technology and the setting Daisy and her friends are placed in. The story was interesting, keeping my attention for most scenes, as well as being easy to follow and fitting the genre of a fantasy novel, however it could easily fit into the sci-fi or dystopian genres as well. This novel only has a handful of grammatical mistakes, and after finishing the book I am immediately looking forward to the next book Scott Baron has written in the Clockwork Chimera series: Pushing Daisy. Overall, the book was a fascinating read, and I do not regret choosing to review Daisy’s Run.
Daisy’s Run is a well-written novel, with extensive vocabulary, unique style, and thorough background knowledge of the universe that Scott Baron has placed this storyline. The book occasionally tugged at my heart-strings and surprised me with twists and turns. The characters in Daisy’s Run are phenomenally written and developed, Daisy especially. Many books fail to develop layers and flaws in their characters, but Scott Baron does an excellent job at making Daisy relatable yet inspiring and powerful. Her curiosity leads her to defy the power of technology, but her curiosity also leads her to invade the privacy and security of others. She also shows prejudice against advanced machinery and cyborgs that are aboard her ship, which is unfavorable yet allows the theme that appearance doesn’t determine the humanity and love people hold in their hearts to emerge, which even Daisy has a hard time to grasp. The theme of patience and reason is also developed through the lack of knowledge Daisy has of the whole truth about the ship, its crew, and the unfortunate state of humankind. When she finally decides to listen and reason with the “enemies”, she learns more information and realizes that patience can be better than acting on instinct.
Despite the intriguing and advanced technology, the complexity of the vocabulary can be a bit overwhelming, making it difficult to follow the storyline in some scenes. Plotwise, Daisy’s Run was quite simple, and major plot points encountered weren’t developed to their full potential, disallowing any climactic points to be achieved in the book. Because of the lack of detail in these plot points, we don’t get to experience the emotional effect of these events on Daisy herself. Another factor in the lack of climactic scenes is how the tone throughout the story moderately changes, but in some parts the tone doesn’t change enough, making the event miss the dramatic effect on the story. This is not a major flaw, but it does affect how you perceive the events when you read through them.
Overall, I give Daisy’s Run a 4 out of 4, because of superior factors, such as the characters and the style of the book. Even though there are some flaws in the novel, such as a lack of detail and the missing emotional effects of this story on Daisy, I believe that this is outweighed by the themes and development of the characters. The saying, “bad characters can’t carry a good story but good characters can carry a bad story” is certainly true (even though this story is exceptional), and this is what led me to my score of 4. I recommend this book to older teens interested in fantasy and sci-fi novels and stories, as well as post-apocalyptic fanatics. I would also like to note that in some scenes there is explicit sexual content that may be sensitive to some readers, as well as strong language throughout the novel, so I suggest that younger readers should not read this book. Once again, I completely enjoyed Daisy’s Run, and am looking forward to other works of Scott Baron.
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