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Review by Lilly_18_campbell -- Daisy's Run by Scott Baron
[Following is a volunteer review of "Daisy's Run" by Scott Baron.]
Daisy's Run, written by Scott Baron, is a thrilling science fiction fantasy that takes the reader on a journey through the main character, Daisy Swarthmore.
Daisy, a technical officer on-board a ship named the Váli, is woken up from her cryo-sleep earlier than intended because the ship suffered a collision that caused a fire on-board. As time progresses, with six months until the ship reaches it's designated destination, Daisy busies herself by fixing the ship because a multitude of problems begin popping up all over the Váli. In that passed time, Daisy begins to realize that the rest of the crew isn't as human as she is, as she is one of the very few on board without cybernetic enhancements. She starts to question the credibility of the crew, with the discovery of a cyborg hidden in plain sight, an accident that kills an unmodified human, and an artificial intelligence that seems to be constantly watching her, Daisy begins to wonder if the crew is really what they say they are.
The book starts off a bit slow where the reader meets the crew and learns about the setting the book takes place in. I wasn't that invested in the book for the first few chapters, and I found it a little confusing to figure out how much time the author skipped in between chapters. It seemed that most of the relationships in the book had already been established by the time the reader met all the other characters. A little less than half of the book is dedicated to showing the relationship the main character has with the other characters, and it was very slow and drawn out.
Near the middle of the book, it picks up pace and momentum and goes from there. The action sequences were drawn out at times and the point of view shifted from time to time. What I disliked most about this novel was that most of the background characters didn't have much development and were just there as plot points. Though the background characters were given personalities, it seemed that those personalities were just based on how they related to plot.
The author did a very good job at making the plot believable. The main character was flawed and Baron did a good job showing it. This book has a good balance between character development and the plot. The character did undergo some character development throughout the course of the book but it seems that most of her major characteristics stayed the same.
The author does a good job at creating suspense and building up until a major plot twist and I liked how he managed to make the plot twists unexpected but still reasonable to an extent. He also incorporates a few subtle references to 80's and 90's space movies which were fun if you understood the reference.
A lot of information was covered in this book through large paragraphs of information. I had a hard time trying to keep up with all of the new information that I was being fed, and it was a bit daunting to see so much information compacted into one paragraph.
The ending was also something I didn't quite like because it ended on a random note. I understand that there are other books, but I don't see how the ending to this book would tie in to the other books. The ending wasn't much of a cliffhanger, if it could even be considered one, and it didn't tie up some loose ends, but I suspect those will be covered in the next book. While it didn't end the way a stand alone book would, it also didn't end the way a book in a series would either.
I give this book a 3 out of 4 stars because the plot was interesting and the main character was intriguing, but because the book became confusing for me from time to time I took off one of the stars.
Daisy's Run by Scott Baron is a thrilling novel filled with mysteries and post-apocalyptic themes, it was a very fun and suspenseful read that got my heart racing. I would recommend this book to an older audience because of the sexual themes, swearing, and violence presented in this book. I also see myself recommending this book to many science fiction lovers because it truly drew me in and got my heart pounding. I am excited to start reading the second book in Scott Baron's series because this book met my standards.
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Daisy's Run
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Daisy's Run, written by Scott Baron, is a thrilling science fiction fantasy that takes the reader on a journey through the main character, Daisy Swarthmore.
Daisy, a technical officer on-board a ship named the Váli, is woken up from her cryo-sleep earlier than intended because the ship suffered a collision that caused a fire on-board. As time progresses, with six months until the ship reaches it's designated destination, Daisy busies herself by fixing the ship because a multitude of problems begin popping up all over the Váli. In that passed time, Daisy begins to realize that the rest of the crew isn't as human as she is, as she is one of the very few on board without cybernetic enhancements. She starts to question the credibility of the crew, with the discovery of a cyborg hidden in plain sight, an accident that kills an unmodified human, and an artificial intelligence that seems to be constantly watching her, Daisy begins to wonder if the crew is really what they say they are.
The book starts off a bit slow where the reader meets the crew and learns about the setting the book takes place in. I wasn't that invested in the book for the first few chapters, and I found it a little confusing to figure out how much time the author skipped in between chapters. It seemed that most of the relationships in the book had already been established by the time the reader met all the other characters. A little less than half of the book is dedicated to showing the relationship the main character has with the other characters, and it was very slow and drawn out.
Near the middle of the book, it picks up pace and momentum and goes from there. The action sequences were drawn out at times and the point of view shifted from time to time. What I disliked most about this novel was that most of the background characters didn't have much development and were just there as plot points. Though the background characters were given personalities, it seemed that those personalities were just based on how they related to plot.
The author did a very good job at making the plot believable. The main character was flawed and Baron did a good job showing it. This book has a good balance between character development and the plot. The character did undergo some character development throughout the course of the book but it seems that most of her major characteristics stayed the same.
The author does a good job at creating suspense and building up until a major plot twist and I liked how he managed to make the plot twists unexpected but still reasonable to an extent. He also incorporates a few subtle references to 80's and 90's space movies which were fun if you understood the reference.
A lot of information was covered in this book through large paragraphs of information. I had a hard time trying to keep up with all of the new information that I was being fed, and it was a bit daunting to see so much information compacted into one paragraph.
The ending was also something I didn't quite like because it ended on a random note. I understand that there are other books, but I don't see how the ending to this book would tie in to the other books. The ending wasn't much of a cliffhanger, if it could even be considered one, and it didn't tie up some loose ends, but I suspect those will be covered in the next book. While it didn't end the way a stand alone book would, it also didn't end the way a book in a series would either.
I give this book a 3 out of 4 stars because the plot was interesting and the main character was intriguing, but because the book became confusing for me from time to time I took off one of the stars.
Daisy's Run by Scott Baron is a thrilling novel filled with mysteries and post-apocalyptic themes, it was a very fun and suspenseful read that got my heart racing. I would recommend this book to an older audience because of the sexual themes, swearing, and violence presented in this book. I also see myself recommending this book to many science fiction lovers because it truly drew me in and got my heart pounding. I am excited to start reading the second book in Scott Baron's series because this book met my standards.
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