What an excellent final book to The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler.
From the moment I read the opening paragraph in book 1: Ali**** 4.3 STARS ****
What an excellent final book to The Generations Trilogy by Scott Sigler.
From the moment I read the opening paragraph in book 1: Alive, to the end of book 3: Alone, I was constantly surprised at the direction the trilogy went; and I was loving the ride.
This trilogy had everything you want from a science fiction mystery adventure story. The characters were great with deep meaningful emotional moments throughout. The writing was concise and very visual. And the story was fantastic. The first book didn't wow me, but it did interest and intrigue me enough to want to carry on; and thankfully I did. The last two books were so good, and the action scenes were a joy to read, especially in book 3....more
Alight, book 2 of the Generations trilogy, is so much better than the previous book. The first book, Alive, was an interesting scie**** 4.3 STARS ****
Alight, book 2 of the Generations trilogy, is so much better than the previous book. The first book, Alive, was an interesting science fiction version of Lord of the Flies. However, it felt like a very long (too long) set-up for what comes after
To say anything of the plot in this book would be a spoiler for the first book in the trilogy. I really liked, and sometimes loved, most of Alight. Occasionally, the YA elements would pop up; but, for the most part, they don't detract from the overall story.
I'm really looking forward and hoping for the final book, Alone, to be just as good as Alight, at least....more
An enjoyable, if somewhat mediocre, Lord of the Flies meets Non-Stop, science fiction mystery book.
I read Aliens: Phalanx back in 202*** 3.4 STARS ***
An enjoyable, if somewhat mediocre, Lord of the Flies meets Non-Stop, science fiction mystery book.
I read Aliens: Phalanx back in 2020 and I loved it. The setting was fantastic and the writing was very visual. This was enough to make me wanna read more books by Scott Sigler.
So I choose Alive. Whilst the writing is very visual, the world-building (at least in part one of this trilogy) is pretty average. Another note is the style of writing in Alive; it's very much aimed at young adults, and it shows, especially in the first half of the book. Also, a book like this is bound to have twists and turns and big reveals, and I saw them coming a mile away.
Despite my rather lukewarm feeling on this book—the characters also felt like cardboard cutouts, for the most part— I liked it. I think I will continue with the series and hope it addresses some of the issues I had with it....more
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