Giant alien robots, teleportation, lots of characters, great plotting, and a good seasoning of geek humor. Have fun reading. ( )

What a great book! I pre-ordered it the moment I finished the first one and later got worried that it might not be as good, as sequels sometimes are. I was super happy to find out I was wrong. This book is as great as the first one!

Without going into spoilers I'll just say that there were 2 chapters that I found lacked thought by the author but even they were very nice.

Highly recommended!
Looking forward to more by Sylvain Neuvel. ( )

While I preferred the first book, this was a stunning sequel.
 
I have issues with series. I like to bingeread them. Even with the absolute best series, if I've forgotten the plot, I won't be excited about it. Though I knew I that I'd enjoy this, I put off reading this one because I kept meaning to go back and reread the first, which I loved, but then I found myself on a plane with no WiFi and sick of thrillers, so.
 
This book, however, could be read without the first and stand alone fine. It would be better, of course, to read the two in a row, but it would work. There was only one real act of deus ex machina that ruined the continuity, and, quite frankly, kind of ruined a lot of the believability for me as well as causing me to kind of be less invested or fearful of death.
 
Neuvel's writing style is still gorgeous and it caught me immediately. I enjoy the file aspect still, though I felt that this brought in fewer perspectives than the previous book. There are some points where it can be a tad confusing to follow dialogue without any tags, but I think that the payoff is worth it. When reading about "military squirrel applications" doesn't phase you, you know you have a winner.
 
I have no idea how the end worked. Well, perhaps an idea, but no certain knowledge or comprehension of how it operated. It was extremely exciting to read and I was on my toes throughout, but the actual concept of it went over my head. I'm not sure if that was because of the science aspect or if it just wasn't worth my brainpower.
 
Kara and Vincent are my favourites and are super cute for a science fiction novel. I love the personalities of the characters all the way through and how they deal with family and the idea of bringing kids up in the world.
 
Some of this book was confusing and I'm not exactly sure of how some characters came in, but this worked and was a gripping read.
 
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ( )

This second novel in the Themis trilogy was as interesting and well-thought out as Sleeping Giants. I started with the audio version was ensemble cast and I almost gave up on the book because I found the narrators of two of the main characters poorly done. When I switched to the print version I enjoyed the story so much more and am looking forward to the third book. I do not recommend audio version. ( )

Tyckte inte att den fungerade lika bra som del 1. Förhören och loggarna (fler loggar) gick inte alls hem lika bra nu. Kanske saknade jag mysteriet. ( )