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A review by philibin
When The Sky Falls by B.R. Spangler
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
(4 Stars)
This is a good post-apocalyptic dystopian fictional story. It reminded me a lot of Hugh Howey's Silo series. The narration for the audiobook is excellent.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I think the plot was sound, most of the main characters had good development, and the the book length was just right.
On the other hand, this is not hard science and some explanations of events just don't seem to make sense. The minor characters were given backstories without good reason, and some of the major characters didn't have enough of a backstory to make you care about them as much as the book assumes you should. And like I said, the length was good, and I understand this is part 1 of a two part story, but there was no real closure.
With that being said, it did make me want to continue on to the next book in the series, so I did like it... and I hope the next book is able to tie it all together.
This is a good post-apocalyptic dystopian fictional story. It reminded me a lot of Hugh Howey's Silo series. The narration for the audiobook is excellent.
I have very mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I think the plot was sound, most of the main characters had good development, and the the book length was just right.
On the other hand, this is not hard science and some explanations of events just don't seem to make sense. The minor characters were given backstories without good reason, and some of the major characters didn't have enough of a backstory to make you care about them as much as the book assumes you should. And like I said, the length was good, and I understand this is part 1 of a two part story, but there was no real closure.
With that being said, it did make me want to continue on to the next book in the series, so I did like it... and I hope the next book is able to tie it all together.