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Diving Into The Wreck
Apr. 29th, 2021 10:16 amI've been really enjoying the Retrieval Artist series by Kristine Kathryn Rusch so far this year, so I thought I'd give one of her other series a go.
Diving Into The Wreck is the first in the Diving series, about a woman only referred to as 'Boss', who seeks out and explores old, wrecked spaceships. She discovers one that contains some ancient technology and gets embroiled in a government project that's trying to replicate it.
The narrator of the audiobook was Jennifer Van Dyck, a favourite of mine from lots of Sharon Shin audiobooks, which was great.
And the story and characters were engaging enough for me to listen to the end. I do tend to like books about putting together a team of varied people to take on a mission of some kind. But, despite the first person narrative, I didn't feel particularly close to Boss (there was some good backstory relating to her parents, but she came across as quite remote and difficult to get to know) and the whole thing felt a bit choppy.
In particular, there was a break in the middle that felt like the start of a whole new book - and I actually think this volume was two novellas smooshed together - even though the earlier section did become significant by the end.
So, an entertaining enough listen overall, but I'm not sure I'll continue with this series. I'm still loving the Retrieval Artist novels, and there are some more Rusch series to look into, though, so definitely not giving up on this author.
Diving Into The Wreck is the first in the Diving series, about a woman only referred to as 'Boss', who seeks out and explores old, wrecked spaceships. She discovers one that contains some ancient technology and gets embroiled in a government project that's trying to replicate it.
The narrator of the audiobook was Jennifer Van Dyck, a favourite of mine from lots of Sharon Shin audiobooks, which was great.
And the story and characters were engaging enough for me to listen to the end. I do tend to like books about putting together a team of varied people to take on a mission of some kind. But, despite the first person narrative, I didn't feel particularly close to Boss (there was some good backstory relating to her parents, but she came across as quite remote and difficult to get to know) and the whole thing felt a bit choppy.
In particular, there was a break in the middle that felt like the start of a whole new book - and I actually think this volume was two novellas smooshed together - even though the earlier section did become significant by the end.
So, an entertaining enough listen overall, but I'm not sure I'll continue with this series. I'm still loving the Retrieval Artist novels, and there are some more Rusch series to look into, though, so definitely not giving up on this author.
