Graham Downs reviewed Genesis Pact by Eliza Green
Review of 'Genesis Pact' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
You know when you’re just... can’t get into a book? Well, that’s how it was for me, with this one.
I’ve read the first trilogy, and this one is quite different. It’s set a few years after [b:Genesis War|43663780|Genesis War (Genesis, #3)|Eliza Green|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548089370l/43663780.SY75.jpg|42674017] ended, in a different (but no more appealing) Earth. It follows a character who was a young boy when we last met him in the series, but has now grown up, and I thought that was an interesting premise.
But I just wasn’t feeling it. Often, I would zone out and flip pages on autopilot. Normally when this happens, I try to go back to the place I was last paying attention, but in this book, I didn’t feel the need to do that because I felt like I could follow the gist of what was happening, even if I only actively read 60% of …
You know when you’re just... can’t get into a book? Well, that’s how it was for me, with this one.
I’ve read the first trilogy, and this one is quite different. It’s set a few years after [b:Genesis War|43663780|Genesis War (Genesis, #3)|Eliza Green|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1548089370l/43663780.SY75.jpg|42674017] ended, in a different (but no more appealing) Earth. It follows a character who was a young boy when we last met him in the series, but has now grown up, and I thought that was an interesting premise.
But I just wasn’t feeling it. Often, I would zone out and flip pages on autopilot. Normally when this happens, I try to go back to the place I was last paying attention, but in this book, I didn’t feel the need to do that because I felt like I could follow the gist of what was happening, even if I only actively read 60% of it.
I don’t know if it’s that the book itself is boring, or maybe it’s just a sign that I’ve had enough of the series. The setting was interesting in the beginning, but after a while, it just got kinda... pedestrian.
Could also be that, unlike the first three, this book is very much Young Adult, and I know that’s not my thing. I dunno. You might feel differently; what’s nice is that you don’t have to have read the first trilogy to enjoy this one. There are some satisfying references, which will make you smile and nod if you HAVE read the previous trilogy, but mostly, this is a complete story on its own.
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