[...] the heroine is a tech billionaire named Tesla travelling to Mars. I couldn't help being reminded of a certain other billionaire in the news a lot these days.
I totally cackled when I read this part of your review. Because THAT was exactly the reason that made me put the book down the first time I borrowed it from my library. Mind you, this was back when it was first published and there was a lot of strong and v. positive word of mouth for this novel.
After letting some months go by, I borrowed it again...and ended up DNF'ing halfway thru the second chapter. I'd say it was a combo of not connecting with the characters (something abt Tesla's personality just rubbed me wrong, I guess) and finding the plot rather boring. So I returned it to the library thinking that I'd give it one last try later this year or maybe next January. However, after reading your review, I decided that the healthiest thing was to cut my losses and take the book off my To Read list.
Mind you, this was the first book by this author I'd attempted to read. The idea of a female protag with chronic pain + space mystery was intriguing! And yet, this book was a non-starter for me not once but twice!
FWIW, I'm still not sure why the book didn't work for me, but there we are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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I totally cackled when I read this part of your review. Because THAT was exactly the reason that made me put the book down the first time I borrowed it from my library. Mind you, this was back when it was first published and there was a lot of strong and v. positive word of mouth for this novel.
After letting some months go by, I borrowed it again...and ended up DNF'ing halfway thru the second chapter. I'd say it was a combo of not connecting with the characters (something abt Tesla's personality just rubbed me wrong, I guess) and finding the plot rather boring. So I returned it to the library thinking that I'd give it one last try later this year or maybe next January. However, after reading your review, I decided that the healthiest thing was to cut my losses and take the book off my To Read list.
Mind you, this was the first book by this author I'd attempted to read. The idea of a female protag with chronic pain + space mystery was intriguing! And yet, this book was a non-starter for me not once but twice!
FWIW, I'm still not sure why the book didn't work for me, but there we are. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯