P. Kirby’s Reviews > The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet > Status Update

The visit to Sissix's homeworld is pretty much a big, steaming pile of info-dump. ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz.....

Well, something finally happened, but..it was pretty low key, no real sense of danger. I'm definitely the black sheep on the book. Just don't get all the love heaped on it.

Uh, when a bodice-ripper with a narcissist, sociopath hero is more interesting than a "rollicking" space adventure, you know said space adventure has failed. I'm gonna finish this...because. But, it's trying so hard to be Firefly and failing. ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz.

So far the characters have had several meals, many conversations, gone shopping and even had alien sex/cuddling. But...nothing, I repeat nothing significant has happened. The characters are okay and distinctive, but there's no conflict, no sense of urgency. Lots of "day in the life" stuff. Meh.

Probably one of the more entertaining slow starts with heaps of exposition thrown in, but...this isn't engaging me as much as I expected. Characters are cute, distinctive and yet, just doesn't have that spark of...I don't know...something?

Kizzy's got this whole Kaylee vibe going on, doesn't she?