Ahoy there me mateys! I received this sci-fi eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. So here be me honest musings. While I try to post no spoilers, if ye haven’t read the first book in this series, the book of koli, then ye might want to skip this. If ye keep reading this log then ye have been forewarned and continue at yer own peril . . . . . .
the trials of koli (M. R. Carey)
Title: the trials of koli
Author: M. R. Carey
Publisher: Orbit Books
Publication Date: TODAY!! (paperback/e-book)
ISBN: 978-0316458689
Source: NetGalley
So, can I have the third one right now? Cause dang was this even better than the first. I gobbled it up in one sitting and need to know what happens next.
The world expands in this installment. One of the things I loved best was that not only are we following Koli, but we also get to have a new point-of-view from an old character that Koli left behind in the village. I didn’t think I needed to know what was happening there. I assure ye that I did. The switching back and forth was excellent and each section ended on these awesome cliffhangers where ye wanted more but also needed too see what was happening in the other part of the world too. I didn’t know which parts I would rather be in. So fun.
I continued to love the writing in the degraded language. I loved watching Koli’s group turn into a found family. I loved all the characters’ personal growth. I loved the plants and monsters. I loved the AI and tech and the surprises in that regard. Actually, I loved all the surprises. I just plain loved this book.
No major plot points from me because of the joy of watching the story unfold. Just know that ye have to read book one first. I am avidly waiting for the conclusion of the trilogy. Arrrr!
So lastly . . .
Thank ye Orbit Books!
Goodreads has this to say about the novel:
The Trials of Koli is the second novel in M R. Carey’s breathtakingly original Rampart trilogy, set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.
Beyond the walls of Koli’s small village lies a fearsome landscape filled with choker trees, vicious beasts and shunned men. As an exile, Koli’s been forced to journey out into this mysterious, hostile world. But he heard a story, once. A story about lost London, and the mysterious tech of the Old Times that may still be there. If Koli can find it, there may still be a way for him to redeem himself – by saving what’s left of humankind.
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Previous Log Entries for this Author
the girl with all the gifts – book 1 (Captain’s Log – Sci Fi)
the boy on the bridge – book 2 (On the Horizon – Sci-Fi eArc)
I haven’t read the first one yet!!! Where does the time go? It’s like it came out JUST NOW and THAT’S the reason why I haven’t read it xD but I guess I am getting that wrong! Lol I didn’t even know the second was coming out already… I need to get a grip 😀
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If time is still warped where ye be, then ye can just binge all three soon. Arrr!
x The Captain
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Haha, you are right – and perhaps that is the best way, no waiting in between 🙂
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That ending cliffhanger was really too much to bear… 😉
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Looking forward to cracking open this sequel soon! Really glad to see the Captain give it her seal of approval! Thanks for sharing. 😀
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I hope ye get to it soon. Soooo good.
x The Captain
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Seems promising, glad you enjoyed this one so much! I keep meaning to start this series. 🙂
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Well if ye wait long enough then the third book will be out and ye can binge!
x The Captain
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That’s true! 😀
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Yes! All of this😁 I love when a series just gets better with every book, and he’s pacing it just perfectly leading into book 3. I also was surprised just how much I loved the other POV😁
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I was also surprised at how much I loved the other POV. I was hesitant at first and didn’t understand why we had to go back to the village. I should have known that Carey had good reasons 🙂
x The Captain
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