lol, you make me laugh with the milkshake comment.
I appreciate how Hale often has the logical course of action work, but then new obstacles or unanticipated complications arise.
I found that Hale made really interesting story/plot choices. I'm not a great predictor when I'm reading something, I'll admit, so some stories may not be as bad for me as other readers who can see exactly where something is going. But very obvious choices still fall flat with me. Whereas Hale's choices were, for me, really interesting and even at times intricate, with some surprising results. It was never WTF, it made sense, it built on something that came before usually. But it sure wasn't same old same old!
Can I ask why you started reading The Rifter? How you found it? I picked it up because I'd had success with Blind Eye Books and Hale, and because there were interesting, enthusiastic reviews, especially on DA.
I liked Ji a lot too. It actually took me a while to realize Alidas in one timeline was Alidas in another timeline!
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Date: 2013-05-19 10:03 pm (UTC)I appreciate how Hale often has the logical course of action work, but then new obstacles or unanticipated complications arise.
I found that Hale made really interesting story/plot choices. I'm not a great predictor when I'm reading something, I'll admit, so some stories may not be as bad for me as other readers who can see exactly where something is going. But very obvious choices still fall flat with me. Whereas Hale's choices were, for me, really interesting and even at times intricate, with some surprising results. It was never WTF, it made sense, it built on something that came before usually. But it sure wasn't same old same old!
Can I ask why you started reading The Rifter? How you found it? I picked it up because I'd had success with Blind Eye Books and Hale, and because there were interesting, enthusiastic reviews, especially on DA.
I liked Ji a lot too. It actually took me a while to realize Alidas in one timeline was Alidas in another timeline!