Ocean's Echo

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Stunning coastal residence, beautifully furnished with gardens and off-road parking. Walking distance to the beach, pub, and many fine eateries. The perfect holiday home retreat. The ending was also more of an open ending type than a tightly shut case. There were a few threads that were left without answers and even Tennal and Surit's future together was presented more as a hopeful thing than a sure one. I wasn't entirely upset about that since I had issues with the romance. I will keep an eye out for other Maxwell works, but this one wasn't for me. Though the romance is a subplot, it is one of my favorite romance plots I have read all year. Surit and Tennal's relationship is a fascinating study of what it means to be known and understood. Tennal describes himself as "too much" and is incredibly self-critical throughout the entire book. And he is a chaotic disaster in many ways. But he is also sharp and brilliant with a mind for strategy. His character reminded me of Velasin from A Strange and Stubborn Endurance. It was incredible to watch him grow and heal as a character throughout the book.

This book includes: a main character who is having a bad day and intends to make it everyone else's problem, psychics behaving badly, pining, space battles, making out during a break-in, awful families, and the terror of being known and then loved in spite of it. Ocean's Eleven' Prequel Is Finally Getting Ready to Film". Collider. 2023-06-07 . Retrieved 2023-06-08. In short, very plot heavy space book with vague romantic undercurrents but a lot of emotional depth and excellent character work. In shorter, good space book everyone should read.The bigger SF plot is so tense and compulsive, it swept me through at a breathless pace, but Tennal and Surit's relationship is the absolute heart of the story throughout, as they fight to keep each other and their crew alive in the face of all the odds - and it is just so incredibly lovely. They never do any more than kiss, but their emotional arc is *incredible,* with the SF concept of the 'sync' a really interesting metaphor for the traditional romantic idea of two halves connecting to make a perfect whole - both in its loveliest light and in its more problematic, troubling aspects, too. Again, under any other circumstance, I probably would have loved the hell out of it, but at the moment, I just couldn't. Everina Maxwell's writing has everything you could ask: impossible choices, divided loyalties, dry wit, and operatic struggle with bureaucracy. I don't know how she's managed to write a book that's simultaneously an elegant comedy of manners, a charming slow-burn romance, and an adventure in space politics, but whatever her secret, I'm wildly envious." —A. K. Larkwood, author of The Unspoken Name Emmy Winner Sarah Paulson completes Ocean's Eight". canoeb. 2016-09-24. Archived from the original on 2017-09-22 . Retrieved 2016-09-24. An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.

this is a well-written sci-fi with an interesting, tightly constructed plot and vibrant characters at its center. i enjoyed tennal and surit's contrasting personalities and the burgeoning feelings between them. although it took me a while to get invested in the story, i was eventually drawn in and intrigued by the second half, which was way better than the first half. Ocean’s Echo was, ultimately, a disappointment. After Winter’s Orbit, I thought I would at least like Everina Maxwell’s follow-up. Instead, I found myself bored for the most part and unable to see why exactly I should be rooting for the main couple. Crespo, Diego (July 9, 2015). "The Secret Greatness of the Ocean's Trilogy". Audiences Everywhere . Retrieved April 15, 2018. the only reason this didn't get a higher rating is because i went in with the wrong expectations - i was hoping for more romance like in winter's orbit but the plot-to-romance ratio in ocean's echo was a lot more unbalanced than i was expecting. not entirely the book's fault but considering the plot in the first half was slow and a bit boring, i wish the author could've spent that time developing the relationship more before focusing on the plot again in the second half. Apparently 20 years before the book started, the first volunteers from the army (why they had such a strong military is never really clear) volunteered to be affected by alien relics and they all acquired telepathic/coercion powers;The plot was so complex and detailed. There would be instances when a new point would be revealed, and I knew it was relevant somehow, but for the life of me, I could not figure out how. So when it was finally uncovered, I was a mess of excitement and nerves. Things got really crazy at about the 60% mark and did not slow down until the very end. I wasn’t sure my poor heart could take much more, but at the same time, I never wanted it to finish. Ocean's Echo is a standalone sci-fi adventure set in the same world as Winter's Orbit, but it's quite different. This one feels a lot more sci-fi and less romance. And the romance we do get, I wasn't nearly as invested in. It is an interesting expansion of the world- we learn more about the remnants and are introduced to part of the universe where there are powerful neuro-modified people. But my opinion is in the minority, and while this was not the read I had hoped for, I can see it being a fun book for others! First, we have the character dynamics!! Tennal is a completely chaotic mess with so many unhealthy coping mechanisms, while Surit is stoic, serious, and protective. I'm obsessed with that dynamic. I love it every time. And I fell in love with them both.

The story takes place on the planet Orshan where, as the result of some dodgy experimentation, some people have the ability to read or control minds. It's in the same universe as Winter's Orbit but there's no overlap in characters or locations. a b Heching, Dan (May 19, 2022). "Margot Robbie Developing an 'Original' Ocean's Eleven Film with Bombshell Director Jay Roach". People . Retrieved May 20, 2022. It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can.” Rubin, Rebecca (May 19, 2022). " 'Ocean's Eleven' Prequel in the Works With Margot Robbie". Variety . Retrieved May 20, 2022.

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