Review by Gkaur -- The Bonding by Imogen Keeper
Posted: 20 May 2017, 21:23
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Bonding" by Imogen Keeper.]
2 out of 4 stars
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Imogen Keeper’s The Bonding was an overall enjoyable read. The story’s main protagonist is Nissa, a royal of a planet named Triannon. She is one of 100 refugees of her planet who have escaped their enemy occupied planet and are sent to space on life-pods. She wants to save her planet, but her only hope is someone will find the pod in space.
Tam, an Argenti warrior pilot, finds a life pod floating in space. The Argenti, people form bonds between mates that allow them to feel each other's emotions and breaking them could be life-threatening. The Argenti planet has almost no women left so most men are not bound. They just have a priestess that teaches them how to love make during a coming-of-age ceremony.
When Tam tries to wake up Nissa from the pod he has discovered, he discovers she's suffering from the blue tinge. This is a result of the life support she received in the pod and has a likely chance of dying. He is out of options and wants to save her life. So he does the only thing he seems fit at the time, he bonds with her. Ah a tragedy indeed.
The world building was very complex and detailed. At times it got very overwhelming. However, because it was a fictional planet with no ‘real’ life setting, it was necessary. It took me a while to get the locations, names and customs straight but after I got it the story became more enjoyable. The ‘real’ aspect of the book came from the two protagonists. This was a story about two people that were put together into a situation that was life or death and made the best of it. Fair warning, there are quite a bit conflicts (political and societal) that you will have to keep track of.
What I didn’t like about the book was that it kind of stereotypical. The writing however was very well written in my opinion. The writing was not hard to follow along and made some of the more confusing parts like a certain action scene in the book, easy to picture. So overall the book was between being good and somewhat stereotypical for me. There were some errors in the proofreading as well that I think editors probably can catch if they go through the book again. Also this is a very steamy book, so based on what you like to read that’s just a heads up.
For those reasons mentioned above I give this book a 2 out of 4 star rating, or a 'fair' rating. Good but not great. It had some really redeeming qualities, like the quality of the writing, but I found myself putting it down too much to say it was one of the better books I have read recently.
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2 out of 4 stars
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Imogen Keeper’s The Bonding was an overall enjoyable read. The story’s main protagonist is Nissa, a royal of a planet named Triannon. She is one of 100 refugees of her planet who have escaped their enemy occupied planet and are sent to space on life-pods. She wants to save her planet, but her only hope is someone will find the pod in space.
Tam, an Argenti warrior pilot, finds a life pod floating in space. The Argenti, people form bonds between mates that allow them to feel each other's emotions and breaking them could be life-threatening. The Argenti planet has almost no women left so most men are not bound. They just have a priestess that teaches them how to love make during a coming-of-age ceremony.
When Tam tries to wake up Nissa from the pod he has discovered, he discovers she's suffering from the blue tinge. This is a result of the life support she received in the pod and has a likely chance of dying. He is out of options and wants to save her life. So he does the only thing he seems fit at the time, he bonds with her. Ah a tragedy indeed.
The world building was very complex and detailed. At times it got very overwhelming. However, because it was a fictional planet with no ‘real’ life setting, it was necessary. It took me a while to get the locations, names and customs straight but after I got it the story became more enjoyable. The ‘real’ aspect of the book came from the two protagonists. This was a story about two people that were put together into a situation that was life or death and made the best of it. Fair warning, there are quite a bit conflicts (political and societal) that you will have to keep track of.
What I didn’t like about the book was that it kind of stereotypical. The writing however was very well written in my opinion. The writing was not hard to follow along and made some of the more confusing parts like a certain action scene in the book, easy to picture. So overall the book was between being good and somewhat stereotypical for me. There were some errors in the proofreading as well that I think editors probably can catch if they go through the book again. Also this is a very steamy book, so based on what you like to read that’s just a heads up.
For those reasons mentioned above I give this book a 2 out of 4 star rating, or a 'fair' rating. Good but not great. It had some really redeeming qualities, like the quality of the writing, but I found myself putting it down too much to say it was one of the better books I have read recently.
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