Overall rating and opinion of 30th Century: Escape by Mark

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MarisaRose wrote:I think my biggest issue with this book is the writing. The narrative doesn't flow well and just feels unnatural in places. Also - though the actual explicit scenes didn't bother me, they didn't always feel like they were meaningful to the story or progressed the plot. I think this book could have used some story editing.
I agree about the unnatural flow. The dialogue felt forced to me. There wasn’t a seamless progression to the story.
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I can say it wasn't my favorite book overall.I give is a 2 out of 4 stars. There were a lot of sex that didn't make sense to me , kind of like just doing it because the people and the parts are there.
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I didn't enjoy the book much and gave it 2 out of four stars. The only reason I didn't give it a 1 is because there is an interesting plot which wasn't explored enough. It seemed confused about whether it was an adult romance book or a sci-fi book.
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Whitney Marchelle wrote:I can say it wasn't my favorite book overall.I give is a 2 out of 4 stars. There were a lot of sex that didn't make sense to me , kind of like just doing it because the people and the parts are there.
It really did seem that way. The couple propositioned pretty much anyone that wasn’t a minor or related to one of them.
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The book is okay. What I like most about this book is the pictures inserted in the book, which depicted maps, the main character, and others. It aided me to connect with the story easily.

I don't like the sexual relationship scenes. They were not really relevant. I rate this book 3 out of 4 stars and I recommend others should read it too.
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I'm giving it a 1 out of 4 stars. The book immediately opens up with robotic language that I just really couldn't connect with. Jennifer and Kylie are best friends/lovers but I didn't feel anything between them. While there was a warning about sexual content and that never bothers me, I just couldn't see what the point of it was. Sci Fi is a hard category to read because it feels like there is a lot of made up science and I just couldn't follow those developments either.
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I enjoyed following Jennifer as she adapted to life in a new time as well as the struggles she faced with concealing her higher intelligence. I was not a fan of the increase in sex scenes toward the end that seemed to detract from the storyline. I felt that the novel hit somewhat of a standstill at that point but it picked up again toward the end. I give it a 3 out of 4 stars.
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I think the problem most reviewers are having is that the sex scenes aren't hinted at in any way in the blurb or in the category of the book. Even a content warning in the beginning. This means that it might even be picked up by young teens who enjoy sci fi, which would be completely inappropriate.
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I rate this book 1 out of 4. I least like the science fiction and sexual content makes this book more distasteful.

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I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. I least like the science fiction books and sexual content makes it more distasteful.
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CaitlynLynch wrote:I think the problem most reviewers are having is that the sex scenes aren't hinted at in any way in the blurb or in the category of the book. Even a content warning in the beginning. This means that it might even be picked up by young teens who enjoy sci fi, which would be completely inappropriate.
There is a warning in the “About the Book” section, but maybe the author should have brought more attention to it so more readers would have been aware.
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escape is one of the best science fiction books that i av come across, its a thrill if you overlook the adult stuff and focus uniformly on all aspects, i would give it a 3 out of 4 star rating because it sets a limit to an age bracket. good work
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I did not like this book. The explicit scenes were overwhelming and the grammar was distractingly incorrect. The plot was unfinished and undeveloped, making it hard to connect with the book.
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The author in one of the reviews has given adequate information on the adult content in the book. I don't think therefore it would be fair to consider the content as part of the review.
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I agree that the author gave forewarning about the adult content. Apparently, most people didn’t see the warning, but it was there.
My issue with the content is not that it was adult in nature, but that it did nothing to add to the plot. It was overwhelming and unrealistic, even for fiction.
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Science fiction, controversy when it comes to ratings? I should read this book
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