Robin Parrish

I really gave this one the benefit of the doubt, and read the whole thing. But it was so disappointing.

I hated all the characters - they were so flat and cliche. And inconsistent. Trisha is supposedly the oldest of 7 kids, but then doesn't have even the tiniest shred of maternal instinct toward Mae? Chris is the leader who'll do anything for his team - except step down when he's compromised by random blackouts.

Trisha supposedly suffers from fibromyalgia, but she's a tough astronaut, so she manages pretty darn well. When she gets a migraine, her medicine only takes 10 minutes to start working. *Insert eye roll here.* The author clearly doesn't know what it's like to live with chronic illness.

The romance was ridiculous and unnecessary. (I actually picked this book up because I was told there wasn't any romance in it, so that really annoyed me.)

And the ending? It was far too easy, complete with magical characters who explain everything to the protagonists.

All this on top of the book being too long and boring in several parts, especially the first half.

There were definitely parts where I got my hopes up, thinking "this will be the part where the author redeems himself!" - but they never lasted.… (mais)