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But in fairness, I also had quite a few 'typical Brookmyre's challenged, while still managing to be quite brilliant. From Boiling a Frog onwards, each Parlabane book I read has made me a little sadder; there aren't many more to read. Mar 01, Mike O'Brien rated it really liked it. Brookmyre is brilliant at using the crime genre to explore major themes. Here he looks at the human propensity to define ourselves by our enemies. He brings out all the complexities of the subject with his usual wit and an approach that is both down to earth, over the top, and surprisingly subtle - and sometimes all at the same time!

Jan 31, Trish rated it liked it Shelves: When I read this, it definitely went in directions I didn't expect. One for people who like their black humour straight from the coal cellar. Nov 30, Andrew rated it it was ok Shelves: I had to carefully consider whether or not this was worthy of three stars, which in my eyes means 'an okay book but nothing spectacular' or whether it should be downgraded to 2 stars 'edging towards complete crap but with one or two redeeming features'.

In the end I opted for the latter. I expected great things from this book and it failed to deliver in every aspect. Firstly the quality of writing is poor, leading me to be frequently confused over who was speaking or performing an action and I had to carefully consider whether or not this was worthy of three stars, which in my eyes means 'an okay book but nothing spectacular' or whether it should be downgraded to 2 stars 'edging towards complete crap but with one or two redeeming features'.

Firstly the quality of writing is poor, leading me to be frequently confused over who was speaking or performing an action and contains sentences which not only contributed nought but made no sense. Did Brookmyre even read this before it was sent to the publisher? This is the most contributory factor to the two star rating, as it puts me off a book from the get go. It really did come across as being written by the winner of a creative writing competition; with one entry.

The use of the first person, then third person, the lazy vocabulary which I got the impression was actually intended to enhance the reading experience and the terribly written Anglo-Scottish dialect, with gaunnae, wasnae etc, strange that this was written by a Scotsman all led me on the path towards this conclusion. Secondly, the storyline was pretty lame; a safari to hunt and kill some lefties, run by some nutter and foiled by a journalist. That's about as compelling as a story of a panda, sent on a rocket to the moon to find bananas for the chimp colony on Mars.

There's an idea of another novel for Mr. I expected a gorefest and instead was given something which was considerably less gory than a visit to my local butcher to purchase a hough of ham. In terms of predicting the outcome of the story, it is slightly easier to predict than the answer to the question: A bear shits in the woods. Is this statement a true b false.

The only surprising element was how bad it was. Finally, the characterizations are crass, one sided versions of real people, making it read like panto. There's posh twat Rory, dry as an old digestive Parlabane, absent minded Lachlan, hard ticket Ger, socially inept Grieg The fact that the characters can be entirely described in two or three words says it all really. The worst one is Shiach; the most one sided villain I'd call these people two dimensional, but I'd be extending my generosity beyond its limits since Captain Hook.

I gave it two stars, rather than one 'a work entirely composed of crap' due to the three or four genuine laugh out loud moments. Trying to find this was a bit like Helen Flanagan trying to get stars for her team mates on 'I'm a celebrity' - she had to go through some amount of muck and only came out with one star. When a funny line was located, it was more often than not quiet chuckle funny, rather than the oft claimed and seldom fulfilled laugh out loud funny, which I expected.

I think there were so few laugh out loud lines that a camel could count them on the toes of one leg. Overall, this a poorly written, poorly conceived, lame-ass story, with child like characterizations. If it wasn't for the funny line every hundred pages or so, it would be just below 'Noddy Goes to School' on my reading list.

Feb 19, Monica rated it really liked it Shelves: Any book that includes: Honestly, if you'd asked me ten minutes ago, hypothetically, if it was possible to cut your own head off, I'd have said unequivocally no. You've really got to hand it to the bloke -- though it's fair to say luck was involved. I mean, there Any book that includes: I mean, there's no way he could do it again. It was planned by a homicidal ex-Special Forces fellow who envisions it as field training for his new group of assassins for hire, for starters. Like all the best Brookmyre, it is elaborately plotted, full of hilarious moments, pretty angry and not for the squeamish.

The self- decapitated villain and the high speed treadmill reversal which skewers another on a pair of antique rapiers, for example. Apr 23, Alan rated it it was ok. While I still laughed out loud once or twice mostly at excessively crude Scottish barroom expressions and tawdry, adolescent humour , I think this book is unacceptably slow until you are literally three-quarters of the way through.

Then, all of a sudden, clarity emerges with respect to a mystery that should have been effectively built up previously. Except no mystery was built up previously and no real plot was developed!

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Poor form old chum. Quite a let down in terms of earlier Brookmyer novels l have enjoyed. He seems to have really run out of steam here. I may try one more to see if this book is just a one-off in terms of its poor quality. Feb 13, Lilias Bennie rated it it was amazing. I prefer his alternative title for this book.. Kinda sums it up. Anyway, Jack is back and on good form. After a few books where CB indulges in some political rants, in this one he just concentrates on giving us a good story.

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But it is action-packed—a very good and quick! The rants are funny and angry, but the problem is that Brookmyre's writing now sometimes feels like a mere larval stage on the way to the audiobook. So off he goes in his usual cynical way. In the end I just enjoyed the reading, as it was such good f This was the first Jack Parlabane book I have read having been given a shot of this one from my brother. The Order is a sinister organization who wants to get their hands on the Infundibulum, which features as the map of all the parallel universes.

Unbelievable but then it wouldn't be a Brookmyre would it? Set in the middle of nowhere somewhere in Scotland, Jack is despatched by his newspaper to go and trial out a new teambuilding weekend. So off he goes in his usual cynical way. Not I prefer his alternative title for this book.. Not surprisingly things don't turn out as expected and basically all hell breaks out.

Do we really have to be killed off first with our headless corpse thrown through a window??? Anyway no more, you will just have to read the rest to find out what Jack gets up to and what he uses when he cannot find a rope. Brookmyre is a brilliant writer, and this is a bizarre and hilarious book. Not much happens in the first half, while the second half somewhat resembles a zombie attack survival scenario.

People are frequently trying to kill the thrill-seeking reporter Jack Parlabane, only this time he's puzzled as to why they're also trying to kill everyone else in a group of seemingly unconnected people participating in a motivational team-building weekend retreat in the Scottish Highlands. While the i 3. While the individual twists and turns in the book are fascinating, and the action scenes are a lot of fun, the actual plot is pretty far-fetched. It serves as an awkward way to place the characters in the contrived scenario Brookmyre wanted. It's easy to shrug this off and enjoy the book, though.

This is the fourth Parlabane novel, although I think each of them stands alone pretty well, so they don't necessarily have to be read in order. Jun 25, Russell Taylor rated it really liked it Shelves: This was the first Jack Parlabane book I have read having been given a shot of this one from my brother. I shall definitely be re-visiting the series. I would have benefited from reading these in order as a lot of Jack's character is assumed to be known by the reader. This doesn't spoil the tale though. The 'Why' question kept popping into my head as I read and read. The bad guys motivation taking an awful long time to come to the fore.

In the end I just enjoyed the reading, as it was such good f This was the first Jack Parlabane book I have read having been given a shot of this one from my brother. In the end I just enjoyed the reading, as it was such good fun. Even once the motive did became clear I wasn't completely convinced by it, but, what the heck, it was some ride! May 11, Nicola Hawkes rated it it was amazing. This is a book that never fails to make me giggle with appreciation of its black and yes sometimes sick humour.

Sure there are little in-jokes, for example if you've not seen the film Highlander from many moons ago you might not appreciate one throw-away line, but it made me laugh out loud. The snooker table scene is easy to imagine and the after comments by Jack hysterical.

Brookmyre is easy to read and not afraid to comment. Surely this would be a winn This is a book that never fails to make me giggle with appreciation of its black and yes sometimes sick humour. Surely this would be a winner?! If I weren't the kind to finish a book once I started it, I'd have totally missed the plot. Because nothing happens in this book until about halfway through.

Then it gathers steam thru spurts of brilliance. Then it goes on rat-a-tat fast, and then Quite Ugly One Morning was a real treasure - this one, nahhh. Didn't quite live up to it. Aug 10, Dipanjan rated it it was amazing. I have to work. I have to spend time with some ladies. If I touch you, I will lose my job and the lovely ladies to hang out with.

Because you will suck me in, and you will suck me in enough to forget that everything else is shelved. God — What A Series! Also, the Jack Parlabane series has had the most unique names I have ever experienced. The name was changed as the original title would have prevented the book being stocked by family book stores, genteel retailers. But, you will see that, the original title is perfect for this book that involves a company that stages paint-gun battles to building corporate bonding as well as Mr. And let me stop right here telling you anything more about the story for I fear it may spoil the fun.

However, you will start this book and till about halfway into it, you will wonder who are the good guys and who are the bad guys. Along with Jack Parlabane you will be meeting his friend Tim Vale. This was an amazing deviation from the earlier adventures where we see Jack taking on the world all by himself. However, I do urge, that you read the book with complete concentration. The plot is full of cruel humor and satirical plotting that no reader will forget sometime soon. You simply cannot miss this one. Feb 02, William rated it liked it.

Brookmyre is brilliant as a rule, and much of that can be seen in yet another madcap, darkly funny Jack Parlabane episode. The good stuff is all there, especially the laugh-out-loud moments. And while as another reader has mentioned, there are some similarities to one or more past plots, there is still impressive innovation in this grisly take-off on a stately home murder tale.

It helps to have read the series in order. I can't remember any other author who has written a book like this which make Brookmyre is brilliant as a rule, and much of that can be seen in yet another madcap, darkly funny Jack Parlabane episode.

Be My Enemy

I can't remember any other author who has written a book like this which makes so many references to its predecessors. But since I have indeed read the previous ones, I have no idea what it is like to encounter these references. I agree with others who find the characters just a bit stock and the book decidedly overlong. But my real resistance is that this might be the most violent book I have ever read. If you do the video games where people get graphically blown up at least I think that is what happens, since I have never tried one , this may well be your cup of tea.

But the gruesomeness of much of this story did put me off. At one point, I even gasped out loud. It's a tribute to Brookmyre that I did read the rest of the book after that point. But warts and all, this is still a pretty good read, especially if you like that sort of think as I do. May 10, Alison rated it really liked it Shelves: This was a good, but for me not great book from Christopher Brookmyre - this is really a compliment even though it may not come across as such - there are other books by CB that I have enjoyed more.

On the negative side, I found the book slow to get going and as I have sometimes found before, the political elements were a bit preachy for my liking. I also occasionally found it difficult to work out who was who, I think because of a combination of factors - the number of characters; the fact that This was a good, but for me not great book from Christopher Brookmyre - this is really a compliment even though it may not come across as such - there are other books by CB that I have enjoyed more.

For starters there is our main protagonist and hero Everett, his character will inspire a lot of young kids to become just as adventurous and confident as him. Though Everett's character doesn't go through a lot development, he is still an amazing lead for this story and he doesn't lack any confidence in doing anything or voicing his opinions. Another great addition in Planesrunner, was Sen.

Sen now set herself apart even more. Her character is easily recognizable and quite unique to say the least in a good way that is! But their relation does add a something special to the story. But still after this I do have some doubts, he can say all he wants, but given his background you just never know! As for the bad guys of The Order. They were shown in this sinister setting in the first book, especially Charlotte, but now their plans are making a turn to the more darker side again.

Though there were already quite a few heavy Science-Fiction elements in the first book. In creating the deadliest enemy for Everett, even more of Science-Fiction is explored, and its all pretty cool stuff. I liked the whole Madam Moon part and the armor in the end, when I read about those blaster I though Iron Man, and later Ian McDonald does mention it in his storyline, it just comes to show for me at least and probably a lot more that Ian McDonald knows how to write an exciting and engaging story.

With the actions that The Order is undertaking, the story of Be My Enemy turns techno-thriller, which is further bolstered by the part I am going to mention below. YES, there you have it! I have some knowledge of nanotechnology and it has already been quite often used in technological thrillers, this is the stuff that inspires on one part fear in me and on the other part a high coolness factor. But how is this nanotechnology linked to the story? In Planesrunner we learned there was one planet quarantined, E1, because it has a horrifying secret.

However Everett has to face the parallel universe of E1 to retrieve one particular item. Soon you learn what went wrong and how it went wrong and this is the part that inspires the fear. When there is this encounter on E1 between the real Everett and the nanobots, they have to make haste and flee, Ian McDonald managed to grasp and show the action in a tight and controlled way, really creating that edge of your seat moment!

Be My Enemy had a lot to live up to after the magnificent start in Planesrunner and for me it has done it. With giving the introduction to the multiversing in the first book, it was now up to Ian McDonald to show what else was possible in the Everness series and take his story further, he does it in a spectacular manner. Highlighting in particular the alters alternate version of the same character living in the parallel universes and introducing the threat of nanotechnology that decimated the Earth of E1.

This I think is owed to the way the story was set-up and combined with the excellent writing style of Ian McDonald. Be My Enemy introduced a lot of new threats to Everett with his alter and The Order, and will make his journey through the parallel universe even that more precarious. In the end of Be My Enemy it seems that there is now an even bigger threat on the loose that could mean the end of all the Panoploy Everness is a series to watch out for: Dec 15, Palmyrah rated it really liked it.

I gave the first book in this series, Planesrunner , five stars. I wish I could do the same for this, because it kept me hooked all the way through and left me bereft and disappointed when I turned the last page. Frankly, I loved it. Yes, the basic conceit and the plot are a bit too close to those of Iain M. Unfortunately, there is a great big hole in the plot, which rather spoils the fun. Also, and sadly, I found Mr McDonald, whose intelligence I have heretofore admired, talking utter rubbish here and there in this book.

Try telling that to the sick losers who take their revenge against society through mass shootings. So three stars, despite a strong urge to give it five. Oct 08, Rob rated it really liked it Shelves: Some of the novelty of McDonald's concepts has worn of in this book of course, but all things considered Be My Enemy is a very strong sequel to Planesrunner. McDonald doesn't feel the need to hold the reader's hand in his adult fiction and he certainly doesn't do so here. In my opinion that is something books for teens could use more of.

There is a respect of the reader's intelligence in these novels that makes them attractive for geeks of all ages. I hope to see a new McDonald for adult audi I hope to see a new McDonald for adult audiences again soon, but I will keep an eye out for the third volume of the Everness series as well. Full Random Comments review Jul 26, David Schwan rated it it was ok. Not nearly as good a book as the first one. The storyline tended to be very disjointed and never really settled down. The character development was good, we learn more about the main characters.

Overall not the most satisfying of books. It is not clear that the third book will be more organized. Some big problems lurk in this world and how they will get resolved could elevate the conclusion. Planesrunner was fantastic enough, with its furious charge through quantum realities and its absolute refusal to treat the reader as dumb. Be My Enemy kicks it all up a gear. You can't read these two books and dismiss them lightly as YA.

No, this is excellent science fiction, recommended for old adults such as myself as well as young adults. Pick up Planesrunner first, but don't miss this second volume - here we really do start to venture into the Panoply of worlds, and you get a sense of the tu Planesrunner was fantastic enough, with its furious charge through quantum realities and its absolute refusal to treat the reader as dumb.

Pick up Planesrunner first, but don't miss this second volume - here we really do start to venture into the Panoply of worlds, and you get a sense of the tumbling chaos and danger even in the closer-knit ten Earths that Planesrunner introduced us to. There are alternate versions of characters, with all the terrifying ramifications of alt-selves and alt-histories, there are massive tech-heavy battles and chases, awesome nano-horror, and most importantly, some extremely deft and memorable characterisations and encounters.

Jul 08, Gaby rated it it was amazing Shelves: Who says I have to read things in order? Somehow this was less steam punk-y and more dark and heart felt. Taking up soon after Planesrunner , Be My Enemy follows Everett Singh as he jumps across parallel universes to rescue his father, with the help of the crew of the airship Everness. I really enjoyed this novel and feel it's even better than the first in terms of action and world-building. The author has delivered an amazing sequel. Each versi Taking up soon after Planesrunner , Be My Enemy follows Everett Singh as he jumps across parallel universes to rescue his father, with the help of the crew of the airship Everness.

Each version of London presented is unique, with an interesting history, architecture and culture. I enjoy learning about how those worlds diverged from out own; I think it's interesting to find out the main points of difference between their histories and ours. We also finally find out more about E1, the first world to ever create a gate between worlds, and why it's so mysterious and no one likes talking about it.

All my favourite characters make appearances in this book, including the vivacious and unknowable Sen Sixsmyth navigator on the Everness and her adoptive mother Captain Anastasia Sixsmyth. I liked the range of female characters McDonald wrote in the previous book, and continue to admire them now.

One of my favourite aspects of this book is the focus on the relationship Everett and Dr. Their father-son bond has always been mentioned, but it was great seeing it in action. Where are his insecurities, his self-doubt? It's saddening that the Everett Singh we've been reading about doesn't suffer from this: It was all the Londons, all the worlds. He had mastery of them all. His enemies were many, and they were subtle, powerful, and clever and Everett did not doubt that he had only seen a fraction of what they could achieve, but he had a thing they did not: He was the Planesrunner.

Since I felt this consequence of inter-world travel had been neglected in Planesrunner , I was glad that it takes center-stage in this book. In particular, when faced early on with two versions of Everett Singh, the reader is forced to consider how seemingly small changes in one's life can drastically alter a person's personality and outlook. We are reminded that while physical traits may remain unchanged, the underlying psychology of a person can be very different.

I think it's a clever way to ask what, exactly, makes us us. The romance in this novel, in the whole series, is one of the most unconventional dalliances that I have ever read. While Sen obviously fascinates Everett, she also intimidates him quite a bit. Their interactions are largely stilted, hampered by the fact that they are often running for their lives, and I was gratified to find that the romance never overshadows the action packed plot of the novel.

But I can't deny that I would have liked more resolution on the romance, and would have liked to see things progress a bit more than near-violent kissing just before Everett gears up for a mission. These books are perfect for those looking to read a little science fiction but are unsure of a suitable starting point. I am looking forward to the next book, Empress of the Sun , which will be published next year. A copy of this book was provided by the publisher for review. You can read more of my reviews at Speculating on SpecFic. Aug 13, Alan rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Your father's daughters and sons, in this universe and many others.

Be My Enemy is the second book in Ian McDonald 's Everness series, the sequel to Planesrunner , which I not only really liked but found thought-provoking as well. This installment is not a standalone work, and for that I must fault it a little. But it is action-packed—a very good and quick!

Everett Singh's father Tejendra did not invent the Heisenberg Gates that allow travel between fixed points on the ten known parallel worlds of the Plenitude Unfortunately, Tejendra's met with an "accident"—he may be alive in some timeline, but not even the shadowy Charlotte Villiers whose name's similarity to "villain" is, I suspect, no coincidence knows exactly where.

So now Everett has custody of his father's infamous Infundibulum, and so now of course he's on the run. He has allies—Captain Anastasia Sixsmyth from Earth 3, she of the eponymously-named steampunk airship Everness , for one dashing example, and most especially Cap'n Annie's fiery daughter Sen. But he has enemies, too Singh who's actually working for Villiers. Mix in the quarantined Earth 1 timeline—nobody will say just why it's forbidden, but try to Gate into or out of it and you're redirected into the Sun instead—and you can see that, for Everett, life has become even more complicated.

This series is marketed as being for Young Adults, and I can see why—it has a teenaged protagonist, and it's an incredibly fast-paced set of books, whose prose is relatively simple even if the events and situations it describes are complicated. But it takes a lot of work to make prose this smooth and accessible while remaining so powerful—these books should not be dismissed just because of their marketing category. Fans of "Golden Age" science fiction remember fondly the so-called "juvenile" works of Heinlein, Blish and others that got them started on SF.

I think McDonald's work here is of that caliber—potentially able to engage young readers and get them excited about science, about fiction, and about science fiction in particular. And we need that. The world's future scientists are going to grade schools right now, and if they can find no current examples of the literature of the possible These books do show signs of having been rapidly, and badly, proofread.

But those are peccadilloes, by no means unique to this book or series. Most of all, the Everness series is—and remains—enormous fun. I'll soon be reading the third installment, Empress of the Sun , and will—if all goes well in this timeline—be reviewing it soon as well. Watch this space and time On to the second book of the featured series of this month: I was curious how Ian McDonald would continue to keep his story fast paced and interesting, because the novelty of the parallel dimensions and all the different worlds had worn off a bit after the first book.

Weird technology, new worlds, exhilarating fights and wonderfully written characters: The book starts off with a scene that got me a bit confused at first, but when I caught up with what was actually happening I immediately knew that this would be an awesome addition to the story. They are now stuck on one of the worlds in the Plenoply, no idea which one only that they are currently on a big ice sheet. Everett is still in the possession of the Infundibulum and Charlotte Villiers will stop at nothing to get her hands on it. The next step in her plan is to create an enemy Everett never would have imagined he could ever had encountered.

Besides that, Everett is still determined to find a way to get his dad back, who was sent to a random world in the Plenoply by Charlotte Villiers who used her jumpgun on him. To achieve this goal he has to return to the place where the jumpgun was made, E1 or Earth 1, the world that has been in quarantine due to some sort of horrible happening that nobody wants to talk about. Captain Sixsmyths and her crew join Everett once again to E1 where they find a deserted London. What may not attract the direct attention of many readers but what was for me an important part of the story en what I really loved to read about, was the relationship between Everett and Sharkney.

Everett is never really sure about Sharkney, doubts his intentions and the fact if he would hand over Everett to the enemy or not. Throughout the book we see different interactions between these two characters and how they form their perception of each other. The use of the Tarot comes to the forefront again in this installment of the story. On different occasions in the book the Tarot is referred to and just as in Planesrunner the Tarot is consulted just before any major event. Also the fact that Sen makes the cards and adds new ones to the deck when new events occur of new person become important in her life gave it that something extra.

Be My Enemy is again chock full of action and adventure, tension and edge-of-your-seat moments. Definitely just as good as the first book and a good follow-up. Dec 25, Ryan rated it really liked it Shelves: In the last book, year-old Everett Singh escaped into a parallel universe known as E3, a steampunk alternate Earth that had discovered how to build a Heisenberg Jump Gate. In search of his physicist father, who had been flung into some other universe, and fleeing from the villainous Villiers hmmm , Everett joined the motley crew of the airship Everness and fought in some This is part two in Ian McDonald's Young Adult Sci-Fi Adventure Series, "Everness", and it's as much fun as Part One was.

In search of his physicist father, who had been flung into some other universe, and fleeing from the villainous Villiers hmmm , Everett joined the motley crew of the airship Everness and fought in some of their battles. Here, Everett discovers he has an evil twin, called Everett M, who's from a slightly different universe. This Everett is recruited by the Villiers, told that the fate of the multiverse hangs in the balance until he locates his alter and recovers the Infindibulum, and fitted with cyborg strength and weaponry.

Meanwhile, the "real" Everett has a series of adventures with the crew of the Everness, which take them from the frozen ice world they entered in the last book to Earth ours. From there, their search for Everett's father leads them to the quarantined universe of E1, which has been infested with out-of-control nanotechnology. There, they face new dangers and new enemies, but encounter new potential allies.

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Everett M, driven by a lethal jealousy for his cross-dimensional twin, isn't far behind. As before, McDonald strives for a healthy mix of classic pulp adventure with an ethnically diverse cast and up-to-date science fiction. The series might be a little too nerdy to get the attention it deserves on the Teen Fiction market, but I'm sure that lots of sixth to ninth graders who do manage to discover it will eat it right up. They might not get every reference, but that's okay -- in my view, YA fiction should leave young readers with a few questions. While adult readers might find the characters a little lacking in complexity, they make up for it with colorful personalities.

This is a middle book, so most of the action is about getting pieces in place for the next book in the trilogy, but it's all good fun. McDonald is an imaginative, visual writer, which carries the story handily through any weak patches. In terms of age suitability, this series is probably more geared towards adolescents, and is perfectly readable for grownups in the same rough category as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.

Younger kids might find the universe-jumping plot confusing, and there are some mild references to sex and drinking. Audiobook narrator Tom Lawrence is pretty capable, with an entertaining range of accents, even if some of his character voices are a little typecast. Mar 07, Diayll rated it it was amazing Shelves: So I was uber-excited to see this one in my box of goodies from D.

Be My Enemy picks up where Planesrunner ended. Singh is still missing and Everett is stuck on a Originally Reviewed At: Singh is still missing and Everett is stuck on a frozen version of earth trying to figure out a way to find him. I think that Be My Enemy is slightly darker than Planesrunner.

In Planesrunner there is the sense that everything will somehow work out alright in the end. Maybe because Everett is more optimistic? In Be My Enemy however, Everett finally begins to realize that fixing his problems might not be as easy as he believed. I think that this change in Everett is interesting and it definitely shows him maturing and fills him out as a character.

I also really liked that McDonald began to really introduce the fact that in the alternate Earths there are also alternate people. Yes it had already been presented in the first book, but in this one it really looked at it and examined a lot closer. How different circumstances change the alternates and can cause them to take divergent paths from each other. Yet, even with huge differences there seem to be some ingrained traits, choices, and actions, that remain the same.

This one ends pretty much the same as the previous one. There is a cliffie and still LOTS of unresolved issues. Overall, I loved this book. Again, I was pulled in from the very beginning and enjoyed every minute of the ride. The second book can be read separately…but there are some things that the reader might not understand as much if they missed out on the first one. Sep 05, Dawn Vanniman rated it it was amazing. I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The second installation of the Everness series begins with Everett getting hit by a car and waking up on the moon. It just gets crazier from there. The Everness crew continues to world-jump with Everett. What's the worst thing you could encounter when world-jumping? Everett and Sen grow closer, but he still isn't sure he will eve I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Everett and Sen grow closer, but he still isn't sure he will ever be Airish enough to truly fit in. The thing he wants most is to find his father, but I think the second thing he wants is to fit in with the Everness crew. I really can't wait for the next installment - the series is amazing! Everett shows that he's a teen - he doubts himself, he gets upset and frustrated and embarrassed. He also shows that genius side that we learned about early in the first book. He's a great character! Sen is sassy and almost crazy, but then suddenly shows her softer side and you melt for her.

The writing is, as always, practically flawless.

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If you want to dip into quantum physics and parallel universes - try this series. Sep 27, Alisa Russell rated it it was amazing.