3-Star

Right on the heels of the 5-star review of First, I got another that was mostly good in the review itself but only 3 stars for the rating. It’s interesting since the reviewer thought the first half of the book didn’t have enough excitement and the method of travel stretched her credulity. I can understand both of those, I think, although I’d disagree on both counts. I’ve heard from numerous people how they liked the emphasis on the characters instead of science and the first half of the book took the time to develop those characters. As for the science, those same people have told me they enjoyed the simplicity of the space travel and how it seemed to make sense. I read an article a few years ago that gave me the inspiration for the electromagnetic drive but didn’t save the link to it. I did some digging and was able to find it again, finally, and while my invention might not fall directly in line with the science in the article, it’s not that far a stretch, either. Anyway, nice to stay grounded - I guess not all the reviews can be 5 stars.