A History of What Comes Next

This serves as a pretty decent historical fiction novel. The writing can be a bit slow and dry at times but the plot is refreshing and I found the flashbacks were a nice inclusion. There's quite a bit of violence, gore, and other disturbing instances, though if you've a strong stomach like myself it won't bug ya.

I'll be honest, the only thing I really took away from this book was confusion.

I didn't get much (read: any) of the science stuff, but I loved how the narrative was woven into real historical events. It could feel a bit like an info-dump at times, however, which felt like reading a textbook instead of a novel.

I didn't have an emotional connection with the characters, which made it feel like: why am I reading this book? But then something interesting would happen and keep me reading a little more. The cycle repeated until I eventually finished the book.

I wouldn't necessarily say I recommend this book, but I'll probably read the second book just because I'm curious.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book felt a little lukewarm for me for the majority of following Mia's adventures through Germany. I had expected a little more sci-fi but i had heard this one focuses more on the characters. I suppose this was similarly the case with the Themis Files. This whole time we're following the Kipsu vs The Tracker which was the part of the story i enjoyed the most. Who were this ‘race' of people and where did they come from. Why are they here and what are they looking for. It was great to learn about the previous ‘iterations' that came before them.
Good story.

3.5 stars

Second Read:
2.5 stars!!!

I'm not sure what was going on when I read this the first time because I did not like it nearly as much this time. It was generally just ok but I forgot how much they talk about Nazis lol

First Read:
I haven't read any of this author's books before, but I have only heard great things about them. I am so glad I was able to finally read something, because I LOVED THIS BOOK. I saw that it was classified as a “Sci-Fi Thriller” and I knew I needed to read it.

I recommend going into it knowing as little as possible so that you get caught off guard by everything like I did. There were multiple times I had to put the book down and scream because of how intense it was.

I can't wait to pick up everything Sylvain has published and devour them just like A History of What Comes Next





Thank you to Tor and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.

A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel is an awesome sci-fi alternative history exploring first contact and the space race. Cloning aliens have walked among us for thousands of years with the singular mission: “take them to the stars.” Mothers and daughters working to advance the cause of human space exploration in tension with evading the cruelty of their mysterious adversaries and longing to live in the world they're trying to save. The book is loaded with real history and the author's afterward at the end of the audiobook does a great job highlighting the real inspirations of the plot. I really enjoyed Neuvel's Themis trilogy and I loved this book too. Probably will listen to the sequel soon.

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