Beneath a Holo-Sky

As a long-time science fiction fan, it's hard for me to find something new that really draws me in or doesn't feel like the same old thing. This one does. I couldn't put it down every time I got a chance to read. The races that Ms. Forester has created are unique and fascinating, and I already can't wait to learn more about them, which I have every confidence we will. I'm also looking forward to learning more about Reagan's past, because I have a feeling the secrets she's hiding are going to cause all sorts of wonderful trouble. The bureaucracy of the city is fascinating; how all of it works, from the different levels for different classes from poor to rich, to the co-existing legal and not-so-legal groups in charge of it all. Reagan and Drake are such solid characterizations that even when they do something odd, it doesn't feel out of character in the least, and I love how she highlighted their different parts of the story by using two different point-of-view voices, hers in first, and his in third. I can't wait to see what they get up to in the next book, and I am very curious to find out who is behind the illegal Ash.

As an e-book reader who has read a lot of self-published works that way, I have to say I was impressed with how very polished this book is. Especially for a first book. So many feel as though they didn't bother getting edited at all, but this one reads as though it were professionally edited, and I very much appreciate that. I'm looking forward to reading more by her in the future.