Daisy’s Run (The Clockwork Chimera #1), Scott Baron

“Life in deep space could be a drag sometimes, but Daisy supposed things could have been worse. They were still alive, after all, which was always a plus in her book. Now if only she could figure out who, or what, was endangering her return home, things would be just peachy.”

Daisy, is constructed as a stereotypical snarky technologically-apt guru, who wakes up to find, the ship she is on, needs repairs. But, this eventuates to be the least of her worries. (Repeat after me, they’re not always watching, and they’re not out to get you……. Convincing, yeah?)

It’s not often that you see a female lead, in a Sci-Fi series, at least, not one that’s simply used as a plot device, or for love-triangle purposes. It’s fun, and yet frustrating, yet the intricacies, and the inclusions of technical jargon helped to set the scene, as a technologically based novel, rather than simply a novel, with technology.

It’s only limitation, is the over-use of the inter-personal relationships developed by characters – I’m not, not a fan of romance, but it’s an overused trope that I try my best to avoid.

All-in-all, I loved the futuristic-centric setting, and the technological aspects, contributing to a strong-female lead.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. For more, visit https://ljkastermanslibrary.wordpress.com/

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