Diamond Star, by Catherine Asaro

[keilexandra]

Diamond Star
by Catherine Asaro
495 pages (hardcover)
Genre: Fiction/SF/Romance

I didn't realize how starved I was for good fluff; I sped through this newest Asaro in a single night despite its flaws. I'm not a rock fan, so the premise didn't excite me, but I do adore the Skolian Empire world. Diamond Star involves an all-too-predictable addiction arc. I have little sympathy for Del being broke when he can splurge whenever he wants. Del himself treads a thin line between amusing and annoying. I love Asaro for both politics and relationships, but in this particular book, I wanted more space opera and less obstinate romantic misunderstandings. As buymeaclue would say (I hope I get this right): less boyfriend, more roller derby.

Still want more books like The Moon's Shadow, about Aristos politics. Especially Jai/Tarquine. Or even about Kelric, who is more interesting when he's not perceived from the POV of a rebellious teenage rock star. Dehya is really interesting too; I'm not so fond of Roca, but her story seems to have come to an end with Eldrinson's (natural) death.

Comments

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

I'm going to end up reading that book, and chances are I'm going to end up not liking it because it looks like things don't move forward. I have built a checklist of Things Which Would Satisfy Me In Terms Of Series Completion-- abusive relationship, Jaibird is awesome, Althor the Younger gets his ass handed to him, Dehya dies-- and I do not think more than one of them is going to happen.