At first, I thought about how Ana and the crew reminded me of Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon. Gradually, I began to dismiss those claims as the plot line stretched before me. A young girl and her Metal (android with A.I.) are lying in wait for an Ironblood to finish his transaction of purchasing coordinates of a missing space ship. Later, the two are accused of a n assassination attempt and the whole kingdom is out searching for them what does this missing ship have to do with the Metal's clutching memory core and Ana's long lost family?
As stated, I did compare Ana to Han because of their blatant disregard for authority. However, I quickly realized that Han's disregard was because he believed too much in himself and his own moral code. Ana was just a whiny brat. I couldn't connect with her because I was too busy arguing with the decisions that she made. It started with the disregard of Siege's orders, but intensified with the disrespect to Jax and his inability to tell a lie, putting him in the spot. I also couldn't see how a girl who was raised supposedly like a space pirate could be so not strong or so selfish. She was flip floppy in her personality towards various situations.
I should clarify that I don't understand politics not do I play those sorts of "games". I believe in telling it like I see it. So I didn't really understand how the Ironbloods didn't know about the Rebellion and the facts held within. It seemed so easy (almost too easy) for a teenAger to figure it out. How come the adults didn't?
I think I will read the second book in the hopes that it is better than the first, but at least I have a close idea of what to expect. I rated this novel 3 out of 5 stars.
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