DIMENSION DRIFT is a prequel that did it's job.

Meimi caught my interest pretty quickly. The things she can do are pretty neat and I'm interested in learning more about her as she learns about her self in book two.

There's a bit of an insta-love feel that I hope doesn't happen. I need there to be a little more lead up to romance. Hopefully I get that in the next book.

The world was interesting. Some things were a little kookie —Learning Squirrel High School with camp counselor teachers—, but I still ended up enjoying things.

DIMENSION DRIFT gave me just enough to keep me interested and left me wanting more.

I gave it 3.5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review

Dimension Drift Prequel by Christina Bauer

2.5 stars

Meimi’s mom has been comatose since her sister ran away. On the morning of her birthday, her mother wakes up and her Meimi accidentally send their building into a two-dimensional drift, which is a felony in their totalitarian government, the Authority, after calling on an alien to help find her sister. Now Meimi, is on a mission to save her skin and get rid of the evidence of this drift being opened before the government can get their hands on her. I haven’t read Bauer before, but I always associated her with fluffy writing. This writing style is definitely fluffy and fun. It’s geared more towards younger audiences and uses a lot of diction that is just ridiculous. However, the concept is much more on the older side of the YA audience, so there’s a weird dichotomy of appealing to younger and older readers that I think works pretty well. Although some older readers may completely dismiss and move on, I have feeling that many will greatly enjoy this. As an adult reader who loves dystopian, it is harder to suspend belief in certain scenarios. For instance, I don’t ever see a totalitarian government that runs off the fear it incites and the absolute reverence it receives to name a school for (re)education Learning Squirrel High School and have a professor who acts like a chipper camp counselor, but contradicts the narrative with, “Today we’re going to learn about what makes people like you pathetic. Who can tell me why you’re inferior?” (Actual quote) It just doesn’t mesh well with the overall threat or what’s actually being conveyed. However, from a young adult perspective I probably would have been enthralled by this (I’m talking eleven-year-old range).


Whimsical Writing Scale: 3

The main female character is Meimi. She isn’t a bad character, but there isn’t all that much there. She is pretty one dimensional at times and all of a sudden, I’m being told by her hot new alien crush that she is special and I’m just not buying it. This girl is obviously smart, but her family all seem to be geniuses so that doesn’t seem abnormal to me. She is just kind of there and I liked her well enough, but I’m not running around screaming her awesomeness either.


Kick-Butt Heroine Scale: 2.5

The main male character is Thorne. Oh, yes. The stereotypical object name on that of an alien. Makes a lot sense. Also, this guy has some great one liners that had me laughing and rolling my eyes.
“Never be frightened of me, Rosa Meimifloria Archer.” (what a name)
“No, because, you’ve a true heart, stellar mind, and fighting spirit. Because you’re all I think about. I’d tear apart any number of universes for you.”
That last one kills me especially because he hasn’t even known for more than 48 hours. I just can’t. This guy was the worst part of this novel, mainly because I felt like he was a distraction from the actual plot.


Swoon Worthy Scale: 1.25

The Villain- Not a big bad and not that scary. I’m always told I should fear this government, but I didn’t see anything that should make me fear it.


Villain Scale: 2

Overall, this story isn’t all that bad. It’s a fun romp and it’s a quick read. If you are looking for something light and fun that doesn’t require much thought, then this is a novel I’d definitely recommend. I do think this story and the first novel as a whole have a lot of promise and I’m sure it will garner some attention and loyal fans.


Plotastic Scale: 3


Cover Thoughts: It’s nice… I guess.
Thank you, Netgalley and Monster House Books, for providing me with a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

DNFd.

I was auto-approved for this title and thought I'd give it a try because I'd enjoyed another book by the author.

But I soon realized that this one was too sci-fi for me and I just couldn't enjoy it. Though I love the Angelbound books, this one wasn't for me.

Sounds like a great story! I hate cliffhangers! HATE THEM! Especially when the next book isn't out. But good story and I want to know more.

A multi-dimensional hacker—can’t think of another way to put it—is looking for her missing sister. When her mother awakens from her depression at losing one daughter, they do their magical/science thing to call for help. Help comes in the form of an otherworldly hot guy who instantly “bonds” with her, as always happens in these kinds of stories. This takes place in a dystopian future where the authoritarian “American” government doesn’t acknowledge there’s ever been any other rulers before it, forcing them to keep a low profile. Unfortunately their pseudo-science stuff, which I didn’t understand at all, brings them to the attention of the bad guys.
Okay, once I get past the fact this is not meant to be a full story—indeed, it’s the setup for a series—I can say I enjoyed it. There’s a tendency for these kinds of characters to be too snarky, but thankfully this one wasn’t. I might have liked her friend more, though. As a lead, the personality is a little lacking. It’s also tough that all the other characters introduced—except for a really important one—will likely never appear again, at least according to the small except at the end.
So again, as a setup to an upcoming series it’s fine.
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

I received a copy of this book via netgalley in return for an unbiased review

“The Authority strives for purity in all things. Any signs of what they call mental weakness, and the Authority declares you an enemy of the state, and you disappear.”

This was a really cool story which I enjoyed a lot.

Christina Bauer has a gift with sucking you into a story and not letting go until the final sentence is over. This was one of those stories.

The character Meimi is funny and engaging. She made me smile throughout with her wit and depth of character.

Honestly, because this is novella style, it was short, I really wanted more build up especially when it came to her somewhat short interaction with Thorne.

Warning: there are shades of insta-love while I typically hate that I didn’t mind overly much but I would’ve enjoyed a lot more information rather than the possibility of an intergalactic war...but like, for what and how do you know you love someone in less than 24 hours?

But honestly this is just a minor detail to the story. I felt sucked it and I know I will follow this story through because I happen to really enjoy the world building and the whole atmosphere of this story including the main character. So yup, if you’re fans of dystopian stories and a strong female character with a scientific mind then read it folks!

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Set in a futuristic world, where there is no place for the sick or struggling humans, this story focus on the search of the main character's sister and the unexpected handsome alien that comes to help.
This prequel is appealing and engaging. Love the strong female character and the cliff hanger at the end.
It built expectation to first book in the series.

Bauer has done it again, come up with a totally different take on multiple dimensions. This prequel definitely wet my appetite for the rest of the series. Can not wait.............

Fun read, I look forward to reading the full book. I like the setup of this world.