Cathie's Reviews > Breakthrough

This was a great book to finish as my first read of 2019. Was it a deep literary fiction destined to be a classic in years to come; probably not, but I enjoyed it thoroughly and it kept my interest right to the end and I smiled many times and was intrigued at other times, and therefore it gets 5 stars from me.

It reminded me sort of Leviathan, the old 80s (?) movie, and for those that remembered and liked that movie, then I'd strongly recommend this story.

Was all the science and facts true? I don't know; I'm not a sciencey type of gal. I've noticed other reviews on GoodReads giving this book 2 or 1 stars, stating the science was wrong. When I read fiction of any sort, I am not looking for facts or even reality. I am looking for a good story, characters I can picture in my mind, a plot that keeps me engrossed and a story that has me not wanting to put down the book. That sums up this read for me. I didn't notice any glaring "that's not correct" science facts that pulled me out of the book. That's good enough for me.

The story is an environmental sci-fi, that could be the end of all life adventure and it has dolphins, (Dolphins!!) scientists communicating with the dolphins, scientists trying to save the world from military annihilation, beings from another planet and a rig on the bottom of the ocean floor. I loved the dialogue between the characters and the many various settings that the story unfolds in. I was not bored and I continually wanted to know what was going to happen next. I sort of knew from the beginning that there would be heroes and that everything would be ok from the end, just like you know when you watch a favourite sci-fi or adventure film, but getting to the ending was definitely worth the time to get there. The journey of this tale was as good as the ending for me.

It might not be to everyone's tastes, but for me it was a great story that left me feeling happy that I have read it.