Not a bad book but not something I'd read again. As the blub states, Anderson finds himself alone in space at age 12 after his home colony is destroyed. He's out there 10 years and during that time creates very real like holograms that become his new family. We follow him through some of those years and the fact he could stay even remotely sane through it all is amazing. He grows up on the ship and I was drawn in wondering how he would do on the outside.Anderson's struggle after leaving the ship is powerful. He bounces back and forth between sane logic and odd ball behavior but most of it felt real and your heart breaks over his connection with the holograms he's created.CJ is, well, I don't know. We really don't learn much about him besides the fact he's a bit of a manwhore and a slacker. His interest in Anderson make sense but none of the rest does. It really get's whacky when his sister and he watch the 10 years of Anderson's life on tape. It felt like a violation though it didn't bother Anderson and felt CJ and Anderson's relationship was mismatched and unhealthy.I kinda lost interest shortly after Anderson's inevitable breakdown and never could get the two of them together. So high marks on the beginning but a downgrade on the back half. I've read one other Amy Lane book and it was nothing like this one. This book is awesome. I love how each pov was separated into parts, how it was acknowledged that Anderson needed to heal and was given that time and work (non of this instantly I'm okay stuff), and C.J. was just adorable and I wanted to hug him whenever he felt insecure. All in all this was a sci-fi book with world building I understood, and I was never bored, in fact I was invested in the outcome and the characters.
What do You think about A Solid Core Of Alpha (2011)?
It was very good in the beginning, but the end wasn't as interested or I was too sleepy to enjoy it.
—15native
I stayed up into the early hours reading this. That's what I think. *shakes fist at Amy*
—sweetpepper
Should be 3.5 stars. A good story. Fun lite read.
—vladdy
That was amazing! So complex and heart wrenching.
—jenvens7
