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1.5/5⭐ The wrap-up still feels incomplete & all over the place. There are plotlines & characters introduced that have no overall impact whatsoever.

According to the acknowledgments, McCaffrey had no idea what conclusion she was writing toward before this book; no wonder nothing moved forward previously.

Why McCaffrey bothered to make a character gay when he only has sex with a woman is beyond me. WTF.

This series was a struggle to get through.

Bk1 of this weeks #readathons is finished! It‘s bittersweet rereading this series, knowing that there‘ll never be another adventure in the world of the “Talents”. There‘s so much potential for more stories it‘s sad it‘ll go unfulfilled. A lovely sci-fi series for people who like characters as much as setting.🚀 #HSreadathon #24B4Monday #SummersEndReadathon

Ok! I‘m officially kicking off this week/end of readathons with the last half of the 5th & final book in McCaffreys The Tower And The Hive series. I‘m very much enjoying my reread of her books, I might pick up her Pern series at some point during this week as well. How are you doing? Are you participating as well & if so, have you started yet? What are you planning on reading? #HSreadathon #SummersEndReadathon #24B4Monday

Yeah, I know it‘s 6.30am in the morning here in Sydney, but anytime is ice cream time right? Isn‘t that one of the perks of being an adult?! This is a Connoisseurs Native Collection, with Macadamias crusted in a lemon myrtle sugar plus a swirling of an Australian finger lime & ginger sauce in a vanilla bean ice cream. It was soooo good! Paired with the concluding novel of The Tower And The Hive series, which is also very good.🍋🌰🍨 #HSreadathon

A nice wrap up of this series. We get to see the HEAs of the Gwyn-Raven-Lyon clan. There are political difficulties, ethical questions, & even an assassination attempt. Love, friendship, & of course the question of what to to about Hivers. I like the way this wraps up the series. There‘s one storyline I find a bit questionable but it‘s questionable in a hindsight is 20/20 way. This series still has all the throwback feels for me & I love it.

#90sInJuly #day5 #AliensExist Anne McCaffrey is one of my all time favourite writers, her Pern series, The Ship Who Sang, Doon & this one, The Tower & The Hive series which starts with The Rowan, are some of the best SciFi ever written. The aliens in this series are the destructive Hivers, bug-like aliens, hell bent on wiping out other species so they can colonize planets, & the friendly Mrdini, who ally with humans against the Hivers.

Bk5 & the last in The Tower And The Hive series is just as interesting & exciting as the previous 4.The world McCaffrey has built in these stories is so complex & compelling that it's sad to think that this will be the last one ever written.I so wanted the story to continue, the world of Prime Talents, Mrdinis, Hiver Spheres & the Star League deserves more than just 5 books. More of Damia,Afra,the Rowan & the entire Gwyn-Raven-Lyon clan is better.

#LitsyPartyOfOne This is my pathetic, sad attempt at my party. The hubby had to go away again & it's been too hot for me to even attempt to leave the house, & the weather has made my illness flare.So I'm hiding in my dark bedroom, in my electric bed with my aircon, fan & book. I don't have party food, decorations or pretty pjs, I have herbal tea, hydralite ice blocks & a cold washer for my forehead. This is what a true introverts party looks like!