Storyline: 3/5 
 Characters: 3/5 
 Writing Style: 3/5 
 World: 2/5 
 I knew that Zoe's Tale was a parallel narrative to The Last Colony. I expected the story to begin where Zoe's trajectory diverged from that of John and Jane. Perhaps it would begin with her on a shuttle or a ship just after having left her parents. So the breath was knocked out of me when the prologue began with the initial skip to Roanoke. It's okay. Deep breaths. It is not what you expected, but its not as if Scalzi personally promised you a tailored story. I caught my breath, reoriented my expectations, and thought to be grateful that at least it hadn't begun all the way back at the beginning of the The Last Colony. Then I got to chapter one..... Where we began the entire story over again...from Huckleberry...at the beginning.... 
 I suppose this is exactly what it appears to be: The Last Colony retold from Zoe's perspective. What I had hoped to be the focus ended up as a portion of the last fifth of the book. This is for those who are wired to complete a series (no matter what!), those that are interested in parallel storylines, and those who are fascinated with how John Scalzi would be like if he were an adolescent girl.