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motherbeetle's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
This book broke my brain. It was more horrific than I expected, which I think added to the tenseness of the whole situation. I really enjoyed it, even if I did have to sleep with the light on for a few nights.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Cannibalism
Minor: Fatphobia
rowanbg's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
This book was definitely trying to do a lot, but I feel like it had so many balls in the air that it just ended up fumbling most of them. This mostly goes for the characters, as the changes in pov made it harder to keep track of the plot, especially when it switched to the pov of a character for just one chapter before leaving them again. The character concepts were interesting, they just didn't have enough room to breathe. Also, I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, but it seems weird to me that the murderer was only introduced about 2/3 of the way through the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Fatphobia
Minor: Sexual content
sarah984's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I really enjoyed this one. It's a sort of a combination of space thriller and detective story with a bit of a supernatural element. There are some great action scenes, and while the characters aren't super developed, they feel unique and do the job. The romance is pretty bland though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Gore
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, and Violence
Minor: Excrement, Sexual content, War, and Fatphobia
booksthatburn's review
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
FAR FROM THE LIGHT OF HEAVEN is a locked-spaceship mass-murder mystery with a disgraced detective and a rookie ship captain.
The ensemble of characters is interesting, I especially like Joké. Her storyline was the most engaging for me, and I like how she comes into her own.
The main thing that frustrated me is that there was literally no way to figure out the answer any earlier than the extended sequence which explains the whole thing in great detail. The actual answer was fascinating enough to loop back around to regaining my interest, but it does mean the middle of the book dragged for me. I like the world that was built, but not really the way that it was conveyed, and I enjoyed the political wrangling.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Blood, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Racism, Gore, Excrement, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Fatphobia, Child death, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cannibalism
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