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yuna's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tightly paced (mostly), good action, intriguing characters. The pacing fell off a bit for me toward the end, where it kind of got in the story's own way being so good earlier that it then tried to pull the same trick twice and made the actual finale feel a bit anticlimactic.
Loved Checker and Rio, and I like how Tresting worked as a foil for Cas. As very much a not mathy person, I liked how the math was described here. She's got Sherlock vibes, only with numbers instead of hyper observation.
I wasn't as sold on how the Big Bad's telepathy worked, because it seemed contradictory in action than how it kept being described. More like mind reading + the power of suggestion, though the "rules" for the latter were stated as one thing but again, seemed different in practice.
I'd read the next one, but I'm not sure how much patience I'll have for Cas's selective amnesia re: her backstory. It works in this book, but I'd hope for answers or enough of an answer to move forward rather than rehash old ground for an entire book.
Loved Checker and Rio, and I like how Tresting worked as a foil for Cas. As very much a not mathy person, I liked how the math was described here. She's got Sherlock vibes, only with numbers instead of hyper observation.
I wasn't as sold on how the Big Bad's telepathy worked, because it seemed contradictory in action than how it kept being described. More like mind reading + the power of suggestion, though the "rules" for the latter were stated as one thing but again, seemed different in practice.
I'd read the next one, but I'm not sure how much patience I'll have for Cas's selective amnesia re: her backstory. It works in this book, but I'd hope for answers or enough of an answer to move forward rather than rehash old ground for an entire book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Child death and Alcohol
carolined314's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Action-packed, solo orphan special story with a tech twist.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Alcoholism, and Violence
Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Torture
krisawesome's review against another edition
3.5
A heck of a page turner, but only if you can deal with a fair amount of casual violence (which is explicitly identified as a problem within the book, Arthur calls Cas out for seeing human life as cheap). Is it cheesy and over the top in spots? Sure! But this is basically an action film novelization, not literary fiction, and since that's exactly what I was expecting, I could let myself just enjoy seeing the action play out in my head as I read this, without thinking about it too hard.
Speaking of Cas, I found her interesting. Not exactly likable all the time, but I found her and her relationships with other characters compelling enough to want to read the next book in the series.
Speaking of Cas, I found her interesting. Not exactly likable all the time, but I found her and her relationships with other characters compelling enough to want to read the next book in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Murder
Minor: Child death
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