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Tries to do too much. Is it SF, thriller, gay romance, or what?
Well, it's not rigorous enough to be SF. Maybe the Hollywood-movie version.

It's way too long, mostly because every second page contains a variant of this:
Rao?
Fuck off.
Adam, love?
(silence)

Adam is just a cross between Bruce Lee and Eeyore - but perhaps not without reason.
Rao is a jerk, but may have been made that way by his experiences.

But things built interestingly for a while.
Until it became clear there would have to be a Showdown, because all this has to end, because you can't write your way out of it any other way. And then we realize that the Showdown is going to consume a LOT of narrativium, as the Prophet morphs and grows, and finally we get a really special firework show of handwaving to Explain It All.

So, way too much thriller, not enough SF, and c'mon, we knew how the Relationship had to end.

ebosscher's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

3.0

I don't think I'm the right audience. It was interesting and unique. The mystery was compelling and I wanted to know what happened. But I think I wanted a little more science in this sci-fi and I felt like we only got character development for a single character which felt odd to me.

hazelmh's review against another edition

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emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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claireelisa's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

ec_holland's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book was so unexpectedly tender and tense!

I think it’s more of a slice of life love story that has a huge mystery/crime thriller element to it. Rao and Adam are a fantastic pairing and the style of the writing was really engrossing. The ending was truly perfect and the “villain” was unlike any concept I have ever read before.

Really remarkable and truly genre bending science fiction.

sipspsps's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

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