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sabzidyke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
ashlilo's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
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
"People do not know what to make of me, and this pleases me. I don't want to be scrutable."
Aster and Theo have my heart. I don't think I have the proper words to describe how much this book touched me.
Aster and Theo have my heart. I don't think I have the proper words to describe how much this book touched me.
mebius's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
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
4.0
suspence01's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mandicorbari's review against another edition
5.0
This book is just fantastic. The author does an incredible job writing for several diverse characters that are all complex and realistic. Nothing in this book is expected, I was hooked until the very end. It's a dystopian future space opera that cleverly echos the iniquities and cruelties that BIPOC, queer people, and neurodivergent people face in our world. If you like worldbuilding, you will absolutely love an unkindness of ghosts. I can't rave enough about this book.
shinymathrocks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
prof_chronotis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.0
hayleyyyyy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
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
4.75
gilbertbg1's review against another edition
3.0
Solid 3.5 stars!!
I wanted to love this book, and I did really enjoy it, but it just ended up not hitting the points I had hoped it would hit. The book is framed as being about a girl who is "sowing the seeds of civil war" but that plot never really hit for me. There was definitely undertones and there was the creeping sense of bigger things, but the resolution of that plot felt like it just did not hit the mark for me. There were definitely aspects that hit hard and hit well, but overall the political/social uprising aspect felt like the least developed plot. Also, at times this book was very slow and while I stayed interested, it didn't keep me gripped the way I had hoped.
However, the characters in this book, and the world building done here, were excellent. I loved following Aster through her world, I loved experiencing everything through her eyes. This book was also did not pull its punches, which lent itself to a gritty, sometimes hard to witness world for the people in Aster's community. The mistreatment by the guards, the wealthy, and the government was harsh and there was no attempt to sugarcoat or gloss over any of it. I liked that this book refused to be anything but frank about what it was.
I also really enjoyed the underlying plot about Aster finally being able to understand her mother's journals and investigating and learning and the culmination of that plot. The final scene was heart wrenching, but it felt so incredibly earned and well thought out. All in all, a very good book, and one I would recommend, but just not a favourite for me.
I wanted to love this book, and I did really enjoy it, but it just ended up not hitting the points I had hoped it would hit. The book is framed as being about a girl who is "sowing the seeds of civil war" but that plot never really hit for me. There was definitely undertones and there was the creeping sense of bigger things, but the resolution of that plot felt like it just did not hit the mark for me. There were definitely aspects that hit hard and hit well, but overall the political/social uprising aspect felt like the least developed plot. Also, at times this book was very slow and while I stayed interested, it didn't keep me gripped the way I had hoped.
However, the characters in this book, and the world building done here, were excellent. I loved following Aster through her world, I loved experiencing everything through her eyes. This book was also did not pull its punches, which lent itself to a gritty, sometimes hard to witness world for the people in Aster's community. The mistreatment by the guards, the wealthy, and the government was harsh and there was no attempt to sugarcoat or gloss over any of it. I liked that this book refused to be anything but frank about what it was.
I also really enjoyed the underlying plot about Aster finally being able to understand her mother's journals and investigating and learning and the culmination of that plot. The final scene was heart wrenching, but it felt so incredibly earned and well thought out. All in all, a very good book, and one I would recommend, but just not a favourite for me.