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rhi_'s review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Classism, Genocide, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Xenophobia, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, War, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Transphobia, Confinement, and Eating disorder
Minor: Addiction
daydreamerjade's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
4.5
dennisbnlc's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
kellylayne's review against another edition
I was very uncomfortable with how this author seems to be setting up a romance between an opressor and the oppressed with some sort of redemption arc for a character with eugenecist beliefs. Based on reviews, it sounds like this does not improve later in the book so Im putting it down before I lose it. Also some eyebrow raising choices around race and ethnicity. I dont know that anything I read rose to outright racism, but given the current state of the world it felt like a Choice to have an Englishman oppressed by Chinese people, and to make all immigrants in this world physically dangerous to locals.
clarabooksit's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Police brutality, Violence, Xenophobia, and Gun violence
Moderate: Death, Transphobia, and Ableism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail
geekmom's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I just want to yell about this book to whoever will listen now. It's clever, funny, emotional without being mawkish, and features some truly original worldbuilding. I adored it.
bettysbookbubble's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
jaymorgenstern's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
libraryofhaile's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sashahc's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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
I WILL READ ANYTHING NATASHA PULLEY WRITES. "The Mars House" is her newest one and it's science fiction and gloriously queer. It's about the difference between nice and good and how power differentials come in many forms, and how culture and language intertwine. It has a good helping of emo yearning and is also a great twist on the sham marriage romance trope. The main character is January, a ballet dancer from Earth forced to be a refugee on Mars when London finally floods entirely who is then caught up in global politics against his will when he sarcastically threatens a Mars Senator on live camera. The sense of humor is glorious (especially in the footnotes), I would die for the baby Mastodon, and I read multiple passages out loud to Nyx. Don't sleep on this one.