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azrah786's review
4.25
[This review can also be found on my BLOG]
**I was provided with an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
CW: violence, gun violence, blood, injury, murder, death, vehicle accident, vomit
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Over the Moon is such a fun and fresh retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, honestly giving this story a sci-fi twist was so perfect!
As an illegal clone of the galactic princess, Dora has spent her life in hiding on a far off farming moon. With a love for fixing machines and gadgets her dream of becoming an engineer seems far off. That is until the princess gets murdered, providing Dora with a chance to finally have a life of her own. Or so she thinks..
When an incident involving a harvester ship blows her cover and puts her family in danger, Dora’s getaway doesn’t go as planned and lands her in the isolated Outer Zone. To make things worse she crashes and kills the Technowitch of the Night. Without many options Dora sets off to find the Technomage, with the hope that he can help her find her way back. Her quest leads her to some unlikely companions, a handful of foes and truths about the wider universe which change everything.
Elements from the classic slotted into the worldbuilding and the original plot so well and Anderson’s writing has a wonderful flow to it that immerses you into the story and setting almost immediately. To add to that the wider world/universe felt so well established and lived in, I was fascinated by all the details and history that we learn. New twists and surprises that popped up as the story progressed also added an intriguing new direction to this well-loved adventure.
**I was provided with an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
CW: violence, gun violence, blood, injury, murder, death, vehicle accident, vomit
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Over the Moon is such a fun and fresh retelling of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, honestly giving this story a sci-fi twist was so perfect!
As an illegal clone of the galactic princess, Dora has spent her life in hiding on a far off farming moon. With a love for fixing machines and gadgets her dream of becoming an engineer seems far off. That is until the princess gets murdered, providing Dora with a chance to finally have a life of her own. Or so she thinks..
When an incident involving a harvester ship blows her cover and puts her family in danger, Dora’s getaway doesn’t go as planned and lands her in the isolated Outer Zone. To make things worse she crashes and kills the Technowitch of the Night. Without many options Dora sets off to find the Technomage, with the hope that he can help her find her way back. Her quest leads her to some unlikely companions, a handful of foes and truths about the wider universe which change everything.
Elements from the classic slotted into the worldbuilding and the original plot so well and Anderson’s writing has a wonderful flow to it that immerses you into the story and setting almost immediately. To add to that the wider world/universe felt so well established and lived in, I was fascinated by all the details and history that we learn. New twists and surprises that popped up as the story progressed also added an intriguing new direction to this well-loved adventure.
“After all, you don’t need a spaceship to see other worlds when you have a well-stocked library.”
I’m always going to love a protagonist, particularly a female one who has a background in STEM. Dora was inspiring to follow and I really loved the supporting characters too. Again I thought the parallels to the characters from the classic and how they were reinterpreted to fit to this new story and universe was so clever.
The science and tech involved felt plausible but also never got too overly complicated. In fact the overall themes and tropes gave this story a very Lunar Chronicles type feel so if you’re a fan of that series then you’re bound to love this!
The story overall was quite fast paced and took place over a short-ish time period so I do think the romance side of things happened a little fast. That aside I am completely invested in seeing what happens next particularly with how the end suggested there is more to come so I really hope we are going to get a sequel!
Final Rating – 4.25/5 Stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Violence, and Vomit
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