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lucystolethesky's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: War, Violence, Slavery, Confinement, Sexual content, Trafficking, Death, and Abandonment
displacedcactus's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
It's inevitable that if you conceive of the idea of spaceships with human minds, or human-like intelligence, someone is going to ask "Ok but what if I wanted to fall in love with and have sex with the spaceship?" and that's how you get books like The Red Scholar's Wake, in which a bot-maker and a pirate ship fall in love while also trying to protect the secret pirate base from attack.
This is set in de Bodard's Xuya Universe. I tend to like this setting because it has really lush visuals and interesting world building. I wasn't 100% invested in this relationship because of the uneven power dynamics (Xich Si is a prisoner talked into a marriage of convenience with the ship Rice Fish), and because I didn't find the description of Rice Fish's kisses as tasting like oil, exhaust, and brine to be very sexy... but the yearning is pretty good and there's some nice character growth.
This is set in de Bodard's Xuya Universe. I tend to like this setting because it has really lush visuals and interesting world building. I wasn't 100% invested in this relationship because of the uneven power dynamics (Xich Si is a prisoner talked into a marriage of convenience with the ship Rice Fish), and because I didn't find the description of Rice Fish's kisses as tasting like oil, exhaust, and brine to be very sexy... but the yearning is pretty good and there's some nice character growth.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Child abuse
persephonefoxx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Grief, Death, and Sexual content
Moderate: Trafficking and Slavery
Minor: Rape and Sexual assault
colloreda's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault
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