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monimo's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
drsurgeonguy's review against another edition
3.0
Fun Read, like a popcorn flick, but pretty mindless?
I'm a big fan of one of the authors(haven't read the other 2) in this, but gosh, it's just mindless fun, which is fine, but it doesn't make me wanna read the sequel, unless it's just... there?
*shrugs* Like a couch potato book I guess.
I'm a big fan of one of the authors(haven't read the other 2) in this, but gosh, it's just mindless fun, which is fine, but it doesn't make me wanna read the sequel, unless it's just... there?
*shrugs* Like a couch potato book I guess.
forroan's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
A 4 on my rating scale means i’d recommend it someone who already likes the genre while a 5 means I would even if it’s not their normal genre because it’s just that good. This book would be one i’d highly recommend to someone who already likes the genre so I bumped it up a little. Really interesting and captivating world, characters, and plot. Looking forward to the rest of the series!!
bebidocrimes's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
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
3.75
It was interesting to think about climate change in the inverse, with the planet freezing out. For being split chapter by chapter between four authors, it held its story and characters together well, though the pacing had a little push and pull. It held a great discussion on immigration, conflict, and who should decide who deserves what or if anyone even could or should.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
emilyready's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
trilbynorton's review against another edition
2.0
It's not so much that too many cooks spoil the broth, but (to belabour the metaphor) that to maintain an even quality through the whole broth, some cooks have to curtail their own talent to match that of the less skilled cooks. The Vela has some good characterisation and a depressingly relevant focus on refugees, but the prose is basic and uninspired, presumably because three of the four authors (I couldn't say which) had to write below their own skill level to match the prose of the least talented (again, I couldn't say who).