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eldane's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
This is exactly the space opera I was needing. This was a beautiful, powerful, and emotional book with some of the best-written characters I have ever seen. It takes immense skill to write bloodthirsty, cruel, murderers as your protagonists, but Bethany Jacobs does it well. The worldbuilding is incredible and detailed, and the plot is tightly woven and well-paced. I also loved the voice and writing style, and the descriptions were out of the world (ha). And the twist at the end? WOW. I was not expecting it at all. This has established itself as one of my favorite books of all time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Grief
Moderate: Genocide, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, War, Colonisation, and Pedophilia
kesreads13's review
adventurous
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and Genocide
Minor: Sexual content, Excrement, and Pedophilia
brooke_city's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was really, really good! The kind of space opera I've been looking for. Lots of action and political machinations with female and NB characters. Esek was a perfect villain to hate. She reminded me of Cersei from GoT.
I'm only deducting a star bc I feel there wasn't an adequate explanation as to why (how?) the memory coin mattered. We know it's bad, but what does it mean? I had to read thru some reviews for an explanation, and they mostly give broad strokesabout the genocide. .
The time jumps can be confusing, esp when listening to the audiobook (as I did). I didn't realize there were time jumps until one of the explosions.
The ending got hectic,esp at the reveal that Six had been masquerading as Esek for some time. I thought Six was Lys. Many new characters were introduced, and I don't entirely trust The Wheel.
Looking forward to the next one.
I'm only deducting a star bc I feel there wasn't an adequate explanation as to why (how?) the memory coin mattered. We know it's bad, but what does it mean? I had to read thru some reviews for an explanation, and they mostly give broad strokes
The time jumps can be confusing, esp when listening to the audiobook (as I did). I didn't realize there were time jumps until one of the explosions.
The ending got hectic,
Looking forward to the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation
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