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flanchan's review against another edition
2.0
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been more into contemporary fiction and fantasy of late that this being sci-fi threw me off, but I did not enjoy this as much as I was hoping to. It was a slog for me towards the end.
Darrow is also not my favorite type of character (a Johnny Sue who knows he’s better than everyone and won’t stop bragging about it), so the first-person narration became really grating after a while. There were other characters I enjoyed far more and wished I was able to spend time with instead.
Also, for the love of god, stop using r*pe against your female characters to show how horrible characters are. There are so many better ways to do it without using one of the most traumatic things a person can face, and the fact that it happens at least four / five times in this novel is beyond tiresome.
Overall, it’s fine. Probably just not my cup of tea.
Darrow is also not my favorite type of character (a Johnny Sue who knows he’s better than everyone and won’t stop bragging about it), so the first-person narration became really grating after a while. There were other characters I enjoyed far more and wished I was able to spend time with instead.
Also, for the love of god, stop using r*pe against your female characters to show how horrible characters are. There are so many better ways to do it without using one of the most traumatic things a person can face, and the fact that it happens at least four / five times in this novel is beyond tiresome.
Overall, it’s fine. Probably just not my cup of tea.
vynm's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
midnitejamboree's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
3.0
leahmoncrieff's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.25
very different to anything I’ve read previously. Impressive world building. I struggled at times with the pacing but overall well done
rachellelitlover's review
adventurous
tense
slow-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? No
4.5
1risisreading's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
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
3.75
blackoutcity44's review against another edition
3.75
julduensing's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.75
This was really good in the beginning but then an absolute slog the entire middle. I almost DNF’d it but it got better at like 70% done. The tribal wars going on for forever were what was such a drag to me, didn’t make a lot of sense (hopefully more clarity is coming).