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aouagoias's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
tddrdfrd's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
vasha's review
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
This is a lightweight space opera but not a successful one. The jumble of tropes and cliches is too silly to make for a moving or thoughtful book, and there are way too many chapters devoted to torture and genocide for the book to work as fluff. What's more, the premise depends heavily on its central character being a superb strategist and leader, and she didn't convince me as either.
spaceoperatics's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Fun and fast. The prose is a little unpolished in spots (once the word "sparse" shows up three times on the same page), but the plot is solid and the characters are great.
kappydoodles's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
Really enjoyed this read! Loved this found family and the world it’s set in. Very excited for the sequel!
sunnie's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
mossgoblins's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Murder, and Torture
Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, War, Body horror, and Gun violence
lizshayne's review
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Sometimes you just want to opera your space and this book delivers. It felt...not entirely coherent but I didn't really care while reading it because the momentum just takes you along and that was exactly what I needed.
best_ending's review
3.0
There's the start of two really good books in here but they cancelled each other out. It's a fun ride but ultimately unsatisfying because there are too many things going on with too many characters that don't get the chance to be fleshed out properly. Perhaps in the later books in this series the needed pause will happen but at this point it felt like watching two pilot episodes for two separate, vaguely related shows.
I'll probably check out the next book regardless.
I'll probably check out the next book regardless.