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Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

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jazznichole's review

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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hevlav's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Okay, maybe romance plots just aren’t for me. Mix that with heavy world building (that continues on, in detail, throughout the book) and it’s almost a wash. 

I did love the characters, and did hope for the best, but all too often I felt we lost the forest for the trees on this one. 
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kestrelfire's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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alyssa_simard's review

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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wandering_not_lost's review

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

A 3 because though I am a sucker for arranged sunny/angsty marriages that edge into the hurt/comfort arena trope wise, I did feel like the pacing was off.  I did love Kiem and how he was utterly willing to call everyone on their bullshit once he figured out what was going on.  And this book did a kind of harrowingly good description of
how partner abuse can screw with your head and make you unable to ask for help
, but I felt like Jainan and Kiem's noncommunication issues went on for too long, to the point where it felt actively obstructionist.  Also there's a very tropey event about halfway through that felt so incredibly cliche that I actively considered just giving up on the book.  In the end, the plot and world building just felt like window dressing for the characters to navigate their messy relationship around, rather than a real serious attempt at describing realistic events.  My like of a few of the characters was all that really saved this from a lower rating. 
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fanboyriot's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

🔥 Slow Burn
🤝 Mutual Pinning
💍 Arranged Marriage

This book was great for people wanting to read sci-fi but get overwhelmed by the thought of it.  Besides few names I had to look up the pronunciation of, it was fairly easy to read.  I enjoyed how well the sci-fi and romance mixed with this book, there was also a bit of mystery to the plot as well.

Kiem was honestly such a lovable idiot and worked so well with Jainan.  I would have liked a little more romance but the plot was good too.  The romance itself is a bit of a slow burn, the main plot, focusing much more on the political scheming, and an alleged murder that might just be a cover-up, and in general dealing with diplomatic relations.

I got this book from Etsy in a Blind Date with a Book from @theannexlibrary and was so happy with it!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1366979807/

Spice Level: 🌶️ (1/5)
Release Date: 28, December 2021
POV: Duel, Third Person 
Rep: LGBTQIA+ characters, Domestic Abuse (past)
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dauntless's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious 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? N/A

3.5

The first half was slower, not in a bad way but it didn’t really hit its full stride till the 50% mark. Will read the sequel. 
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myweirdnormal's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don’t even know what a space opera is. But if this is IT??? Sign me the fuck up wow. 
I haven’t felt this way about a book since I read One Last Stop. It’s the perfect slowburn. Lovely characters. A very well down reveal, like I had a feeling Jainan was a bit unreliable as a narrator, but I didn’t realize the extent of it. 
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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

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rjbedell's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

A gripping, intimate, and profound romance plot line is weakened only slightly by incomplete world-building and repetitive language.  The sci-fi component drives the plot, but takes a back seat to the two emotionally embattled and haunted leading men.
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