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I had a difficult time with the suspension of disbelief required by Defy the Stars. Not because of there was a computer with a soul, but because the military listened to a 16-year-old deserter. For science fiction to work for me, there have to be certain things (human behavior and bureaucracy being two very important ones) grounded in reality so that I'm willing to believe the rest. Also, something happened in this book that made me very uncomfortable.
This review is very negative. I'm putting it under a spoiler tag because I feel bad about that, but I'm writing it anyway because I think it's important to talk about the things that make us uncomfortable.
Defy the Stars followed two main characters; Noemi Vidal, a 16-year-old fighter pilot from the planet Genesis and Abel Mansfield, a mech who has been stranded in isolation for the past 30 years. They meet by accident and Noemi, the first human Abel has come in contact with since his creator was presumed dead 30 years earlier, becomes his commander (because of his programming). Noemi, who is supposed to be part of a suicide mission that will help save her planet (somehow. I'm not exactly clear on the space politics), but with Abel's help she thinks she has found another way to save her people.
I think this book could benefit from a dash of subtlety. I don't know how to explain that further, I just think that a lot of its messages were extremely heavy-handed. For example, it didn't ask whether a computer could have a soul, it told us that he did. In a sci-fi story about artificial intelligence and free will and choices, shouldn't it be left up to the reader to decide whether the computer character truly has those things?
By far, though, the biggest problem that I had was with the military in this book.
First of all that a 16-year-old would be allowed to volunteer for a suicide mission is inconceivable to me. As far as I could tell, Noemi didn't lie about her age. They knew she was 16 but they let her sign up anyway. From what I saw of Genesis, they didn't seem nearly desperate enough as a society to be sending 16-year-olds off to die. The whole point of Genesis was that they had an essential perfect society, but at the cost of not helping anyone not lucky enough to be born there (a very complex and interesting topic! Why wasn't more time spent on this issue?), so why were there so many underage people in their military?
Second of all, the idea that they would listen to anything Noemi had to say is also inconceivable to me. At 16, unless she was somehow allowed to join when she was, like, eight, she's a grunt. She has no seniority, very little practical (or even theoretical) experience, and besides that she went AWOL.
Also, there seemed to very few consequences for a number of very serious offenses committed by the characters in this book. I know there's a sequel, but I have a hard time believing that things won't work out for them in the end. Noemi went AWOL, they left several planets that had already been put into super-extreme-nobody-leaves-lock-down, also they broke a terrorist out of jail?!??!??!! Can we talk about that!? That woman blew up a concert that Noemi was at! Obviously Claudia Gray couldn't have known that the Manchester bombing would happen, but still. I shouldn't have to bring up a real life example for it to be bad to have a Young Adult novel character aiding and abetting a terrorist. Noemi was supposed to be Good. Her gray area was not being sure whether Abel had a soul, and since he's a computer that's not even that gray of an area. And yet. This other thing happened. I am not okay with it. The more I think about it, the less okay I am. Originally, I was going to give this book three stars, but over the course of writing this paragraph I brought it down to two and then one. How has nobody else taken issue with this?
I'm not going to read the other book in the series. It's too bad, because I loved Claudia Gray's other series, the Firebird trilogy, so much that I wanted her to be one of my hardcover autobuy authors instead of paperback. Now I'm not sure if I'll read anything else she writes.
This review is very negative. I'm putting it under a spoiler tag because I feel bad about that, but I'm writing it anyway because I think it's important to talk about the things that make us uncomfortable.
Spoiler
Defy the Stars followed two main characters; Noemi Vidal, a 16-year-old fighter pilot from the planet Genesis and Abel Mansfield, a mech who has been stranded in isolation for the past 30 years. They meet by accident and Noemi, the first human Abel has come in contact with since his creator was presumed dead 30 years earlier, becomes his commander (because of his programming). Noemi, who is supposed to be part of a suicide mission that will help save her planet (somehow. I'm not exactly clear on the space politics), but with Abel's help she thinks she has found another way to save her people.
I think this book could benefit from a dash of subtlety. I don't know how to explain that further, I just think that a lot of its messages were extremely heavy-handed. For example, it didn't ask whether a computer could have a soul, it told us that he did. In a sci-fi story about artificial intelligence and free will and choices, shouldn't it be left up to the reader to decide whether the computer character truly has those things?
By far, though, the biggest problem that I had was with the military in this book.
First of all that a 16-year-old would be allowed to volunteer for a suicide mission is inconceivable to me. As far as I could tell, Noemi didn't lie about her age. They knew she was 16 but they let her sign up anyway. From what I saw of Genesis, they didn't seem nearly desperate enough as a society to be sending 16-year-olds off to die. The whole point of Genesis was that they had an essential perfect society, but at the cost of not helping anyone not lucky enough to be born there (a very complex and interesting topic! Why wasn't more time spent on this issue?), so why were there so many underage people in their military?
Second of all, the idea that they would listen to anything Noemi had to say is also inconceivable to me. At 16, unless she was somehow allowed to join when she was, like, eight, she's a grunt. She has no seniority, very little practical (or even theoretical) experience, and besides that she went AWOL.
Also, there seemed to very few consequences for a number of very serious offenses committed by the characters in this book. I know there's a sequel, but I have a hard time believing that things won't work out for them in the end. Noemi went AWOL, they left several planets that had already been put into super-extreme-nobody-leaves-lock-down, also they broke a terrorist out of jail?!??!??!! Can we talk about that!? That woman blew up a concert that Noemi was at! Obviously Claudia Gray couldn't have known that the Manchester bombing would happen, but still. I shouldn't have to bring up a real life example for it to be bad to have a Young Adult novel character aiding and abetting a terrorist. Noemi was supposed to be Good. Her gray area was not being sure whether Abel had a soul, and since he's a computer that's not even that gray of an area. And yet. This other thing happened. I am not okay with it. The more I think about it, the less okay I am. Originally, I was going to give this book three stars, but over the course of writing this paragraph I brought it down to two and then one. How has nobody else taken issue with this?
I'm not going to read the other book in the series. It's too bad, because I loved Claudia Gray's other series, the Firebird trilogy, so much that I wanted her to be one of my hardcover autobuy authors instead of paperback. Now I'm not sure if I'll read anything else she writes.
Holy shit… this is so freaking good.
This is me right now:
I’m totally surprised and delighted by how much I loved Defy the Stars. The only other book that I’ve read of Claudia Gray’s was A Thousand Pieces of You and I wasn’t really a fan of it. But since life is funny sometimes, I happened to meet Claudia Gray so I bought Defy the Stars and she signed it so I decided to give it a twirl since the blurb sounded so cool. Then I read the first sentence and I was so hooked it was crazy.
It bears repeating: Holy shit… this is so freaking good.
It’s rare when a book can sustain such even pacing. Defy the Stars has a plot that will have you one moment at the edge of your seat in suspense and at other moments comfortably snuggled in your chair smiling at the heartwarming moments and laughing at the hilarious ones. The gist of the plot is that there are several colonized worlds that people live on and Earth is basically a big jerk who has them all under their thumb. Noemi is from the planet Genesis which has taken a hard stance against Earth and has declared independence from them. Abel is a “mech” or “cyborg” out of lack of a better term created by Burton Mansfield of Earth. There are 25 common models of mechs named accordingly from B – Z in this universe and Abel is the sole “A” model. He is a mech beyond all other mechs and is so sophisticated that he has formed a full-fledged consciousness or a “soul” as Noemi refers to it. Noemi and Abel work to overcome their mutual prejudices and team up to help save Genesis from further attacks from Earth. In doing so, they travel to all the other worlds and meet all sorts of different and quirky people. There’s a resistance building against Earth and maybe if Genesis combines forces with the resistance, then the colony worlds may have an actual chance at standing up to Earth. Because let me tell you… Earth is up to some shady shit! Along the way both Abel and Noemi learn a great deal about themselves and love and what it means to truly be human.
Even if this was just about Noemi and Abel just growing as individuals and none of the diabolical Earth plots were involved it still would have been incredibly compelling. The characterizations are so nuanced and at times even subtle that they act like and feel like real people. There’s also the moral dilemma about what it is to be human. Abel is a mech whose brain can think its own thoughts and he can have real emotions so the nature of his existence is in flux. Thus the existential crisis at the heart of Defy the Stars is the familiar one of figuring out who you really are and what your place in the universe is. In his growing consciousness, Abel realizes that he has fallen in love with Noemi which is something he wasn’t even sure he knew he was capable of. It felt like the organic conclusion to the journey they were on together and a romance didn’t feel forced in the least. It just kind of came about naturally between them. Even though their origins are entirely different, they both find a kindred spirit in each other. Both of them have felt cast aside and unwanted for so long that when they realize that they truly don’t feel alone when they are together it forms the solid foundation of a lasting friendship. And from there they found their way to each other’s hearts. I mean… this relationship will probably be rather difficult considering Abel is still a mech and Noemi is still a human so there are some pretty obvious obstacles in considering those two facts. Also Noemi doesn’t really know if she “loves” Abel but I think it’s obvious that she at the very least cares about him deeply. But I have nothing but hope for them to work it out. I want them to be together so much!!!
I loved everything about Defy the Stars and the only thing that has me bummed out is that I have to wait another freaking YEAR for the next, and final, book to come out! A FREAKING YEAR! Abel and Noemi are definitely characters I’m going to think about from time to time and wonder about what they are up to. Claudia Gray has created such an amazingly complex universe with all kinds of different walks of life for these characters to live in. It’s so intricate that it makes your imagination soar with all the possibilities because these places and people feel real. I can’t wait to see what will happen next!
It bears repeating one last time: Holy shit… this is so freaking good.
This is me right now:
I’m totally surprised and delighted by how much I loved Defy the Stars. The only other book that I’ve read of Claudia Gray’s was A Thousand Pieces of You and I wasn’t really a fan of it. But since life is funny sometimes, I happened to meet Claudia Gray so I bought Defy the Stars and she signed it so I decided to give it a twirl since the blurb sounded so cool. Then I read the first sentence and I was so hooked it was crazy.
"In three weeks Noemi Vidal will die – Here, in this very place. Today is just practice."
It bears repeating: Holy shit… this is so freaking good.
It’s rare when a book can sustain such even pacing. Defy the Stars has a plot that will have you one moment at the edge of your seat in suspense and at other moments comfortably snuggled in your chair smiling at the heartwarming moments and laughing at the hilarious ones. The gist of the plot is that there are several colonized worlds that people live on and Earth is basically a big jerk who has them all under their thumb. Noemi is from the planet Genesis which has taken a hard stance against Earth and has declared independence from them. Abel is a “mech” or “cyborg” out of lack of a better term created by Burton Mansfield of Earth. There are 25 common models of mechs named accordingly from B – Z in this universe and Abel is the sole “A” model. He is a mech beyond all other mechs and is so sophisticated that he has formed a full-fledged consciousness or a “soul” as Noemi refers to it. Noemi and Abel work to overcome their mutual prejudices and team up to help save Genesis from further attacks from Earth. In doing so, they travel to all the other worlds and meet all sorts of different and quirky people. There’s a resistance building against Earth and maybe if Genesis combines forces with the resistance, then the colony worlds may have an actual chance at standing up to Earth. Because let me tell you… Earth is up to some shady shit! Along the way both Abel and Noemi learn a great deal about themselves and love and what it means to truly be human.
"As a mech it is pleasant, if ironic, to be told you have a kind heart."
Even if this was just about Noemi and Abel just growing as individuals and none of the diabolical Earth plots were involved it still would have been incredibly compelling. The characterizations are so nuanced and at times even subtle that they act like and feel like real people. There’s also the moral dilemma about what it is to be human. Abel is a mech whose brain can think its own thoughts and he can have real emotions so the nature of his existence is in flux. Thus the existential crisis at the heart of Defy the Stars is the familiar one of figuring out who you really are and what your place in the universe is. In his growing consciousness, Abel realizes that he has fallen in love with Noemi which is something he wasn’t even sure he knew he was capable of. It felt like the organic conclusion to the journey they were on together and a romance didn’t feel forced in the least. It just kind of came about naturally between them. Even though their origins are entirely different, they both find a kindred spirit in each other. Both of them have felt cast aside and unwanted for so long that when they realize that they truly don’t feel alone when they are together it forms the solid foundation of a lasting friendship. And from there they found their way to each other’s hearts. I mean… this relationship will probably be rather difficult considering Abel is still a mech and Noemi is still a human so there are some pretty obvious obstacles in considering those two facts. Also Noemi doesn’t really know if she “loves” Abel but I think it’s obvious that she at the very least cares about him deeply. But I have nothing but hope for them to work it out. I want them to be together so much!!!
I loved everything about Defy the Stars and the only thing that has me bummed out is that I have to wait another freaking YEAR for the next, and final, book to come out! A FREAKING YEAR! Abel and Noemi are definitely characters I’m going to think about from time to time and wonder about what they are up to. Claudia Gray has created such an amazingly complex universe with all kinds of different walks of life for these characters to live in. It’s so intricate that it makes your imagination soar with all the possibilities because these places and people feel real. I can’t wait to see what will happen next!
It bears repeating one last time: Holy shit… this is so freaking good.
Rated it 3.5. Though full of action sequences there are times where the writing becomes a little monotonous and takes the thrill out of the scenes making them a little boring. However the two main characters were interesting and what really captured me was seeing their development especially Abel's. And for a book having romance as one of its main plots I really like that the author allowed the relationship to have a slow build-up given that Noemi and Abel are enemies and leading to a bittersweet but realistic pay-off while acknowledging that their relationship still needs to grow. If you're looking for an easy sci-fi read with a satisfying enemies-to-lovers plotline then this book is for you.
So interessant sich dieses Buch anhörte, so konnte es mich dennoch nicht packen.
Ich habe das Ganze bei Seite 254, von 507, abgebrochen.
Das Setting fand ich gar nicht mal so schlecht. Spielt quasi in der Zukunft und das Schicksal der Erde scheint hier einen nicht sehr gut Lauf genommen zu haben. Erschaffene Künstliche Einheiten, die der Menschheit helfen beim heilen, gärtnern oder auch für den Krieg. Modelle B-Z immer in weiblicher und männlicher Ausführung.
Da wohl die Menschheit ihren Planeten Erde quasi fast zu Grunde richtet und überbevölkert ist sucht man andere Planten, mit Erfolg.
Soweit so gut alles, ABER die beiden Protagonisten konnten mich nicht so recht überzeugen. Model Abel, das wohl mit Emotionen ausgestatten worden ist kam mir da doch irgendwie total surreal vor und auch ein paar andere Sachen.
Der Schreibstil war für mich ein Schlaglochparadise, so holprig kam mir schon der Anfang vor. Ich hatte meine liebe Mühe mit gehabt.
Ich habe mir dann von einer Freundin noch sagen lassen was so passiert und das halt erst das letzte Drittel wirklich gut ist. Bei 500 Seiten ist mir das etwas zu heftig und vergeht mir auch die Lust am Lesen.
Ich habe das Ganze bei Seite 254, von 507, abgebrochen.
Das Setting fand ich gar nicht mal so schlecht. Spielt quasi in der Zukunft und das Schicksal der Erde scheint hier einen nicht sehr gut Lauf genommen zu haben. Erschaffene Künstliche Einheiten, die der Menschheit helfen beim heilen, gärtnern oder auch für den Krieg. Modelle B-Z immer in weiblicher und männlicher Ausführung.
Da wohl die Menschheit ihren Planeten Erde quasi fast zu Grunde richtet und überbevölkert ist sucht man andere Planten, mit Erfolg.
Soweit so gut alles, ABER die beiden Protagonisten konnten mich nicht so recht überzeugen. Model Abel, das wohl mit Emotionen ausgestatten worden ist kam mir da doch irgendwie total surreal vor und auch ein paar andere Sachen.
Der Schreibstil war für mich ein Schlaglochparadise, so holprig kam mir schon der Anfang vor. Ich hatte meine liebe Mühe mit gehabt.
Ich habe mir dann von einer Freundin noch sagen lassen was so passiert und das halt erst das letzte Drittel wirklich gut ist. Bei 500 Seiten ist mir das etwas zu heftig und vergeht mir auch die Lust am Lesen.
this was supposed to be my school literature book because I have free read for the rest of the year but it was so good I finished it today. It left off nicely as a standalone but there were definitely loose ends that could be tied up in a second book.
Noemi Vidal has volunteered to die for her planet Genesis, which is focused on religious freedom, conservation of resources, and living life with as little technology as possible. Abel is an android with advanced programming to make him evolve into something close to human. He works only to protect his creator, who also created the hordes of AI that work for and fight for Earth. Earth is ideologically opposite of Genesis and at war with them. When Noemi stumbles across Abel and he isn't able to contact his creator, Abel follows Noemi absolutely and is forced to help her crusade despite being on the opposite side. Being so ideologically opposite and isolated, both start to question what they've been taught when exposed to other ideas.
Defy the Stars is a human/AI romance amidst two planets at war. It's a typical romance trope to throw two people together who hate each other only to have them grow to love each other, but I very much enjoyed it. The story is told in alternating chapters from Abel and Noemi's point of view. Abel is the most interesting character by far because he is self reflective and constantly questioning things about the world and himself. His picture of it broadens as he learns more and more about the world and his place in it. Noemi is more focused on her faith, souls, the will of her god, and questioning the holes in the answers her faith provides. They both started out extreme, raised in their respective planets, and slowly come together in the middle by being exposed to the others ideas. I personally don't like Genesis as a planet that suppresses technology and sacrifices its people for no real reason, but Earth isn't much better consuming planets by polluting them beyond repair and moving on to the next.
Their story had me interested up until one point that isn't even very important to the main story, but made me incredibly angry. When Noemi and Abel become separated, both have the same idea of breaking out a unrepentent terrorist named Riko from prison who bombed a popular music concert and killed hundreds. If that's not enough, after getting her out, the narration muses if Riko can compromise with someone who shares her values but abhors violence. Wow. How is this even a question? Why did both main characters think she didn't belong in jail? Releasing her is the action of a villain, not a hero. In the real world, it would be like breaking out someone who shot up a rock concert or a school or bombed a crowd of people and saying if only we could compromise. That implies that their terrorism has any sort of validity, which completely disgusts me. You don't get second chances after acts like this no matter what your values are. I don't know why this was included, especially in this time where incidences such as this have become much more common.
Defy the Stars has good world building, compelling characters, and enjoyable narration. This one plot point really angered me and almost had me not finish the book. It occured so close to the end that I just finished it, but it marred my entire experience with the book. I'm really surprised that no other reviews I've read have mentioned this at all. I will not be reading the rest of this series and I am seriously thinking about chucking the rest of Claudia Gray's books in the trash.
Defy the Stars is a human/AI romance amidst two planets at war. It's a typical romance trope to throw two people together who hate each other only to have them grow to love each other, but I very much enjoyed it. The story is told in alternating chapters from Abel and Noemi's point of view. Abel is the most interesting character by far because he is self reflective and constantly questioning things about the world and himself. His picture of it broadens as he learns more and more about the world and his place in it. Noemi is more focused on her faith, souls, the will of her god, and questioning the holes in the answers her faith provides. They both started out extreme, raised in their respective planets, and slowly come together in the middle by being exposed to the others ideas. I personally don't like Genesis as a planet that suppresses technology and sacrifices its people for no real reason, but Earth isn't much better consuming planets by polluting them beyond repair and moving on to the next.
Their story had me interested up until one point that isn't even very important to the main story, but made me incredibly angry. When Noemi and Abel become separated, both have the same idea of breaking out a unrepentent terrorist named Riko from prison who bombed a popular music concert and killed hundreds. If that's not enough, after getting her out, the narration muses if Riko can compromise with someone who shares her values but abhors violence. Wow. How is this even a question? Why did both main characters think she didn't belong in jail? Releasing her is the action of a villain, not a hero. In the real world, it would be like breaking out someone who shot up a rock concert or a school or bombed a crowd of people and saying if only we could compromise. That implies that their terrorism has any sort of validity, which completely disgusts me. You don't get second chances after acts like this no matter what your values are. I don't know why this was included, especially in this time where incidences such as this have become much more common.
Defy the Stars has good world building, compelling characters, and enjoyable narration. This one plot point really angered me and almost had me not finish the book. It occured so close to the end that I just finished it, but it marred my entire experience with the book. I'm really surprised that no other reviews I've read have mentioned this at all. I will not be reading the rest of this series and I am seriously thinking about chucking the rest of Claudia Gray's books in the trash.
Sometimes, when I rate a book 5 stars I say that I know the book is not five star quality, it is just five stars for me.This is not one of those books.Actually, if you didn’t rate this book 5 stars I would recommend you get a quality check.
This is my ALL TIME favourite book series. I was scared to read it a second time, because I was worried it would ruin the perfection that is this book. Spoiler alert: It didn’t.
I don’t even know how to describe how amazing this book is. It is enemies to lovers...but better. While the angst of most enemies to lovers is fun, it then makes the relationship that follows unbelievable. But this? This had the characters hating each other...but able to work together AND able to hold an actual conversation with each other without making fun of the other. And it has no sudden jumps from hate to love. It is so gradual and natural and I’ve never rooted for a couple more. And the guy falling first? Best. Trope. Ever.
Honestly, even without the romance, the two main characters are perfect and beyond well rounded. More similar to well spear-ded (totally a word)
Abel’s progress is unbelievable. We legit watch him...gain a soul. And be funnier than any character should be allowed to. His humour is so dry and perfect and I’m pretty sure everyone in the room while I read it thinks I’m insane. And when he talks about if his love is as true as a natural person...oh my heart. I think his love is MORE. He is more. He is perfect.I would totally travel across the universe with him and wouldn’t even ask him to die at the end... Oh gosh I could gush over the man of my dreams for hours. But if we do find a way to build robots...y’all know my order.
And Noemi, she is my hero. Her inner battles, I-I felt so seen. Her belief in God, but doubt in her ability to have faith-her thinking she is unlovable and selfish but really just lonely-her fight with what her planet believes vs. what she believes... it was so real. And I just LOVE that when she realises Abel has a soul her first reaction isn’t to be awestruck, or excited, but absolutely FUMING. She is perfect in her imperfections and I love her as much as Abel. Well, actually that is a complete lie Abel really is perfect, but I do love her.
And for a YA Sci-Fi this really makes you ask A LOT of questions about...everything. Can you manufacture a soul? Is it right to protect your planet when it harms people on others? What is the mid-point between condemning technology and suffering for it? *Mind exploding*
And above it all, this book has given me the best quote of all time. All time. *whispers eerily: alllll time*
“Noemi: (context of if Abel should become a prostitute)I can’t let you sell your body like that.
Abel: The transaction is more similar to a rental.”
Still laughing. Okay, who am I lying for? I’m full on snort-not-breath-ing over here.
I cannot stress enough how much I love this book. It is well-paced, has perfect characters, and asks questions that are a little scary to ask. It does something a little risky for a Sci-Fi to do, it has a plot that makes perfect logical sense. I’m head over heels in love with this book, for the second time. And it also does something different, it has good sequels! EEEEEE
BEST. BOOK. EVER!
This is my ALL TIME favourite book series. I was scared to read it a second time, because I was worried it would ruin the perfection that is this book. Spoiler alert: It didn’t.
I don’t even know how to describe how amazing this book is. It is enemies to lovers...but better. While the angst of most enemies to lovers is fun, it then makes the relationship that follows unbelievable. But this? This had the characters hating each other...but able to work together AND able to hold an actual conversation with each other without making fun of the other. And it has no sudden jumps from hate to love. It is so gradual and natural and I’ve never rooted for a couple more. And the guy falling first? Best. Trope. Ever.
Honestly, even without the romance, the two main characters are perfect and beyond well rounded. More similar to well spear-ded (totally a word)
Abel’s progress is unbelievable. We legit watch him...gain a soul. And be funnier than any character should be allowed to. His humour is so dry and perfect and I’m pretty sure everyone in the room while I read it thinks I’m insane. And when he talks about if his love is as true as a natural person...oh my heart. I think his love is MORE. He is more. He is perfect.
And Noemi, she is my hero. Her inner battles, I-I felt so seen. Her belief in God, but doubt in her ability to have faith-her thinking she is unlovable and selfish but really just lonely-her fight with what her planet believes vs. what she believes... it was so real. And I just LOVE that when she realises Abel has a soul her first reaction isn’t to be awestruck, or excited, but absolutely FUMING. She is perfect in her imperfections and I love her as much as Abel. Well, actually that is a complete lie Abel really is perfect, but I do love her.
And for a YA Sci-Fi this really makes you ask A LOT of questions about...everything. Can you manufacture a soul? Is it right to protect your planet when it harms people on others? What is the mid-point between condemning technology and suffering for it? *Mind exploding*
And above it all, this book has given me the best quote of all time. All time. *whispers eerily: alllll time*
“Noemi: (context of if Abel should become a prostitute)I can’t let you sell your body like that.
Abel: The transaction is more similar to a rental.”
Still laughing. Okay, who am I lying for? I’m full on snort-not-breath-ing over here.
I cannot stress enough how much I love this book. It is well-paced, has perfect characters, and asks questions that are a little scary to ask. It does something a little risky for a Sci-Fi to do, it has a plot that makes perfect logical sense. I’m head over heels in love with this book, for the second time. And it also does something different, it has good sequels! EEEEEE
BEST. BOOK. EVER!
Loved this book! I'm always in the mood for a good space opera and this scratched that itch.
4.5 stars.
I LOVED this book! However, I feel like there was SO much room for more detail and world-building, and I wish some of the elements would have been developed more such as the cultures of the different planets, the religions of Genesis, the history of space colonization... etc. (I am a reader that is partial to extreme detail and in-depth world building, even if the pace of the plot suffers, but if you enjoy fast plots then you’ll love this book!) I also loved the romance and the characters involved. Abel was especially fun to read.
I’m in between 3,5 and 4, so because I really enjoyed it, it’s 4.
Well written, not too sappy, good rythm and interesting characters. Abel is the most interesting, but they’re all intriguing in their own way.
Worth the read.
Well written, not too sappy, good rythm and interesting characters. Abel is the most interesting, but they’re all intriguing in their own way.
Worth the read.