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Mickey7

Edward Ashton

3.73 AVERAGE

nutlike_duct's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

justintocs's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Content Warnings

solcatcat's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a nothing burger of a novel.

Concept was interesting, but execution was mid. Not to mention this is clearly written by a man. One of my biggest pet peeves as a reader is when a man writes unrealistic women. (You can substitute this for any opressor/oppressed demographic, but man/woman is the one that applies here.) It’s just so annoying. This is one of those man-writes-scifi-to-fulfill-his-fantasies kind of novels. At some point the MC makes a comment to his girlfriend that is so incredibly condescending, rude, and out-of-place, but she doesn’t challenge him on it or anything. Like… what??? Why was this comment even said? It doesn't even make sense to the plot!

ugh, just annoying and disappointing.

Content Warnings

crustbuckette's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The first 75% of the book was really interesting but I found the conclusion to be a bit of a let down.

mizza's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

jesshaleth's review against another edition

4.0

funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wombat929's review against another edition

4.0

The premise of this book is explained on the back and is clear in the first 20-30 pages, and we go from there. Ashton has crafted a believable scientific world where the potential need for a human "Expendable" fits, though why they don't have backups for all the original colonists is not as convincing.

I hoped this would be a fun, adventure-filled read and it sure was. Not quite as good as John Scalzi's Old Man's War series, it has the same vibe, and if you liked that you'll probably like this. Check it out.

nickyyo's review

5.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective 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: No

lauritauwu's review against another edition

2.5

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

batfish's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Yes

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