294 reviews for:

The Vela: The Complete Season 1

Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, S.L. Huang

3.83 AVERAGE

jenzun's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark 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

hulahoopes's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense 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: Yes

ndbooth's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous tense 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

beccaruthe's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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: Yes

themorbidcorvid's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

izzy42's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ghostofwhenever's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

loonyruni2's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

havenraven23's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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Fantastic. Nuanced, well-written characters that are more than their despair, anger, hate, or loss.  There's  a sense of urgency, but sometimes also hope. They felt real, terrifyingly real. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, War

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Toxic friendship, Classism

Real life racial slurs aren't in the book, but alien groups are dehumanized and called slurs.

noahh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes