The Vela: The Complete Season 1 by Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, Yoon Ha Lee, S.L. Huang

3.84 AVERAGE

slbwhhnssyrw7k8i's review

5.0
I'm glad there is a sequel, because i was pissed when i got to the end.

magsimum_overdrive's review against another edition

5.0
challenging reflective tense fast-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: Complicated

sumedhaj's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous 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: Yes
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abbyistrying's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous challenging dark 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

helsa's review against another edition

3.5
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: Yes
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lilopalu's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark emotional fast-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
This is a fascinating project. I liked the story and the characters and the podcast production was great. There are a lot of interesting philosophical questions raised that don't have easy answers. I like how our main characters struggle with them throughout the story. 
I do, however, realise, that I would prefer this kind of fast-pasted action heavy story in written form instead of audio, but that is mainly a Me-Problem ;-) 
The ending is a total cliffhanger. Thus, I am glad that I can start season two immediately. 
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robean_hwallace's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous funny 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: Yes

amethyst_hearts_books's review

2.0
I really wanted to like this, and I did for the first third of it. But then once we got to the fighting and battle sections - and there's a lot after the first half - I lost interest. I find descriptions of fight scenes really boring to read. I mostly skimmed the last 150 pages or so, and I won't be getting the next one.

I think people who like reading descriptions of battle scenes would like this.

ehparrish's review

3.25
adventurous challenging 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: Complicated

grodriguez95's review

4.0
adventurous 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: Yes