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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Sena swears she will never get involved with the sled races that killed her parents, but when she angers a local gangster she finds herself aiding a scientist and his racing team. Can she escape the ganger's wrath through the race, or will the race claim her life instead?
I think this was the first sci-fi/survival story I've ever read, and overall I enjoyed it. I loved this book's imagery, especially how the author described different winter scenes. The main character, Sena, was definitely pushed to her limits throughout the story, and seeing her and Iska interact was one of my favorite things.
There were only a couple of things I didn't really care for. The story did start off a little slow and took a while to build-up to the actual race. But once it got to the race it was everything it promised to be. There was also a lot of repetition about how evil the corporations of this sci-fi world are which was fine. However, I thought the author did a good job showing how they were evil so having it stated plainly over and over and over again felt unnecessary and took away from what was currently happening in the story.
I also liked the overall worldbuilding, especially with the wildlife which were equal parts cool and terrifying. And the whole scavvers thing was fascinating and I would love to know more about them.
And as always the Content Warnings:
-Violence, think Hunger Games level
-Moderate Language
-Character and Animal Death
-Some scary imagery
-The MC's parents are two women
I think this was the first sci-fi/survival story I've ever read, and overall I enjoyed it. I loved this book's imagery, especially how the author described different winter scenes. The main character, Sena, was definitely pushed to her limits throughout the story, and seeing her and Iska interact was one of my favorite things.
There were only a couple of things I didn't really care for. The story did start off a little slow and took a while to build-up to the actual race. But once it got to the race it was everything it promised to be. There was also a lot of repetition about how evil the corporations of this sci-fi world are which was fine. However, I thought the author did a good job showing how they were evil so having it stated plainly over and over and over again felt unnecessary and took away from what was currently happening in the story.
I also liked the overall worldbuilding, especially with the wildlife which were equal parts cool and terrifying. And the whole scavvers thing was fascinating and I would love to know more about them.
And as always the Content Warnings:
-Violence, think Hunger Games level
-Moderate Language
-Character and Animal Death
-Some scary imagery
-The MC's parents are two women
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
Yes
medium-paced
The world this book was set in is really interesting and I enjoyed many of the characters (though Sena’s angst sometimes frustrated me). I was underwhelmed however by the plot and the pacing. The story was very slow for the first two thirds, and then felt rushed at the end. Overall it was a pretty enjoyable read, but not one I’m likely to read again.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everytime you think the bad things are over something new and bad happens. If you want to know if it will have a happy ending or not check behind this spoiler tag: It has a happy, hopeful ending even if not everything has gone well.
I finished the whole thing so it can't be that bad but seriously don't read/listen if you're looking for something lighthearted.
I finished the whole thing so it can't be that bad but seriously don't read/listen if you're looking for something lighthearted.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
While I didn't go into this one knowing it was ice-planet sci-fi with bad*ss wolves, I found that it was exactly what I wanted to read! I loved that there were certain things about the ice planet that I deal with every day on the top of the mountains here in CO.
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes