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Frontier by Grace Curtis

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captaincymru's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

gemimasheila's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This novel was marketed as Firefly meets Becky Chambers and they were dead on. Its got the heart and violence of Firefly with the inclusivity and world building of Becky Chambers but a voice and style all Curtis' own.

jesskb's review

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adventurous dark lighthearted 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

3.75

I bought this book from Gay is the Word with the one-line review: "Lesbian Space-Cowboys!" It definitely lives up to that. A crazy, fun and yet horrible, Mad-Max style Western-esque sci-fi set on a desolate future Earth ravaged by climate change.

It wasn't an absolute page-turner on account of most chapters starting from a new character's perspective which threw me out of the narrative a bit, but it was great fun.

calico's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

3.75

birdwrong's review

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adventurous hopeful 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

4.25

I enjoyed this very much! The way the story gradually shifts from feeling very separate or "outside" of its protagonist to fleshing them out and fully understanding their motives and history was very well done. The setting and vibes were more post-apocalyptic than I usually like, but it was all used well here for a fun, Western-themed sci-fi :^)